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excuzzzeme
09-25-2009, 9:23 PM
The catch of the day today
Fish: Bluefish
Length: 28 inches
Weight: 17#
Rod: Custom 7'
Reel: Daiwa Regal Z
Max Drag: 12#
Line: 30# Spider Wire Green Braid
Leader: 100# black coated braided wire
Time to land: 15 minutes.
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dirtydawg10
09-25-2009, 9:34 PM
Nice catch! I was out fishing the Farmington River today and caught the skunk. It was still better than working though.
hamsterman
09-25-2009, 11:01 PM
Nice blue!
I caught a similar one (32 inches) a month or so ago. They fight like hell but it took me only around 5 minutes to land it.
excuzzzeme
09-26-2009, 12:15 AM
Nice and fat! I am sure you could do it in 5 min but you have a slight advantage over me, LOL - like maybe two good arms?
daphilster08
09-26-2009, 12:17 AM
Nice catch!
hamsterman
09-26-2009, 1:36 AM
hahaha, my pole is literally unbendable which helped :D the top snapped a while ago. Also had the drag on tight and it almost ran off with everything
what areas do you fish?
The Zigman
09-26-2009, 2:32 AM
Thats alot of fish Jeffro!
Vicious_Fish
09-26-2009, 2:51 AM
Sweet looking blue!
Jerzboi
09-26-2009, 3:12 AM
Here are some of the fish I caught not to long ago
15.5" Progy(scup)
24" Bluefish
28" Bluefish Released
69" Fluke....:liar: ok fine, but it makes a great story!
Got to love the sport :headbang2:
Rbishop
09-26-2009, 6:46 AM
nice fishie, jeff...
excuzzzeme
09-26-2009, 1:41 PM
hahaha, my pole is literally unbendable which helped :D the top snapped a while ago. Also had the drag on tight and it almost ran off with everything
what areas do you fish?
Broomsticks make the hauling easier. I use medium-light gear back when it was all about the fight. Now I need a broomstick rod to haul them in. My drag was tight as well but it holds at 12lbs. Going to have to switch to my heavy gear I guess. You should try light gear fishing.
I fish Long Island Sound usually inside the Westbrook (CT) breakwater since I got rid of my boat. I fish from the beach w/o a surf rod. I have a small 10' tender and a friend keeps telling me to take out his 16'. Maybe I will next summer.
Thank you everyone. BTW - he made a great meal!
The Zigman
09-26-2009, 2:48 PM
I went fishing a few times this summer..
All I caught was a good buzz.
Jerzboi
09-26-2009, 3:35 PM
Broomsticks make the hauling easier. I use medium-light gear back when it was all about the fight. Now I need a broomstick rod to haul them in. My drag was tight as well but it holds at 12lbs. Going to have to switch to my heavy gear I guess. You should try light gear fishing.
I fish Long Island Sound usually inside the Westbrook (CT) breakwater since I got rid of my boat. I fish from the beach w/o a surf rod. I have a small 10' tender and a friend keeps telling me to take out his 16'. Maybe I will next summer.
Thank you everyone. BTW - he made a great meal!
That's awesome!
I fish the Long Island sound as well, I fish in Gradner's Bay
excuzzzeme
09-26-2009, 3:46 PM
That's awesome!
I fish the Long Island sound as well, I fish in Gradner's Bay
Gardiners Bay? I am on the other side of Duck Island in CT
Plec123
09-26-2009, 4:04 PM
dude we should totally go fishing sometime! we gotta set a date to go fish off east wharf in madison or something.
Nice catch! Wish we had blue fish around here. Mostly rainbows, cutthroat, and sunfish.
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excuzzzeme
09-26-2009, 5:06 PM
dude we should totally go fishing sometime! we gotta set a date to go fish off east wharf in madison or something.
I fish from the boat launch on the West end. That is across the river inlet on the other side. Just a bit more south of the moored boats. The Menunketesuck River Inlet I think? I also fish under the bridge by the Ice House.
Adonism2
09-26-2009, 5:28 PM
nice catch!
Plec123
09-26-2009, 5:33 PM
I fish from the boat launch on the West end. That is across the river inlet on the other side. Just a bit more south of the moored boats. The Menunketesuck River Inlet I think? I also fish under the bridge by the Ice House.
i go from either of the wharfs in madison, and once in a while on one of my friends boats.
hamsterman
09-26-2009, 9:42 PM
I used to fish light a few years ago with a 5-6' ugly stick and 10 lb test line in the bay for porgies, snappers, fluke, and small stripers. That lasted until the rod broke and I started targeting bigger fish so I upgraded to 20lb test line.
excuzzzeme
09-27-2009, 7:57 AM
I was using 30lb braid when I got that Blue. Rod is a 7' Custom rod.