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A good rule of thumb is to use a circle hook two sizes larger than you would use normally

Not sure where you can get these boots but the brand name is "Marlin"m I bought them at my local tackle shop. I had a great time finally getting to to fish with Bly on my home waters but what where the chances of hooking up with a fish that big on the same night! Sharing that experience with someone you love made in the best night of fishing I have ever had.

That looks like a good day Carole. Thanks for the report

Hey wait just one minute. You said you going to tell everybody I caught that one.

I have some contacts in Honduras. PM me and I will see what I can do for you

I'm still waiting for my rod to be returned to me , however They are replacing my broken rod and as They don'y produce alot of this model I'm very happy to wait.

The one that got away

Ah those damn stripers. The bane of my existence I fish almost exlcusivley for stripers down here in the States. Not that I'm any good at it . Fire me off a pm and I'll try and get you started .

I have the Casio Boulder takes a nice pic and is water and shock resistant, also comes with a flash and flashlight . However cost 259$ with a new two year contract.

Way to go brother. I'm very proud of you

Rods : Tsunami Airwave surf rods Reels :Pfleuger , smooth with a nice drag and a great price I have trion G7's

Way to go sis , at least someone in the family is catching fish in the surf.

Way to and a really nice fish for your frist.

Crazy or obessive I don't care . I live for it! It is 2:30 am and I'm not asleep because I was up talking to Bly about her week of fishing and planing my out for Saturday night.

Musky Bait

Congrats SIS and Cliff . What a great day. Magic days don't happen that often but when they do it is wonderful

What a strange day, I want to be down on the surf nice an early, but I over slept. I wasn’t sure if I want to even go after waking up 3 hrs to late , so after two buddies stop by and wanted to know why I wasn’t out fishing ( they don’t fish . It was Sunday and summer) I decided to go. I drive the 45 minutes to my favorite tackle shop for some fresh Bunker and other items. While backing up in the parking lot the Accelerator pedal sticks and I back into an old wooden b oat that the shop uses for a sign after going in and talking to the owner of the shop we decide that next weekend I will repair the damage done. I make my purchases and walk out into a monsoon at this point I'm thinking of turning around and going home, but with the price of gas these days I decide to stick around and see if it stops. It stops raining after 30 minutes and I drive on down to the beach. I needed to buy an overnight pass (I fish at a National park) while filling out the paper work I can’t find my insurance card so no overnight pass. The Stripers have been coming to the beach around sundown which is about the time I’ll be leaving. So I get out the my favorite day time stretch of beach, set up my gear and make my first cast and my favorite small plug rod snaps in have . The 1 0z Ava jig I was throwing did manage to get picked up by a Sea Robin (a small fish not good for much except for cat food). I’m starting to think all this is a sign from up above that I shouldn’t be out to day. I press on not being one to give up that easy and after setting up my bait sticks (big rods that can handle a lot of weight) the sky’s open up again with lighting strikes everywhere. There is no way I’m leaving now, I have driven to far and walk the ½ mile to my spot to turn around and walk back to my truck. Fortunately I had the forethought to bag up my wallet, phone and shoes. It rained for about an hour in which time I did manage to land a nice Flounder, I however forgot to put my measuring tape in the gear bag (duh) so back it went. The rain finally let up and I got back to some serious fishing, when the reel on one of my bait rods stops working. I switched the reel from the broken rod for the rod with the broken reel and get back to fishing. The rest of the day went a bit more smoothly, while the action was all Sea Robins, one small Bluefish (14”) and one more flounder which was probably ok to keep but with the day I was having I wasn’t going to press my luck. As the day draws to an end I pack up my gear and discover a 3 0z ava jig that I forgot about so I decide to finish packing up and then give this jig a few cast before making the trek back to my truck . I set up my 10’ conventional rod and reel (I can cast this setup about 150 yards out) and start firing cast out into the surf. I looked to my right and saw a large flock of birds working just inside casting range. The first cast gets hammered by a nice size Blue fish around 26”. This one gets released and I fire out another cast and this cast get really clobbered I fight this fish to a standstill before it shakes the hook loose oh well. I make three more cast and land three more nice size Blue Fish. I love catching these scrappers in the surf while they don’t have the power of a Striper the make up for it in speed and tenacity. I kept the last one the single hook on my jig tore a bad hole in under its gills. So to wrap up this tale all’s well that ends well. I spent a day on the water caught some fish and got a nice sun tan. As I’m typing this report up I’m drinking a Captain and Coke eating some broiled Bluefish and watching a bucket fill up with water that is leaking from the apartment upstairs on to my bed. I will say I had a good day and it might be trite but “A bad Day fishing is still a pretty good day" If you look close you can see the damage doneto the lagre fish . However it still tasted great !!

If the said fish starts to complaining that you are not landing it correctly or for that matter doing anything else right I would say it is a female

If the said fish starts to complaining that you are not landing it correctly or for that matter doing anything else right I would say it is a female

Hey that looks like it went ok .

I just really like the look on Bly's face I took this one . It was the frist time out with CCMT on a trib And my favorite Girl

Got to love a woman who can rig up without chipping her nail polish .

I was starting to get worried after seeing other chrome reports an none from you . what day and I really like the net shot .

That is one nice striper you got there .

Hey Ric, Striper season season never closes down here on the Hook .