Fishing last weekend

[JohnB]

All,
We have had kind of a dry spell fishing and bad weather for the last month. This weekend the
wind stopped blowing, and the waves stopped crashing over the bow. Most of all, the fish
started biting. Here's a few shots of the lane snappers (avg 18"), and the Mahi's we invited
for dinner. We also caught sharks, cudas, short groupers (they have to be 24" now), triggers,
remorras, and bonita.

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JOHN B:

ARE those gold fish?

[JohnB]

Steve,
Don't know if you where kidding, but the 2 big ones are Mahi Mahi (dolphin), and
the others are Lane Snapper. You should see what they look like when they just
come out of the water. They ran between 15 and 19 inches each.

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JOHN B

It looks like you had a great day on the water. Yes I was just funnin with you. But I have gold fish in my little pond up front that lookS just like those. I haven't tried to eat one yet but the ones you have there look yummy. We went out walking tonight [water] and got into some good size striped bass, adv. size was around 40".
we ran out of live herring, so I had to come home [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

[John R]

JohnB - what's the bag limit on the snapper? If those fish were striped bass (and at least 28 inches long) in Rhody, you'd need 5 people for them as it's 2 per. In Mass, it's only one per day over 28 inches... Good eating?

Steve, so you got into some decent bass, eh? Bucky runs slowing down now [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

[Hooper]

Steve-

I'm reading your fishing posts and trying to crack your language! Call me Jack Ryan out of the latest Tom Clancy movie! Didn't know you fished up north also. I have worked for Don Parker on the Prime Rate for years on and off both in the cockpit and most recently running the show. I do like it up there, but the south is where it's at for me. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] I have the boat getting some engine work done now, I think I have a water in fuel problem despite my new Ryacor filter. [img]images/icons/mad.gif[/img] I'll fill you in later. I can't wait to get back out there!

All for now, Hooper.

[John R]

Steve - I could make a guess or too but I wouldn't want to cloud Hoop's thinking [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

[JohnB]

John R,
Those particular snappers have a 10 fish per person limit
and must be over 12" in length. They ran 15-18 inches.
They came out of 140 feet of water off of Port Canaveral
and taste just wonderful (although I am partial to the Mahi's).
Everyone on board limited out snapper Sat, going back out
on Thurs again.

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JOHN R--HOOPER:

I had a reel off night tonight....ya, nothing went wrong.

Went to the harwich herrin run,got my 12 fish w/out getting into any fights with anyone.

went to my spot[north side-CAPE COD BAY] about 7 people fishin, WALKED by them an kept going, had the whole place to myself.

13 herrin -13 s.bass

tossed the herrin about 20-25 feet...count to 3...
bang your on.

smallest was about 29"...lrg.est 38"
kept one 30" for my mom. [loves fish]

didn't hook myself
no back lashes
over cast
3' water
no fog
if your wonderin how I got 12 herrin an 13 fish I stopped at brewster an picked up a few more.

In the water by 8pm. out at 9:30

like I said before a reel off night. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

ah..JOHN R..tell Soupster he can't have any their all mine. [img]images/icons/mad.gif[/img] just kidding..maybe I should just join your gang, just so you don't have to repeat this sort of thing for me...thanks.

H.H.S.A

[ June 04, 2002, 11:51 PM: Message edited by: steve ]

[LITTLEBISHOP]

Hey all you guys up in cape cod, do you ever get a shot at giants? or are they too far offshore? Marc