Fishing reports for September 13 to 19 - Page 4

chomper · #46 (**permalink**) 09-19-2006, 11:19 AM

Great catch charkbait. Nice read too. Cool.

fish-aholic · #47 (**permalink**) 09-19-2006, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Charkbait

We then tried to catch some blues to toss out but don't they have a limit? I think it is 14". Tough to cast that into drum land.

I thought there wasn't a limit on blues...guess I'll have to look now

fish-aholic · #48 (**permalink**) 09-19-2006, 11:37 AM

according to the Regulations, 8" creel limit of 10 per day in the atlantic.

trowpa · #49 (**permalink**) 09-19-2006, 01:43 PM

Congrats Ben! WHat a great accomplishment - makes the 30+ hours seem well worth it eh...

ocsnapper · #50 (**permalink**) 09-19-2006, 01:56 PM

Way to go Ben. Nice fish

esoxangler · #51 (**permalink**) 09-19-2006, 06:03 PM

Great job Ben!!!

Fantastic story, giving me hope for this weekend. Do you have any idea how long the fight was with that critter?

TJones · #52 (**permalink**) 09-19-2006, 10:01 PM

Awesome report, pics and fish!!! Congrats man, couldn't be any better....

fish-aholic · #53 (**permalink**) 09-20-2006, 07:55 AM

Dad fished 2:15am - 8:00am this morning, about 6 miles down the beach from the ORV. He's not caring for the bunker, so its getting soft. No big deal, he'll get more today. According to him, COLD wind blowing and no bites.....He'll warm up, get some coffee, grab some fresh bunker (he won't let get wet this time) and head back out probably somewhere between 10-12

Charkbait · #54 (**permalink**) 09-20-2006, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by esoxangler

Great job Ben!!!

Fantastic story, giving me hope for this weekend. Do you have any idea how long the fight was with that critter?

Longer then 20 min and less then 30 min would be my guess, it took a good bit of line before I got there.

Catching that ray actually helped, I got to know how much pressure I could put on the fish with my new rigs before my lines failed. I also didn't spool up real well initially because on the ray my mono was cutting into itself, after I broke off I made sure to put it on TIGHT. I also gained a lot of confidence in my knots and terminal gear which I was hoping would hold up but had no way of really knowing.

Next time I'm going to tie on to one of my dogs collars and toss out a tennis ball, that will test my gear and my drag washers!

trowpa · #55 (**permalink**) 09-20-2006, 08:14 AM

you know- when you catch a big fish, one of the common everyone always asks is "how long was the fight" and, of course, the last thing I'm thinking about when I hear a reel scream is to look at my watch...I'm wondering if I could make my millions by inventing a rig that automaticaly started a timer when the hook is set...

fish-aholic · #56 (**permalink**) 09-20-2006, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by trowpa

you know- when you catch a big fish, one of the common everyone always asks is "how long was the fight" and, of course, the last thing I'm thinking about when I hear a reel scream is to look at my watch...I'm wondering if I could make my millions by inventing a rig that automaticaly started a timer when the hook is set...

That would ruin a whole bunch of fish stories.....because you know a 10 min fight is automatically a 30 min fight once the story gets told

trowpa · #57 (**permalink**) 09-20-2006, 08:22 AM

LOL true - but i never said the timer had to be accurate

Steve · #58 (**permalink**) 09-20-2006, 08:37 AM

The Lie-O-Meter has already been marketed....

Randy Stinchcomb · #59 (**permalink**) 09-20-2006, 12:06 PM

WOW, how did I miss this

Great Job Ben

mdram · #60 (**permalink**) 09-20-2006, 12:14 PM

just saw a report og puppy drum in a canal behind oc. @ 28th street, so some do make it into the bay (from an earlier conversation, lo)

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