When are you hanging up the rods?

[Coop]

Ok, when are you calling it quits?

[Randy Stinchcomb]

Originally Posted by Coop

Ok, when are you calling it quits?

ummm, like... for the year or a lifetime .............me.....NEVER as long as I can get my trailer n' boat to the ramp and the boat in the water, I'll fish all winter

[Erbby49]

Well there are still alot of shorts and an occassional bigin in the surf up here (NJ) and since I lost my hunting land guess I'll be doing more fishing then normal this December

[esoxangler]

I should be down again in a couple of weeks to try again, and again around Christmas. I am going at least until then. If you guys keep catching them I will be there with ya right thru the winter.


My freshwater fishing never stops.

[Sam]

Probably January 1. I would like to get out there a few more times in Dec.

[ocsnapper]

OH come on Sam you will be out there longer then that. Me for one fish or no fish just getting a line in the water works for me. AI is just to hard to stay away from.

[Mr.Mom]

I'm gonna soak a little bait the morning of the first either in AI or the OBX so I can say to myself I fished in January.....than the salt stuff will get tuned/repaired/cleaned for Spring...plan to trout fish in the Winter close by my house before the bigguns head back for the deep water of the lake .....

[igormothra]

I think the first two months of the new year will be slim on fishing days and even slimmer on nights..... but not going to put the rods away(mostly cause I have no place to put them) cause I think it might be sparse but nice this winter....and Dave you said it...it is hard to stay away...

[Charkbait]

I racked them for the year mostly because I'll hunt through to Feb 1 now. About mid march I'll start trolling Liberty for big fresh water stripers and then from March out through Nov I'll get a couple times a month in. A couple times a week in from April15th-May15th or so. I'll be saving my trips in 2007 for September. I made it down sharkin about 5 times, may cut that to 2 so I can hit every weekend and some week days in Sept for Drum. Also found a real nice spot in VA to fish out front for Drum. I also want to hook up with a red on the yak out in the chessy this year, but that's a lot of paddling in unfamiliar water so it could be a long shot.

Fishing Goals for 2007
40+inch fresh water Striper (yak) only ever caught dinks
50+inch Chessy Striper (yak)
40lb Beach Striper
45+ Chessy Drum (yak)
50+inch Beach Drum
15 or more Drum for 2007
Get my wife to reel in a 40+lb fish
Don't fish solo so much

[flame thrower]

I've caught fish in Jan and Feb so who's quiting

[Oceanoma]

Originally Posted by flame thrower

I've caught fish in Jan and Feb so who's quiting

Were you fishing on A.I.??????

[Dave]

I think last night was it for me this year, I was insane for thinkin my knee was ready, had a great time but the reels are beggin for a cleanin and so are the trucks, but who knows just like yesterday when I was tearin into both my vehicles, maintenance wise, Oliver called and said you need to get out here, so there I was both vehicles in pieces going crap which one can I get back together the quickest? Ended up being the newer one, figures just got done cleanin it to, well got to do it again today, but it was worth it. If the weather stays warm and the chance of catchin a monster is there all bets are off.

[Penn Pal]

most likely will get things cleaned up and oiled the end of Dec. but will always be ready to hit the beach at any time.

[Steve]

You left out the best choice for the poll......

When the ocean freezes over.

Gonna' hit Lake Powell NV later this month, then the Keys for some Charkin.
Never hang the poles up except to dry them off!

[fm/nj]

...from what i hear, there's plenty of large still north of us...as far north as montauk...the big unknown is whether they will be on the beach when they pass this area...as long as there is bait available, i'll be there tryin'...meanwhile, there are plenty of shorts around...