The Glory Daze,,

[Rip-Plugger]

Howdy folks,

My Main Man Monty and I came up with the idea to put up pix of years gone by,,gear we used,bucktails,plugs,reels and other tidbits that were the normal gear used by most from those years ago.

Monty will be posting both of our shots asap.
I would like to see shots of your old gear just so the younguns here can see stuff they may have only heard about and to compare whats happening now.
keep your eyes peeled as the pix will be put up asap!

R-P

[Monty]

Here's 5 from R-P

1- Port side,old rebel which has caught many a schoolie,when only
schooies were around.[early 80's]

2-Top-old mackeral pattern rebel[sinker] which has also caught MANY
schoolies,we found that sinking rebels casted almost 2wice as far as
floaters hence others wondered why we fished them.[80's]

3-2nd + 3rd,small bombers blasted onto the scene,loved them,tossed them
around bridge abutments and such with great results.

4-4th is a 71 creek chub pikie? it has glass eyes and I love the
color,metallic mint green with gold face,caught a few small bass with
it.

5-Starboard side,another old sinking rebel,many on that one as well.
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[Monty]

Some antiques Rip Plugger owns

1-top: pflueger Mustang in scaled blue mullet hue.[1960's?]

2-pflueger Pal-O-Mine.[1960"s?]

3-pflueger-mustang-rudolph[1960's?]
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[Monty]

3 from R-P

1-amber atom reverse,had this before I even went salty![1977]

2-creek chub popper[tiny]

3-1999 Mandile Goo-goo eyes swimmer,9 inches of wood.[a tad shorter
than I].
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[Monty]

2 more from R-P
1- Boone trolling lure,we used to cast these heavy things and slam
alligator choppers instantly.!

2-original L. Cooper of Stamford,Ct. Goo-Goo eyes swimmer "Husky Dude"
about 6 inches and 2-1/4 oz,THE top swimmer in my area at the time!
price was $4.29[rudolph hue]
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[surfwalker]

Great pics, keep 'em coming.

[DarkSkies]

Wow, little pieces of fishing history, great pics. :clapping:

[buckethead]

pflueger Pal-O-Mine.[1960"s?]

My dad used to have this one, he used it all the time.

[Monty]

Here's some great pics with some nice fish.

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Bicycle George with a nice one!
70 years old and he still slings an 11 foot lami Ron Arra surfpro!


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Rip-Plugger (Double "H" Man)

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Rip-Pluggers fishing partner with a nice one

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The youngster that ran outta gas early!
Vinny, nice fattie he's got.
His dad, my partner (above) and I go waay back,to the glory daze! We are still doing it

[Monty]

Great pics R-P, Bicycle George is awsome, must have some great stories!

[hookset]

Great pics R-P, Bicycle George is awsome, must have some great stories!

Bicycle George looks like he has worlds of experience. Do you have any stories to share about him?

[Rip-Plugger]

BG and I go waaay back,back to about 1985 I think.
He really didn't sling swimmers with us much.
he was more of a wader and popper slinger than ANYONE at that time.
he got me into wading AAMOF,I have waded with him many times and always had fun with him.
I tell ya,this 70 year old can sling a 2 oz popper so far that you'd think it snapped off and just vanished.

this man would put many of us to shame with his casting ability,he beats me and I ain't no slouch.
anyhooo,I am happy to know him as he is not a jerk that will not help you land a fish.he will share spots that hold fish and things that work.

R-P

[surfwalker]

RP-really enjoy the pics and the stories that go along with them, thanks.

[Rip-Plugger]

RP-really enjoy the pics and the stories that go along with them, thanks.

glad to do it,many of us had those funny names.
even my partner,his nic is malibu kenny,like the barbie ken.
naw,actually the 68 or so malibu he had back then.

R-P

[Monty]

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1- Cotton cordell DEEP big-O in red/chrome.

2-Original L. Cooper goo-goo eyes swimmer[big daddy] in blue.
the same plug/color charlie cinto used to catch a 73 pound bass trolling with wire line!

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1-stubby rebel,the same style Al McReynolds used to catch his world record bass of 78+ pounds.

2- original goo-goo eyes husky dude in package,never opened. [blue/white]

[Monty]

Rip Pluggers old daiwa gold series GS-30,totally rebuilt by him years ago right before the bottom fell out of fishing for choppers.
The slump lasted 2 seasons then bass and small choppers came back! 1984.
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[plugaholic]

The stories of the old salts will always live on as their legacy. Many consider themselves great fisherman but I think it takes years and years to build a reputation and become 1st rate. RP it's great that you were able to go and learn things from what seems to be one of the best out there.

[Rip-Plugger]

The stories of the old salts will always live on as their legacy. Many consider themselves great fisherman but I think it takes years and years to build a reputation and become 1st rate. RP it's great that you were able to go and learn things from what seems to be one of the best out there.

yeah plug,

I sure miss those days,it was great hanging out with the older guys and buying atom swimmers,dannys and such,that was the highlight of everyday.

most of those guys are gone now,Ernie the fly,sam[bite on my line]D'Urso,blue eyed Tony,waterbury Tony,4:30 Joe,Art [King Arthur] King,Danny the rod breaker,Tony "he's not ona yet"Vuolo,sherman "Crazy Rebel" McGilton and more.

They really were great folks and no one fought at all.
still in all there are some that still fish and fish with them today,Malibu Kenny,Tommy "get me some tyres" Pirelli,No *** eddie,Cadillac Joe,Bicycle George,Tony Ohhh and the guy whos' like my brother Big Steve Franco,those guys are still great folks.
Hmmm,lets turn time back,,,,,

R-P

[Monty]

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1-Old original atom swimmer jr.
2- New, old original atom swimmer jr.both mid 80's

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1-Original bomber from the time they first came out.
2-Original cotton cordell Big-O,

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2 original L. Cooper goo-goo eyes swimmers husky dudes

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1- original L. Cooper goo-goo eyes swimmer,front hook removed and middle
hook relocated.
2- original arbogast musky jitterbug.

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1- original L. Cooper goo-goo eyes swimmer[big daddy].
2- a danny plug,not sure who made it but I don't think it's a gibbs.

[Monty]

That Jitter bug brings up great memories of casting along shore banks for large mouth bass. Throwing it around lily pads, seeing the the water explode.
Loved fishing that way in the evenings. :thumbsup:

[Rip-Plugger]

That Jitter bug brings up great memories of casting along shore banks for large mouth bass. Throwing it around lily pads, seeing the the water explode.
Loved fishing that way in the evenings. :thumbsup:

oh yeah, used to go into reservoirs armed with musky jitterbugs to catch only the biggest bass,worked great as I always got one 5 pounds or more.
I once caught a 21 inch Calico bass on one,that thing was a monster.
I also caught an 18 inch yellow perch on one too.
can't beat them for night topwater action.

R-P

[williehookem]

Rip Pluggers old daiwa gold series GS-30,totally rebuilt by him years ago right before the bottom fell out of fishing for choppers.
The slump lasted 2 seasons then bass and small choppers came back! 1984.
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Classic old school, great stories and pics.:thumbsup:

[dogfish]

Great classic pics guys keep em comin.:clapping:

[CharlieTuna]

I once caught a 21 inch Calico bass on one,that thing was a monster.
I also caught an 18 inch yellow perch on one too.
can't beat them for night topwater action.

R-P


A 21", calico, at least 4lbs or close?
18" yellow perch had to be close to that also, those are some very big freshwater fish you're talking about. :wow:

[Monty]

I lived in a lake (big pond) development. Had a great time fishing for perch and large mouth. Rubber worms, those jitter bugs. I remember my father catching a big bass on a jitter bug when I was about 9 or 10. Getting up early with him, trps to Wawayanda and swartswood. They were the glory days for sure.


oh yeah, used to go into reservoirs armed with musky jitterbugs to catch only the biggest bass,worked great as I always got one 5 pounds or more.
I once caught a 21 inch Calico bass on one,that thing was a monster.
I also caught an 18 inch yellow perch on one too.
can't beat them for night topwater action.

R-P

[Rip-Plugger]

A 21", calico, at least 4lbs or close?
18" yellow perch had to be close to that also, those are some very big freshwater fish you're talking about. :wow:

oh yeah,every bit of that.
both came from Lake Saltonstall in branford/east haven Ct.
it is open to fishing now but when those fish were caught was years before that.

ya know,sometimes we would catch calicoes on spinnerbaits at night too and they were 17-18 inches on a regular basis.that was one of the reasons we switched to the musky jitterbugs was to keep them off it.
funny thing was most of the largest bass were just 5 pounds,some more but I know there has to be 10 pounders there.
funny,,,,

R-P

[Rip-Plugger]

it was september,late september 1981,tide was ebbing just 1 hour.
1-am,cool temps,perhaps nearbout 55 degrees.
a southeast wind was raging about 20 knots steady,gusting up to 40 at times.
Dark cloud[me],Malibu Kenny,Big Steve Franco,his brother mike and perhaps 2 others were ther as well.
there we stood on the west shore of New Haven Harbor[wyatt oil company],the rocks are sort of large there,several oil storage tanks are behind us.the water level is right at our feet.

we are facing dead east with waves entering the harbor at near dead south,tide is bucking the wind .
the waves are more like swells at near 5 feet,unheard of around here.

there we stand like warriors ready to attack,waiting for battle to begin.
we are all drooling,breathing heavy,aching to begin.

wedged in the rocks in front of me stands a custon 8 foot white lamiglass fiberglass rod[magnum series] built from a heavy,9 or 11 foot blank cut down.
on my line,a 3 foot wire leader 3 feet long with black nylon coating and big daddy mackeal goo-goo eyes swimmer.
most of the others have similar sticks but they are all honey lamis.

on my stick is taped a daiwa gold series GS-3 full of JT 25 pound mono[florescent blue/white].most others are using ande.
Malibu Kenny has an 8 footer with a daiwa Gold series GS-6 taped on,Big steve Franco has a 7 footer with a Gold series GS-20 on it,his brother Mike Franco has an 9 footer with a daiwa silver series 4000-C taped on.

we stand silent,then begin to chatter.
Big Steve decides to sling out his L.Cooper goo-goo eyes Hustler out into the swells.
after about 20 seconds he gets hammered by a chopper that looks like a submarine with teeth.
as you retrieve your plug,it would go up and waay down,crazy.

the chatter stops and that is replaced by screeching drags and big splashes.
I pick up my stick,sling out a mackeral big dady goo-goo eyes swimmer and get slammed hard,I lean back on it and it takes line.
as I handle my fish I look at the others we are all into a fish.
I grab my leader and slide the fish up,it has only the front hook in it's mouth.
I grab the tail and unhook it,then it's released.
this fish is around 16 pounds.

I tell you,it was true carnage and we all were bashing them.fish after fish was landed and we kept on going.
lines began to snap sounding like 32 slugs going of on a saturday night.

I stopped,cut off about 20 feet of line and retied.slung out a big daddy rudolph plug and BAM,I was into a very heavy fish,it dove,thrashed,took line and I finally land it.
this chopper was HUGE,nearly 44 inches,light green top with very silver sides,maybe it was an albino or something.Big Steve gave them the nic"Cape Cod Runners"

more than several of these odd looking choppers were caught and all were big.
Steves brother mike got 2 of them like that.

as I stated before,there were 2 other guys there but I don't remember who they were.
one of them got one too,it was 46 inches and later found to be 25 pounds.
at the same time I find that mine was 22-1/2 pounds.

3 hours of action that was never duplicated,bad weather,crappy wind and no bunkers around that we could see and the choppers moved in and stacked up there.
that spot was and still holds fish at times but access is now tough unless you want to get dirty.

an interesting discovery was when I dressed my fish[I only kept that one] it had several tommy cod inside along with 2 front halfs of nice sized flounder.
I must tell you,that night was one to remember,noting like it has happened since.
SO,between all of us the total caught was 63 fish.
my take was 14 in that 3 hours.
what a grand time we had,so many fish and extreme action,,,I doubt I could do that today,,,,,

It is great sharing,remembering and I am happy to have a place to do so.
stay well and remember,,keep your drag tight!

Hooks Up,,
R-P

[Monty]

Wow, great story, those are some huge :scared:blues.
That must have been a great workout!






It is great sharing,remembering and I am happy to have a place to do so.
stay well and remember,,keep your drag tight!

Hooks Up,,
R-P

[Rip-Plugger]

A 21", calico, at least 4lbs or close?
18" yellow perch had to be close to that also, those are some very big freshwater fish you're talking about. :wow:

CT,

ya know candlewood lake in Ct. also has yellows that size,I have caught them through the ice like that too.
R-P

[Monty]

Some day todays fishing experiences will become the glory days of present days (I think I said that correctly). Here are a few action shots (R-P hook ups)
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[DarkSkies]

R-P, some great stuff you and others are throwing up here. This is turning out to be an amazing thread. :clapping::clapping:




I lived in a lake (big pond) development. Had a great time fishing for perch and large mouth. Rubber worms, those jitter bugs. I remember my father catching a big bass on a jitter bug when I was about 9 or 10. Getting up early with him, trps to Wawayanda and swartswood. They were the glory days for sure.

Sometimes our best memories dont have to include larger than life or colorful characters. I have very few early memories of fishin with my Dad because he was always too busy or he got seasick. The ones I have are later in life when I took him fishin, instead of him takin me.

But these are all priceless, including the memories you have of your Dad, Monty. Whey they're gone, that's all we have left of them. :thumbsup:

[Monty]

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Smalish chopper taken on a super rip-runner [9 inches slim design],the
fish was all of about 6 pounds and still slammed this monster
swimmer,,,,

[Rip-Plugger]

I have to thank Monty for all his help,if it were not for him this thread would not be.
thanks Monty,you duh man!

Now,we all must put some friendly pressure on him to show his pix,he has a ton of them.
so,lets gently squeeze him for his shotz.
we know you are busy Monty but we are still gonna squeeze you anyway.


R-P

[Monty]

A blitz and a pic of a bass with the rubber teaser.
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[Rip-Plugger]

C'mon Monty,I know you have much more.
this is just a friendly reminder!

R-P

[Monty]

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[Rip-Plugger]

thats what I'm talkin' 'bout Monty,making more glory daze for future reference!
nice shotz!

R-P

[Monty]

Here are a few more from R-P recently, last one I took this weekend of a Blue.
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[surferman]

Monty those are some incredible pictures! The detail of the fish being brought in and the blitz makes me cryout for more fishin' time.

[DarkSkies]

Monty, every one of those pics tells a story. :clapping: Road trip to R-P's waters? I'm gonna mug the guy sooner or later, might as well be sooner. You in? ;)

[Monty]

:thumbsup::thumbsup::fishing::thumbsup::thumbsup:


Monty, every one of those pics tells a story. :clapping: Road trip to R-P's waters? I'm gonna mug the guy sooner or later, might as well be sooner. You in? ;)

[Rip-Plugger]

Monty,

I know you have some shots to share,you also have more of mine.
Now,I am not pushing ya,just kinda say,,,reminding you,,kind of.


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[Monty]

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[Monty]

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Anyone else use this teaser?

[seamonkey]

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Is that the 28 or 36" mark on your rod, the white band to the right in the bottom pic? That's some big bluefish there!:wow:

[Monty]

Its 30". I have a 30" and 40" mark on all my rods.
Been lucky getting into a few nice blues the last two weeks :)


Is that the 28 or 36" mark on your rod, the white band to the right in the bottom pic? That's some big bluefish there!:wow:

[jimmy z]

Very nice pics, fella's:)

[jonthepain]

nice albie

[Rip-Plugger]

Monty,you are just THE man!
great action shots!

I wonder when someone else here is going to post some pix,I know someone here catches fish,,,,

R-P

[Monty]

Here are a few new pics from Rip Plugger.
I'll post some in the next few days too.
Its been a fun year.
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[Monty]

They make me more anxious to get back on the water
:fishing:

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[Monty]

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
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[Monty]

And a Bob Hahn Rudalph I do believe.

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[lostatsea]

Wow great pics, it looks like those bluefish want to inhale those plugs. :thumbsup:

[DarkSkies]

Here's one he sent me of a late season gator eating a RP super50.

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[DarkSkies]

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1 on a smiling bill

Heavy-Hooksetter

[DarkSkies]

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1 on a 5.5 inch RRPS in hallows eve color

Heavy-Hooksetter

[Monty]

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[vpass]

Nice pictures.:clapping::clapping: those pictures are not helping me with my cabin fever, it making it much worse.:kooky:

[DarkSkies]

Rip, Malibu Kenny and some of the other colorful characters they fish with have been getting into some good spring bass action in Ct.

Here's a 15 on RP wood. :thumbsup:


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[DarkSkies]

Mailbu Kenny 5-1

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[DarkSkies]

R-P 5-28

"heres a fattie I recently landed.
he was a slugger for sure,,,I had to jackHammer slam him 2wice then a
stonecold stunner so he'd stay down,it got a bit bloody,I had some
battle bruises too,,,,,MAN,,,,them 18 pounders can be tough at times,,,

ps-it had 3 small blueback herring inside and a whole bunker,,,,"

Heavy-Hooksetter

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[skinner]

Nice fish.:thumbsup:

[Rip-Plugger]

Nice fish.:thumbsup:


thanks Skinner,

that thing sure was harder to deal with than normal,like a good sized chopper,it would not give up.

R-P

[jigfreak]

R-P 5-28

"heres a fattie I recently landed.
he was a slugger for sure,,,I had to jackHammer slam him 2wice then a
stonecold stunner so he'd stay down,it got a bit bloody,I had some
battle bruises too,,,,,MAN,,,,them 18 pounders can be tough at times,,,

ps-it had 3 small blueback herring inside and a whole bunker,,,,"

Heavy-Hooksetter

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Wow looks like you needed a baseball bat for that one!
Just kidding heavy hooksetter, nice fish. :clapping: By the way are the bass you're catching still feeding on herring up there?

[Rip-Plugger]

Wow looks like you needed a baseball bat for that one!
Just kidding heavy hooksetter, nice fish. :clapping: By the way are the bass you're catching still feeding on herring up there?

Hi Jigfreak,

yeah,that one knew hand to hand combat,some WW-E tactics worked on him.

I have not seen the schools of adult herring for a few weeks now but,I have seen schools of 4 inch bait that look like p-nuts but they don't have the yellow tail so,I am not sure what they are.
they have black tails and look like herring,plain black,silver.hordes of them.

R-P

[plugginpete]

Great thread guys.

[Monty]

Rip Pluggers good friend Malibu Kenny and his 45 inch Bass.
Glory Days are NOW, great catch and release MK
http://rocksimpson.com/images/mk_45_inch_striper.jpg

[gjb1969]

all i can say is wow bass and blues i want some:drool::drool::dribble::banghead2::waaah:cus i cant find any here:burn::soapbox::bonk::viking:

[DarkSkies]

Malibu Kenny back in CT and hitting it hard!
Beautiful fish. :fishing:
WTG guys, and :clapping::clapping: on the release. :thumbsup:

[Rip-Plugger]

man,I wish you all could have seen this battle,heavy current,fish kept diggin and MK was huffing/puffing like an old steam train.12 minutes of hard fighting is what he got.
I stopped fishing to watch him get beat up.it was a great fight,taking line against a tight drag and straining muscles,,,wow,it beat him up.
I put the lipper on it and I could not lift it all the way up,I handed the lipper to him as I was on my knees and laying over the edge,it's a 2 foot drop to the water.
I gave the fish 35+ but,who knows,it swam away after a few minutes and we were happy.
I had more fun watching him get beat up than me catching it.
next spring we will do it again.


R-P

ps-once she was on shore,he collapsed right down on the ground,spent and tired,,,

[albiealert]

Rip plugger I saw that fish in the Ct reports, what a pig! Nice going guys, and even nicer on the release.:clapping:

[CharlieTuna]

Congrats on the c&r of a beautiful fish.

[jigfreak]

Great story.

[vpass]

Great story, Beautiful fish. Great going guys.

[Monty]

Rip-Pluggers friend Malibu Kenny with a real nice Bucket Mouth.
http://rocksimpson.com/images/2012_2_21_MK_LGB.jpg

[Monty]

Rip-Plugger is Banging Bass again.
Some recent pics of some bass he caught on his plugs.
http://rocksimpson.com/images/2012_6_5_RP4.jpg
http://rocksimpson.com/images/2012_6_5_RP3.jpg
http://rocksimpson.com/images/2012_6_5_RP2.jpg
http://rocksimpson.com/images/2012_6_5_RP1.jpg

[Monty]

Some more Bass on Wood by Rip-Plugger

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I used to be able to catch a bass (current streak 130 blues without a bass)
http://rocksimpson.com/images/2012_4_21_SB.jpg

[vpass]

I got wood looking at those pictures, all I could say is :wow:

[madcaster]

2 more from R-P
1- Boone trolling lure,we used to cast these heavy things and slam
alligator choppers instantly.!

2-original L. Cooper of Stamford,Ct. Goo-Goo eyes swimmer "Husky Dude"
about 6 inches and 2-1/4 oz,THE top swimmer in my area at the time!
price was $4.29[rudolph hue]
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monty :How did the Boone trolling lure swim ? did it swim in a zig zag ?

[madcaster]

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Here is a pic from the 80's when I lived in Calif. 38" long .this was monster for west coast standards.

[surferman]

Ha ha madcaster you look like Keanu Reeves. Party on dude! Nice striped bass. By the way how big to they get in California and what did you catch that one on?

[DarkSkies]

Madcaster nice pic. I have to agree with Surferman though, you looked like a long hair hippie freak back then. :laugh:
Wondered if you were burning the trees,:plastered: while fishing for bass? :hippie:

Thanks for posting up, great picture.....

[cowherder]

Funny stuff, Hey MC do you still have long hair like in the photo?

[madcaster]

I caught this on squid .....we used squid for everything. When I came here I used squid for my first bait fishing trip ....caught skates LOL
I don't have long hair anymore ....we hugged the tree's:bong2:

[baitstealer]

Very cool striper pic, Mad. Did you use whole squid or just strips out there? Also did you catch those colorful rockfish like the orange and red ones?

[Rip-Plugger]

monty :How did the Boone trolling lure swim ? did it swim in a zig zag ?

Hi Madcaster,,the boone trolling lure swims just like a giant rattletrap,it is about 4 oz and casts a mile like a bullet.
I had great success fishing with that one.back then huge gators were the only game around and they would actually stop you from cranking your reel and yank your rod down.


R-P

[Rip-Plugger]

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Here is a pic from the 80's when I lived in Calif. 38" long .this was monster for west coast standards.

wow madcaster,you look just like this bass player from this bay area thrash band called Forced Entry,,,nice fish,,,,,,


R-P

[DarkSkies]

^^

Dude slinging the red guitar?
Waddya say Madcaster?
Having met Madcaster, I say the resemblance is very slight...but who knows....
Is it possible that was his secret life before he came to NJ?

I don't know Madcaster,,,,is it? :laugh: :cool: :HappyWave:




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSksyIUsQyQ

[madcaster]

sorry that's not me:HappyWave:...ever tho I did have hair that long back in the day

[cowherder]

Haha the secret life of madcaster coming soon to a theater near you! Nice fish too.

[madcaster]

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Here's some more bass I caught in the SF bay back in the day ...this must have been in the early 90's
I kept these two to give to a friend ......always released them

[DarkSkies]

Sent in by Rip-Plugger, thanks!

I think they went on a trip to the Block Island area, in 1990...left out of Snug Harbor, Ri......:fishing:









Chad, Eddy, Roddy, and Mike...

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"ok,here is something thats somewhat of fishing history,my history anyway,,,part of my glory daze,,,,,,,
my left hand is my best bass ever and pool winner,45 pounds-7 oz"

[DarkSkies]

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Here's some more bass I caught in the SF bay back in the day ...this must have been in the early 90's
I kept these two to give to a friend ......always released them


Madcaster, great pics, were you fishing the Delta Area? :HappyWave:
Or the piers that ring the bay?

I was only there once....
That's a beautiful area, some of the deepest water, and has some unusual fish.

[fishinmission78]

Nice memories, cool.

[Monty]

Chad, Eddy, Roddy, and Mike...

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"ok,here is something thats somewhat of fishing history,my history anyway,,,part of my glory daze,,,,,,,
my left hand is my best bass ever and pool winner,45 pounds-7 oz"
That is a great "Glory Days" pic.

[Rip-Plugger]

^^

Dude slinging the red guitar?
Waddya say Madcaster?
Having met Madcaster, I say the resemblance is very slight...but who knows....
Is it possible that was his secret life before he came to NJ?

I don't know Madcaster,,,,is it? :laugh: :cool: :HappyWave:




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSksyIUsQyQ

I dunno,just who I thought of when I saw the picture,I am sure he rocks somehow,somewhere though,,,,,



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[storminsteve]

Great pics and stories, guys.

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some action on gators,,,

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popped the cherry on the new shimano cardiff 300-a

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action shotz from spring run

[Monty]

Nice pics, your spring run was solid!
I think its the first time I saw this plug:
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=15440&d=1348024958&thumb=1

[porgy75]

awesome pics rip plugger! What was your biggest fish?

[Rip-Plugger]

awesome pics rip plugger! What was your biggest fish?

thanks porgy75,it was one like this one or this one.
this one I weighted on my bath scale with then without me,it was 23 pounds.

there were not many larger fish around this year,lots of fish from 8-20 pounds but that was about it.

I'll post more glory daze shot asap.

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ps- tail courtesy of surfstix 1963

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very early spring,,,,


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ok Monty,here is that plug you never saw,,,,,15461
7 inch Rip-Runner Pro series


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nice srping gator taken on a pink chocolate rip-runner @ 8 inch,,


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[DarkSkies]

^^ Who's that holding the gator, Roddy? :cool: :HappyWave:

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^^ Who's that holding the gator, Roddy? :cool: :HappyWave:

That be the wife,,someone has to get their hands dirty,,,,,,


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[DarkSkies]

That be the wife,,someone has to get their hands dirty,,,,,,


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I detected a feminine shape to those legs, Roddy....:)
You're a lucky guy to have a woman who fishes by your side....

I'm lucky with Pebbles as well...
and sometimes she outfishes me...it's all good....how many men have wives or girlfriends who hate fishing?...so I consider myself lucky...and I would say you are too....:cool:


Give her my regards....:HappyWave:

[Rip-Plugger]

yes we are lucky m8,I made a bag for my wife and filled it with small swimmers,rubber and gave it to her,she smiled wide,,,,,some women would go upside their mans head if they gave them such a thing.


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heres it before,,,and here it is after,,,,,,hot sauce and chips,dayum!

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glory daze shotz

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latest action shots from early this week,,,

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New Haven,Ct.

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Terri's gator weighted in @ 13.5lbs.dressed!

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Wall of Fame,,

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pix from sunday,very early am.
23.3lbs taken on an H-H 8.5 inch easterbus wedgehead[43 inches]

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nice gator taken on a 7.5 inch Rip-Runner pro done up in orange bottom/yellow top.


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Baddog23 and Tony at our local B&T

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Chad,a member of the old school fishing gang from glory daze gone by,,,

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nice gator taken last sunday evening,out with the gang.
plug is an older,first generation rip-runner[chartreuse/yellow eyes@6 inches15575]

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Here is my wife with her 2 bass from wednesday very early am.
she was doing it all by herself with a 5 inch calcutta swimbait.
befor these 2 she got slammed 2wice in the rips by good fish which she fought hard and took line on her,she fought back but,one got off in the rip and the other dragged her downcurrent to the grass and thrashed there she was holding on but,that one got off too.
she was slinging a capt bills atom jr in bunker color,watching her fight with the fish was great!
yeah,I am proud of her,,,,,I give her a Hell Yeah!



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:wow:

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fish from wednesday am's games,taken on rubber,all were deep in a hole I know well.
drifted saltwater assassin's sea-shad in black/silver@6 inches.
they were thumping it hard too once I found where they were staged in that hole.


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[DarkSkies]

^ Some decent bass coming into your fishing mix, Roddy....guess ya won't be accepting my invite to fish NJ anytime soon, then.....;)
Nice work, best of luck.....:fishing: :HappyWave:

[basshunter]

Slamming the stripers, nice! What bait are they on, bunkers?

[Rip-Plugger]

^ Some decent bass coming into your fishing mix, Roddy....guess ya won't be accepting my invite to fish NJ anytime soon, then.....;)
Nice work, best of luck.....:fishing: :HappyWave:

DS you know your invites are appreciated,i am just not much of a traveller anymore,there was a time when I was in Rhody more than home but,I am much more a local guy these days.
SO,don't ever think for a second that I don't appreciate your fine offer.

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[Rip-Plugger]

Slamming the stripers, nice! What bait are they on, bunkers?


Hi Basshunter,


the bass/gators are on adult bunker,herring,5 inch bunkers and gizzard shad,which are from this springs spawn.
fish are picky and I believe it's because they are well fed.



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small bass from this am.
caught a large gator earlier but,during my trying to get some good action shots it kept going left/right,could not get it to stay in the frame then it got off.
beat up the skunk though,,,,,,got soaked to the bone,rain never let up,I headed for some coffee and pancakes/sausage,,,,

R-P:fishing:

[jigfreak]

Yeah those gators have a way of doing what they want once they are being taken out of the water. nice pictures. all at night? nice rubber too.

[Rip-Plugger]

Yeah those gators have a way of doing what they want once they are being taken out of the water. nice pictures. all at night? nice rubber too.

oh man,who you telling?,,,they are simply motivated by demons or something.
most are during darkness but,some are in the very early light.
I have been fishing with plugs on the larger size,they seem to get their attention much more so than say a bomber or such.
they are around and seem to be spread out so,anywhere I fish i sling big wood to alert them to my offering,,,it's been working well.

as for the ruber,i am using the largest i have and can find in my parts.6-9 inches.
the bass are hitting it so,I must be doing it right.


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had a great am this saturday,gators were slamming wood hard,even broke in the brand new fatcat I just built.


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a couple of action shotz from this past am's games

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a few more action shots from saturday's am games.


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these shots were in the dark,thought it would be better.

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recent gator action


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:fishing:recent outting with the wife in tow,she did a great job with her gator.


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Sandy was at it again,,,,show off,,,,,,,


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my recent gator action
the last 3 shotz,this gator slammed a 12 inch piece of poplar,has balls,,,,

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[cowherder]

Boy do they look fat ripplugger! Any estimate on the size? Thanks for posting. Good job on the catching.

[Monty]

Sandy was at it again,,,,show off,,,,,,,
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Was great to see the pics of Sandy with the Gators. The ones with the bass was good, but that she got a chance to tangle with the Gators is something she will not forget. I have said before, I don't forget the times I have tangled with them, their strength, never give-up and shear ferocity are very appealing :).
Great pics and a big time "congratulations" to Sandy.

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Hi CH,

my guesstimation is 13-15lbs,maybe a 16 in there somewhere.



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[Monty]

recent gator action
R-P
:HappyWave:
It took me awhile to join the Gator party. Sandy and you have been enjoying some great Blue Fish action this fall.
Finally caught one this morning on this Afterhours Danny and of coarse lost one.

http://rocksimpson.com/images/2012_10_28_BF.jpg

[ledhead36]

Nice blue there Monty! We have had a lot of small ones. Big ones for a week but they took off.

[Rip-Plugger]

:HappyWave:
It took me awhile to join the Gator party. Sandy and you have been enjoying some great Blue Fish action this fall.
Finally caught one this morning on this Afterhours Danny and of coarse lost one.

http://rocksimpson.com/images/2012_10_28_BF.jpg

that is a fine gator indeed,wish you got into them more so your arms would be longer,,,,,,nice work and on a piece of wood too!

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some action shots from early this weekend.

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I just saw that this fish swam away with one of my trebles in it's yapper,I kept fishing with the plug and never noticed it till now.just went and checked my bag and yep,the center treble is gone,,


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from this am's games,my cam developed an issue so,I used my wifes,caught this at 4:49 am,cold out there man,,,,,,,


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[Monty]

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from this am's games,my cam developed an issue so,I used my wifes,caught this at 4:49 am,cold out there man,,,,,,,
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Nice Gator, Fat. They sure are eating well up your way.

[Rip-Plugger]

yes they are M8,they are eating up well,good to see them bigones around again,have not seen them in a very long time.
they are not afraid of my big wood either,,,maybe they are packing?,,,,,

they are not gone though,they are still getting some on chunks but,they are not bashing on top anymore,my guess is the water is below their comfort zone but,they are lingering because there are some bunkers,herring and baby gizzard shad still around.
I don't doubt they will take slim plug subsurface.

some years ago we did catch them on thanksgiving day night with bombers fished over these 2 humps in shallow water I know of well,they would hit soft and fight softer than normal.
I remember the water being cold and they were still there.
we even took along some wooden fence pickets to make a fire to stay warm and the fish would be there at the first half of the tides ebb.
some folks woud look at us like we were crazy when we were heading back to our cars and saw us with a big gator each,,,the many others caught those nights were released.


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:fishing: these are from the night before sandy's arrival.
one of them slammed the rubber and it was fighting very hard,come to find out,it was hooked in the belly,,she'll take 'em any way she can get 'em.


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my take from the night before Sandy arrived.
first ne slammed a small,slim rip-runner,the rest were taken on a 6 inch sea-shad blue top/clear sparkle bottom/red 5/8 oz leadhead.

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a few from last tuesday night,,

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a few from wednesday night 11-14-12

[ledhead36]

Nice job ripplugger. Is that your girlfriend? She fishes with you?

[Rip-Plugger]

thanks m8,nope,she is my wife and yes,she fishes with me,,,always asks me when is high tide too,,,,,


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[surferman]

thanks m8,nope,she is my wife and yes,she fishes with me,,,always asks me when is high tide too,,,,,


R-P

You are lucky that she knows that much about fishing and shares your interests. Finding a woman like that is one in a million.

[bluesdude71]

^^^ Or like winning the mega millions lottery.:cool: Nice pics there ripplugger. The water temperatures have really gone down. You still catching?

[Rip-Plugger]

^^^ Or like winning the mega millions lottery.:cool: Nice pics there ripplugger. The water temperatures have really gone down. You still catching?

well,the last 2 recon missions were empty,not a fish seen of felt,i do know where to go though,just not hungry for schoolies at this time.
I may try saturday night last hour of the flood.


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[Rip-Plugger]

heres one from last night and the plug that caught it.1680516806R-P

[storminsteve]

Congrats looks like a nice fat fish way to go!

[Rip-Plugger]

yes it was a very fat fish,thing dug down and had me leaning back for a bit like it had an overdrive tranny.lost another on the hookset got a piece of it then it got off.

[hookset]

Love it when they hit the plug like they mean business. You cast and cast, get distracted and all of a sudden you get SLAMMED. Good pic rip keep em coming. How many lbs?

[Rip-Plugger]

Love it when they hit the plug like they mean business. You cast and cast, get distracted and all of a sudden you get SLAMMED. Good pic rip keep em coming. How many lbs?
I'd guess it was like 22-24 inches and 6lbs.

[CharlieTuna]

Although it's a small fish it looks extremely fat. Any idea what the fish are feeding on down your way ripplugger?

[Rip-Plugger]

Although it's a small fish it looks extremely fat. Any idea what the fish are feeding on down your way ripplugger?
Hi CT,well what I saw them bashing were herring about 5-7 inches long.there was a good amount of them too.

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1687016871168721687316874168751-taken on a slim rip-runner,2 taken on a 5.5 inch hound dog,4 taken on 6 inch wedgehead,5-6 taken on a 6 inch rubber bunker on a 1 oz leadhead. R-P

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1687616877 2 taken on a 6 inch rubber bunker pattern with 1 oz leadhead . R-P

[buckethead]

Good job RP!

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thanks Buckethead,I am trying. R-P

[DarkSkies]

I'm coming up there this Spring Roddy....Spent 4 hours fishing last night in brutal conditions..managed 3 fish....
5 hours the night before, 7 stops, only one fish to show for it.

I was thinking of the conditions and opportunities that you guys have, and all the dead water we have down here......it has been real tough for me to catch from land so far since the season opened. I know I haven't had the time to put the usual effort into it but if you want fish on artificials the opportunities have been limited where I fish....

The spawning areas aren't that much better, lots of grumbling from guys who normally catch large bass every year. I keep telling folks there are less bass but few seem to want to listen.....:learn:
With that said, congrats on you getting there out and catching...don't be surprised if ya look over your shoulder and see me...(or smell me first)....:laugh: :HappyWave:

[Rip-Plugger]

I'm coming up there this Spring Roddy....Spent 4 hours fishing last night in brutal conditions..managed 3 fish....
5 hours the night before, 7 stops, only one fish to show for it.

I was thinking of the conditions and opportunities that you guys have, and all the dead water we have down here......it has been real tough for me to catch from land so far since the season opened. I know I haven't had the time to put the usual effort into it but if you want fish on artificials the opportunities have been limited where I fish....

The spawning areas aren't that much better, lots of grumbling from guys who normally catch large bass every year. I keep telling folks there are less bass but few seem to want to listen.....:learn:
With that said, congrats on you getting there out and catching...don't be surprised if ya look over your shoulder and see me...(or smell me first)....:laugh: :HappyWave:

I would think you guys have the same thing down there with your large backwater areas.I wonder why the fish don't stay in the back spots.the thames river for example has ten tons of bass in the dead of winter the only thing I can think of as to why is because they were/are born there?.I also believe that open beaches don'thold fish because of the vast open/shallow space.fish simply move through and do the same thing on the opposite tide. one catches them whilst they are moving back/forth. find structure and shallow water offshore or even inshore with deeper water close by and you will find fish.I dunno,it could even be a toss-up.R-P

[DarkSkies]

Roddy, things have gotten a lil better since I posted that....;)
Maybe I was just feeling a little sorry for myself....with the Drag Island and other involvements, it's been tough for me to get started this season.
Never used to be this hard for me to catch fish....and I'm probably crabby that as the fish numbers seem to be dwindling in our area, less people seem to care, about this reality, and the access issues that we should be fighting for........

I'm in a better frame of mind after last night...
May still come up there one night soon....
Before I die, I have to finally meet this icon of CT salt water fishing, by the name of Heavy Hooksetter....ever heard of the guy?....:cool: :HappyWave:

[Rip-Plugger]

well Dark,it's all a game and sometimes you win,sometimes you don't.I know you are aware of that fact,I think that's why we love doing it so much.it is good to see you are in better spirits now and that's a good thing. I remember when there were no stripers that we saw at all. there were only very large gators and fluke in our area.the only striper I saw back then was on a an atom swimmer package and it was not until 1984 that we started catching schoolies on sandworms by accident.one night under the bridge next to shiners cove one april night for tommy cod and we were getting them good too up to a foot long.my heavy duty LMB rod doubled over and I hooked the fish and it was a good fight.when I saw it I freaked out.stripers are in town! after that,it was a big quest that continues to this day.myself and our click were catching them by the hundreds and the size limit was 16 inches.it was a wonderful thing.after that every year the sizes became bigger and we had to upgrade our gear to land them.from then till now,I am looking to hook that monster,the one that will be over the top! R-P

[ledhead36]

Great pics ripplugger thanks for sharing the memories too

[Rip-Plugger]

sure thing ledhead-36,mind all here,this thread is for all of us,seems that I am the only one along with monty that's adding to it.it will be for all of us to remind us of the fun we had and shared.we need more guys to add to it,I know I am not the only one catching a fish. R-P

[hookset]

.it will be for all of us to remind us of the fun we had and shared.we need more guys to add to it,I know I am not the only one catching a fish. R-P


ripplugger you do a great job withi thread but there are a lot of us catching fish. Just look in the nj fishing forum. I don't post pics of my fish because if I catch a small fish I'm not impressed, why would you be?

As for bigger fish too much trouble to edit out the details.
Lately ds has been posting pics of pieces of the fish or just the heads. Sadly it seems that is what is has come to you need to edit out every freaking detail so the lurkers won't come running.
Must be way different up where you fish. Having all those rivers close by would be paradise to me.
Good luck and thanks for sharing, brother.:fishing:

[Rip-Plugger]

ya know what Hookset,I think it is the area I am in.most guys around here would never pay 15 dollars for a plug and most are chunk slingers.i believe you are right in the fact that guys here[locally]are not real fishermen,they go fishing to take home something,I don't.i do take a fish every now/then but, that's all.sometimes one has to almost fight if you release a fish,they want it so I tell them give me 10 bucks and you take it.they decline after that. I fish in the night so,I am almost always alone,one can hear the pops better that way. R-P

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17130Malibu Kenny with a 29 incher,,,,,

[storminsteve]

Nice! on big wood?:HappyWave:

[Rip-Plugger]

Nice! on big wood?:HappyWave:
naw,MK likes to use small lures,that one was on a 3/4 oz charteruse smiling bill.

[Rip-Plugger]

1713117132a couple on big wood. first one took a 9 inch fatcat and the second one slammed an old slim rip-runner. R-P

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1713317134 2 nice gators,first one was on a the old slim rip-runner and the second was on a new rip-splitter.#2 was very fat. R-P

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17137171362 good bass taken on wood,first one was on a fat 7 inch rip-runner[black/white] and the second was taken on a 9 inch rip-splitter[pink chocolate frosted yellow. R-P

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17465nice fattie taken on an 8 inch wedgehead swimmer.

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1748317484gator taken on a gibbs goo-goo eyes big daddy/gator taken on my 7 inch hound dog[blue over yellow]

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1748717488174891749017491action shots of a gator taken on my rip-runner[yellow over blue]

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1749817499gator on my rip-runner/gator on a RI popper Pikie[green mackerel]

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175021750317504gator on my 7 inch wedgehead.

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gator taken on my 7.5 inch hound dog[yellow over orange].gator taken my a Baddog23 8 inch roundnose.


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one of my boys Steve with a nice one taken on my rip-runner[7 inch,pink chocolate/gold sparkles] swam on top 11-10-13.


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Malibu Kenny with a fat fish.

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1-taken on a bomber fuse@6 inches/purple/blue metalflake/white tail.
2-taken on a 6 inch sea-shad/albino shad color.

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1-nice gator slammed my 12 inch jointed rip-runner.
2-nice gator hit my rip-runner.
3-fattie on a zig-zag daatuh.
4-another one on a zig-zag daatuh.

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Sandy with her first fish on a plug,,,a repainted bomber 16-A.

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Sandy with her best bass yet,,,,not sure of how long or the weight but, it is her largest.



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[Rip-Plugger]

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took these on x-raps and yes,I know you don't believe it,I used a spinning rod this time,have not done a spinner in about 18-20 years,did keep my hands dry though.

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17lb'er[34 inch] taken on my B-day,great present.

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my man steve with a very nice fattie.

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[Monty]

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3-fattie on a zig-zag daatuh.
4-another one on a zig-zag daatuh.

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Superstrike daatuhs!! :HappyWave:
Great pics!!
Sandy had a pretty good year.
A couple from this year.

http://rocksimpson.com/images/2013_5_29_SB_Savage_Rod.jpg

A 3:00 AM Double
http://rocksimpson.com/images/2013_5_29_Blue_Double.jpg

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9 on this daaatuh that night,thanks to Monty.


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2 on rubber,same night as the daartuh night.


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small gators with big balls to hit this big swimmer.

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[Rip-Plugger]

Superstrike daatuhs!! :HappyWave:
Great pics!!
Sandy had a pretty good year.
A couple from this year.

http://rocksimpson.com/images/2013_5_29_SB_Savage_Rod.jpg

A 3:00 AM Double
http://rocksimpson.com/images/2013_5_29_Blue_Double.jpg

wow monty,thats a fine bass thick and juicy!


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[cowherder]

WOW!!! Awesome pics guys thanks for shareing!:drool:

[fishinmission78]

nice pics fellas.

[williehookem]

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took these on x-raps and yes,I know you don't believe it,I used a spinning rod this time,have not done a spinner in about 18-20 years,did keep my hands dry though.

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Great shots! Is there a difference in retrieve and how you hold the rod tip when you are using conventional rods vs spinning? thanks

[Rip-Plugger]

Hi willie,

no,not for me,when I am plugging I point the tip at where my line is.

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[Rip-Plugger]

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a few taken on my baby rip-runner[4 inch,black/purple]

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1 on a baby rip-runner,1 on a baby shovelhead.

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[Rip-Plugger]

1783517836one on a black/pink rip-runner,the other on rubber,6 inches.

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[dogfish]

Still catching fish in December? Outstanding! Our activity is dead. Living vicariously through your pics. Catch em up.

[Rip-Plugger]

I said the same thing,it was nice to fish longer this year.
keeping myself busy building a few for next year.
am working on monty's custom piece now,going slow,no rush.
also doing up a few others in the worx,doing a small bit of trading as well.


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[vpass]

Rip, your plugs are awesome. They push some serious water. I'm still waiting to get a big one on them. The reason it didn't happen yet, I didn't put the time in this year. hoping next year is better.

great work:thumbsup::thumbsup:

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small swimmer/late fall action.

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on storm 6 inch achovy.

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action on rubber.

[Rip-Plugger]

Rip, your plugs are awesome. They push some serious water. I'm still waiting to get a big one on them. The reason it didn't happen yet, I didn't put the time in this year. hoping next year is better.

great work:thumbsup::thumbsup:

thanks Vito,glad you like them,I hope you get a large with them.


R-P

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a few on rubber from the spring.

R-P

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a few spring fish taken on small wood.

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a 16lb'er taken on a 9 inch fatcat.

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4 25lb'er taken on my second generation rip-runner,grey/green stripe.[8 inch]

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15 lb'er taken on my 9 inch fatcat.

[J Barbosa]

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4 25lb'er taken on my second generation rip-runner,grey/green stripe.[8 inch]
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15lb'er taken on my 9 inch fatcat.

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gator on large swimmer.


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gator on large wedgehead swimmer.

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gator on my super bigeye wedgehead[10 inch,bottom plug]

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gator taken on my large 9 inch rip-runner pro.

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gator shotz.

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gator shots

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fatcat with a gator.

[buckethead]

Nice going rip plugger. The bigger blues seem to be missing from our jersey shores now. How big are the ones you are getting and what are they feeding on?

[Rip-Plugger]

Thanks Buckethead.
they are feeding on bunkers and atlantics now,they seem to be very nomadic as they are here then they are 4 miles away then they show up 2 days later.i hit them just perfect and was in the right spots.
they are running from 7-12 lbs with a few up to 15 pounds once in a few.



R-P

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action shotz.


R-P
:dribble:

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believe it or not,I got the plug out and the fish swam away fast/strong.
the center hooks treble had only one of it's 3 in the back of the roof of it's mouth,the single 5/0 tail hook was through the throat tissue where it looks like an accordion.
I took my very long nosed pliers and it all worked out which was a good thing,I didn't want to kill the fish,hope it made out ok.



R-P

[hookedonbass]

I have to say some of those bluefish are impressive. It looks like you are catching them in the day too? Could I ask if it's a dawn/dusk thing or do you catch them at other times? In Jersey whenever we get a bluefish bite it never seems to last that long maybe 30 minutes to an hour. Awesome fish thanks for sharing.

[Rip-Plugger]

well,around here in the rivers at least they seem to be triggered to the bite by the transition from dark to light.
this action day started at around 6:15 am,then it opened up a bit later when it got lighter out,it was a very overcast day that day.
it was a good am that day,the next morning I only got 1 fish and had several smashes.


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