2017 Long Island Fishing Reports Thread

[aage]

Very nice

[williehookem]

Nice going. The One That Got Away LOL very frustrating. I have a lot of stories like that. Maybe sharper hooks?

[Monty]

Nice going. The One That Got Away LOL very frustrating. I have a lot of stories like that. Maybe sharper hooks?

Sharpened them all before last trip, These three fish I had on for a while, enjoyed the fights. The one with the bent hooks, maybe they were not sharp. The one on the Hogy.....maybe not sharp.
Working on it, rod is very light, flexible.. Using different rod for a while and will slam and set heavy.. Like Rip Plugger says.

[buckethead]

Sometimes I have gotten hit when I was tired and paying less attention than I should have. That's when I used to fish at night and was much younger though. We've all been there. Better luck next time.

[Monty]

This past Sunday AM trip fished 2:15-8:15 AM.
Only managed a couple short bass, but was a great night to be out. Nice weather, great to be on the water.
Still learning the ropes of getting on and fishing from the rocks. Had the place to myself, then around 5:30 a couple guys went out on the rocks a few hundred yards from me, saw one guy get knocked off a few times,they moved on after 20 minutes.

[stripercrazy]

Nice going. Most of my SS spots have a lot of bait but not much in the way of stripers. May be taking a trip to Cape cod soon. Trying to find the right day.

[Monty]

Well on this morning's trip out east I had to tunnel MacGyver.
Nice night, water cool, drizzle. Dropped a fish just before 5:00, then caught a Fluke on a bomber.
Lost a fish on SS Popper, then rod broke during a cast.
Used the tape I carry in case I need to rewrap my casting finger to attach reel to what was left of the rod.
Caught 4 small blues on metal and had a couple blow-ups that didn't connect on top water plugs using the modified rod/reel.
Fun trip, covered a lot of water (was a mile+ away from vehicle when rod broke).