Connecticut fishing reports 2010

[DarkSkies]

Got OTW at 5:30,cold outside,my thermo read 43 on my porch.
by the water it was about 8 degrees warmer.
fished out front.
saw a few smashes once it got a little light .

tide was down with low tide at 7:14.
I put on a brand new swimmer,one of my little tunnys at 9 inches.
took the new rig out,quantum mOcean with a shimano calcutta 700-B
sitting on top,200 yds of 30 mono on it.
sling this brand ne swimmer across the current,let it drift waay out
there,it is still a bit dark but I can see the wake from my wood
working.
I engage the reel and let it dance out there.
SMASH!,,I lay into a fish and it's dancing all over the top heads to the
right into the heavier current.
i hold it fast,no drag at all.
then the fish turns and heads left,toward the weaker side of the
current,I bring him in and it's a chopper all of 7 pounds or so.
the smaller sized tail treble[2/0] has him in the corner and the
larger[3/0] treble has him on the face.
So,I caught wit the new rod,new reel,new line and new plug on the first
cast,great,,

i fished outside for a good while with no more looks,I headed in
back.put on another smaller new piece and slinged that for a while,I got
chomped but from the teeth marks it was in a space where I could not
hook it,dammned thing hit the plug on it's back.
so,it was bright out,no action,I headed for the road.

so,till next time,,,,,,

Heavy-Hooksetter

[albiealert]

Nice going ripplugger, good to see the blues are back. I need to get out there soon, too much work and not enough play!

[DarkSkies]

R-P's trip on 11-14

[DarkSkies]

Got OTW at about 8-pm,tide was ebbing.
very quiet and no bait around.
Had my wife with me to practice her fishing skills.
her stick is an old but,new daiwa Regal-Z-Strike spinning rod with a
stingray aqua-40 saltwater reel on it. quite a nice setup.

we casted small wood and rubber for like 2 hrs.once the tide reached
it's middle and slowed a bit did I get a hit.
I took a short break to pee and lit a cigar then checked my line for
frays.

Suddenly,my wife cries "Honey,,,oh my god!,,I got him,I got him."
I spin around to see the rod bent over,her leaning over and drag
slipping.
I tell her to take it easy,let the rod beat the fish.
she puls up and reels down,doing a great job.
she slides the fish up the landing chute and she has it.
I was impresse,Sandy did a great job of it and was smiling wide!
I must admit,I had gotten bummed that she didn;t get anything and that
she would not get any this year.Now she has.

Later I got a total of 4 fish and suddenly,she is leaning back,rod bent
and drag slipping,she is into another fish.
I was like no way!,,shes on again!.
this fish was about the same and she was shaking with happiness.I was
proud of her staying out there in temps too cold for most women to even
think of fishing in.

I have several shots of her and the fish to share,I shall send them to
you guys.
both caught on saltwater assassins.


Can I get another Hell yeah?,,,,,,,,

yeah,I'm a proud husband!

[albiealert]

I got out early yesterday, fishing a tidal river near me. I managed 3 bass to 25" by crawling a bomber in real slow. It was good to be out there, and even better to feel a pull at the end of the line.

[Monty]

First time I saw this thread, Albie nice to see you had some action on the bomber.
Rip-Plugger has had a pretty good fall up there.
His highlight has to be his wife getting a few bass (on artificials), that was my favorite R-P report this year.

[DarkSkies]

WTG, Roddy!


Got OTW at 7:30pm,tide was perfect,water was clear.
put on one of my 5 inch blue/white Rip-Splitters.
slung it out to the slack water between rips and hit a fish second
cast,small fish that got off.

casted a while with nothing doing,went out front and slung out a 6 inch
a-shad in black/silver/5/8's oz leadhead,third cast hit a small fish
about 20 inches.
few casts later had another fish slam it but,no hook.
fished another 30 minutes with nothing so,I headed in back.

Threw the same rubber across to the far side of the second rip,let it
drop on a tight line and BAYUM,rod bends over,drag slips and I am into a
heavy,hard fighting fish.
it was around 8 pounds or so,in the current it felt like 2wice as
much,nice & fat.

I cast into the deep hole and drift for almost an hour,nothing doing.
I reel in slow and it gets slammed by a small fish about 2 pounds.

I cast into the hole again and still nothing.a few drifts later as I was
reeling in I hit another fish,fat and strong around 5 pounds or so.

NOW,I am casting into the hole and nothing at all,I get a bump but,no
hook.
I decide to head home as it was quiet.
I decide to stay another half an hour and cast some of my small wood.
I put on a baby Rip-Runner in white gold with light blue stripe.I
hammered the choppers on it mid october.
it's pretty beat up and I re-coated it with epoxy.

I go to my rock and stand on shore next to it.
I me 3 casts and on the fourth cast,it gets SLAMMED!,,,20 feet out,I
send the VMC's home and it's REALLY heavy,it digs down and heads out
towards the first rip.
I lean on it to slow down,the 666-a6's drag slips a little but,holds it
good.
the fish surfaces and thrashes like hell,it goes down and comes right
back up in an explosion and I add more drag and it is coming to shore.
I grab the 80 pound leader and slide this thrashing monster to shore.
I say "Holy ****!".
I didn't bring my lipper with me as the fish were not so big but,i
needed it for this baby.
SO,the stats are:
43 inches long,26 pounds!

I woke up my wife to take this shot,she was in bed and heard me coming
and made room in the cooler for the fish,,she is so great!

5 fish landed,3 pix taken,will send them in sequence!

can I get a Hell Yeah?????,,,,

[DarkSkies]

Excellent reports and pics bro!
Congrats to Sandy on her fish!!



Got OTW at about 8-pm,tide was ebbing.
very quiet and no bait around.
Had my wife with me to practice her fishing skills.
her stick is an old but,new daiwa Regal-Z-Strike spinning rod with a
stingray aqua-40 saltwater reel on it. quite a nice setup.

we casted small wood and rubber for like 2 hrs.once the tide reached
it's middle and slowed a bit did I get a hit.
I took a short break to pee and lit a cigar then checked my line for
frays.

Suddenly,my wife cries "Honey,,,oh my god!,,I got him,I got him."
I spin around to see the rod bent over,her leaning over and drag
slipping.
I tell her to take it easy,let the rod beat the fish.
she puls up and reels down,doing a great job.
she slides the fish up the landing chute and she has it.
I was impresse,Sandy did a great job of it and was smiling wide!
I must admit,I had gotten bummed that she didn;t get anything and that
she would not get any this year.Now she has.

Later I got a total of 4 fish and suddenly,she is leaning back,rod bent
and drag slipping,she is into another fish.
I was like no way!,,shes on again!.
this fish was about the same and she was shaking with happiness.I was
proud of her staying out there in temps too cold for most women to even
think of fishing in.

I have several shots of her and the fish to share,I shall send them to
you guys.
both caught on saltwater assassins.


Can I get another Hell yeah?,,,,,,,,

yeah,I'm a proud husband!

[rockhopper]

WTG, Roddy!


43 inches long,26 pounds!

I woke up my wife to take this shot,she was in bed and heard me coming
and made room in the cooler for the fish,,she is so great!

5 fish landed,3 pix taken,will send them in sequence!

can I get a Hell Yeah?????,,,,

Thats an awesome fish big guy!
Something too be proud of!
And you get your wife to come fish with you? That must be pretty awesome too!