Stripers And Anglers Ball Busting thread

[DarkSkies]

Thought some of ya's might want to toss a few jabs here, at each other or me.
No worries as long as it's done in good fun.

I thought of this when I ran into one of the old time surf greats out there last night. We ended up fishing together for awhile.
He made some goog mistakes, and so did I....the thing about that, and most of the guys I would want to fish with, when not by myself....is that we are merciless with each other.....
When he made a mistake, he didn't get sympathy, tea and crumpets from me....
I laughed at him and busted his balls for screwing up.....
He did the same for me, as I was tired and made a few mistakes as well....

They say laughter is the best medicine.
I have been going through some rough patches lately, along with some of the people I'm closest to.
For some of us, there is no remedy for the rough road we're on.....we just have to travel that road, along with the bumps and rough patches....

**Friends, good friends.....know when we need a good laugh....and know when we need our balls busted....
I thought, that since you are all such a good bunch and not mean-spirited....we might try that here.....


Remember, if you jump into this thread...expect to have your balls busted...no whining about it....
If anyone feels a post is getting out of hand and is a contributing member here, PM me and I'll address or modify....
Otherwise, please remember
a. this is all in good fun,
b. can be on whatever topic ya's want
c. And should not be mean spirited, but light-hearted ball busting, the kind ya's would do, if out fishin with friends.....


Good luck, and feel free to take shots at me...everyone who posts in the thread is fair game....
As Monty says.....the best of Skill to ya's....

[DarkSkies]

Some thoughts to start this out....
(these posts can be observations, questions, stream of consciousness rants (EG Finchaser rants) ...Etc...


Monty.....
Will there ever be a time, when he goes fishing, and doesn't get a Hogy chopped in half by a bluefish?
"Fish that got away reports" - will there ever be a time when he tells me he got a "solid hit" on the Hogy, and actually has a fish to show for it?

Will there be some point in the future when he isn't making up songs about white water and texting them to me?

[DarkSkies]

JBarbosa
Will he ever fish and catch a fluke without Gulp?....or will he be like the guy who says he is going to quit smoking every week....only to back slide...

Will there ever be a night, when he goes on a fishing trip, where he walks more than 1000'?
Stay tuned......

[cowherder]

OK here goes - dark do you really smell as bad as people say you do?

[J Barbosa]

JBarbosa
Will he ever fish and catch a fluke without Gulp?....or will he be like the guy who says he is going to quit smoking every week....only to back slide...

Will there ever be a night, when he goes on a fishing trip, where he walks more than 1000'?
Stay tuned......

I didn't use gulp this morning and I walked more than 1,000ft yesterday.

Just because I am efficient doesn't make me lazy.

[cowherder]

"Fish that got away reports" - will there ever be a time when he tells me he got a "solid hit" on the Hogy, and actually has a fish to show for it?

Fish that got away? I have to read his reports more closely. I don't remember anything like that.

[Monty]

Fish that got away? I have to read his reports more closely. I don't remember anything like that.

Its almost like I am busting my own balls

I can't seem to hook or land a BIG bass.

Had a big Bass swirl on a Hogy 4 weeks ago (think I had tears in my eyes when the Hogy came back twisted up, no cuts).
Had my rod almost ripped out of my hand around a rock pile at 7 Presidents a few years ago on a 14" Hogy, no teeth marks.
Heck, 20 years ago when I fished bait I remember fishing with my father on Island Beach and getting a hit and setting a hook on a 12 foot Ugly Stick and feeling an incredible strong fish double the rod over and make a run......and get away, crazy strong fish.
I have a pile of Hogys torn in half (just for this year), and if blues are around I stop fishing them, so its a one shot deal when they strike.
It does unfortunately go on and on and on.
and.....
I have landed 1 False Albie and lost 2 (that were hooked).
I loose and miss a ridiculous amount of fish.....unfortunately as Darkskies said.
One time lost 10 fish in a row, after hooked.

[hookset]

^^^^^ Drink more energy drinks? Did you check to see if the hooks were sharp and not rusty? I have done that too. Late fall when the water cools down the fish get weird. You will throw a plug and they will bump in not really hitting it. The only way to get them is a sharp strong hookset.
Would love to hear more about dark's fails as well. If he sleeps in porto potties does he smell like crap or just the stale onion smell of underarm stink.

[bababooey]

This is less busting balls than a question. DS and FC have not had a battle royale in some time. What gives did DS become a born again christian or something?

[Monty]

Fished this morning from 1:00-8:30.
6 shorts from 20"-26".
Missed a few hits and lost a couple.
Most action in the dark, then a spurt of action on top at false dawn. No action after 6:15.
2 on 5" purple assassin, 1 on 10" hogy, 1 on small plastic spook and then 2 on large white spook on false dawn.
Bumped into Darkskies, always fun fishing with ya
Great time, no one else out there in the dark .

[J Barbosa]

Fished this morning from 1:00-8:30.
6 shorts from 20"-26".
Missed a few hits and lost a couple.
Most action in the dark, then a spurt of action on top at false dawn. No action after 6:15.
2 on 5" purple assassin, 1 on 10" hogy, 1 on small plastic spook and then 2 on large white spook on false dawn.
Bumped into Darkskies, always fun fishing with ya
Great time, no one else out there in the dark .

Let me translate this for those not familiar with S&A...

Monty was out fishing last night and thought he smelled something dead so he went to investigate. It turned out to be a false alarm...it was just DarkSkies!!! The reason nobody else was on that beach is because of the horrible smell!

[Monty]

Let me translate this for those not familiar with S&A...

Monty was out fishing last night and thought he smelled something dead so he went to investigate. It turned out to be a false alarm...it was just DarkSkies!!! The reason nobody else was on that beach is because of the horrible smell!

you could imagine the disappointment.

But was great having the beach to ourselves. Covered a mile of beach that was fun fishing.


Picked up a half dozen of those tails Saturday.

[cowherder]

Lol!

[DarkSkies]

"We at Montauk....
We Montauk fishermen"

The next person that texts me that phrase better be such a Montauk sharpie that he has mung growing in his crotch....... ..or else.....

[finchaser]

Let me translate this for those not familiar with S&A...

Monty was out fishing last night and thought he smelled something dead so he went to investigate. It turned out to be a false alarm...it was just DarkSkies!!! The reason nobody else was on that beach is because of the horrible smell!

^^^^^^^