Connecticut fishing reports 2010

[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?????,,,,