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Early bird gets the worm
As told by Finchaser...
Fin comes off the beach after a successful dawn bite. It's now 8am and the water is dead as the tide has gone slack.
Guy walking on to the beach:
Hey how did ya do today?
Fin:
We did great, 8 to 11 apiece, still swimming.
Guy:
Hey great I'm going down to catch mine right now!
Fin:
Well the bite is over, the tide is slack now. Try to get here at 6am tomorrow and you should do well.
Guy:
6AM??? No way, that's too cold then, I'd rather come at 8.
No fish for you!!!
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too cold then the loser should have stayed the f home and watched fiishin on tv, ****Originally Posted by DarkSkies
As told by Finchaser...
Fin comes off the beach after a successful dawn bite. It's now 8am and the water is dead as the tide has gone slack.
Guy walking on to the beach:
Hey how did ya do today?
Fin:
We did great, 8 to 11 apiece, still swimming.
Guy:
Hey great I'm going down to catch mine right now!
Fin:
Well the bite is over, the tide is slack now. Try to get here at 6am tomorrow and you should do well.
Guy:
6AM??? No way, that's too cold then, I'd rather come at 8.
No fish for you!!!
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Can a VS make you a sharpie?
Maybe, maybe not!
As told by Finchaser:
He was walking off the beach this morning, location Atlantic Ocean. It was 40 degrees, and there was a decent swell to the surf.
On walks a young guy and his girlfriend.
The guy...wearing pants, Timberland boots, gloves, hat, ski jacket, NO waders.
The girlfriend...wearing pants, jacket, mittens, hat, NO waders.
The Reel...A VS
The presentation...He was already rigged to fish. The rig consisted of a 4" storm shad on the bottom, and a smaller 2" storm shad for a teaser.... PRICELESS!!
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Didn't you know a VS makes everyone a sharpie?
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there are so many lol....i was told by one guy full of great info to freeze my fresh bunker they stay on the hook betteri have no idea how that works....
another helpfull fisherman once told me the spook i was usin was too big for any fish around here (i had just caught 7 bass and 5 blues right befor he got there, i thanked him for the info)
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Maybe, maybe not!
As told by Finchaser:
He was walking off the beach this morning, location Atlantic Ocean. It was 40 degrees, and there was a decent swell to the surf.
On walks a young guy and his girlfriend.
The guy...wearing pants, Timberland boots, gloves, hat, ski jacket, NO waders.
The girlfriend...wearing pants, jacket, mittens, hat, NO waders.
The Reel...A VS
The presentation...He was already rigged to fish. The rig consisted of a 4" storm shad on the bottom, and a smaller 2" storm shad for a teaser.... PRICELESS!!
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All fish were caught at the furthest end of the cast!
How many times have you heard this?
It's absolutely true when you are throwing plugs or metal sometimes, you have to be able to punch it out to get that extra distance.
What about bait?
What about if you are fishing in a good hole at high tide, and are in the middle of it?
Throw it out in the middle of the hole, perfect spot, right?
Nope!
As related by Finchaser 12/7:
Today a guy is fishin in the middle of a nice wide hole, deep water to 6' right in front of him, good current, enough to draw a bass in there.
He has his clams set up.
Does he throw out into the middle of the hole?
Nope, he walks out onto a jetty, throws the clam to the part of the jetty where sand is built up the highest (shallow water), tosses the clam there, walks back to the beach with the bail open, and sets the rod in the spike.
5 minutes later he gets a skate.
Moral of the story? Gotta go to the beach at low water and read those cuts, troughs, and holes, people.
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Fin spotted this guy a 2nd time a day or so later. Same setup and Timberlands, no waders or waterproof clothes. This time he was fishin solo. He walked out on the bar in OC, water was in the low 50's, got wet and started fishing. He's either incredibly stoic or incredibly brave. Hypothermia is no joke.Maybe, maybe not!
As told by Finchaser:
He was walking off the beach this morning, location Atlantic Ocean. It was 40 degrees, and there was a decent swell to the surf.
On walks a young guy and his girlfriend.
The guy...wearing pants, Timberland boots, gloves, hat, ski jacket, NO waders.
The girlfriend...wearing pants, jacket, mittens, hat, NO waders.
The Reel...A VS
The presentation...He was already rigged to fish. The rig consisted of a 4" storm shad on the bottom, and a smaller 2" storm shad for a teaser.... PRICELESS!!
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I believe that's Darwin's natural process of evolution, or "culling the herd".Fin spotted this guy a 2nd time a day or so later. Same setup and Timberlands, no waders or waterproof clothes. This time he was fishin solo. He walked out on the bar in OC, water was in the low 50's, got wet and started fishing. He's either incredibly stoic or incredibly brave. Hypothermia is no joke.
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Tackle shop heroes
*Anonymously of course.
We proudly salute those hard core guys who fish every day.
Especially the ones who after catching a 34" bass, an admittedly small fish according to their stories, thereafter strap said bass to the top of their cooler instead of placing it inside, and then drive down 9 miles of beach to let everyone else know about their skill level.
Upon reporting their catch at 4 different tackle shops, they somehow can't keep the numbers straight, reporting that they caught anywhere from 15 to 19 short fish that day, in addition to their 34" bass.
We salute you, Mr Tackle shop hero!
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Special delivery for OGB
OGB told me he might be learning photoshop soon as a way to deal with his dismay over some of the things happening out there in the fishing world.
I thought these might be enough to get ya started Fin, let me know if ya need more.
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You left out the internet reports, it was also reported to Ristori. As for the bungee cord on the cooler, maybe he is a deer hunter and was practicing for when he gets a big buck.
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