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NJ Saltwater Fishing Reports and Information => NJ Saltwater Fishing Reports => Topic started by: Hunter 2 on April 25, 2010, 08:08:27 AM
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Pulled out of Keyport at 8:20am with member Steve(Massbaster) and (No Spoons Left) Scott on-board. The weather was great with sunny skies and low wind with flat seas. Water temp was in the low 50's.
We headed up the triangle area and trolled a pair of Tony Maja spoons that Scott won at the NJSWF banquet. I marked a few fish but they were not biting. We made a move to the 19 buoy in the Raritan Reach. I noticed a few boats catching fish so out went the spoons. The starboard poll had a nice hit so Steve grabbed it and started reeling in to find the leader bit off just below the drail weight. :'( Bye Bye new Spoon slt..
We moved over to the Old orchard area and trolled around a bit with no luck. 5hrug So we tried over by the 6 can in the Reach. We marked fish but no bites. Made another move to the Swash channel buoy 6 and 8 and put out a spoon and a jointed stretch 25+. Trolled for a while and the rod with the spoon stopped pulsing. Steve reels it up and the spoon is gone but the snap swivel on the leader was still closed ??? :-\. Either the split ring on the spoon broke or the snap swivel worked it way through the opening on the split ring and unraveled itself..
Thats a first for us :P Goodbye spoon #2 slt
Out goes another Stretch and the pole goes down then goes limp. Steve reels in a broken leader and no stretch 25+!! Damn bluefish. Scott gets a hit and pulls a nice Striper to the side of the boat only to have it make a u-turn in the net and shake the hook loose. fcp
That was it for us and made it back to the dock by 2pm. We will get them next time. Good luck.. Eddie
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good try Eddie t^ rough losing the spoons and the stretch,they don't come cheap nosmly Kez
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That's an expensive day.
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Whew.. one of them days I guess Eddie.. good action though.. hopefully the fish gods will consider your dues paid for a while t^ chrz
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Nice try Eddie.
Bummer on loosing the spoons. I have a kitchen drawer full of spoons if you want some. (You know what I'm talkin 'bout buddy! TT^)
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damn... a good $90 in lures alone lost... rgmn\\\
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Thats what we call ONE OF THOSE DAYS rgmn maybe i will catch one of those fish with your spoons in it better days ahead eddie
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Nice try Eddie.
Bummer on loosing the spoons. I have a kitchen drawer full of spoons if you want some. (You know what I'm talkin 'bout buddy! TT^)
rofla ;D
Im still trying to figure out how the second one was lost?? The snap swivel was closed when we brought it to the boat. ???
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get em next time , The season is just started... rgmn
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Good try Eddie...if it any consolation we lost a beautiful umbrella set-up and spool of wire! damn lobster pots!...didn't even see it! chrz
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Ouch !
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Tuff trip. You will get them next time... t^
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Great effort Eddie.....s*cks about the spoons
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UGH!!! Probably sitting right next to my 9ers from 2 seasons ago. Next time it's all yours. Keep the faith.
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That's an expensive day.
whs
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TT^
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Eddie some days your the dog & other days you are the Hydrant !
You will get them next time !
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I must have done something horrible the night before to have a morning like that. 5hrug
Thanks for the boat ride.
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The Stretch is a magnet and I've noticed on a bluefish assault if one blue hits the other will hit the swivel and there goes $25.00. Lost 3 pink magnums in a row before I witnessed a top water attack on the stretch and seen it with my own eyes. cfzd
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The Stretch is a magnet and I've noticed on a bluefish assault if one blue hits the other will hit the swivel and there goes $25.00. Lost 3 pink magnums in a row before I witnessed a top water attack on the stretch and seen it with my own eyes. cfzd
So true Ron. I try to use black swivels on the leaders to keep the shine down.
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Good Point I actually saw the blue come out of the water and do a 180 and hit the front of the lure going head first breaking the leader.
Old school wire line maybe nosmly ???
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another valiant try
split ring broke
trolling + boofish = wire leaders
cu out there
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You'll get em next time. slt