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Title: Fluke season over???? absurd!!!
Post by: Mister Penguin on September 18, 2007, 08:33:33 PM
Went out on a bottom fishin trip for porgy and seabass on oceanexplorer.  My friends nick named me "bergall master" because thats all i caught all day!!!! 

Around 2 pm I get somthing really heavy, thinking it was nice seabass or black fish I was surprised to see a fluke come to the surface.  This was the biggest fluke I have ever caught in my life!!! on a no.1 porgy hook nonetheless.  It had to be at least 25-27 inches and pretty fat sucker. 

I couldnt even take a picture of it because the mate unhooked it and before i could even say hold on, the fish was back in the water!  :-\    I guess thats my luck, I only caught handful of keepers during the season, now I catch my biggest one ever and it has to go back and i couldnt even take a picture of it!!  After that incident i caught few more bergalls and we headed back in. 
Title: Re: Fluke season over???? absurd!!!
Post by: fishon42 on September 18, 2007, 08:51:46 PM
figures...thats always how it ends up... these regulations are unbelievable... other than that, nice job  TT^





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Title: Re: Fluke season over???? absurd!!!
Post by: Duffman on September 18, 2007, 09:02:04 PM
My bud fished Monday on an AH headboat for weaks. He landed a 25 incher on the NY side and back it went.


Fillet and release I say.
Title: Re: Fluke season over???? absurd!!!
Post by: CapBob on September 18, 2007, 09:16:10 PM
Traditionally there has always been very good Fluking for big fish until mid October......last Sunday we bl over 20" while Sea Bassing, really hurt to release them
Title: Re: Fluke season over???? absurd!!!
Post by: Hotrod on September 18, 2007, 09:17:15 PM
Get um Next year.  If there is one ;D
Title: Re: Fluke season over???? absurd!!!
Post by: CapBob on September 18, 2007, 09:27:35 PM
PUT ON THE EYE PATCHES, RAISE THE JOLLY RODGER AND FILLET AND RELEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Fluke season over???? absurd!!!
Post by: Mister Penguin on September 18, 2007, 09:47:13 PM
fillet one side and release?  maybe they will live and regrow some meat ;D
Title: Re: Fluke season over???? absurd!!!
Post by: bowguide on September 18, 2007, 09:52:26 PM
Dont worry penguin its good practice for next year.By the way hows the new rod working out?
Title: Re: Fluke season over???? absurd!!!
Post by: Mister Penguin on September 18, 2007, 09:54:00 PM
new rod is excellent.  it handled that fluke like it was a toy!
Title: Re: Fluke season over???? absurd!!!
Post by: bowguide on September 18, 2007, 09:56:06 PM
Good to hear.It should be broken in just right for next season
Title: Re: Fluke season over???? absurd!!!
Post by: Luna Sea 5 on September 18, 2007, 11:25:27 PM
still a day on the water...
Title: Re: Fluke season over???? absurd!!!
Post by: IrishAyes on September 18, 2007, 11:27:00 PM
You government working for you, don't ya love it?  ::)

Good job on the catch, though.   t^
Title: Re: Fluke season over???? absurd!!!
Post by: fishon42 on September 19, 2007, 08:41:59 PM
now that more people are saying "FILLET AND RELEASE" im thinking about taking a fluke trip, i mean a seabass trip in like 2 weekends from now  >:D




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