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Title: Raritan Bay 10-28 -14
Post by: RON B on October 29, 2014, 09:30:39 AM
Raritan Bay 10-28-14
Haven’t been fishing much, just once in the last 5 months (work gets in the way) so I’m at work and take a break around 4:30 and I got the itch (I should be working till 8:00 pm) decide to cut out early and enjoy the great weather,  I know I’ll be hitting the bay at low tide not very favorable but you get out when you can. I call my wife to see if she would like to join me and if she could purchase some clams and bunker.
 I get to the bay around 6:00, water was like a lake, beach was empty, and it was dead low tide.  Enjoying the weather and conversation nothing was doing, very slow no taps or hits, around 7:30 my wife asks how long are we staying I reply with we’ll be leaving within the hour, nothing is going on.  I’m about ready to cast one of my poles (7:40) when I see my far pole bend in half, tell the wife hold this, I start running to the pole the next thing I know the hole pole is in the water I go chasing into the water ( no waders) thinking I’m going to lose this, knee deep in water I grab the pole she’s still on, she’s putting up a great fight a few jumps you could tell she’s was big there was no muscling her in, I continue to go with her down the beach,( glad it was empty) after a long fight I finally land her  42” first keeper of 2014 and a PB

Brownie
Title: Re: Raritan Bay 10-28 -14
Post by: wb on October 29, 2014, 10:03:01 AM
BAM!
It's on, great fish, worth getting wet (at least at this time of year)

She meets you and brings you bait?!?!? WOW  chrz
Title: Re: Raritan Bay 10-28 -14
Post by: fluke - u on October 29, 2014, 10:05:21 AM
 t^ .. Congrats, guess you will be cutting out more often now ... chrz
Title: Re: Raritan Bay 10-28 -14
Post by: PeggyLee on October 29, 2014, 11:33:51 AM
What a story to a nice ending. Good for you.
Sneak a fishing trip in whenever you can. SHHH!! t^
Title: Re: Raritan Bay 10-28 -14
Post by: Hunter 2 on October 29, 2014, 12:17:15 PM
Nice fish.  What bait did it take, Clam/Bunker? 
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Post by: gymrat987654321 on October 29, 2014, 12:43:20 PM
Nice fish. Congrats t^
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Post by: Bucktail on October 29, 2014, 01:10:46 PM
Sweet!  Congratulations! clp
Title: Re: Raritan Bay 10-28 -14
Post by: RON B on October 29, 2014, 08:28:24 PM
Nice fish.  What bait did it take, Clam/Bunker? 

she took the clam
Title: Re: Raritan Bay 10-28 -14
Post by: Hunter 2 on October 30, 2014, 05:38:04 AM
Thanks
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Post by: Still Running on October 30, 2014, 10:53:24 AM
 t^
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Post by: Hotrod on October 30, 2014, 03:55:57 PM
 t^ clp