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Nov 29th Report
On Thanksgiving night, Capt. Brady Bounds sent an email that he was offering a Walk On trip for today. I thought about it for about 2 minutes and said what the heck, I have fished in the cold in the past, I can do it again. So I responded and I was the 1st one in. Incredibly, the next two were Capt. Mike and Capt. Dave. I know this was going to be a fun trip and it WAS!
We met up at Buzz's marina at 7 AM where it was CHILLY (@30 degrees). But...we were all dressed properly so off we went.
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The 3 Captains!
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Obligatory 1st fish picture...not big but fat!
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We started slow and plucked a couple here and there....
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That took a couple of hours. We found birds and plenty of boats but the bite was slow until we found some with no one around. Then...it was game on!
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These fish all had sea lice...ocean run fish. They were well fed and fought much harder than your normal bay fish.
Most of the fish were caught in 40-50 feet ow water using heavier spoons and jigs, But we all used medium tackle including Capt. mike's old fiberglass St. Croix. What a bend show that rod gave!
Lots of trollers mixed in when we are among all the boats but some of the big boats were jigging as well.
I remember always fishing (been quite a few years) the Friday or Saturday after Thanksgiving but it was always a trolling trip. It's time for a new tradition....jigging up footballs!!
So....we continued to put a hurting on them all by our lonesome!
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Big belly striper!
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The boys in double hook up action!
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We had a few triples and even one quadruple. No...it was not quiet when that was going on!
The loot!
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And the take....
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No doubt about it....this was a fun trip with some real experts. Good fishing. Good weather (well, kinda) Good friends!
And....Capt. Brady's number is on the cooler. Call him if you have a crew of 2, 3 or 4.....
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Nice Stripers. I have not trolled for them well over 10 years. Jigging spoons have been my staple for Stripers, better fight.
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