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    ><)))):> SIMPLE DAYS GONE BY GROWING UP,,WAS GREAT BACK THEN <:))))><

    Actually, no. My recollection was almost anything I really wanted to see was sold out. Plus, despite the high prices these days, I can afford them a lot more than I could afford anything back then!
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    Current Direction App

    Has anyone else tried the Predictcurrent App? (I have no affiliation or personal interest) We know that current direction and speed is more important than merely knowing the time of high or low tide. I just started trying this new app, which seems a little too good to be true. It also includes...
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    FLUKE & WORMS

    I'm curious how you fish the peanuts. I've never had success with live peanuts. I've tried them on my normal dropper loop rig on a teaser, and on a long leader with a bare single hook, but usually end up cutting them the long way and fishing them like strip bait. Any suggestions would be...
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    Should They Board, or Shouldn't they?

    Exactly.
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    Should They Board, or Shouldn't they?

    It seems to me that some probable cause ought to be required before an officer of the state can stop, i.e., temporarily arrest you to search your boat. The law says that in general, you cannot stop someone without probable cause. But there are exceptions. For example, the police can set up check...
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    Newport Blackfish

    My friend in Newport is a member in Freedom Boat Club. The boat was very nice, had a gps and fishfinder, but we could not figure out how to turn on tracking. The boat had a nice livewell, but no washdown hose. I had my first keeper (18") in about a minute from my crab hitting the bottom and my...
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    Proof The System Is Broken - We killed 3x the fluke we took home

    i would be happy with 4 at 18-21 or 22. but that would lead to much higher actual take, which is what ASMFC bases the quotas on, so I don't see it happening.
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    Stingrays

    btw, I've never seen so many spot!
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    Stingrays

    sting or cow nose?
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    Post your 2019-2025 Fluke Pix & Trip Reports Here!

    George I don't quite follow your reasoning that a smaller size limit would reduce catch and release mortality or am I missing something. It seems to me the only way to reduce catch and release mortality is to reduce catching, i.e., shortening the season, which no one wants. Are you suggesting...
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    NY Mets

    that was pretty pathetic!
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    NY Mets

    They'll be fine as long as they kep hitting 6 homers a game!
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    Post your 2019-2025 Fluke Pix & Trip Reports Here!

    I ventured to the south shore yesterday on my friend Joe's boat for what has been a hot fluke bite. Beautiful weather, slow drift, light sinkers and constant action. plain gulp worked best (a first for me), but fish kept biting off the tails, so fluke ribbon or squid filled in for part of the...
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    NY Mets

    They can take the lead, but they can't hold the lead. And that's the most important part! apologies to Seinfeld.
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    Stolen Fish

    I'm chunking for bass in Hempstead Harbor a few weeks ago (July). A rod goes off, I lock the reel and the fight ensues. It heads for the surface as many large bass do. In the midst of this tug of war, I notice a seal head poking out of the water looking at me. My first inclination was: "look, a...
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