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  1. Matts

    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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    Another Milestone! The Worlds First Real Time Fishing Articles

    All I need now is a buddy with a Regulator 31
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    What to bring on my Nantucket Shoals Trip Next Week

    You are usually not fishing on sticky bottom, so there's less concern with losing an expensive rig.
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    Post your 2019-2025 Fluke Pix & Trip Reports Here!

    I remember my dad taking a deep breath, then reluctantly shelling out the big bucks for our Penn Long Beach. Still works, but the drag is inconsistent. Prob was never ever serviced.
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    Post your 2019-2025 Fluke Pix & Trip Reports Here!

    well that was interesting
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    New York Saltwater Fishing Report - July 17, 2025 | Comprehensive Daily Analysis

    Oopsie: Conservation Notes Striped Bass: Slot limit - keep 28-35 inches, release under 28" and over 35"
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    Sunscreen

    Are you sure? The FDA requires sunscreens to maintain their effectiveness for 3 years. I learned quite a bit about sunscreen chemistry in a patent infringement case for Coppertone and I don't know why a sunscreen's chemicals, if the bottle is kept in a cabinet, would deteriorate over time. But...
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    Scallops in the GSB

    There's about 7 times as many people living on Long Island than there should be, flushing their toilets, fertilizing their lawns, paving over marshes and bogs, putting sea walls on the shoreline, etc.
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    The Night Sky

    At 13 billion years old, it's back must be REALLY stiff in the morning!
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    Only in Maine

    I believe public nudity is legal in Maine. As a kid, we went to northern Maine each August. It was not until we would take a day trip to Canada that there was anything a teenage boy would be eager to ogle at.
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    Chancey Charters Bass

    Excellent eeling with Captain Hugh Chancey in Montauk. We started with light's out diamond jigging for sea bass, keeping 3. Also cod, porgies, mackerel, sea robins, bluefish, and a 16" blackfish. Once the tide turned, out came the eels, and we had hookups on almost each drift, with fish pushing 40#

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