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  1. captmike28

    Books (Good reads) about fishing.

    I never heard Matt Ahern speak live but always loved his writing style and would immediately turn to his articles each week when the new copy of the LIF arrived. IMHO, one of his best stories was when he was still a young boy fishing on the party boats out of Sheepshead Bay. Babe Ruth and Lou...
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    Books (Good reads) about fishing.

    Capt. John DeMaio was quite a character. Massive ego but he had the skills to back it up. I did not know him personally but many years ago while Bass fishing was on the downside of the curve, I chartered him for an afternoon trip one cold and windy November day. He managed to find us some Bass...
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    It's Time for a new fluke setup.

    Nobody gets more technical than Lep on the subject of tackle. And that's a good thing! I do my very best to keep all my tackle clean and well lubricated. Not just because I want it to perform correctly. I really do not want to be accused of mistreating my stuff by you know who!:ROFLMAO:
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    Books (Good reads) about fishing.

    Michael Tougias is a very well-known author with several best sellers addressing both maritime events and fishing. Two of his titles I have read and would recommend are "Ten Hours Until Dawn" and "The Power of Positive Fishing". "Ten Hours" is about a heroic but tragic story of a rescue attempt...
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    It's Time for a new fluke setup.

    To both Mitch and George, At Lep's suggestion I do own both a Stradic and Spheros in the 3000 size. The Stradic is a 2017 vintage and the Spheros from 2024. As Lep mentioned, the bail roller bearing on the Stradic does need a bit more maintenance and I have already replaced that once. From my...
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    Do they think we're idiots!

    Based upon personal observation I don't think they ever stopped construction on any of the wind projects where I fish. On my fall charters, I am often Tog fishing the waters on the west side of Fishers I, just south of New London. Later in December I make some trips with Lep on his boat south...
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    Do we REALLY need a small spinning reel with huge factory drag ratings?

    He certainly makes some good points and that was a nice visual of what is actually happening. IMHO, if you are having to push your reel to the max drag setting on whatever setup you use, you probably need to change and move up a notch on your tackle choice. Pushing your drag system to the max...
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    This has been a cold winter so far

    I think that folks still do catch some Herring in the winter off Magnolia Pier in Brooklyn. There are always several reasons for the decline of a species. Before Hurricane Sandy we still had a very healthy run of Herring in the eastern LI Sound which, in part fueled our fall Striper fishing...
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    Jigs & Jigging

    I have known Lep for so long now you would think that I would have learned to be more careful about divulging his best kept secrets. I'm already bracing myself for the repercussions! :ROFLMAO:
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    Another Working Waterfront Shipyard and Marina falls victim to Blackstone!!

    No problem at all, Roccus. Feel free to quote me any time you like. Regarding the fat cats upset by the early morning noise of the folks who still have to work for a living, I have a good idea about how they will handle it. Probably remove whatever noise suppression mufflers are still present...
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    Another Working Waterfront Shipyard and Marina falls victim to Blackstone!!

    I hear you loud and clear, Roccus. And since I have had my boat at SH Stirling the last 4 years I can speak from personal experience. I moved there before the Blackstone acquisition and for the first 2 years I could actually negotiate a bit of a discount on my slip which was located on the...
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    Jigs & Jigging

    The correct presentation of any lure or even natural bait often is the difference between success and not catching as well as you would like. I too would assume that the manufacturer of a given lure would know from its own internal testing which tie off point would provide the best action...
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    This has been a cold winter so far

    I know a number of old timers who felt that a really cold winter would set us up for a productive spring. At least that was the case when we still had a Winter Flounder fishery. As far as overall generalization of the number of baitfish there are probably way too many other factors that will...
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    This has been a cold winter so far

    Thanks for the memories! I almost forgot what they taste like!!😥
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    This has been a cold winter so far

    How right you are, John! Forsberg use to advertise that "heated rail" all the time, and I never saw it work either!!! But who cared; as you noted the fishing was great.
  16. captmike28

    Jigs & Jigging

    Thanks, Matt. That is the video.
  17. captmike28

    Jigs & Jigging

    I'm good friends with Capt. John Halkias of Jigging Jerks fame. He spends his winters in FL too and just posted a video within the last day or so using those Imposter jigs on Grouper Based upon his results they seemed pretty effective down there. But until you test them in our local waters it's...
  18. captmike28

    This has been a cold winter so far

    I'm embarrassed to admit I can't recall the year when we saw the last huge resurgence of Cod being caught SW of Block I. What I do vividly remember was the bite was so good that party boats from as far away as NJ and MA were making overnight long hauls just to cash in on this fishery! The size...
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    This has been a cold winter so far

    You are a heartier man than me, Matts!
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    This has been a cold winter so far

    Clearing ice from our guides was the least of our late winter problems. I have made many a late Dec or even early Jan Tog trip, with Lep before the seasons started closing earlier in Dec. Never could get used to the sound of the ice crunching against the hull of his trusty Shamrock while...

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