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  1. Matts

    I finally found a type of Ice Fishing I may consider -Halibut Fishing!!

    how did they get the hole big enough to fit the fish, without crashing through?
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    2025 Hudson River Striped Bass was poor

    "I do agree that the spring spawn North of the GW needs to be protected as well as the Raritan Bay area where alot of those big females start feeding in spring" We don't know whether a female, caught and released, will then spawn, or take a pass!
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    Books (Good reads) about fishing.

    The movie comes at you so fast, and is so startling, there's not enough time to assess what's going on!
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    Books (Good reads) about fishing.

    New England codfish helped feed the human world for 600 years, and then in about 50, we humans killed the fishery with greed.
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    Books (Good reads) about fishing.

    Jaws, on the other hand, in retrospect, has to be one of the stupidest movies of all time. I read the book 50 years ago and cannot recall how it differed from the movie. The premise of the movie is that a giant shark has decided to stay inshore in the shallow water and feed on humans. So what...
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    Books (Good reads) about fishing.

    Cod, by Mark Kurlansky, is a fantastic book. He explains how for 600 years, cod from the Grand Banks helped feed much of the Western World, including most of the slaves working the sugar fields in the Caribbean. That's why salt cod is part of the national dish of Jamacia, even though they have...
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    This has been a cold winter so far

    A buddy suggested that when it does get cold when your boat is still in the water, keep the lower unit down, in the water. His reasoning was that you were not going to get much marine growth that time of year. However, if there were any water in your lower unit after you tilted the motor up, it...
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    This has been a cold winter so far

    Sometimes it gets cold while the tog are still biting and you miss having a cabin ....
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    Another Braid-to-Leader Knot that's pretty straightforward

    My head is still spinning. It seems like it is not that much stronger or smoother than an FG. My big issue with an FG is finishing it. With the bobbin knot, you have that same issue: locking down the braid tag end and preventing that annoying leader tag end from creeping out during use. That...
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    Magnolia pier

    My guess is that because a party boat can't advertise a catch and release trip for sea bass and cod, and there are customers who are anxious to bend a rod, they advertise "cunner" trips. But what do I know. I've been told that cunners taste great.
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    Blackfish Jigs and colors

    I agree that color really does not matter. More important is weight, hook gap, barb length, point sharpness, hook diameter, and shank length,
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    Record price set for a BFT

    The owner said there would be no price increase. I agree that it may be difficult to confirm that you are really eating sushi from that fish. In any event, I will say that tuna sushi in Tokyo beats what you can get here.
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    Offshore Wrecks

    Thanks Matt. Keep em coming. A few thoughts. first, the video shows that you can be anchored right on a wreck even if your sinker feels "soft" bottom, because so much growth has covered the metal and wood. Also, why it is important to have a long leader below your braid, since parts of the...
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    Air Exposure is Critical to Striped Bass C/R Survival!

    This is why it important not to read too much into a scientific paper. Their focus was narrow. What is the condition of striped bass in relation to air exposure within the first 20 minutes of release. They also reported on fight time, water temperature and fish size. Not mortality. Not a host...
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    Air Exposure is Critical to Striped Bass C/R Survival!

    Does anyone else remember a study in the early 90's where a few hundred schoolies were diamond jigged in Sound and put in a tank for observation. Pretty much 100% survival. Captain Herbie Hahn may have participated. Does that ring a bell?
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    Eating less popular fish

    Saturday, I ordered "tautog" in a fancy Manhattan restaurant. After I asked, the waiter assured me that it was really tautog, and that it was sourced from "Rhode Island." I asked him if he was sure, since I thought it was a little late in the season for Rhode Island. I was later informed that...
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    Eating less popular fish

    I don't care for the texture of ling. As far as bergals, I can never distinguish them from among the sea bass and blackfish fillets, so not comments, but I've heard that they are very tasty.
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    Eating less popular fish

    I've had sauteed skate a few times in a restaurant, so I cannot tell what specific type of skate they were. Pretty tasty. Shark-like texture. I eat sea robbins all the time when I'm making fish tocos. I just fillet the tail. After you bread and fry them, unless you really try, it's hard to...
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    Air Exposure is Critical to Striped Bass C/R Survival!

    Some interesting observations: small lures can lead to more deep hooking. Using a jaw grab was preferred over a net based on an earlier study. The fish in the study seemed to be mostly under 30 inches. I suspect that with a 36"+ fish, nets are preferred. Even their high water temps are low...
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    Air Exposure is Critical to Striped Bass C/R Survival!

    George do you have a link to the article?

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