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  1. Leprechaun

    New Dark Matter Rod

    That looks to be a very cool little stick. I've always like the Dark Matter "Skinner" fluke rods and think their slightly slower taper is ideal for minimizing hook pulls on those head-shaking larger fluke. And they do handle the heavier jig and sinker weights that we commonly use offshore...
  2. Leprechaun

    Post your 2019-2025 Fluke Pix & Trip Reports Here!

    FINALLY! Well, it only took a month and a half, but today Mike and I had a great day fishing my offshore drops. So freakin' rough early, once we lost the lee heading out, I really had some doubts about being able to hang in there. But the forecast called for it to lay down on the turn, and for...
  3. Leprechaun

    Post your 2019-2025 Fluke Pix & Trip Reports Here!

    So it turns out a very good friend of mine has donated a Poly-Planar AM/FM that he took out of his boat some years ago, to upgrade to a fancy Fusion head unit. Its too damn hot right now to do the install - soldering/shrink-wrapping a bunch of tiny wires in a tough location while laying on my...
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    Post your 2019-2025 Fluke Pix & Trip Reports Here!

    I fished next to two very well know head boats yesterday. Heard almost zero calls for the net, and saw maybe five times (combined) the nets went into the water - for what looked (to me) to be short fish. This went on for better than four hours. And this was with one of them, a so-called "super...
  5. Leprechaun

    Post your 2019-2025 Fluke Pix & Trip Reports Here!

    Fished today - Monday Lost my crew for today - broken car and sore back, so sailed solo. Decided to stay inshore for a change, hitting a couple of local reefs. Great drifts right over big piles, and tons of fish - resulting in a good news/bad news situation. Finally got a limit, YEAH! But it...
  6. Leprechaun

    Coronavirus

    Boy am I glad I never give this board even a glance. I value my peace and sanity.
  7. Leprechaun

    Post your 2019-2025 Fluke Pix & Trip Reports Here!

    One of my buddies had decent fish yesterday to the West and another had some keeps on a local reef, so maybe the Moon did bring in a shot of better fish, as some believe. We shall see. . .
  8. Leprechaun

    No keepers but nice days

    My last trip of the 2025 season had a couple of my better fish of the year, so maybe. Its been so very tough to find keepers up 'til now - almost a lost cause. Almost.
  9. Leprechaun

    No keepers but nice days

    I've been thinking about the lack of boxable fish in my area for a while now. If the above were the case, how can we explain the fact that prior to this year the fluke fishing near the Block Island Windmill Farm has been solid for several seasons? And now no one is even fishing there anymore...
  10. Leprechaun

    Post your 2019-2025 Fluke Pix & Trip Reports Here!

    Seems we have two Matts on this thread. MakoMatt - good luck with your tests!
  11. Leprechaun

    Post your 2019-2025 Fluke Pix & Trip Reports Here!

    Matt - Geez. BoatGuy - funny how that works, right?
  12. Leprechaun

    Post your 2019-2025 Fluke Pix & Trip Reports Here!

    I have so many friends with boats that have given me standing open invites that it’s becoming a viable option. Don’t wanna do it, but at 70 years old now the boat is becoming a burden, both physically and financially. Oh, and recently, mentally as well. Just heard from a friend that he has a...
  13. Leprechaun

    Post your 2019-2025 Fluke Pix & Trip Reports Here!

    Thanks! It takes a ton of on-going effort to keep a 39+ year old production boat looking and running fresh. Hence my earlier comments. Did you happen to notice the look of disappointment/disgust on my face? Because I'm sure it was there. :rolleyes:
  14. Leprechaun

    Post your 2019-2025 Fluke Pix & Trip Reports Here!

    I'm starting to think the formerly unthinkable, regarding next season. Why fork out what it costs in time, effort, and money (of course!) for these crummy results? Make it make sense.
  15. Leprechaun

    Post your 2019-2025 Fluke Pix & Trip Reports Here!

    Just to add on - fished solo yesterday. Hit George's favorite inshore reef (see his avatar), which is absolutely infested with shorts. Drop and stick fishing. After an hour of this I headed deep - for more shorts, albeit much healthier ones. Actual final count for the day ( I kept track) 49 fish...
  16. Leprechaun

    What's your opinion on the ICAST winner?

    I have already seen numerous on-line ICAST reviews of this reel (because being a reel nerd, that's what I do at 05:00 during breakfast - and during work breaks as well), and I did look at the article. Nowhere to be found is exactly what those supposed "Power Digigear and Pinion" are made of...
  17. Leprechaun

    What's your opinion on the ICAST winner?

    Are you asking me? Well, Okay, here goes - if they are still using those zinc/pot metal gears in the BG series, then as Randy Jackson used to say on American Idol, "It's a hard pass for me, dog." Next time you're in there, Ask John @Trophy Tackle about the longevity of those gears. That...
  18. Leprechaun

    Post your 2019-2025 Fluke Pix & Trip Reports Here!

    Had George and Capt. Mike aboard for an offshore trip yesterday. A fairly significant 3'-4' roll with a light East breeze made figuring out my drift lines a bit tough at first. Anyway, we caught plenty of shorts, including a pair of 18.5" on the last drift, but only found a single fish for the...
  19. Leprechaun

    Any opinions on this X-Braid winning best of show at ICAST

    Be careful, X-Braid is made by YGK/Japan - I believe. The Daiwa line you linked to I tried and hated. Very low abrasion resistance. The regular J-Braid I still use.
  20. Leprechaun

    Post your 2019-2025 Fluke Pix & Trip Reports Here!

    Only one for me in my entire life. 11.2lbs in 2006 - hit a tandem-rigged squid over one of my old-time open bottom drops. What a beauty she was too . . . Jeez, I look 20 years younger. Oh wait . . . :rolleyes:

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