SwimBait Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 (edited) Three schoolies dead low tide in a new area for me. First one was a fat little porker. Edit to add: I did see a seal tight to the rocks I was fishing as I was leaving. Thing was barking like crazy too. Edited June 5, 2017 by SwimBait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deniz Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 Decided to take a break form fishing the big river and hit my favorite North Shore spot to do some livelining from the rocks. Saturday night I fished the incoming the fish were already there when i got to my spot. Me and my buddy managed a dozen bass with 3 keepers, biggest being 32". It was tons of fun watching the bass chase the bait around. We went back Sunday morning and there were less fish around. We got a few schoolies and I lost the only keeper of the morning. There is a lots of bait around and I saw a lot of bass swimming around (ranging from schools of 20" fish up to those 30-32" ones) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdowning Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 Livelining macks or somethg else ? -bd Decided to take a break form fishing the big river and hit my favorite North Shore spot to do some livelining from the rocks. Saturday night I fished the incoming the fish were already there when i got to my spot. Me and my buddy managed a dozen bass with 3 keepers, biggest being 32". It was tons of fun watching the bass chase the bait around. We went back Sunday morning and there were less fish around. We got a few schoolies and I lost the only keeper of the morning. There is a lots of bait around and I saw a lot of bass swimming around (ranging from schools of 20" fish up to those 30-32" ones) Pfantum Pfishah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 Fished Sunday morning Swampscott/Marblehead/Salem area, found some macks (not a ton, still struggling to find bait). Found bass, nothing huge, biggest was 27" but still a great day on the water until it dropped 20 degrees in the afternoon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joppa Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 Finally a good push of decent fish this morning too many too count 30"-40" fish feeding on large herring they were all released including this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheBassMan Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 (edited) Get used to it. Anyone fishing at night is automatically assumed to be up to no good. I've been approached by the law more than once. I am assuming that you were fishing at night, maybe not ? -bd Yeah, I was by myself around 11:00 in the rain. Officer was rather inquisitive: "Ain't it a little wet to to fishing? Are you homeless? Are you camping out here?" Nice guy though, and I understood his standpoint taking into account the circumstances, especially since I should've known better and had an ID on me. I've seen a much greater presence of EPOs in both Mass and NH this year and that's a good thing. My favorite spot is a sketchy place to be even in the daytime, would never go there after dark but I usually have it to myself! I've yet to see any up here, much less ever be approached by one. Good to hear it though. I've seen a good bit of, to put it lightly, "irresponsible harvesting" up here, despite all the reports of catches being seized south of the Cape, for the most part. On the right path, though, if more officers are around. Glad to hear that everyone here is getting into'em. Can't wait to get out again. Tight lines all! Edited June 5, 2017 by DanTheBassMan Serious pullage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deniz Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 Livelining macks or somethg else ? -bd All caught on harbor pollock. If i see the bass are in the area but will not take a pollock then I try to catch some macks and they usually work better. However, the bass were attacking the pollock on sight the last couple of days so there was no point to try for macks especially when they are harder to get from shore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimBait Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 Yeah, I was by myself around 11:00 in the rain. Officer was rather inquisitive: "Ain't it a little wet to to fishing? Are you homeless? Are you camping out here?" Nice guy though, and I understood his standpoint taking into account the circumstances, especially since I should've known better and had an ID on me. I've yet to see any up here, much less ever be approached by one. Good to hear it though. I've seen a good bit of, to put it lightly, "irresponsible harvesting" up here, despite all the reports of catches being seized south of the Cape, for the most part. On the right path, though, if more officers are around. Glad to hear that everyone here is getting into'em. Can't wait to get out again. Tight lines all! Seems like a pretty ridiculous line of questioning if you ask me. I'm just your average homeless guy walking around in waders, korkers and a $500 10WT setup officer. I know these guys are just doing there job and I welcome the seeing them out, but sweet Jesus! Every EO I have ran into (4-5 over the years) have always asked me first and foremost..."how's the fishing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBean5 Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 Finally a good push of decent fish this morning too many too count 30"-40" fish feeding on large herring they were all released including this one Nice fish ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loneangler87 Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Live line those pollack next time and catch a sea monster how would you hook up the pollock for striper I catch them all the time never thought of it tried hooking a mackerel couple times they die quick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheBassMan Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 (edited) Seems like a pretty ridiculous line of questioning if you ask me. I'm just your average homeless guy walking around in waders, korkers and a $500 10WT setup officer. I know these guys are just doing there job and I welcome the seeing them out, but sweet Jesus! Every EO I have ran into (4-5 over the years) have always asked me first and foremost..."how's the fishing." Haha. Couple things to note: no waders (sports shorts), no Korkers (beaten up pair of crocs), minus $400 on the fly setup and minus 6 wts***. I was looking pretty ratty, so I don't think his judgement was too out there. He wasn't environmental either, just regular PD officer who'd been called to look into "suspicious activity" at a sketchy spot. Enough with my story, for now I think, and back to the reports before I derail this thread again***. Anyways, I stuck 8 fish from 18-36" tonight and lost every single one. The 36" slammed a pencil, tarponed 50' away, and popped off. That's gonna hurt for while. Went swimming a few times, too, thanks to the swell. *** Note - I started a 5 page debate here about light tackle around page 280, in which I acted like a smartass the whole time. Apologies to anyone whom I offended last summer . I think it was justified in this case because the fish were all under 20" and landed promptly. Edited June 6, 2017 by DanTheBassMan Serious pullage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheBassMan Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 (edited) how would you hook up the pollock for striper I catch them all the time never thought of it tried hooking a mackerel couple times they die quick I'd rig mackerel and pollock more or less the same depending on the situation. If I might be trolling/moving at all, I'd go in under the lower jaw and out between the nostrils. If I was targeting one specific area and not planning on moving, I'd go in front of the dorsal fin just deep enough not to lose them while casting. Too deep and you'll destroy the spine/too much muscle and the bait will die quickly. When done right, the latter methods seems to prolong bait longevity over the former method. Also, baits seem to diver deeper and swim more actively when hooked through the back. As bait, I generally prefer mackerel to pollock, as I think a mackerel will usually outlast a pollock of the same size, and they seem to instinctively trigger fish to bite a bit more impulsively than pollock. If they're keyed in on one over the other, feed'em what they crave. Edited June 6, 2017 by DanTheBassMan Serious pullage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loneangler87 Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 I will have to try again I hook them like I would shiners in freshwater pollock taste great mackerel too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrock Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Fishing from shore, I find the pollack tend to dive into the rocks. I have better luck with them hooking as mentioned above but fished under a float. "mother Theresa was a POS"-fish'nmagician Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 I hook my macks through one nostril when slow trolling them or letting them free swim on my bait runner, they are quite hardy and last a long time that way at least in my experience. If fishing a boulder field I will use a bobber as they dive into the rocks when bass are chasing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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