December 2024 Fishing Reports

[Sudsy]

13 mins ago, hobobob said:

 

Now I know why you cat is acting strange. Vegan diet? 

Still in hiding from when you came over

 

 

[plugchucker]

2 hours ago, Sudsy said:

What fun is catching bait if you can't feed it back to a large ?

Unless you're one of those that eats those disgusting things

 

Herring is the first thing I learned to live line many years ago. There was a spot just off a highway where you could get all ya wanted, into a make shift live well and off to MoCo they would go. 
I actually like them when they come out of a jar. Tasty 

[fishless]

44 mins ago, Sudsy said:

Still in hiding from when you came over

 

 

Ever see what Hobo brings to every fling?  This is the raw version.  

[RatWhacker X5]

 

[hobobob]

1 hour ago, Sudsy said:

Still in hiding from when you came over

 

 

 

^^ What you promised vs reality.

 

[hobobob]

2 Months no harvest.  Easy peasy.  Yall can still have your hero shots, just no walk off with garbage bags.

[Snaps]

How the eff are they gonna know if they achieve the reduction target ???? 

count all the fish ???  or when you wade out to the bar, your walking on them ???

Sorry , their science is flawed, their options are smoke and mirrors and the Logic is pretzel logic.

 

Didn't all this BS start in Mass ??? 

There is such a thing as natural predators, ever see how many fish seals eat??? I watched Harbor seals devour a 5lb tog carcass, like it was a effing ritz cracker.. Migration patterns change some No ??? maybe water temp, current , food source ??? How many punds did those bunker boats pull out ????

I get what John is saying how many effing pictures do you need ??? a lot of these people think it is an endless resource, they will just move on to something else.  Seen one kid ,  after he takes the effin picture asking if he can borrow my pliers to unbutton a fish, I  had to yell at him, due YOU NEED TO BE PREPARED !!! Oh I wasnt expecting that.

 

[Snaps]

1 min ago, hobobob said:

2 Months no harvest.  Easy peasy.  Yall can still have your hero shots, just no walk off with garbage bags.

all those effers up there NJFW ought to have an office there . You can direct traffic, black bags to the left white to the right.....LOL

[hobobob]

5 mins ago, Snaps said:

all those effers up there NJFW ought to have an office there . You can direct traffic, black bags to the left white to the right.....LOL

Way ahead of you. They have scooter, ebikes to collect and transport fish for all his buddies.  See when you have good enough binoculars, you can see quite a bit of action. 

[Snaps]

1 hour ago, hobobob said:

Way ahead of you. They have scooter, ebikes to collect and transport fish for all his buddies.  See when you have good enough binoculars, you can see quite a bit of action. 

Maybe , I need a pair of range finders.

[ChumSlickJon]

3 hours ago, Snaps said:

I get what John is saying how many effing pictures do you need ??? a lot of these people think it is an endless resource, they will just move on to something else.  Seen one kid ,  after he takes the effin picture asking if he can borrow my pliers to unbutton a fish, I  had to yell at him, due YOU NEED TO BE PREPARED !!! Oh I wasnt expecting that.

Juan

Pronounced Who Wan

[hobobob]

I don't want.

[Artie Fishil]

I really tried not to get involved in this discussion, but here I am. I have watched many fishermen snag and drop by using a metal lure, you can tell by the way they stop reeling and open the bail. When I said something to these guys I get answers like I release all my fish, even the ones that get hooked in the gills? I have had guys tell me that they hooked up so fast that they could not reel in the bunker and change to a circle hook, who knows? By the way, that regulation must have been written by boat fishermen for boat fishermen, think about it. I have been told by an angler that  the regulations allow for a fish between 28 and 39 inches, which told me how big the fish he was being photographed with was. When I told him that it was 31 inches not 39 inches, the story changed to I found it on the beach, must have come of some boat, I promised grandma that I would bring her a fish home. I told him that the warden would most likely believe that story. I walked away,  looked back and saw him release the now dead fish. Perhaps New Jersey should discontinue the bonus tag program to make up for any potential loss of days fishing for bass, what a dumb idea, give up a revenue source in New Jersey. Something needs to be done, catch and release only would be a big help, at least most of the bass could swim away, except for the ones that get hooked in the gills, that bright red blood and no emergency room for fish usually means that they won't make it. Catch and release, at least for a limited duration, might be helpful to improve the numbers and it might make the wardens job easier, no possession. End of rant.

Edited December 11, 2024 by Artie Fishil
left off the letter y in the word they.

[recoil]

Good Advice here.

Fish Handling.pdf

Edited December 11, 2024 by recoil

[lostinthewash]

1 hour ago, Artie Fishil said:

I really tried not to get involved in this discussion, but here I am. I have watched many fishermen snag and drop by using a metal lure, you can tell by the way they stop reeling and open the bail. When I said something to these guys I get answers like I release all my fish, even the ones that get hooked in the gills? I have had guys tell me that they hooked up so fast that they could not reel in the bunker and change to a circle hook, who knows? By the way, that regulation must have been written by boat fishermen for boat fishermen, think about it. I have been told by an angler that  the regulations allow for a fish between 28 and 39 inches, which told me how big the fish he was being photographed with was. When I told him that it was 31 inches not 39 inches, the story changed to I found it on the beach, must have come of some boat, I promised grandma that I would bring her a fish home. I told him that the warden would most likely believe that story. I walked away,  looked back and saw him release the now dead fish. Perhaps New Jersey should discontinue the bonus tag program to make up for any potential loss of days fishing for bass, what a dumb idea, give up a revenue source in New Jersey. Something needs to be done, catch and release only would be a big help, at least most of the bass could swim away, except for the ones that get hooked in the gills, that bright red blood and no emergency room for fish usually means that they won't make it. Catch and release, at least for a limited duration, might be helpful to improve the numbers and it might make the wardens job easier, no possession. End of rant.

2 weeks ago I had 3 potheads walk past me just smoking and bs'ing, no fishing until they saw me catch my 2nd fish right where they were just fishing. They catch a fish, and no bs after a 5-10 minute photo shoot and multiple measurements (as if the fish was going to grow) they released it. I just shook my head in disbelief. Hopefully the fish made it.