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Michael
Joined: 28 Jan 2012
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Location: Bridgeport
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 Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 5:07 pm Post subject: First One of the Year!!!! |
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Site member Jeff offered me a ride to the Reef Thursday and we went. Got there around 1:30pm on the incoming tide and worked the rest of the incoming. There was a gusty west wind making the Norwalk side choppy.
Jeff stuck with pencil poppers and also tried throwing a Storm Shad. Lures I played around with included pearl grey shiner Flat Rap FLR-10, original pearl shad FLR-10, mullet Saltwater Skitter Pop SSP-9, and flake blue Max Rap MXR-13.
I landed a 4 pound taylor on the SSP-9. Other than that, Jeff and I had no other hits.
Saw a few boats come and go.
Hit the road just before 4pm.
Today makes it the earliest time of year I've ever caught a bluefish. |
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Jeff
Joined: 06 Jul 2012
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| Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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| I figured once you hooked into that blue we would have some action for a while. At least it was a nice day to get out! |
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Michael
Joined: 28 Jan 2012
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Location: Bridgeport
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| Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Found what was either a peanut bunker or alewife in its stomach. I was very surprised we never got anything else. |
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bassinthesalt
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| Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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| probably dont want to eat blues around here. loaded with all kinds of crap thats bad for you |
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fivestring
Joined: 21 Aug 2012
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| Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Hey bassinthesalt, I've always wondered. What kind of bad stuff would a bluefish from around here be loaded with? |
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Jeff
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| Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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| All they say is that you should minimize the amount you eat them. And to make sure you cut out the dark meat because that has the higher concentrations of PCBs. Otherwise there's nothing wrong with eating a blue from time to time. |
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sonamcobain
Joined: 09 Aug 2012
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| Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 8:58 am Post subject: |
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| Glad got a report that reef is open . Here in ny yesterday ppl were catching a lot of blues under verazano bridge, hopefully il catch mine soon. |
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Redneckangler
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Location: Meriden, CT
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| Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 10:16 am Post subject: |
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I don't want blues yet! Stripers are all over and the blues just tear through gear!
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sonamcobain
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| Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Redneckangler wrote: | | I don't want blues yet! Stripers are all over and the blues just tear through gear! |
im pretty much new to fishing this being my third year of it. I really did notice like u said once the blues come the stripers are more hard to get. Anways going to penfield reeftomorrow. Hope to bump into of you guys there one of these days! |
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fishingkid
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| Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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| I caught two blues around the same size as Michael's in that area this morning with my dad. |
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