[knowfish]

I fished the Saybrook jettys the morning at 5 am. On the west jetty I had a few swirls at my popper but nothing connected . Then a big boy hit my silver popper...game on. A great fight on my trout rod withn 10 lb test. My fingers were getting numb as this fish ran and ran again. I finally saw that it was bluefish and a big one. Got him netted and in the boat. A fat early blue that measured 34 inches and pulled the scale down to about 14 lbs. I'm getting the smoker ready .

[mustang11]

Nice... Some of our biggest blues have come early in the season. That must have been a good fight with light gear.

Brian

[MikeOkay]

14 lber on 10lb test sounds like some nice work there. Congrats on the catch. I love the way blues fight right up to the end.

[Michael]

Those gators fight on and on forever!

[rxpxtx]

Thats a good fight man. Nice job on light gear!!
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Dave..... I can be a pain in the bass.

[knowfish]

Yes it was a long fight and the blue made a number of long runs. I actually was getting very arm sore. I thought we'd have to use the motor to run up on the fish. My guess the fight went on for 15 minutes and we tried to net him several times but he just ran agagin and again. My rod was a 6 foot fast taper and the reel was a freshwater size AHAB that hadn't been used in years. I was surprised that he was so fat for this time of year. He had two 8-9 inch bunker in his gut in varying stages of digestion.

[JustinSolak]

[rxpxtx]

Oh, pooper's are great for blues. You just have to be careful when you rig them, so as not to damage the taint. That's why when they really start running, they say any a-hole can catch 'em.
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Dave..... I can be a pain in the bass.

[knowfish]

Thanks guys for pointing out my typo... I edited my post. Fishing in that area has been ...well ....crappy since that trip.