Well, it happened this week. Every season, there’s a moment you think back on and wish you did something just a little differently. A little Monday morning quarterbacking, if you will. Well, this one hurt. The blitzes this week in the Three Bays were pretty ridiculous, lasting almost two entire tides each day. The fish […]
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You always need a plan. Sure, catching stripers–especially of the large variety–is almost always the primary goal. You can say “I really want to catch a big bass on the fly” or “let’s try for stripers tossing spooks around structure .” These are great plans. But last week, when Todd of Dupe a Fish, Geoff […]
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Today on the pod, we’ve got Capt. Brian Coombs of Get Tight Sportfishing, back for a second interview. Check out the first episode with Brian Coombs here. In this podcast, we talk about big pelagic bass to coming up from the depths to blast your spook plug, the proper way to catch monsters in a […]
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Well, we’re in the midst of a ridiculous pogie bite all along Cape Cod Bay and up the South Shore; one of the best ones we’ve seen in a very long time. And while this bite has been going on for a few weeks now, I get the feeling the pogies may be shredded and […]
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Well, those big stripers in Cape Cod Bay I talked about in my last report are going to have to wait, because we’re taking Team Seven Stripes on the road (or sea) this weekend. Tomorrow, we’ll be taking Mal de Mer over to the Vineyard. I got some really great intel from Capt. Nick Kathmann […]
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Fishing is figuring out the little things. Every once in a while–maybe once a season if you’re lucky–one tiny thing clicks that helps you understand how to catch stripers more consistently.
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Here I was, worryin’ away that the big push of bass would be nonexistent this year, and the migration goes and TOTALLY REDEEMS ITSELF. Big bass, I mean some real biggins’ folks, are in Cape Cod Bay. We’re talkin’ about bass up to 40lbs. Although it’s not Race Point and backside that’s holding the big […]
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With the temps suddenly reaching typical summer levels, the big bass are finally beginning to show up. And show up they will. The plan this weekend is to find these larger fish, whatever the cost. Whatever it takes! However much gas we have to burn, we’re going to get it done. A reminder: we’re ramping […]
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In this episode, I chat with Tad Beagley and Nick Vercollone of the North South River Watershed Association about the South Shore Striper Tournament happening this weekend (June 7th, 8th, 9th). This is an all catch and release tournament that supports the conservation efforts of the association. Registration is $70 per angler ($35 for children). […]
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If the striper season were a five-course meal, we’d be just about finishing our wedge salad and the server would be dropping sizzling 24oz New York Strip in front of us. Is that a good analogy? No, not at all. But it’s how I’m feeling right now. Sure, the bread was good. Soup and salad […]
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