stripers

Any chance if I go out to Quincy around the inlet at wollaston with a plug or 2 tomorrow at or before dawn I could pick up a striper? Should have the tide on my side. Too early in year or worth a shot? No one seems to answer when I post in the saltwater category...[/i]

I fish from shore

The bass are there It's all about timing, catching the tide right etc. Give it hell, good luck

I was at Red Top today and they where asking people to donate a fish for a local food bank.I was there for a half hour and saw 3 stripers that where donated all over 33 inchs and 1 was 38 inchs and 20 ponds.=hey are differently in.

If you fish the Quincy area try the neck or Nut Island they are there also so aren't flounder.If you go at night or early morning bring a friend or somthing else because it gets a litttle sketchie down there.

If you fish the Quincy area try the neck or Nut Island they are there also so aren't flounder.If you go at night or early morning bring a friend or somthing else because it gets a litttle sketchie down there.

you are going to laugh but I have an ugly stick with about 8 pound test line on it and some large freshwater lures..no live bait or cut bait just lures. fishing down at the end near that inlet 5 am or 430 high tide is 340 am

I'm not gonna laugh..I'm going to ask why you would bother trying to chase big fish when you are clearly not prepared for them? Why risk breaking off just because you don't have the gear? Why would you put these fish at risk because of your carelessness?

If you want to fish for stripers...why not go out and get the gear for them? So you can not only effectively fish for them, but also safely land and/or release them without damage or putting them at risk once they are trailing your lure and line because you snapped off..or because you have such light tackle you tire the fish beyond exhaustion just to try and land it which can put the chance of survival pretty low once released in that state due to build up of acid in the fish etc...I am not saying this to be rude, but because I enjoy fishing and do not like people harming a great fishery out of ignorance...

I agree. You're not gonna get anywhere with that gear. I have a 10' surfcaster doing nothing in my garage. It's yours if you want it. PM me if you're interested.

well it's a combination I don't think that having 80 pound braid own a 12 foot pole with steel leaders is very challenging I do like the fight of the fish but I am also very careful when landing them. rarely lose any gear. but my second thing is my wife is also pregnant if I can afford spending hundreds of dollars on the exact proper gear I would. also I have never tried or caught anything from the surf in massachusetts . I have in the past on long beach island new jersey with 15 pound line with 35-50 pound leader

well it's a combination I don't think that having 80 pound braid own a 12 foot pole with steel leaders is very challenging I do like the fight of the fish but I am also very careful when landing them. rarely lose any gear. but my second thing is my wife is also pregnant if I can afford spending hundreds of dollars on the exact proper gear I would. also I have never tried or caught anything from the surf in massachusetts . I have in the past on long beach island new jersey with 15 pound line with 35-50 pound leader

you don't need a ton of money plus I'm offering a free rod. The 10' gives you a lot of casting distance too. I bought an 8' spinning rod for 20 bucks at sports authority and a $50 reel with 20 # power pro. It's still a challenge. There's no horsing a big fish with this setup but I also can get it in and release him with plenty of energy to get back at it.

here is the link to my rod and reel combo. it is a little better than what I thought . 7 foot medium to heavy action 12 pound line but says freshwater medium heavy


http://m.sportchalet.com/#!/product/detail/301592_3064474

Well, how did you do Nevermind, just saw the trip report

I said proper gear not over kill lol. You yourself said you went in the surf with 15 pound and a heavy leader...why would you think Massachusetts would require less?

I also didn't say spend a ton..hell Job Lots has surf rods for sale at like 10-20 bucks..Rod and spooled reel.

My problem is that many fishermen want to chase big fish but do not want to be bothered to use things like a net or anything they don't just have laying about...when the truth is these kinds of attitudes kill fish. Either by breaking weak line and later tethering a fish or tangling its stomach closed etc. Or by exhausting a fish beyond healthy limits and even though the fish "swims away" it dies within hours because it can never recover properly. Don't believe me then take to the almighty interwebs and find out for yourself about proper catch and release mechanics and why they are important. Even if you plan to keep your catch, you can't keep them all due to size and/or creel limit.

I've seen some 50+ pounders caught out of our waters not that long ago. From the surf mind you not from boats....even thinking you can handle that with 8 pound is , well silly.

I personally fish 12-20 pound mono line for all my large species fishing and have safely landed and handled fish to 35+ pounds, in fact I land fish to the mid/high 20's on a very regular basis. I use 12 foot rods because they are able to cast a country mile and give me the back bone needed to handle large fish in big waters. I personally would not go less then 9 foot for surf with ability to handle 12 pound line and 1-3 ounce lures. A 7 foot rod is fine for a boat or small stream/river but it does not have the turning and fighting ability for big currents and long distance fights..I have seen many try and I have seen many fail, typically resulting in a situation that could harm the fish they were chasing. I mean tell me how a striper runs and breaks off a lure trailing 50+ yards of line is a good thing?

So you can think what you want, we are all adults here..but a bit of forethought goes a long way toward improving our fisheries.