some friends and i had 2 awesome nites out by the james river bridge. No huge fish over about 25" but it was almost everycast for hours you were draggin a striper in the boat.Simple jig head and a zoom fluke pearl white did the trick casting Just an alltogther good time We ended up with 21 after the 2 nitesClick to view attachment

Nice bag for you guys!! Sounds like great action!!

you had six guys fishing?|

hope you had enough people to cover that limit, that's a lot of fish

[quote=crippldogg,Dec 19 2006, 05:25 AM][quote=TLowe6,Dec 19 2006, 03:16 AM]some friends and i had 2 awesome nites out by the james river bridge. No huge fish over about 25" but it was almost everycast for hours you were draggin a striper in the boat.Simple jig head and a zoom fluke pearl white did the trick casting Just an alltogther good time We ended up with 21 after the 2 nitesClick to view attachment
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hope you had enough people to cover that limit, that's a lot of fish

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Must be a big boat to have 10 people on it ..............

6 people on an 18 ft CC?? Must have been really crowded. Hope you can eat all of that fish.

--Brett

That's poor form to take that many fish, you would have a hard time eating that many. I'm not sure if that's pretty work? Hope you were legal?

-Mike

As soon as i posted this is i knew i would get some mixed feelings on that...It said that was our catch for 2 nites and one nite it was 5 people on my friends 20.5' angler cc and 3 on my boat...Poor form regardless it was my first striper fishin trip and im sorry if i have offended some of you.Im just gettin into the saltwater fishing and had a great time either way...once again sorry for the "embarrasment"....oh and yes...we can eat the fish

sigh

I don't see anything wrong with taking a legal bag of fish. I personally eat fish and will keep my limit everytime I go if I am fortunate enough to catch one. I can honestly say that 21 rockfish that are 20-25" will not give a huge amount of meat, 3 good sized tuna will blow that amount out of the water!!! What I do not like is people questioning someone for keeping their legal limit. Those Menhaden boats are killing more rockfish than we could ever catch! So go bag on those guys!! Nice catch man, eat em up....try Drakes mix, it's a great breader from up north, fries up nice and golden brown!!

5 x 2 =10 (day one)

3x2 =6 (day two)

10 + 6 does note equal 21.

Did I miss something? I would suggest being careful and knowing what the limits are. Ignorance of the law is no excuse if you are inspected. A couple of small schoolie striper filets are not worth the fines. More importantly, the resource should be protected so that we all can enjoy it for many years to come, and then our kids after us. I'll get off my soap box....

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alrite im new to this place and almost done with it already...i dont have to explain myself but at the same time dont want simpleminded people talkin their crap...especially the people that dont read the thread correctly....I SAID one nite there was 2 boats...i quote" ...It said that was our catch for 2 nites and one nite it was 5 people on my friends 20.5' angler cc and 3 on my boat..." but like i said stay simpleminded preach wat you want..i agree with you...no fish nor animal is worth payin fines and risking losing my boat or truck...but as for people who want to criticize so strongly...please read carefully before you jump me...I'll get off MY soapbox.... and thanks Gunsman! Ill have to try that!

YOu done good buddy...everybody on here likes to keep their limit of Rockfish (it's only 2 per person).....that's a nice mess of fish and tks for sharing your fishing experience with us. Don't let this thread run you away...it really happens less here than on some of the other boards...Keep those reports coming.....Good job....bob

I agree 100% with Bob. I think watching those menhaden boats rape everything in sight has us all on the defensive. Your followup posts were fairly clear on the number of days and anglers to took to make your catch. And a pretty catch it was. Good work. And your opinion is just as valued as anyone elses, so please continue the reports! Good luck and tight lines.

Keep posting!!! We're all sensitive about our stripers. When people see a picture with a lot of fish, they start doing the math. I was told there would be no math, so just explain a little more in your posts(as you did very well in the folllow-up posts)...but KEEP POSTING!!

These are the bad guys out there....

TLowe,
Welcome aboard, thanks for the post on JRB and a good job - I have been asked what spinniing gear works best for them and I didn't know what to tell them since I use a flyrod for them, blue over white clouser or black over blue size 1/0, some other patterns work but those are the main ones. Now I can tell those guys what spinning gear to use Thanks

Were the fish healthy, we got some Monday that were covered with lesions.

Please keep posting.

[quote=TLowe6,Dec 20 2006, 03:12 AM]:[quote=NJ1,Dec 19 2006, 11:34 PM]5 x 2 =10 (day one)

3x2 =6 (day two)

10 + 6 does note equal 21.

Did I miss something?  I would suggest being careful and knowing what the limits are.  Ignorance of the law is no excuse if you are inspected.  A couple of small schoolie striper filets are not worth the fines.  More importantly, the resource should be protected so that we all can enjoy it for many years to come, and then our kids after us.  I'll get off my soap box....
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alrite im new to this place and almost done with it already...i dont have to explain myself but at the same time dont want simpleminded people talkin their crap...especially the people that dont read the thread correctly....I SAID one nite there was 2 boats...i quote" ...It said that was our catch for 2 nites and one nite it was 5 people on my friends 20.5' angler cc and 3 on my boat..." but like i said stay simpleminded preach wat you want..i agree with you...no fish nor animal is worth payin fines and risking losing my boat or truck...but as for people who want to criticize so strongly...please read carefully before you jump me...I'll get off MY soapbox.... and thanks Gunsman! Ill have to try that!

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My bad. I didn't realize you meant two boats same night. I was never good at math anyway. I have no prob. whatsoever with keeping a limit of fish, I do it often (when I'm lucky enough to catch one). Didn't mean to jump on you--my criticism was intended to educate (which obviously you didn't need) and hopefully prevent trouble with the man. Please accept my apologies and welcome to the board.

Tight lines,

Naved

well since i was the first to post something that drew attention to the number of fish i guess i need to apologize. It was a nice catch. Just so you know i keep my full limit. I hope you stick around this forum. I just joined and have to tell you these guys are not here to critisize. On a lighter note, bet next time you post you will state exactly how many people were fishing and show exactly who caught what. Anyway, that was a joke.. Hope to see your limits on here as often as you get out.
Josh

A lot of people were confused because the word night is down next to one of the pictures. TLowe, keep catching fish, keeping your limit, and posting. I think you will find that this board is extremely friendly (except when folks think someone is doing something to threaten a resource). There was a lot of misunderstanding about the post and maybe we shouldn't have jumped to conclusions but asked ???'s instead. Stick around and enjoy.

--Brett

Thanks guys sorry about the misunderstanding and now thanks for the support...Im just here to learn and no offense was taken from anything just didnt want to be shunned because some thought i was breaking the law...yeah JoshP lol i learned my lesson there.I hope i didnt step on any toes making myself clear.Thanks again for the help clearin this up!oh i almost forgot..no lie we caught over 150 fish in those nites just hangin out having a good time and out of all the fish we only saw one or two with a small lesion on the belly of it so its safe to say all the fish between pylon 90 and 130 are in good health!




this pic should sit a little better with the audience!and remember kids...DONT SMOKE...im just stupid
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Theres my 2!

Nice work. I love catching those guys on light tackle, however you should head out to Cape Henry one of these days and go after the big ones. We have been consistently been catching 30+" fish (largest so far 40") using light tackle (6" Storms) and trolling Stretch 25s and Mojos. Your 18' boat should be fine, mine is only 17' (really 16'7") and I have no problems as long as I pick my days. Hopefully headed out there tomorrow. Welcome to the board.

thanks man!yeah i just picked my boat up a few weeks ago and still kinda new to the game but thats wat i really want to do is go after the big ones! problem is i live way out past franklin va and jrb was closest thing i could get to easy but hopefully b4 the 1st ill make it out there!

Do those fish have a green card ? Your'e in big trouble mister !

Welcome to the board. Keep up the good work.

Ouch...
This thread is almost painful to read.

Nice haul

Stick around. Keep posting. I bought a vacumn sealer the other day so I can seal up as many as I can take legally.

haha i got a bag full in the sink thawin right now for supper!lil bit o catfish too!good eatin tonite

After the 1st you can still fish the ocean until May. Last year I was catching fish until the end of Feb. I fish days with a SW or W wind, perfect conditions for smaller boats. Launch out of Lynnhaven and its a short ride to the oceanfront. Rudee works also espcially when the fish are more south, false Cape etc.

Nice job Tlowe why don't you givem your underwear size to!

I thought the ocean season was till march 31st? I don't have the new regulation card. If it goes until May thats cool just more pullage for the early spring

My mistake. It is until March 31st and then the trophy season starts on May 1st. Sorry, must of been wishful thinking.

[quote=TLowe6,Dec 19 2006, 09:59 PM][quote=RocknRobin,Dec 19 2006, 09:24 AM]That's poor form to take that many fish, you would have a hard time eating that many.  I'm not sure if that's pretty work?  Hope you were legal?

-Mike
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As soon as i posted this is i knew i would get some mixed feelings on that...It said that was our catch for 2 nites and one nite it was 5 people on my friends 20.5' angler cc and 3 on my boat...Poor form regardless it was my first striper fishin trip and im sorry if i have offended some of you.Im just gettin into the saltwater fishing and had a great time either way...once again sorry for the "embarrasment"....oh and yes...we can eat the fish

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I guess its cool if you're legal . So I guess its Pretty Work and Great form!!
-Mike

crossed my mind!

he wouldnt post that picture if he wasnt legal. its just a couple stinkin stripers any ways.

Thats what I say. He's my dog and we gone killem every chance we get. Can't wait to get back on the water again to killem again. Hopefully next time we get in to da big ones.

[quote=TLowe6,Dec 20 2006, 05:13 PM][quote=ANGLER,Dec 20 2006, 05:26 PM]Nice job Tlowe why don't you givem your underwear size to!
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I got U babe

Tlowe - great catch. usually i dont even cast at JRB or M&M, we use cut menhaden and chunk. forget trollin forget castin. we regularly end up with fish like this no sweat.