nice fish edisto.rob,i kind of figured i messed up goin too far down the other day.i know where youre talkin.there was notta near the mouth.you know you cant go too far out anyway.spottails are there though.the trout are too.fishin this weekend?
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pictures are worth a thousand words…fish #1 52.8 lbs
fish #2 48.75 lbs fish 1 was caught in 1996 by me in the merrimack river,mass…fish 2 was caught by me in the rappahannock river,va.im still tryin to find some of my sc striper pics.more to come.
forgot to mention,both fish were caught on the same exact rigs i use here with 8 to 10 inch mullet.this was my last trips striper fishing with the old man.also forgot to mention-rod was a garcia conolon/mitchell 302-20lb ande and leader.
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Willy nice fish…
Would like to catch some down here…used to live in Cape May NJ, tore up the Stripers on the Jettys. In my humble opinion no better gamefish on the planet! Tasty too. Would like to catch one from my Yak!!!
try the cooper over at goose creek at north rhett and yeamans.its a beech draggin down to the put in,but my friend robdog reported he caught 4 -6 to 9 lbs the other day.i was there at a similiar time and caught trout and spottails.be careful puttin in over those rocks.i might be there tomorrow sometime wife permitting:smiley:
lures will work or mullet /bigger up to 8 inches.forgot to mention,i fish lbi every year at beachhaven.but cape may is the shat.ill give you that.do you ever go back?
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Nice fish Willy!! Was that the Rappahanck in Va??
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yes sir.the boat was a friend of my fathers who fishes rivers and surf for stripers from obx north to maine.they were in the navy together.these trips were among the last i had with my father.i love that river.my father caught a couple of bigguns also on that trip.there were others also that were smaller.the merrimack rules though.forgot to mention-both fish were released fine.
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Wow…I klived not far from that river for 3 years and had NO idea that it held stripers that big. Then again…I was pretty far upstream. Lie and learn I guess. Again…nice fish.
some of the biggest stripers in va have been caught in that river.wayne retired from the navy and settled around there.but,we fished many areas up and down the east coast.you should see the chesapeake pics i have.they are older and in poor condition so i didnt post them.i will have more pics later. there are big fish here to be caught here also…
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How about the Roanoke River? Anyone fish it - I have been up there a few times. Now that is Rockfishing!!!
roanoke is the latest hot river.although it has been for awhile.want to go in the spring,but funds are tight this year.im already going to long beach island this year,probably in july.i fished the roanoke years ago and it was good then.definately a hot spot.better stock up on barbless hooks,and take plenty of money for bait.they say it is expensive.they only allow barbless hooks during the spawn to ensure low mortality rate.have you ever been to weldon,nc?what are the rates for accomodations during this time?high i bet.the plus is its not too awfully far to go.-just did a search for weldon.its close to the va line.motels are about average,but will go up when fishermen from 300 miles around hit this area all at the same time.i still think this could be a makeable roadtrip though.bet it would be worth it for the story and pics you could bring back.gotta check on license fees and regs.get back at ya.
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This is for all you Low Country Rockfish “Na-Sayers!”
Calibogue- Is that a deceiver that you were frailing upon the water?? I’ve tried shrimp imitations and some streamers with no luck.
I do OK with catching striper in freshwater, but no luck in salt.
See you on the pond,
TomB
For a 500.00 finder’s fee, I will tell you blokes exactly where both fish were caught…
That is a half/half (heavy) on a sinking line…Need more weight than a deceiver most of the time.
how’s about 5 bucks for the general area?
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Jesus it should be obvious to those that live in the low country. How many train trestles do you all fish off of???
Those pics are from 2 different rivers. Every River in LC with some fresh water feed has rockfish! Take your pic…thats general enough!
2 different rivers, one of which is talked about far too often on this site by those with far too little knowledge.
The photographer in that first pic is dam good. Look at the centering…taking the attention off your ugly mug and onto the ________ R. rockfish. Pure genius, I say…
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