Opening Bass Day

joshmon71 · #1 09-30-2010, 02:36 PM

Couple of videos from the 23 seacraft off chatham in June. One shows the striper porn-acres of air breathing stripers-all keepers. about 3-4 miles off chatham. Prob the same schools that went deep for bass season and Tim has some in his shots. The commentary is courtesy of a friend, true irish accent from boston

and another friend. Mind you were we trolling bars so we did not want to catch stripers! Evry time the schools swung into the bars they always hit the long center rigger waaay back. Thats why friends come fishing-to work the spread

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striper porn off chatham on the surface:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4t864J6pUM

Later the same day C&R a 65"inch bluefin-swam it for 10 or so and released. Only have shots of the swim, 2 much excitement to film the fight. Note commentator(not me) is incorrect you need a 73" to sell(or at that time to keep as trophy if rec):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVrB76omi-U

-Josh

Bigshrimpin · #2 09-30-2010, 03:29 PM

I've never seen a school like that ever!!! Amazing footage. looks like it was past the 3 mile mark . . .

rockdoc · #3 09-30-2010, 07:37 PM

It was sick. I've been chasing stripers religiously since age 6 (46 years!) and I have to say that to see this many keepers and NOT want to catch them was a new one on me. And this was inside the 3 mile line, but we were in and out chasing tuna so didn't keep any bass. (I was the one running Josh's boat, trying to avoid the stripers)

Steve

natchalkley · #4 09-30-2010, 06:18 PM

the first time we went out this year it was rediculous. at any time while we were tuna fishing we could see 10 schools like that all around the boat!