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FASTEDDIE29
04-26-2020, 04:01 PM
I was off Friday so wanted to do some catfishing. Caught some Rainbows for cut bait with ease. Set up shop with heads and chunks. Only 1 runoff in 5 hours. Maybe I would’ve done better with Shad. Can’t beat cut Shad for bait when they’re in the river. Hmmmmmmm!

Saturday I stayed local on the Raritan. Hooked 3 Stripers all day and they all snapped me off due to a faulty rod tip. The top eye on the St. Croix has a razor sharp nick in it, right where the line sits in retrieve. The action slowed right when I figured out my braid was getting ruined and severed by a faulty eye! It will be fixed. The fish I hooked were all peeling drag, dammit, lol!

Sunday back to the scene of the crime. Spot 1 didn’t have any signs of life. Bounced around and finally found some shorts to play with. Managed 3 shorts on the magic plug before the wind started howling like a train. Nice feisty 23-26 inch class fish, very clean. All in all a tough weekend! TIGHT LINEZ!!!:D
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thmyorke1
04-26-2020, 05:36 PM
unforunate rod malfunction :( those are hard to detect too. Nice stripes and good use of the short rainbows :D

Mikey topaz
04-26-2020, 05:38 PM
Aghhhh it happens! That rod is lucky to still be in one piece!!!!!!! I know you fast!🤣

catsmeow
04-26-2020, 06:29 PM
In the old days you ran women hose through the tip to detect any burrs, not sure you can find any hose today.

bigfishy
04-26-2020, 06:31 PM
In the old days you ran women hose through the tip to detect any burrs, not sure you can find any hose today.

Q tips!!!

NickM221
04-26-2020, 08:51 PM
Glad you found some today! I wound up swapping to trout when the stripers didnt cooperate this morning

JDTuna
04-28-2020, 05:42 PM
Still got them! Very nice.