Passaic Prospecting

[Rickhem]

Had a bit of time this morning so I stopped at a few of my favorite locations along the lower Passaic, and threw some lures for a while. Hooked and landed a nice striper, about 26", on a topwater, so they're still around.
Then I lost my lure to a blanket or something a few feet from shore, and had to stand there and look at it after breaking it off. Now since loosing a good lure stinks, and having to look at it out there afterwards is even worse, I went back to the car, put on my waders, and walked out to reclaim my lure. I ended up cutting a bunch more lures out of that blanket. We all know how much more fish-catching-mojo is in reclaimed lures, so I saved the decent ones.


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[Fish n Jeep]

Good thing there wasn't a body wrapped in that blanket. Nice haul!

[Jigman13]

That's my Rat-L-Trap!!!! jk...

[kcritch]

Congrats on the new gear...but where's the pic of the Striper?

[MikeNJ]

Congrats on the new gear...but where's the pic of the Striper?

x2

[Rickhem]

I caught the striper further downstream, and the bank was a lot muddier there. Landing the fish got my shoes, my hands, and the fish covered with that oh-so-aeromatic Passaic River mud, and I wanted to get the fish cleaned off and back into the water ASAP, so alas, no fish pic for that one.

[kcritch]

I caught the striper further downstream, and the bank was a lot muddier there. Landing the fish got my shoes, my hands, and the fish covered with that oh-so-aeromatic Passaic River mud, and I wanted to get the fish cleaned off and back into the water ASAP, so alas, no fish pic for that one.

I know what you mean about the aeromatics....sometimes I have a hard time convincing myself that it's only mud!

[Jigman13]

the morning after a night of Budweiser type of mud... LOL

[kcritch]

the morning after a night of Budweiser type of mud... LOL

Oh gee thanks...that'll be a comforting thought the next time I'm ankle deep in it hoping my shoe doesn't get sucked off. :D !!! That's just gross dude. Funny.... but gross.

[Jigman13]

hahaha...

[MikeNJ]

I caught the striper further downstream, and the bank was a lot muddier there. Landing the fish got my shoes, my hands, and the fish covered with that oh-so-aeromatic Passaic River mud, and I wanted to get the fish cleaned off and back into the water ASAP, so alas, no fish pic for that one.
Gotta love that smell! Did your eleventh finger and toe start coming in yet? :p