Good morning JustMrWill<br /><br />Yes I do have a fishing charter, just click on the little school house on my post!!!!<br /><br />I've done some commercial fishing and I've done a lot of recreational fishing here at home and and thru out the country!!! Have done a lot of fresh water fishing for trout, land lock salmon and atlantic salmon!!!! now a days I do very little fresh water fishing!!!<br /><br />My expertise in salt water fishing is strictly around Cape Ann!!!! In Florida and the Bahamas I'm just a novice!!!! I am the worlds worst fly fisherman,I do the opposite of what they teach!!!!<br /><br />There are plenty of good people on this forum that know about salt water fishing and we all have our own technique and how toos!!!<br /><br />So, what would you like to know, other then all our very top secret spots!!!!!!! <br /><br />I would like to know where to go for what and how to catch the "what". I don't want to go out an spend money on equipment that doesn't work for what is in the area. I trailer my boat and mostly launch in Weymouth or Naraganset Bay. I am just starting so I really am not sure what type of fish I should be looking for. I hear about blues and stripers all the time...what else is around that is a good sport fish...I am the only one in my family that likes fish so most likely catch and release (most of the time).<br /><br />I scuba dive all summer with a local dive club but we usually get done diving early (noonish) so am looking for something to do on the boat afterwards that doesn't require "tooo" much planning and equipment. I guess I would mostly be using artifical lures but if live would be better...I need to know what to get (and where) to catch the different type of fish.<br /><br />Is there any resources (books, websites, etc) that you would recommend...maybe a quick reference chart...with say... type of fish (picture of cource) what they eat, what is good bait/lure/type of presentation, type of equipment (rod length, line strength...leader etc), when they are in the area? <br /><br />Thanks again for the response.<br /><br />-JustMrWill
You want to know what takes years to learn, in one post!!! That won't happen unless Ralph or some one else want's to be your mentor!!!<br /><br />You are suppose to be a diver!!! Therefore you should be seeing stripers on your dive!!!! nobody taught me how to fish!!! My father, uncle, godfather, cousin, were all commercial fishermen, they hated to go fishing for enjoyment!!!! My uncle today when i rent a boat won't go just for the ride!!!<br /><br />That's what is wrong with you youth and some adults, you want everything handed to you on a silver platter!!! If you come to cape ann look for the white crosses that i throw out to mark the good fishing spots!!!<br /><br />Are you under 16 then i might have a defferant opinon and help you!!!<br /><br />Go find your own spots!!!!!! I am not looking for a lifetime of information in one post...I just need a good starting spot. I don't want to buy stuff to catch a type of fish that is not "in season". I would prefer to actually catch something every now and then While diving, I haven't seen many stripers (but I am usually looking in holes and on the ground for lobsters sooo...I may have missed the large school swim by). When fishing freshwater...I have one or two lures that will catch just about anything in this region...is there any favorite saltwater lures?<br /><br />-JustMrWill
I would have to say that Iam not a lure fisherman!!! 99% of my fishing is with bait when fishing for stripers!!!!! Have started this past season using poppers!!!!<br /><br />Most of my fishing for bluefish is with lures, cd-18mu mags, these are diving plugs and I will troll or cast them!!! blue/white orange/mustad red/white, the only colors ya need!!!!
hopefully mine will be in by the 15th of April<br />Schoolie stripers might start to arrive shortly after!!! I actully forget when i 1st catch em with the flyrod!!!<br /><br />Don't know how big your boat is JustMrWill,but a little tip on rod holders if your stern is narrow and you want to troll a couple extra rods you can take 1-1/2" pvc pipe about 14" long and a couple of elbows,glue them together and run them out of your side holders!!! trying to visualize what your saying.one pipe and two elbows.wouldnt have a pic would ya.sounds interesting.thanksOriginally posted by Fly Rod:<br />
Sorry about confusing ya!!!! After reading the quote it is hard to understand!!!<br /><br />Here is what I should have stated:<br /><br />one lengh of 1-1/2" of pvc about 14" long, with a notch on the bottom end to lock with original rod holder pin to keep pvc from turning!! Glue and add one elbow and then glue another length of 14" pvc!! Do the same for the other side!!!<br /><br />Note: Some standard rod holders will not accept 1-1/2" pvc!! would show picture but have a hard time trying to get pictures up!!! 
