"John H." wrote in message
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On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:03:41 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
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"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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I don't know of any reason to keep those fish you intend to eat
at
the
end of a day's trip in the livewell.

Because 1/2 a day equals 12 hours. If you're out fishing that
long
and
bluefish are the reward, you keep them half a day fresher. Ice is
fine,
but live is better. Your mileage may vary. Matter of fact, it
WILL
v

1/2 day does not equal 12 hours when fishing. 1/2 day boats in
San
Diego
do about 6 hours and the 3/4 day boats that go to the Coronados in
MX
leave at 6am and return at about 6 pm.

When I say 1/2 day, it means 12 hours. I don't care what a bunch of
California pansies use as the definition.

When you go for a day fishing, do you spend 24 hours out in the lake?

Oddly enough, I have done it.

So have I but, is known as an overnight boat or trip.


If someone tells you they'll stop by in "about 1/2 hour" and they
arrive
in 20 minutes, do you have convulsions?


No, but wife's do.


I'm heading out for 5/24ths of a day of fishing. There's a particular spot
on Lake Ontario where unconscious smallmouth have been seen. The NY DEC
has
determined that overcrowding is the problem. They recorded a series of odd
coconut sounds underwater. It was the fish's heads colliding. I have to do
something about their numbers.


If you can't catch your fill in five hours, you're wasting your time.

As it turned out, that was the case. Everyone at the boat launch were asking
"WTF is going on here today?" Absolutely nothing was biting, not even the
usual annoyances like sunfish. We tried worms, crayfish, minnows, 23
different colors of plastic creatures, 10 sizes & shapes of Rapalas,
Dardevils, Mepps....you name it. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. The fishfinder
had a ball though. At one point, we were on top of a school of perch that
filled the screen for 30 minutes. But no.....they were too busy to even tap
the hook.