"hk" wrote in message
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Tell you what, you get the Seven Dwarfs to behave reasonably here and
elsewhere, and I will follow their example. Good luck with them.




Of course. Got tipped off to "where the fish are" and zipped down to an
area called, of all things, Parker's Creek. No relation to Parker boats.
The blues were in 20-24 feet of water, biting on anything and everything.
A couple will be joining us for dinner tomorrow, after their fillets soak
overnight.

I was using surgical tubes and hooks, but it didn't seem to matter. The
blues were snapping at everything.


The first blue I ever caught ... or saw for that matter .... was in
Annapolis. I was using a fresh water rod, 12lb test line and a Rebel lure.
The blues were in one of those feeding frenzys and would hit a banana if you
threw it in.

I managed to land it with the Rebel halfway in his mouth. Not knowing
anything about blues, I reached down to get the lure out and the fish
clamped his jaws on it shattering it into pieces. That's how I learned
about blues.

Don't like eating them though.


As for your dwarfs: No thanks. I learned a long time ago that the best
place to start when trying to accomplish something is at the top.

Eisboch

On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:40:26 -0400, Eisboch wrote:


I managed to land it with the Rebel halfway in his mouth. Not knowing
anything about blues, I reached down to get the lure out and the fish
clamped his jaws on it shattering it into pieces. That's how I learned
about blues.

You're lucky. That "it" could have been one or more of your fingers. ;-
( Still, on fresh water gear, that must have been one hell of a fight.

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On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:40:26 -0400, Eisboch wrote:


I managed to land it with the Rebel halfway in his mouth. Not knowing
anything about blues, I reached down to get the lure out and the fish
clamped his jaws on it shattering it into pieces. That's how I learned
about blues.

You're lucky. That "it" could have been one or more of your fingers. ;-
( Still, on fresh water gear, that must have been one hell of a fight.

It was. It wasn't huge .... I think I remember measuring it at 28" long,
but it took me about half an hour to get it in.
I actually got two of them that day. I took them back to our apartment, all
proud of myself, and Mrs.E. almost fainted.

"Not to worry", I told her, then made a mess out of the kitchen trying to
clean and fillet the stupid things. I really had no idea what I was doing.
Someone told me to let the fillet soak overnight in the fridge in a pan of
water with salt, so I did. I didn't know what to do with the heads, so I
stuffed them into the garbage disposal and damn near burned the motor out.
Even after 20 minutes of grinding away, I'd turn it off, pull off the rubber
stopper, look inside and see an eyeball staring back at me.

It wasn't worth the effort.

Eisboch

On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:17:40 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:


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On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:40:26 -0400, Eisboch wrote:


I managed to land it with the Rebel halfway in his mouth. Not knowing
anything about blues, I reached down to get the lure out and the fish
clamped his jaws on it shattering it into pieces. That's how I learned
about blues.

You're lucky. That "it" could have been one or more of your fingers. ;-
( Still, on fresh water gear, that must have been one hell of a fight.

It was. It wasn't huge .... I think I remember measuring it at 28" long,
but it took me about half an hour to get it in.
I actually got two of them that day. I took them back to our apartment, all
proud of myself, and Mrs.E. almost fainted.

"Not to worry", I told her, then made a mess out of the kitchen trying to
clean and fillet the stupid things. I really had no idea what I was doing.
Someone told me to let the fillet soak overnight in the fridge in a pan of
water with salt, so I did. I didn't know what to do with the heads, so I
stuffed them into the garbage disposal and damn near burned the motor out.
Even after 20 minutes of grinding away, I'd turn it off, pull off the rubber
stopper, look inside and see an eyeball staring back at me.

It wasn't worth the effort.

Cleaning fish inside is a no-no.

--Vic

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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Cleaning fish inside is a no-no.

--Vic

*Now* he tells me.

Where were you back in the 70's?

Eisboch

On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:48:34 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:


"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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Cleaning fish inside is a no-no.

--Vic

*Now* he tells me.

Where were you back in the 70's?


Out fishing.

--Vic

Eisboch wrote:


As for your dwarfs: No thanks. I learned a long time ago that the best
place to start when trying to accomplish something is at the top.

Eisboch


Methinks they should go into the resurrected bozo bin. I'll start with
the three turds in the fountain, loogy, florida jim, and herring, and
add reggie's latest IDs, DK, mike, et cetera after dinner.

You be sure to let me know if any of them ever post anything
*interesting* that is on topic.