Striper Fishing

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:) Striper fishing around Cape Ann has been excellent!!!!We just finished our 2nd week of the commercial season and is exspected to last for another 2weeks!!!! The striper fleet keeps getting bigger every year with about 40-50 boats clustered together on Sunday!!! Alot of big fish over 40" are being taken !!!<br /><br />On opening day 10,000lbs. all caught on rod & reel were landed at the auction and prices went from $3.00 per lb down to $.75 by days end!!! By mid week prices were back up to 3bucks!!! ;) :cool:
 

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Re: Striper Fishing

In the local supermarket they are still well over $10 a pound.A good thing that I caught 190 pounds in three days.
 

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:)we got on to some serious fishing and had 13 fish over 40" and our largest was 45" weighing 38-1/2lbs. in 2hrs.!!!<br /><br />Here in the fresh fish market it is selling for 9.00 a lb.!!!<br /><br />The striped bass fishery has made a great come back here on the east coast!!! And here in the north east it is the #1 sought after game fish with recreational fishermen harvesting over 25 million lbs. Conservation works!! Just 12 -15 years ago these fish were almost extinct!!! ;) :cool:
 

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The same goes for cod and haddock.If only the halibut could come back as well.Then it would be an almost complete succes.<br />There are 2 fishing highlights for me during the year.They are the spring deepsea fishing trip for cod and haddock to shake off the winter limpness, and then later,the big summer striper,blues and fluke expedition.<br />Few things are as satisfying as seeing my 12 year old with a big striper in his arms,or seeing him jigging off the back of our 19 footer in 5 foot waves without a hint of fear or seasickness.<br />We owe a big thank you,to whoever created fish!
 
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