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Crab mustard is good
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Hopkinton, MA
Posts: 650
Credits: 6,260.7
Boat: 25' SeaCraft Twin 200 optimaxes
Home Port: Marina Bay Quincy MA
Best Catch: 700# Bluefin Tuna
Occupation: Construction Manager
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Thanks Poon Man.
It was a Fisherman's Outfitter bar. The boat is Chris MacDonald's 35' Duffy (SEA SAW). Its docked in Marina Bay. He's a Needham guy. You may know him?
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I think Admin is going to let me have this space
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: CAPE COD
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Occupation: Tackle and Harpoon Manufacturer
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Needham is close by ,,,not sure we have met ,,but very possible
what does he use for a POON ?
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Crab mustard is good
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Hopkinton, MA
Posts: 650
Credits: 6,260.7
Boat: 25' SeaCraft Twin 200 optimaxes
Home Port: Marina Bay Quincy MA
Best Catch: 700# Bluefin Tuna
Occupation: Construction Manager
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A piece of crap. The first shot he took hit the gill plate and deflected off and through the fish's fin. The fish was so tired that it rose to the surface like a blimp and Chris was able to pull the fish close and pull the poon out of the fin and stick him in the shoulder. Another ten minutes and we would have lost him. The size 12/0 mustad was starting to straighten out. I do not have one of your poons but my friend Charlie Wade does and it looks like a killer. I don't catch enough of the big boys from my boat.
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Chum Nuts
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Portsmouth NH
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Seriously dude, nice job. That sounds like a story I need to hear! |
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Sit down Shut up And fish
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bath,Maine
Posts: 508
Credits: 1,403.3
Occupation: retired/boat builder/tuna fisherman
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....looks like au- natural to me HE HE Don
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Crab mustard is good
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Hopkinton, MA
Posts: 650
Credits: 6,260.7
Boat: 25' SeaCraft Twin 200 optimaxes
Home Port: Marina Bay Quincy MA
Best Catch: 700# Bluefin Tuna
Occupation: Construction Manager
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July 3, 2006. My friend Mike McKay and I picked Chris MacDonald up at his house in Needham at 1:00 am and we got to his boat at 2:00 am. Left Quincy and headed for the Northwest corner of Stellwagon. It was FAC with no wind and we set up a three rod spread with two black bars off the riggers and Tony the Tiger about 30' off the transom. We trolled with the rest of the fleet for about 4 to 5 hours through all kinds of whale, bait and bird activity until around 9:45 all hell broke loose. I was in the pit and thus being my first encounter with a hooked giant I froze still. I could not move. All I could do was stare at the hole in the water and then at the reel as line melted off of it. Greg, a guy we picked up at the dock, who has never caught a fish in HIS LIFE and was still drunk from the night before got the rod duty. I ran the boat, Mike was gaff man, and Chris was at the transom controls and had the harpoon. An hour and a half later it was Game over. The fish was 112" long and estimated at 700#. It had 5 fresh 28" to 30" Stripers in its gut and was still feeding.
At the dock it was sold domestically for $2650. That was my first expirience with a giant. Can't wait to do it again. This time I will be on the rod![]()
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Damn that's a good day! Sound like we need to start trolling some striper spreader bars
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Sit down Shut up And fish
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bath,Maine
Posts: 508
Credits: 1,403.3
Occupation: retired/boat builder/tuna fisherman
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LMAO. Now we know how you got that NAME !!!!:
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I love my rigging bucket
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