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Bristol blues

Philip Vecchio found more big blues in the Bay this week. His report appeared as a comment yesterday, but he intended it as a post. Here it is:

"My friend and I went out again last night (9/4) after work. Originally, I was going to head for Pine Hill Cove, but as we left Warwick Cove the wind was blowing steady out of the south and the waves ranged between 2-3 feet. I decided to head to the Northeast side of Prudence to get some protection from the wind and waves. Once we rounded Providence Point we began to search for the schools erupting on the surface. At first I was a little concerned because we didn't see any activity other than a few birds flying close to the water. As we continued to scan the water, we headed toward Bristol. Halfway between Providence Point and Bristol, my buddy Dan spotted a school beginning to form near the shore just South of Colt State Park. Once we got to the school we pretty much never left. Similar to my previous posting, our intentions were to use light tackle. However, once we both hooked into our first fish, we realized the light tackle wasn't going to work tonight. The fish were taking all the line. We could never get them to the boat. When it seemed we were getting the best of them, they would get a huge spurt of energy and take all the line we had just reeled in.

"Fortunately, we also brought with us more appropriate tackle. So we retired the light tackle and brought out the big guns! Although, even with the saltwater tackle, the fish still gave us a run for our money. These bluefish were big and thick! It was tough trying to get our hands around them to take the hooks out. As someone else had mentioned a few days ago, these fish were definitely 'Big Headed, Block Island Blues.' Most ranged between 24-32 inches and weighed between 9 and 11 pounds. In the end, we caught over 15 fish and lost four plugs. What a night!"

Posted by Tom Meade  at 6:45 AM | Permalink