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north shore 7/1 pm- great sight fishing continues along beaches
I love the fact the people keep flocking to chatham and that area for sight fishing, when they have yet to see the north shore flats. If one can find them, they will be having a great deal of success sight fishing to cruising bass in three feet of water, great fun! Large numbers of fish were crusing high looking for pollack seeking deeper water on the drop, and then the fish were keyed in on juvie flounder once the water went slack and the start of the incomer. These fish were not huge, yet the largest seen were high 30's and I brought one to the boat that was 32 inches that took a pollack fly that I posted in the fly tying forum. Still solid numbers of pollack around, and fished some baits after dark on depth contours looking for queen cow sliding up into the rocks. Caught a few mid thirties, until my last pick-up of the night.
It all started as a normall take, came tight on her, and she peeled out about 70 yards fairly quickly, more a delibrate than frantic run, this fish was very heavy. Tried repeadly to turn her head, finally did, and fought the fish for another ten minutes, it was see-saw until we both went for the win at once, she made a big surge as I was putting the bricks to her, and I gave, stupid mistake. She swam for the bottom, and I could feel my line chafing on the rocks. I tried one last desperate effort to raise her head, and the angle of pull was in my favor, she began to move, I thought I had it won for sure. Them, suddenly, the line parted....there goes a trophy. Reeled it in, and sure enough it was chafed through, this was a huge bass, I got a quick look at her tail once, and she seemed at least 45+ inches probably pushing 50. This fish felt much heavier than my 44 pounder though, so maybe, just maybe.... Thats it until tomorrow fellas, oh try the beachfronts when the doldrums hit, you just might be suprised by what you find.
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