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Rickhem · #1 08-15-2013, 01:43 PM

Had a bit of time this morning so I stopped at a few of my favorite locations along the lower Passaic, and threw some lures for a while. Hooked and landed a nice striper, about 26", on a topwater, so they're still around.
Then I lost my lure to a blanket or something a few feet from shore, and had to stand there and look at it after breaking it off. Now since loosing a good lure stinks, and having to look at it out there afterwards is even worse, I went back to the car, put on my waders, and walked out to reclaim my lure. I ended up cutting a bunch more lures out of that blanket. We all know how much more fish-catching-mojo is in reclaimed lures, so I saved the decent ones.

Fish n Jeep · #2 08-15-2013, 01:48 PM

Good thing there wasn't a body wrapped in that blanket. Nice haul!

Jigman13 · #3 08-15-2013, 02:04 PM

That's my Rat-L-Trap!!!! jk...

kcritch · #4 08-15-2013, 02:37 PM

Congrats on the new gear...but where's the pic of the Striper?

MikeNJ · #5 08-15-2013, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by kcritch

Congrats on the new gear...but where's the pic of the Striper?

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Rickhem · #6 08-16-2013, 09:49 AM

I caught the striper further downstream, and the bank was a lot muddier there. Landing the fish got my shoes, my hands, and the fish covered with that oh-so-aeromatic Passaic River mud, and I wanted to get the fish cleaned off and back into the water ASAP, so alas, no fish pic for that one.

kcritch · #7 08-16-2013, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Rickhem

I caught the striper further downstream, and the bank was a lot muddier there. Landing the fish got my shoes, my hands, and the fish covered with that oh-so-aeromatic Passaic River mud, and I wanted to get the fish cleaned off and back into the water ASAP, so alas, no fish pic for that one.

I know what you mean about the aeromatics....sometimes I have a hard time convincing myself that it's only mud!

Jigman13 · #8 08-16-2013, 11:19 AM

the morning after a night of Budweiser type of mud... LOL

kcritch · #9 08-16-2013, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Jigman13

the morning after a night of Budweiser type of mud... LOL

Oh gee thanks...that'll be a comforting thought the next time I'm ankle deep in it hoping my shoe doesn't get sucked off.

!!! That's just gross dude. Funny.... but gross.

Jigman13 · #10 08-16-2013, 12:17 PM

hahaha...