Pencil Poppin' Fool

[Partnership]

Or maybe just a plain old fool! LOL

Well, I'm hooked. Took the skiff up to Monmouth Co. Monday afternoon with my son Timmy(8) and our buddy Skip. Headed North and found bunker right away. They were the happy, flippity kind with no fish on em.

Finally around 8:00pm I saw a blow up on some bunker. I threw a green and white pencil and BAM! it was inhaled by a 30pounder in seconds! It was AWESOME!

Then the ocean seemed to come to a boil with bunker going crazy and large blow-ups happening all around the boat. We were in the middle of a bass blitz. It was a sight to see. I hooked up to another one on the popper and handed it off to Timmy. He handled that large 8 foot rod very well for a little kid. He brought in a nice 25pounder. Then another striper was playing with our snagged bunker, but he managed to inhale it without the snaggin hook.

All this mayhem happened in about 10 minutes time and then it was right back to happy bunker flipping on the top of the ocean. It was remarkable!

What a way to end my Spring striper season- and what a season it was- my best ever.

See you on the tuna and flounder grounds until the Fall run.

[Topaz29]

Very sweet.
Why was this your last trip???
Last yr. we had fish well into July.

[Ron Redington]

Well, I'm hooked.

As Pop Pop would say, "You Will Now Live & Die By The Pencil!" :)

I'm glad you guys found'em...ya had me worried there for a minute ;)

[Fishnutz]

:thumbsup:Tom good job with the pencil bass! With the bass feeding in mini pods spread over a large area, just another tactic for your arsenal. Wasn't sure they were going to eat last nite.

[Don C]

I need to get out there after work to get on this bite. The morning bite is all but gone from what I have found.

Don C

[eelball]

Nice Tom. I'm tempted to make 1 more run, but after the fluke day I had outa CM on saturday:fighting:, thats probably not gonna happen.

[SRF]

Congrats on the pencil bass. Good to here you were able to get your son into one also.:)

[In Depth]

...........:D:thumbsup::wave:........

[Kevinj]

Nice fish Tom and thanks for the report,
I am sure even better than catching big fish was the enjoyment
of watching your son reel in a nice bass.
I am still trying to get my son (13) to enjoy fishing.

Kevin

[SUD-Z]

I need to get out there after work to get on this bite. The morning bite is all but gone from what I have found.

Don C


I haven't seen a morning bite yet! All evening.

[TTT-TBONE]

Nice job bud!:thumbsup::thumbsup: