A good day fishing

A good day fishing is as good as it gets!  

My friend Clarke and I both caught fish today. It was a perfect day to be out on the water.  Clear skies, low wind, smooth water.   I got my first ever bluefish on a 7" black mambo minnow lure.  It measured 30"" and weighed at least 15lbs.  I decided that it was actually too big to take home, so I released it.  Definitely the most exciting  fish I have caught on the ocean.

"It felt like I had hooked a jeep"

 Clarke landed a nice fiesty Striped Bass. Too small to keep, but he enjoyed getting to use his new lip grabbing tool which helps land the fish, remove the hook with minimal damage to fish, which was also  released.  Striped Bass need to be 28" to be a keeper.

Clarke loved his new lip grabber

We rewarded ourselves with a post fishing treat:  Fried Clams at the Clam Box in Ipswich.