James River Trip 2011

[Smoothkip]

Luckeywade,Dad, And I just returned from the James, the weather was awesome but the fishing was alittle slow. Capt. Hugh really worked his butt off to put us on fish. Not many fish were being caught on the whole stretch of river but we still boated some good ones. This was my dads first trip to the James and after Blues. Dad was big cat of the trip with a 52.4# and breaking my PB by 4oz. he also caught a 37# and a 30#. Luckeywade also broke his PB Blue with a fat 33#er he caught some other nice fish, a couple of 20#s and a nice 30# he also caught a 23# Flathead. I struggled but managed to catch a 30# and a 38. We boated some smaller fish also. We all lost some good ones throughout the trip but were real happy with our results. I want to thank Capt. Hugh for busting his butt to show us all a good time, Also Dad and Luckeywade for making for a great trip, we had alot of laughs and good times and friendships were built!

[mojo]

Nice trip guys, congrats!! You definately need to head down after the spawn and do some summer time drifting!!! Nothing better than dropping down 4 2-3# gizzards and drifting down the James.

[bassmassey]

looks like a great time..............did randy get all his fish on smokebites?? lmao.........i think im gonna name my boat smokebite..........lol

[luckeywade]

thanks for the invite.i had alot of fun .an sure was a good time sharing your dads trip an pb.wish we could go again next week.

[Seanstone]

Nice fish guys. Looks like you had a good time. Where are the smiles at Kip? If I caught fish half that size I would smile ear to ear.

[luckeywade]

thanks mojo.hope we fine the big pig next year.or summer when were down.

[luckeywade]

bass massey .they were caught on a muchie bite lol.

[luckeywade]

seanstone we changed smoothskips name to missafish.lol he missed the fish that he went for.

[luckeywade]

guys if you get a chance.call captain hugh for a trip youlll never forget.he is a super nice guy .as long as you take him donuts lol

[Smoothkip]

Mar 21, 2011 21:27:41 GMT -5 Seanstone said:

Nice fish guys. Looks like you had a good time. Where are the smiles at Kip? If I caught fish half that size I would smile ear to ear.

Im all business Sean! LOL! I try to smile at times but i guess if i did then everyone would think im a nice guy, I dont want people thinking that! lol.

[Seanstone]

Just giving you a hard time man. ;D I'm pretty competitive at times so I know all about buisness.

[Seanstone]

Didn't take long to find a picture of myself giving the serious face.

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[Smoothkip]

nice fish sean, You live down south I take it?

[Seanstone]

Yeah I live in Adams County, Ohio. Which shares a border with the Ohio River. The picture is of a 13lb blue, its a baby but I felt it showed how serious I can get. My girlfriend pulled in a 30lb blue last year from the same spot. Just got a boat last year so we haven't spent any time fishing for blues, but its definitely on the to do list.

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[bigdav]

Great pics Kip. The fishing has been tough at times but the James always seems to give you enough to make you plan your next trip before you leave.