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Fish Report

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Rocky' s News & Views

AS OF 5:00PM! WE GOT PLENTY OF ROOM ON HALFDAY, BOTH TRIPS, 15 SPOTS ON THE ALLDAY TRIP, AND THE AFTERNOON WHALE GAZING EXPEDITION HAS PLENTY OF ROOM TOO!

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY EVERYBODY!

With alot of towns, small cities and communities cancelling fireworks this year because of moohlah problems, the Hampton Beach fireworks this year are as important as the "Doolittle Raid" was to Americans after Pearl Harbor. Well, almost. Folks just need a morale booster. The pressure is on the weatherman and the guy that makes the decision on if the fireworks will be shot as planned.

First, the fireworks are planted in the ground mid to late afternoon. The pyrotechnicians will have to determine if the fireworks will get too damp from wet beach sand. If they get damp, they get too heavy to fly up very far, and plus you might get an early detonation or a weak one. Let's hope the sand dries out enough.

Then, it has to be determined if there is a public safety problem. Something like a stiff breeze blowing in from the ocean will screw things up.

Now, the weather forcast. Are there any thunder bombers coming in before, during and after the shoot? I think it was last year, a tragedy was averted. People, literally, thousands of people were huddled under and in the Casino trying to get out of the rain, when a fire broke out in the arcade. It was quickly snuffed!

I'm glad it's not my call on days like this. The pressure is really on to have a great shoot. I know I'm proud of my call last evening. We cancelled out inagural "Pirates Cruise". At 6:30 , everyone that was mad, turned glad, when it hit the fan, that they weren't out there with Capt. Sparrow!

Imagine that! The Sawx got shown the door again in Tampa. 0 for 6 in the crashed flying saucer stadium this season. As late as last season, flying to Tampa and watching the Sawx from great seats was a common thing. My Daughter and clan has done it a half a dozen times over the years. No "let's go Red Sawx" chants were heard this last time either.

Everyone is all over MAnny for his tantrum last week. The club didn't do any type of punishment. The didn't whack him for walking to first base on a pop up! Whizzing under the "Green Monster." Ducking out of All-Star games. Dissapearing late in the 2006 season. The Sawx have given MAnny a green light to do anythiing as long as he gets 37 HR'S, 115 RBI'S, and comes through in the playoffs!

So what's the big deal? Manny pushed down a 64 year old guy for not getting him 4 times the amount of tickets he is allowed for team players at the last minute. Poor Manney! Plus, Manny has been lobbying for the Sawx to pick up his 2009 option now, so he can coast. I still think Manny was Dan Douquettes' finest hour. In spite of all the stuff!

I have people tell us all the time how lucky we are to go fishing everyday. I know people say professional atheletes' are so lucky to play baseball, a game, for millions of dollars. Yeah, it's a job, but Manny, I hope you helped the guy up!

LOCAL RIVER NEWS:

The macks are still almost a sure thing. 70% tinkers and the rest are larger. Telltale nicks and scrathes on the mackeral are getting more common. There could be bluefish around, or some of the injuries could be from sand sharks. If it's blues, the macks can vanish overnight.

Capt Cory and Capt. Johnie, our half day fleet are reporting a big run of flounder. Big ones too! I even put my favorite ideas on the fish report. Plus they "TASTE GREAT, LESS FILLING!" Did I just think of that?

Stripers are solid in the river, bays, off the surf and in the ocean. Today, just after dawn they were chasing bait right outside my window at the tackle shop! The problem fishing in Hampton River is crabs. You need a surf rig or something to keep your bait off the bottom when fishing for stripers.

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