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I was fishing along Scusset Beach, Cape Cod about sun down when I hooked a fish. It didn't put up much of a fight, so I figured that it was a tinker mackerel since I had been catching those on and off. Then it came jumping way up out of the water. It was about 16"-18" long and silvery looking, but no stripes. It put up a weak fight but broke me off (20# flouro) at my feet after zooming 'round and 'round me. What the heck was it??
Could it have been a sea run trout? Don't know if they are in the area you were fishing but they are off the South Shore and the Cape in places.
jed
sounds like a shad
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roger
princess anne, eastern shore of md.
i'd say shad, too
If the hook pulled out it was most like a shad. They have very soft mouths.
the hook didn't pull out, the fish broke my fly off at the clinch knot. It was a 20# flourocarbon leader
Hickory shad
Plenty around now, and the big bass are going for them big time.
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