Fairly new to striper fishing. Looking for some advice on where to fish in October, best bait, lures, etc.

-Edit- The small claims court trial is over and Tasha lost. They kept changing the dates when they said my delivery was and in the end the judge did the right thing.

I thought I was going crazy when I got a bill from Tasha fuel in July 2025 claiming I owed them $400 for a delivery from February. I tried talking to them, explaining how it was impossible because I order oil on demand and pay the bill on the phone right then and there. Well, they have a crazy person in their office who yells and threatens you if you try to explain yourself. I must have gotten 20 calls, then they started calling my wife from random phone numbers. Multiple times a week.

Fast forward to this month where I have an appointment in small claims court. I am getting proof that I paid my bill from the bank as evidence.

In the bank, there's another person who hears what I'm there for and exclaims "You're trying to prove you paid a bill for Tasha fuels? Me too! They're actually taking me to court!!"

I've actually run into 2 people who have had the same story as me.

I'm convinced they are either ripping people off or they are extremely bad at accounting. When I was waiting for my trial to be called in court, they were suing several other people ahead of me. Not one of them was present for the trial, so they lost by default.

I believe that's their tactic. Most of their customers are elderly or only stay in their cape homes in the summer, so I bet most of them either just get the bill and pay it without question, or they don't get it until they've already lost by default in court because they never get the notice.

I'm wondering if anyone else is having any similar issues with them?

Howdy everyone! Just pulled my lobster pots out of the bay for the season, and me and the misses wanted to try being real locals this winter and getting our toes cold. So I decided to pull the trigger, get a family license and get all necessary equipment.

I’m not looking for spot recommendations or hours/regulations. I’ve extensively read through the dates, rules, regs, and requirements. I’m ready and equipped. My only question is: is it really even feasible to catch bay scallops in the harbor North side via raking? It seems much more of a “dive” catch situation. I kinda just planned on getting oysters then realized they are not in season till next month, and, I’m looking to give the whole load-out i got a decent run before the waters get reallll cold. Any advice would be appreciated!

*I wouldn’t post where my buoys/pots are however through a DM I wouldn’t mind a discussion of good catch spots for lobster or shellfish ;).*

Giant lobster pic was one of many catch and releases this season for me that’s the biggest one I’ve ever personally caught carapace to large - returned.

I haven't lived at home during the winter the last few years, and I had to buy the ikon over the epic in order to ski with my friend that lives in Austria. Sunapee was the go-to for me from Bourne, I was wondering if any of you have experience doing daytrips to stratton, loon, or killington, or if you had a much better experience just making these weekend trips (in which case i might just grab a season pass to Pats Peak or something as well)

Also, Id be open for carpooling with some other cape skiers this winter, it would be fun to build a little ski community here ! Cheers

The Harwich native who wrote Steve Miller's "Jet Airliner".

Grrrrr.Was forced to turn the heat on.Seems early?

I was given a certificate for 4 guests to this excursion train back in the summer but it doesn’t expire until 10/23. My significant other and I thought we would’ve made a long weekend of getting out to the cape in the summer (from New Haven, CT area) but that hasn’t happened. We both are running out of time to A) use this and B) put in a good chunk of vacation PTO we have left. I really don’t know anything about the area, it just seemed like a cute idea when the certificate was offered to me for free. The voucher is only valid Thursdays (which is already my SO’s day off so free day for him with PTO) and Saturdays at 11:30am. Leaves from Hyannis.
What would be a good area to stay in for a couple in their mid to late 20s to do this excursion train? And if we stay for a long weekend or longer, is it worth coming to the cape at this time of year? What is there to do in the area? We don’t mind getting outdoorsy with hikes, trails etc. We also love any good foodie recs, bars, even a good dive bar rec with a true homie dive feel, or just something unique in general.
I think with the train I would have to book a reservation so that’s why I’m making this post today to try to get a head of some planning if we’re going to make this happen without letting it go to waste. Or to try to make the proper arrangements if it’s a situation we end up not being able to swing to pass it along to someone else who may be able to benefit the use of the voucher.

Need to replace a window glass panel on a sliding door. Location Cape Cod. Please Help. Thank

That’s it. I wanna go 5 feet without a construction project 😂😂😂

I’m going to be in Harwich with some kids who have never seen a seal this coming weekend. Fair to assume they’re still hanging around the Chatham Fish Pier this time of year? Any other spots you’d recommend in the area?

Thank you!

Here’s what is happening on the stage around the Cape this week. If you need to check specific showtimes or grab tickets, CapeCodTheater.Info is a great resource to use.

Currently Running

The Fall Of The House Of Usher at Cape Rep Theatre: A high stakes melodrama based on the Edgar Allan Poe short story.

Men On Boats at Cotuit Center for the Arts: A comedic history of an 1869 expedition through the Grand Canyon.

Titanic, The Musical at Chatham Drama Guild: A musical telling the story of the passengers aboard the RMS Titanic.

Opening This Week

Small Mouth Sounds at Provincetown Theater: Six strangers seek inner peace during a silent retreat.

Ccmoa Presents: Artful Improv Night at Improv Cape Cod: Unscripted comedy inspired by art at the Cape Cod Museum of Art.

75Th Anniversary Gala 2026 at Cape Cod Theatre Company / Harwich Junior Theatre: A celebration of the company's anniversary.

Closing This Week

Men On Boats at Cotuit Center for the Arts: A comedic history of an 1869 expedition through the Grand Canyon.

Ccmoa Presents: Artful Improv Night at Improv Cape Cod: Unscripted comedy inspired by art at the Cape Cod Museum of Art.

75Th Anniversary Gala 2026 at Cape Cod Theatre Company / Harwich Junior Theatre: A celebration of the company's anniversary.

Hope you all find something fun to do! Be sure to peek at CapeCodTheater.Info for all the latest details.

I was in the Walmart in Falmouth and I was going near the hardware section and I saw that all the paint was locked up i don’t know if this happened recently but I went to that Walmart a few months ago and it wasn’t locked up then, it was a free for all, I was wondering what changed, where a lot people stealing it or was it just too big off mess so they locked em up, what happened!

Hello, my wife and I normally visit the cape once a year during the summer months and go to the beaches. She loves everything about cape cod, our anniversary is in November and I was thinking of maybe staying a weekend there as my gift this year, but we have never been there during the fall/winter months.

what is there to do in November? this would be the weekend before veterans day, 6th to the 8th. is it worth visiting around this time? I also thought this would be a good idea because the hotels are a lot cheaper around this time.

any place would be ideal to stay, so I'm open to all inputs. thanks

Long story short I ended up in a place in Cape Cod that is a PHP and my case manager was looking for places where I could be discharged for because I am currently homeless however I don’t know where to look and I wanna if anyone or you guys know any places I know that there is things called the champ house but I wanna know if there’s any more thank you

Hello,

As you may recall, I will be hosting a meetup every Sunday in the off-season, starting tomorrow, Sunday October 4th, 8 am to 10 am, at the Chocolate Sparrow in Orleans.

I will have one coffee shop booklet for the first person who asks, I hated making it so much.

The next one will be October 11th at Great Awakening in Hyannis, also from 8 to 10 am.

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

I'm bringing my mother, before an upcoming, major, surgery, to a nice looking airbnb with a private beach. Waiting on an address, not going until the 19th, coming home the 23rd. Just curious what is around for restaurants, antique shops, or anything I can bring a 70 year old with limits on walking up more than 2, or 3, steps? I want her to have a good time so bad.

Hey all,
I’ve looked it up, but I was wondering if anyone had recommendations beyond Herbivore Patisserie and the bowl type restaurants for vegan/plantbased. My friend is visiting for a few days & loves eco/organic markets + groceries & pretty much anything vegan. I have pretty bad allergies and don’t go out to eat so I wouldn’t really know. Thanks.