August 30, 2010

The reports from today were BLEAK!  The boat who I talk with most closely was out in very good conditions and fished hard.  They had 1 keeper fluke and a half dozen shorts.  I have a feeling the fluke bite is over, and Hurricane Earl is set to put the final nail in the coffin this weekend.  I have rescheduled all my remaining fluke trips and will begin running sea bass, tog, and triggerfish trips once this weather passes and settles down.  Thanks to ALL for a GREAT 2010 fluke season!

August 29, 2010

Rocco, Bill, Greg, Steve, Joe, and Lenny were aboard today.  This was one fluke slaying crew, and I had high hopes for the day.  The day started off with a big 4 pound sea bass hitting the box and a couple short fluke getting released.  We made a move to a spot that had produced a couple fish the last couple days and we had a few shorts and 1 keeper.  Moving around, we just couldn't find any concentration of fish, so we made a move offshore and deeper looking to find the mass of fish that was inshore just a few days ago.  We couldn't find any clean water and didn't get any fluke bites.  We then made a move to the Old Grounds and caught a few short fluke and a couple keeper sea bass, along with a bluefish.  Nothing good.  One final stop at Delaware Reef and we were able to scrounge up a couple keeper fluke and a few shorts, but once again nothing to write home about.  I am going to stay tied up tomorrow and see how some other guys do.

August 28, 2010

Adam, his wife Amelia, George, and his wife Dawn were aboard today.  We had a slow but steady pick throughout the trip with the guys boating 5 keeper fluke including a couple of big fish and 8 keeper sea bass.  Plenty for dinner!  It sure does look like the big biomass of fluke that were inshore a few days ago have moved on with the dirty water that is still hanging around. 

August 27, 2010

Tony, Clyde, Bob, Jim, Lenny, and Dale were aboard today.  We had a good bite this morning in a stiff 20 knot north wind.  We boxed a bunch of fish early, and then the wind died out and so did the fishing.  We picked a couple towards the end of the day, and the guys ended up with a nice catch of 14 keeper fluke and a bunch of sea bass.  

August 26, 2010

Today, we had Dom, Tom, and Dom's son Ryan aboard for a fluke trip.  We had a big nor'easter on Tuesday, which hurled 10 to 12 foot seas down the beach.  Arriving on the grounds, we found that it had also covered our area in silty, green, algae filled water!  Not good for visibility and not good for fluke's sight based feeding habits.  We fished hard all day and despite the tough conditions the guys were rewarded with 7 nice keeper fluke and a lot of shorts to keep the rods bent.  We also had a number of keeper sea bass, too.  

August 23, 2010

Strong storms and hard southerly winds kept us tied up yesterday, but we were able to get back out today prior to a strong low pressure pushing in stiff northeast winds tomorrow.  We fished with Don, Jimmy, Terry, Joe, Joe, and Raul.  Fishing was as good as it gets!  We had our LIMIT of fluke and were back in by 1:15PM!  We had some 18 and 19 inch fish but the bulk of the catch were 20 to 23 inchers with a few 4 to 6 pounders mixed in!  What a day!

August 21, 2010

We were back at it today with Greg, Lenny, Tim, Pat, Jeff, and Steve.  Once again, fishing was excellent!  We had a super slow drift in the morning, which made for a slower pick, but once the tide turned the bite was out of control with another LIMIT of fluke hitting the box with our biggest fish going 6 pounds!  Awesome day!

August 20, 2010

After heading out of town with the kids for a few days, we were back on the water today with Clyde, Ryan, Harry, and Scott.  Fishing was awesome!  We had a great bite all day with the last hour or so of the trip having a fantastic bite on big fluke.  Our biggest was 8.5 pounds, and we had a LIMIT catch of fish for the guys including numerous 3 to 6 pounders!  What a day!

August 15, 2010

We had a great group aboard today with Greg, Dave, Dave, James, Steve, and Tom.  Fishing was great!  As soon as we stopped, Tom dropped in and had a fluke on before anyone else got their lines in the water.  The action continued with awesome action throughout the trip.  Around 150 fluke were caught today, with 28 keepers making the box including a beautiful fish for Tom at nearly 9 pounds!  Thanks guys!

August 13 and 14

Hard northeast to east winds kept us at the dock the last couple days, but August 15 looks good so we'll see what happens!

August 12, 2010

Joe, Chuck, Nick, Justin, and Paul were aboard today for their trip.  We got to where we left them yesterday and caught a few fish out of the gate, boxing a couple good ones.  Mid morning, the wind picked up pretty good and a big line of storms and HEAVY rain moved in, causing us to cut the trip short and run for cover.  Thanks for coming out guys, and we'll see ya this fall!

August 11, 2010

We had Tim, Bill, Paul, Jessy, Al, and Ed aboard today from the Edgewater Park Sportsman's Club.  We started in the area of where we left them yesterday, and once again it was mostly 14 to 17 inchers with 1 keeper in the mix.  So, we took a ride and found a real nice pile of quality fluke that we were able to stay with the rest of the day.  We caught well over 100 fluke, keeping 22 fish for the box, 17 of which were 20 to 23 inchers and the biggest of the day went 28" and nearly 8 pounds.  Awesome day!

August 10, 2010

I stayed home yesterday to spend the day with Tracy and the kids as it was Tracy's birthday, but we were back at them today with Ed, Tom, Justin, and Joe.  The action was good today, with lots of fluke being caught but the fish were predominantly 14 to 17 inch fish with around 10 keepers making the box to just over 4 pounds.  We also had some sea bass in the box, as well.

August 8, 2010

George, Adam, Jerry, Fran, and Marco were aboard today.  Fishing was good!  We had steady action everywhere we went and had lots of short fluke along with 15 keepers for the box and a handful of nice sea bass, too!

August 7, 2010

Tom, Bill, Ed, Bill, Greg, and Clyde were aboard today.  Fishing was good.  We had a nice, steady pick of fish throughout the day with some spots producing great action.  Once again, tons of 15 to 17 inch fish seem to be everywhere although today we managed to bring home 15 keepers to 5 pounds.

August 6, 2010

Mother Nature gave us a few days off, but we were back out today with Sean, Scott, Ron, Jim, Dale, and Shawn.  Fishing was good with lots of short fluke being caught and 8 keepers hitting the deck to 6 pounds.  

August 2, 2010

Mark and the boys from Wawa were aboard today.  We fished in some breezy conditions all day.  Our first spot saw a steady pick of short fluke with a few keepers mixed in along with a couple nice sea bass.  With the wind blowing pretty good, we made a move to a spot that can produce pretty well in the breeze.  Unfortunately, the drift was over 2 knots which made it impossible to hold.  We made one final last ditch effort and made a long run only to find more shorts and another keeper for the box.  Ended the day with a handful of keeper fluke and a handful of keeper sea bass, but nothing like the last couple days.  We'll see what happens next time.  The weather looks bumpy for the next couple days, so we should be back out on Friday.

August 1, 2010

Mike Scheb and company were aboard today.  Mike, Larry, Larry, Chuck, Harry, and Joe made up our group today.  Fishing was good!  We started where they bit for us yesterday and we had a steady pick of fish.  With an increasing breeze, this bite got tough to stay on so we made a wiggle a bit further south and found a scattered pick of fish including a couple of big ones.  Although we didn't catch as many total as yesterday, the keeper ratio was real good with nearly 20 more keepers making the box to 5 pounds!

July 31, 2010

We were weathered out yesterday and the day before, but were able to make it out today with Adam Rizzo and company.  Adam, George, Frank, Tom, Marco, and Dave rounded out the group today.  Conditions were picture perfect and the fluke bit from the first drift to the last.  We caught over 100 fluke, we 20 keepers making the box to 7 pounds!

July 28, 2010

Today, we had Danny Esposito aboard with John, Geno, Danny, Anthony, and Joey.  We had about 10 or 12 knots of wind when we left the dock, and shortly after arriving on the grounds it continued to pick up.  We had good action right away with Danny boxing a nice one of 4 pounds right out of the gate, along with the rest of the gang putting a bunch of shorts on board.  This bite fizzled, so we decided to make a gamble and make a run to another spot.  First drift, we put a keeper in the box and a couple shorts.  A short move later, it was game on with 2 keepers a drift for numerous drifts along with a lot of shorts.  Despite a 20 knot south wind making for really tough conditions, the guys did a great job of catching around 75 fluke and putting 14 nice fish in the box with the biggest a 26" 6 pounder!  Awesome time!

July 27, 2010

After giving it a rest yesterday in a stiff northeast wind, we were back out today with Gerry, Gerry, John, Chris, Bob, and Clyde.  Our first fish came about 5 seconds after we dropped our lines in and it continued from there!  We had drop and reel fishing most of the day with countless fluke coming over the rail including 24 keepers up to 6 pounds.  AWESOME DAY!

July 25, 2010

Howard, Brian, Mark, Scott, and Joe were aboard today.  A BIG swell was present today, and I think that negatively effected the fluke bite.  We also had a moon current, and all the fish felt cold today making me think that the southwest wind overnight pushed some cold water in on the bottom due to the upwelling.  We got on a good bite early with lots of shorts and a half dozen keepers coming over the rail including a 6.5 or 7 pound fish for Scott, but around 11am the bite died abruptly and we couldn't get them going again.  We are going to give the fluke a rest tomorrow in the stiff northeast wind forecat in the morning and then get back on them and see what happens.  Thanks guys!

July 24, 2010

Greg, Lenny, Shawn, Traci, Dwight, and Bill were aboard today for an open boat fluke trip.  The bite was AWESOME!  We started out on heavy structure, and were rewarded with some really nice fish.  When the first of the day is a 7 pounder, that's a good thing!  We pulled a few other brutes out of here including a couple more 6 pounders and Shawn nailed a 29", 9 pound flattie at this spot!  When the bite slowed, we made a move to some natural bottom and had an excellent bite to finish up the day.  We caught around 100 fluke, with 27 making the trip home to 9 pounds!  What a day!

July 23, 2010

We were out of town for a few days, but were back in action today with Pete Esposito, Bobby, Geno, Anthony, Chris, and Joey for their charter.  Today's action was great, with lots of fluke coming over the rail although the keeper ratio was low with only 6 keepers making the trip home.  Thanks guys!

July 17, 2010

Tom, Tom, Lenny, James, Steve, and Bob were aboard today.  Awesome fluke bite.  The bite was basically drop and reel all day long with tons of 15 to 17 inch fish and 15 nice keepers to 6 pounds, as well.  Tons of fun!

July 16, 2010

We had Dave, Ed, Scott, Joe, and Frank aboard today for their fluke trip.  Despite big seas from mid morning on, the fishing was good!  We caught a ton of fluke, keeping 14 for the table. We had some big fish, too.  Joe had a 7 pounder, Scott had an 8 pounder, and Scott dropped another that was close to his 8 pounder.  Great day!

July 12, 2010

After a day off yesterday, we were back out today with Tim, Chris, his 9 year old son Calvin, Ed, and Larry.  We had a scattered pick of fish in the morning and a pretty good bite to finish up the day.  It was much better today than it's been for a week or so.  We also had some beautiful quality fish with only two under 20" and the rest of the fish in the 3 to 6 pound class.  We finished up with a 12 nice keepers, and about 30 or so shorts.  Good day!

July 10, 2010

Today was the 17th annual Duke of Fluke tournament in Wildwood.  This is the Superbowl of fluke fishing...the biggest fluke tournament around.  I fished with my wife, Tracy, along with Skip of the Stalker and his wife, Melissa.  As it's been for the past couple weeks, fishing was tough.  Added to the tough fishing, the weather was terrible with a torrential downpour dominating the day.  We were soaked, but we fished hard and brought back a couple nice fish.  As luck would have it, our 5.5 pounder was enough to secure 1st place in the single heaviest division, making us the 2010 Duke of Fluke champs!  Tracy's 4.5 pound fish was also heavy enough to secure the 1st place in the female division...the Duchess award stays with the ADAM BOMB for another year!  Great time!

July 7, 2010

Jeff Ward was along with Dave, Paul, and 13 year old Mike.  Fishing was tough, but we managed to find 5 nice keepers to 5 pounds and some shorts to provide some action for the gang!

July 6, 2010

Fluking continues to be a roller coaster ride, with the fish requiring lots of work to find and put in the box.  We fished with Ed Quarrie and company today.  We fished all over and caught a bunch of fluke, throwing a lot of shorts back and putting 9 in the box to 23".  Thanks guys!

July 5, 2010

We had Tom, Steve, Bob, Jerry, Al, and Jeff aboard today for an open fluke trip.  We started where we left them the other day and it was good in the morning while the drift was right, but once the drift died it was game over.  We ran all over looking to get another bite going, but it just didn't happen for us.  We ended up with lots of shorts and 8 keepers for the box including a pair of 5 pounders.

July, 3, 2010

Steve, Traci, Susy, Tony, Tom, and Lenny were aboard today.  Fishing was very good!  We got on a good bite early with some nice fish to 6 pounds for the box and a load of shorts.  A bunch of boats moved in on the spot we were fishing, and it shut down.  So, we made a move and found another great bite with quality fish.  We ended up catching a lot of fluke today, with tons of short action and 21 keepers for the box including a 7 pounder, 6 pounder, couple 5 pounders, and numerous 3 to 4 pounders.  Great trip!

June 27, 2010

Greg, Lenny, Maryann, Bill, John, and Tom were aboard today.  The bite was dead where we had them good yesterday, but we made a bunch of moves finding fluke here and there and ended up catching a bunch of shorts and putting 8 in the box to 5 pounds.  Thanks guys!

June 26, 2010

Jim Munizza was aboard today with Jim, Mike, Ryan, and Mike.  Fishing was good!  We had real good fishing early with some beauties coming over the rail.  After a few drifts, the action slowed a bit but we continued to pick away at quality fish with the guys finishing up with over 50 fluke and 23 keepers for the box to 6.5 pounds!  Great day!

June 25, 2010

Mark and company were aboard today.  We picked away at them and had a couple of good flurries with a lot of shorts hitting the deck and 9 keeper fluke to 4 pounds coming over the rail.

June 23, 2010

Rob Condo was aboard today for his trip.  Fishing was pretty slow but we did catch some fluke with a bunch of shorts and a handful of keepers for the box.  Thanks guys!  

June 22, 2010

John and company along with Dave were aboard today for their fluke trip.  We had a steady pick of fish throughout the day with a couple of good flurries and some real nice fish.  We ended up catching a lot of shorts and putting 14 fish in the box to 5 or 6 pounds.  Thanks guys!

June 21, 2010

After a brief day off to spend with the kids on Father's Day, we were back out today with Mitch Yanak and his family.  Reports from yesterday indicated a slow down in the action, but we fished hard and had a pick of fish at every spot we stopped and the guys ended up with 25 fish and kept 8 for the table to 5 pounds.  Fun trip!

June 19, 2010

More good fishing today!  Greg, Tom, Steve, Lenny, Dominic, and Doug were aboard today and the action was hot.  The keeper ratio was down a bit from yesterday, but the action was even better with drop and reel fluking at times.  The guys boated over 70 fluke with 14 keepers for the box to 6 pounds!

June 18, 2010

Much better fishing today!  Tony, Traci, Shawn, Frank, and Clyde were aboard today and fishing was good!  We had a steady pick of fluke throughout the trip including some nice flurries of action and the gang boated around 50 fluke with 16 for the box to 6.5lbs!

June 17, 2010

After a couple days of breezy conditions, we were back out today with Clyde, Jay, Jeff, Anthony, and Sam.  We had slightly better fishing than the other day, with the guys boating 31 fish and keeping 5 including a 7 pounder for Jeff.  Nice fish!

June 14, 2010

What a difference a day makes!  Today, we had Jim McVeigh aboard with his nephews Kyle and Troy along with Tom, Jim, and Carl.  Conditions were pretty nice most of the day, save for a fair northeast breeze on the ride out.  This died out to nothing by the end of the day.  The first part of the day was spent with a roaring south to north drift, making for tough fishing and a slow pick of shorts with a couple keepers mixed in.  Abruptly, the drift died completely, making for no drift and again tough fishing picking some more shorts and another keeper.  At the day's end, we had around 20 fish with only a few making the box to 24".  These guys will be fishing again in July and we're going to kill 'em! 

June 13, 2010

Today, we had a 8 hour open boat fluke trip with Don, Mike, Fred, Lenny, James, and Rick. Fishing was good. We had a good bite early and were able to get a couple good drifts on them with some real quality fish coming aboard. After this bite died, we did a run and gun between a bunch of spots and picked some decent fish everywhere we went. We ended up catching over 40 fluke with 18 keepers making the trip home with us...mostly over 20" and we did have a 28", 8 pound fish and a 27", 7 pound fish among some other 4 to 5 pounders. Great day! 

June 12, 2010

We had a 6 hour charter out today with Mike, Steve, Rick, Denny, and Frank. Fishing was good! The best bite was early, and although we got started later than we wanted as Mike had a technical problem, we did pretty decent! We picked fish everywhere we went and by 11am or so had caught around 25 fluke and kept 10 nice ones to 6.25lbs and were on our way home! We also had a couple of big sea bass to boot. 

June 11, 2010

What a beautiful day out there today!

We had Greg, Ed, Bob, Rob, Steve, and Scott aboard today for an 8 hour fluke trip. Fishing was GOOD!

We had a steady pick of fish throughout the day with a really good flurry of quality fish at the end of the trip! Most of our fish were nice quality fish in the 20 to 25 inch range with the biggest at 26" and over 6 pounds.

At day's end, we caught over 50 fluke and brought 23 NICE FLUKE back home for the table! What a great day, and it's only June 11! 

June 8, 2010

After a couple days of wind, we were back out today with Mike and Matt for their private charter.  Bottom fishing was good!  We started the day fluking and managed to bag some nice fish including 9 keepers with most 20 to 26 inch fish.  We also threw back 15 or 20 shorts.  Around noon, we switched to sea bass for a bit and the guys bagged 20 keepers before heading for the dock after a great day of fishing!

June 4, 2010

After a day of southwest winds, we were back out today with Larry, Dennis, Carmen, Mike, Lenny, and Josh.  The sea bass were on the feed quite a bit better than a couple days ago with the bottom temp back up a hair.  We fished several drops and the guys caught a lot of sea bass, keeping 75 for the table and they also had a couple of ling including one real nice fish.  Thanks guys!

June 2, 2010

Shawn, Tracy, Steve, Bob, Doug, and Clyde were aboard today for a sea bass trip.  We found the fishing to be a bit slower than the other day, with the bottom temperature down a bit from the south west wind yesterday.  That being said, we still had a decent catch of sea bass putting 36 sea bass in the box and a lot of shorts being released.  We also had a few nice ling, as well.  At day's end, we took a shot at some deepwater fluke and we found some big flatties on the feed and within a few drifts had caught a dozen fluke with 6 keepers to 24"!  Beautiful day and great finish!

May 31, 2010

We fished a day trip today with Jim Munizza and his family...Mike, big Jim, and Willy were aboard and we elected to go sea bassing with the slow morning drum bite.  What a good choice it was as sea bassing was OFF THE HOOK and the guys boated over 70 NICE keeper fish with 5 over 4 pounds!  They also had a couple of codfish to boot!  Awesome trip!

May 30, 2010

Dave Mulve was aboard for his family trip with his brothers and their friend and his son...fishing was awesome.  Found a spot away from the fleet with some great marks on the machine and it was game on with a bunch of nice drum before the end of the tide.  We made a move at the change and once again it was game on and we boated a bunch more before calling it a night!  Awesome trip!

May 29, 2010

Jared and company were aboard today.  We waited and waited for a good bite on the ebb which never materialized.  The guys were rewarded for their patience as on our third spot they bagged a forty pounder at slack tide.  We made another move to where they've been biting for us on the first of the flood and once again we had a good bite with some nice drum to 75 pounds!

May 28, 2010

We had Bob, Vic, and Charlie aboard this evening.  We left a bit late and missed a pretty good bite on the end of the ebb tide.  We stuck around for the change and couldn't get them biting at our first spot.  So, we made a move and got a few really nice fish just after anchoring!  Everyone got a drum so it was a good trip! 

May 27, 2010

We had Tom Salerno, Tom H, Dan, Joe, and Lenny aboard for some drumming tonight.  Just like yesterday, we had a really good bite at the beginning of the tide and caught a bunch of nice drum to 70lbs, releasing all but 3 for the table.  THANKS GUYS!

May 26, 2010

Joe, Greg, Steve, and Frank were aboard today for their drum charter.  Got to our spot and set up on the best marks of the season.  It took about 15 minutes, and Steve hooked up...then, it was all out mayhem with cockpit pandemonium with 2 and 3 fish on at a time for a couple hours and when the dust had settled we had hooked 25 fish and boated 19 with all fish 35 to 65 pounds and our biggest at 75 pounds!  WHAT A DAY!

May 25, 2010

Chad and the boys were aboard today for their drum charter.  We started where we left them yesterday.  We marked a few fish, anchored up, and didn't get a bite.  So, we made a move a bit south and marked them very well but once again, couldn't get a bite and the kingfish were driving us nuts!  I then received a good report from a long ways off so we decided to make the run and were rewarded with a few nice drum in the 40 to 60 lb class!  

May 24, 2010

Jim Horner and the gang were aboard today for their drum trip.  Our first couple stops, we marked a bunch of fish but couldn't get them going.  Finally, on our third stop towards the top of the tide we had a nice flurry of action with the guys hooking 6 drum and putting 5 in the boat with the smallest in the low 50 pound class and the biggest in the mid 70's.  Nice fish!

May 22, 2010

Today was opening day of the 2010 sea bass season and we spent the day fishing with Larry, Sean, Scotty, Ronny, Dave, and Sam.  We hit four wrecks and although three were fairly slow considering the 8 month closure, one of them was hot and heavy and the guys boxed their 150 fish limit off this piece!  We also had a couple cod and a couple of hake to spice of the catch.

May 21, 2010

Tough morning!  We had George Mote and the boys aboard for their charter.  In lieu of the good drum bite, we decided to go for drum.  Unfortunately, all that wanted to cooperate were dogfish and stingrays!  We'll get them next time guys!

In the afternoon, Pete, Joey, Anthony, Danny, Bobby, and Chris were aboard.  While the bite never got very good, we did have a flurry of bites on the first of the ebb tide with the guys hooking several drum and getting a couple to the boat including a 65 pounder for Pete!

May 20, 2010

Chris Hughes and Anthony were aboard today for their drum trip.  Our first stop was swarmed with doggies, and our second stop we saw the drum good but couldn't get a bite.  Our final move paid off as both Chris and Anthony were able to catch a few drum each and our biggest was over 60 pounds!

May 17, 2010

Greg, Shawn, Joe, Lenny, and Bill were aboard today for some drumming.  We left a bit earlier today to beat the weather and it paid off big time.  We saw some really good marks on the bottom machine before dropping the hook.  Shortly after anchoring up, our first fish was in the boat around 20 pounds.  Then, we hooked up again and another 25 pounder was in the box.  We picked a couple more and then the bite turned on big time with constant hook ups, a couple doubles, and a triple as well.  We had some nicer fish, too.  A couple 30 to 40 pounders and Bill nabbed our biggest so far at over 60 pounds!  We boated 16, kept 8, and released the rest to fight another day!  GREAT trip!

May 16, 2010

Kevin, Mike, Dave, Doug, Rob, and Steve were aboard this morning for some bass fishing.  Despite a stiff north wind blowing right in to the flood tide, we were able to get a half dozen bites for the guys and hook up 3 nice fish.  Unfortunately, they all came unbuttoned.  When the tide slacked, we made a move south and anchored up on a pile of nice looking readings on the sonar.  We got a bite right away and thought we were golden!  Unfortunately, they were all smooth dogfish and you couldn't keep a bait in the water!  This might do it for us with the spring striper fishing.  It was an outstanding spring for bass fishing but we might be hanging it up till the fall with the drumming getting going and sea bass fishing right around the corner.  

This evening, we had Joe and Matt out for some drumming.  The bite wasn't as good as last night, but we did have a lot of bites but only connected on and landed 2 fish.  Both guys caught a fish for dinner and missed a bunch. 

May 14, 2010

Laine, Steve, Ernie, Frank, Greg, and Josh were aboard today.  In keeping with the bass bite slowing down, we had a hard time getting anything going anywhere.  We managed to get a couple fish in the 20 to 25 pound range, but could never get a good bite developed.  We pulled the hook on a couple more fish, but nothing outstanding.  

In the afternoon, Greg, Traci, Shawn, Bob, Tony, and Nick were aboard for our first drum trip of the year.  We found a pretty decent bite at the start of the evening tide with the guys putting 5 drum on deck between 20 and 35 pounds and missing a lot of other bites!  Nice to see some drum!

May 13, 2010

We had Bob, Mike, Allison, Dave, James, and Mark aboard today for a striper trip.  We got a beautiful 36 pounder right out of the gate and then it was slow fishing for us.  We ventured well west of where we'd been fishing, and then got a call that the bite was on back to the east.  So, we picked up and flew back east where we caught the very tail end of the bite and boated another 25 pound fish and missed a few more before the tide ran out.  Thanks for fishing hard, guys!

In the afternoon, Joe, Jay, Chris, Andy, John, and Greg were aboard.  We started where the bite was in the morning but after a while, we didn't have any touches.  So, we made a move a bit west and got them going pretty steady with over a dozen hook ups and 8 bass hitting the deck from 20 to 31 pounds.  We pulled the hook on several other big fish and missed other bites, as well.  Thanks!

May 11, 2010

The wind has been blowing 30 plus for the last few days, but it finally laid off enough last night to allow us to get out today.

We had Chris Vandusen and company aboard today. I didn't know what to expect with the wind the way it had been the last few days, but the weather was halfway decent today so we gave it a shot.

Got set up on our first spot and it was 8 minutes on my watch before the first rod folded up! A few minutes later, a 44"/31 pounder was on the deck. Got that rod back out, and within two minutes another rod gets hammered. We hook the fish up and she starts DUMPING line for the horizon. We knew it was a good one. While that fish is dumping line, another rod gets tagged and it's game on with two big bass dumping line. Several minutes later, the first fish of the double header is coming to net and over the rail. She's a 47"/41 pounder! Minutes later, the 2nd fish is on deck...a 42"/26 pounder! We get the cockpit cleared, lines set, and we get another bite within a couple minutes. We hooked the fish up briefly, and she came unbuttoned. Everyone waits with anxious enthusiasm only to have a 1 hour lull with no bites...after a while, I decided to make a move and we got chewed up by little junkfish. So.......we make one final move for the trip and after about 30 minutes we get slammed and hook up! This fish ends up being another beauty at 47"/36 pounds! No more bites, the tide quit, and we headed for the Barn JUST in time to beat the rain!

Not too bad considering three days of 15 to 40 knot winds...5 hook ups, 4 fish....26lbs., 31lbs., 36lbs., and 41lbs....we'll take it! 

May 7, 2010

We didn't get out yesterday thanks to Mother Nature, but we were able to make it out today.

We fished with Bob, Dave, Tom, Steve, their friend, and Mark in the morning. Unfortunately, that darn southwest wind shook things up quite a bit as all I found at our spot where we left them the last two trips was lots of SEAWEED and BOATS!  Made a move down the edge and had one good bite that we missed. Another move towards the tail end of the trip and we had a quick flurry with three bites...hooked two and boated one at 25 pounds for the morning. We ran back, grabbed our afternoon group of Ben and company and sped right back to the grounds. On the way, we ran over the motherload of bunker and snagged 8 in short order. We tossed them in the livewell and were on our way. Got set up and within minutes Jayson is hooked up. Unbuttoned she came! Next, first timer Ron gets a fish on and it's a short. Then, he gets another and it's a good one around 15 pounds. Got a couple more in the 15lb class before we nabbed another short. Then, I dropped a live bunker in which got CRUSHED immediately....handed the rod to Tim and a 20 pounder is on deck. Another livie got smashed right after that but she came unbuttoned on a good fish. Then, another livie got hammered but we missed her. Shortly before pulling the anchor, Jayson hooked up again and put another fish onboard around 15 pounds. All told, we had 6 fish and kept 4 for the afternoon with our keepers being 10 to 20 pounders.

Looks like wind for the next few days will be keeping us dockside but stay tuned! 

May 5, 2010

Greg, Kenny, Jackie, Rio, and Vince were aboard today for a 8 hour trophy bass trip.  We started out fishing where we left them biting yesterday and we never left!  The bite was a good, steady pick for the morning tide with a bunch of quality fish hitting the deck to 25 pounds.  Once the tide turned, it was plain silly fishing for one hour with numerous double and triple headers of big bass!  The gang had over 40 bites, putting 25 big bass on the boat!  We kept our limit of fish for our 5 anglers and released the rest of the big girls to fight another day.  Outside of one 30" fish, all others caught/kept/released were 20 to 30 pound class fish.  What a day!

May 4, 2010

Well, after a couple days of stiff southwest winds we were able to make it out today with Chris Vandusen and his private trip.  Christine, Keith, Mike, and Naiffer were along with Chris, and it was ON FIRE with the big bass!  We had a fantastic bite for over 1 hour where we had non-stop action.  The group kept their 10 fish limit, and released a couple of beautiful fish, too.  Biggest of the day was around 30lbs with numerous other 20 plus pounders!

May 1, 2010

We ran the first of our TROPHY striper trips today.  We'll run these along with drum trips until the sea bass season opens on May 22.  After securing some bait, it was off to the grounds and we had a slow but steady pick getting 8 bites on the flood tide and getting 5 beautiful fish.  4 fish in the 23 to 26 pound class and one real big bass that tipped the scale to 35 pounds.  Now is the time to take a shot at your personal best!  Call to get aboard!

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