Friday, July 29, 2005

tuna fishing was successful... sort of

My son and I went out tuna fishing as written below. The good news is that 2 75lb + bluefin
tuna were boated.
 
The bad news is I got sick about 4 hours into the 10 hour trip! Oh well, mission number 1 was
to get my son into big fish and it was a success! He fished well and boated 2 real nice fish
that fed (after giving some to the captain, mate and another friend on board) 6 families!
 
So not a bad day at all. 

Thursday, July 14, 2005

Missing a July run

 
Apparently there were anchovies in the wash close to shore
all week; I managed to go out last night 8PM, W: S-SE, ATemp:80, WTemp:70,
Surf:1-2ft; Water: Clear; Baitfish: anchovies; Used: Lures
 
A fellow got a hookup with a nice bass on a 6" white metal lip swimmer, treble forward,
single siwash with bucktail rear. The fish bent the front treble and got off. Nice fish.
 
I went this morning 5-7:30AM and got nothing. Tried a lot up and down, but the bait
had moved out and so did the fish. Oh well.
 

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Tuna - first trip ever

 
Going out of Cape May aboard Blue Water Sportfishing.
 
Trip is planned for Saturday July 16, we'll see how the weather
cooperates.
 
Update to follow. BTW, this is not "free" fishing... the charter will
actually COST me some $$ :)
 
 

The Hook - Late June

Made it out to Sandy Hook, the rip, early on a morning in late June.
 
Once there I managed to hook up with a small bluefish using a yellow/white
bomber with a green/white "redgill" teaser. The blue actually took the teaser!
First time for me catching a fish on the teaser.
 
Then switched to the fly rod and caught a Searobin on a chartreuse/white jiggy!
 
Very cool but then I remembered some chores I had forgotten about and
hurried home, cutting short the enterprise.