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Are you hanging it up for the season or still fishing?

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AllyKat
AllyKatFREEDec 2#41
I'm starting to consider trying again on saturday......the addiction cleverly disguised as a hobby.
First MateOriginal Crew417 postsSince 2018
Snapprhead27
A couple of hard core guys I know are trying to toughen me up and drag me out with them Friday or Saturday 😳😳🤣🤣🤣
Go go go!!
Commodore5,031 postsSince 2020
Snapprhead27
Wonder if the Capt will cancel🤔... Ambrose Bouy.

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Commodore5,031 postsSince 2020
captmike28
captmike28FREEDec 2#44
Wonder if the Capt will cancel🤔... Ambrose Bouy.

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If he cares about his customers and repeat business, he will.
Kind of tough to Tog fish on an elevator!!
CaptainOriginal Crew1,853 postsSince 2018
Snapprhead27
If he cares about his customers and repeat business, he will.
Kind of tough to Tog fish on an elevator!!
Agreed... I was in the garage earlier packing up and re rigging some rods.
Commodore5,031 postsSince 2020
Snapprhead27
Just got the call. We are going on a different boat now and its a 0500 boarding. 😱
Commodore5,031 postsSince 2020
Chinacat
ChinacatFREEDec 3#47
Just got the call. We are going on a different boat now and its a 0500 boarding. 😱
Keep them hands warm!!
At least I'm enjoyin' the ride.....
CommodoreOriginal Crew7,065 postsSince 2018
OVERBORED
OVERBOREDFREEDec 3#48
If you're fishing NJ, anything westerly is ok. Anywhere else, hold on!
"Chance only favors the prepared mind" - Pasteur
Captain4,161 postsSince 2021
Snapprhead27
If you're fishing NJ, anything westerly is ok. Anywhere else, hold on!
This is the Ambrose forecast. We are leaving out of Freeport, so I'm thinking he may head to the Highlands?Screenshot_20251203_145241_Chrome.webp
Commodore5,031 postsSince 2020
OVERBORED
OVERBOREDFREEDec 4#50
Hopefully the full moon doesn't hurt fishing.........
"Chance only favors the prepared mind" - Pasteur
Captain4,161 postsSince 2021
BoatGuy
BoatGuynoreaster.comDec 4#51
I'll never forget a day I went to go blackfishing on a Party boat. The Captain came down and said:
Today is a day to fish for people that do not know any better. If you want to leave, I'll understand."
First MateOriginal Crew780 postsSince 2019
Matts
MattsFREEDec 4#52
My area of the Western Sound (West of Rye and Matinecock Pt.) went from on fire (see photo) to not a tap in two weeks.
Yesterday i tried wrecks at 100' and 70' and rock piles at 40' and 35' and we had barely a sniff.
My boat gets pulled Saturday.
But first it's a trip on the Gypsea and a last run to Newport for Sunday.
Def my best blackfish season on my boat in terms of the number of 18" to 23" fish.
Let's see what happens over the weekend.
Then ski season starts!
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First MateOriginal Crew693 postsSince 2019
Snapprhead27
Nice job! I had one short fish all day today. We are on our way in now. It was rough with the waves and trying to move the rod so you still felt bottom. Never went over 10 oz mind you. There was never a bite build up so it was far and few between. You'd get a little nibble here and there.
Commodore5,031 postsSince 2020
Chinacat
ChinacatFREEDec 4#54
Nice job! I had one short fish all day today. We are on our way in now. It was rough with the waves and trying to move the rod so you still felt bottom. Never went over 10 oz mind you. There was never a bite build up so it was far and few between. You'd get a little nibble here and there.
You gave it a good shot Matt
Get home safe!
At least I'm enjoyin' the ride.....
CommodoreOriginal Crew7,065 postsSince 2018
Snapprhead27
Thanks. Just got done unloading everything at home.
Commodore5,031 postsSince 2020
WhatKnot
WhatKnotFREEDec 5#56
My area of the Western Sound (West of Rye and Matinecock Pt.) went from on fire (see photo) to not a tap in two weeks.
Yesterday i tried wrecks at 100' and 70' and rock piles at 40' and 35' and we had barely a sniff.
My boat gets pulled Saturday.
But first it's a trip on the Gypsea and a last run to Newport for Sunday.
Def my best blackfish season on my boat in terms of the number of 18" to 23" fish.
Let's see what happens over the weekend.
Then ski season starts!
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Enjoy the white stuff; I miss it⛷️
Be Safe
CommodoreOriginal Crew12,915 postsSince 2019
AllyKat
AllyKatFREEDec 5#57
My area of the Western Sound (West of Rye and Matinecock Pt.) went from on fire (see photo) to not a tap in two weeks.
Yesterday i tried wrecks at 100' and 70' and rock piles at 40' and 35' and we had barely a sniff.
My boat gets pulled Saturday.
But first it's a trip on the Gypsea and a last run to Newport for Sunday.
Def my best blackfish season on my boat in terms of the number of 18" to 23" fish.
Let's see what happens over the weekend.
Then ski season starts!

Picked up my son from Maritime last night, and started in that he wants one more shot.
After reading this, I gave him the news that we will keep the boat on the trailer. He wasn't thrilled to hear that even if we do find fish, they will be tiny toy togs, so lets take the decent weather on saturday and change lower unit oil, run the motors out of gas, fog the motors. remove the batteries, empty it out, power wash and cover her up.
First MateOriginal Crew417 postsSince 2018
Snapprhead27
Picked up my son from Maritime last night, and started in that he wants one more shot.
After reading this, I gave him the news that we will keep the boat on the trailer. He wasn't thrilled to hear that even if we do find fish, they will be tiny toy togs, so lets take the decent weather on saturday and change lower unit oil, run the motors out of gas, fog the motors. remove the batteries, empty it out, power wash and cover her up.
You still getting out to Montauk?
Commodore5,031 postsSince 2020
OVERBORED
OVERBOREDFREEDec 5#59
Picked up my son from Maritime last night, and started in that he wants one more shot.
After reading this, I gave him the news that we will keep the boat on the trailer. He wasn't thrilled to hear that even if we do find fish, they will be tiny toy togs, so lets take the decent weather on saturday and change lower unit oil, run the motors out of gas, fog the motors. remove the batteries, empty it out, power wash and cover her up.
The fun stuff your guests never see!! Lol
Don't forget the fuel stabilizer 😉
"Chance only favors the prepared mind" - Pasteur
Captain4,161 postsSince 2021
AllyKat
AllyKatFREEDec 5#60
The fun stuff your guests never see!! Lol
Don't forget the fuel stabilizer 😉
At the moment, Montauk is still on, but the winds went from "not too bad "earlier this week to "not to good" today. We shall see.
Fuel stabilizer goes in on every fill up, but over the winter I will shut off the fuel inlets and run the motors until they stall out so no gas is in the system. It takes a little while in the spring to squeeze the ball until they get fuel in the system, but this way I don't worry about old gas sitting in the motor.
First MateOriginal Crew417 postsSince 2018

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