Back to back limit trips with the quality actually improving today. Another masterful effort, Capt. Pete.
Although I have broken a rod tip or two in the past, I have never had a rod literally explode in my hands like my CN Spinner did today. No hard feelings toward my favorite custom rod builder as I know the materials used in this particular blank are a bit fragile. What I cannot replace is the sentimental value as it was gifted to me 5 years ago as a retirement present. However I will mount the butt over my work table in the garage as a tribute to my good friend Capt. Neil's effort and generosity. Have no fear, Neil, I caught many nice fish on this rod during it's shorter than expected lifetime!
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Fished outside JI this morning with George and Capt. Mike - for a really outstanding day of fluking. First drift had us boxing four fat fish, and the hits kept coming. Mike had the best fish of the day at 6.5lbs, plus some other nice ones, George and I had multiple 5lb+ fish as well. Full boat limit by 11:00 in the morning. We stayed 'til 12:45, playing C&R with a bunch of near-keeper and a few "real ones" as well. A very aggressive bite today, clean water, clear skies, very light to nearly no breeze, and they bit HARD on the LW turn. I'd call it the perfect fluke later-season day.
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The only negative was the surprising explosion of Mike's Capt. Neil-built spinning rod. Actually broke into three pieces on the hook set. Mike was pretty upset as CN crafted that rod for him as a retirement gift. Unfortunately Capt. Neil is no longer building rods, so we'll have to see if we can find him a nice Shimano Grappler Type J to take away some of his pain.
I had to hand-line in this fat keeper, while he reeled his line back onto his Vanford. So in truth, did he catch it or did I? ?
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Back to the dock nice and early - no long faces here!:
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Just a great day's effort - thanks for working hard at it, Mike and George!
EAT FISH LIVE LONGER >
AdmiralOriginal Crew25,821 postsSince 2018
Fished outside JI this morning with George and Capt. Mike - for a really outstanding day of fluking. First drift had us boxing four fat fish, and the hits kept coming. Mike had the best fish of the day at 6.5lbs, plus some other nice ones, George and I had multiple 5lb+ fish as well. Full boat limit by 11:00 in the morning. We stayed 'til 12:45, playing C&R with a bunch of near-keeper and a few "real ones" as well. A very aggressive bite today, clean water, clear skies, very light to nearly no breeze, and they bit HARD on the LW turn. I'd call it the perfect fluke later-season day.
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The only negative was the surprising explosion of Mike's Capt. Neil-built spinning rod. Actually broke into three pieces on the hook set. Mike was pretty upset as CN crafted that rod for him as a retirement gift. Unfortunately Capt. Neil is no longer building rods, so we'll have to see if we can find him a nice Shimano Grappler Type J to take away some of his pain.
I had to hand-line in this fat keeper, while he reeled his line back onto his Vanford. So in truth, did he catch it or did I? ?
View attachment 37716
Back to the dock nice and early - no long faces here!:
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Did someone say "fillet?" They don't come any cleaner than this load:
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Just a great day's effort - thanks for working hard at it, Mike and George!
Fished outside JI this morning with George and Capt. Mike - for a really outstanding day of fluking. First drift had us boxing four fat fish, and the hits kept coming. Mike had the best fish of the day at 6.5lbs, plus some other nice ones, George and I had multiple 5lb+ fish as well. Full boat limit by 11:00 in the morning. We stayed 'til 12:45, playing C&R with a bunch of near-keeper and a few "real ones" as well. A very aggressive bite today, clean water, clear skies, very light to nearly no breeze, and they bit HARD on the LW turn. I'd call it the perfect fluke later-season day.
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The only negative was the surprising explosion of Mike's Capt. Neil-built spinning rod. Actually broke into three pieces on the hook set. Mike was pretty upset as CN crafted that rod for him as a retirement gift. Unfortunately Capt. Neil is no longer building rods, so we'll have to see if we can find him a nice Shimano Grappler Type J to take away some of his pain.
I had to hand-line in this fat keeper, while he reeled his line back onto his Vanford. So in truth, did he catch it or did I? ?
View attachment 37716
Back to the dock nice and early - no long faces here!:
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Did someone say "fillet?" They don't come any cleaner than this load:
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Just a great day's effort - thanks for working hard at it, Mike and George!
EAT FISH LIVE LONGER >
AdmiralOriginal Crew25,821 postsSince 2018
Fished outside JI this morning with George and Capt. Mike - for a really outstanding day of fluking. First drift had us boxing four fat fish, and the hits kept coming. Mike had the best fish of the day at 6.5lbs, plus some other nice ones, George and I had multiple 5lb+ fish as well. Full boat limit by 11:00 in the morning. We stayed 'til 12:45, playing C&R with a bunch of near-keeper and a few "real ones" as well. A very aggressive bite today, clean water, clear skies, very light to nearly no breeze, and they bit HARD on the LW turn. I'd call it the perfect fluke later-season day.
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The only negative was the surprising explosion of Mike's Capt. Neil-built spinning rod. Actually broke into three pieces on the hook set. Mike was pretty upset as CN crafted that rod for him as a retirement gift. Unfortunately Capt. Neil is no longer building rods, so we'll have to see if we can find him a nice Shimano Grappler Type J to take away some of his pain.
I had to hand-line in this fat keeper, while he reeled his line back onto his Vanford. So in truth, did he catch it or did I? ?
you guys rock,, you truly know where the fluke are,,
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Back to the dock nice and early - no long faces here!:
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Did someone say "fillet?" They don't come any cleaner than this load:
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Just a great day's effort - thanks for working hard at it, Mike and George!
EAT FISH LIVE LONGER >
AdmiralOriginal Crew25,821 postsSince 2018
Fished outside JI this morning with George and Capt. Mike - for a really outstanding day of fluking. First drift had us boxing four fat fish, and the hits kept coming. Mike had the best fish of the day at 6.5lbs, plus some other nice ones, George and I had multiple 5lb+ fish as well. Full boat limit by 11:00 in the morning. We stayed 'til 12:45, playing C&R with a bunch of near-keeper and a few "real ones" as well. A very aggressive bite today, clean water, clear skies, very light to nearly no breeze, and they bit HARD on the LW turn. I'd call it the perfect fluke later-season day.
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The only negative was the surprising explosion of Mike's Capt. Neil-built spinning rod. Actually broke into three pieces on the hook set. Mike was pretty upset as CN crafted that rod for him as a retirement gift. Unfortunately Capt. Neil is no longer building rods, so we'll have to see if we can find him a nice Shimano Grappler Type J to take away some of his pain.
I had to hand-line in this fat keeper, while he reeled his line back onto his Vanford. So in truth, did he catch it or did I? ?
View attachment 37716
Back to the dock nice and early - no long faces here!:
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Did someone say "fillet?" They don't come any cleaner than this load:
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Just a great day's effort - thanks for working hard at it, Mike and George!
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EAT FISH LIVE LONGER >
AdmiralOriginal Crew25,821 postsSince 2018
went to Nantucket shoals Monday on a 6pk. No big guys...but an easy boat limit by 10 A.M. Hung around the Cape for a couple of days with my brother.
CommodoreOriginal Crew12,530 postsSince 2018
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went to Nantucket shoals Monday on a 6pk. No big guys...but an easy boat limit by 10 A.M. Hung around the Cape for a couple of days with my brother.
MateOriginal Crew137 postsSince 2019
Have you done the trip before? I never have but hearing from friends who have, DD fish are scarcer this year…..wonder if it’s just a cyclical thing or if it’s pressure on the fishery….
CommodoreOriginal Crew12,530 postsSince 2018
went to Nantucket shoals Monday on a 6pk. No big guys...but an easy boat limit by 10 A.M. Hung around the Cape for a couple of days with my brother.
Once in a while you can get shown the light
In the strangest of places if you look at it right
In the strangest of places if you look at it right
First MateOriginal Crew286 postsSince 2018
Hit my favorite deep bottom yesterday with fellow NYAnglers Frankie/NYSharpie and Eddie/Tognut18 for not so great results. Worked my ass off for a total of five keeps to 4lbs for the boat. A not very impressive showing, I would say - especially after the past few week's worth of superb fishing.
Beautiful day, no real ocean, 2-3oz jigs the whole trip - the fish just didn't bite worth a damn. Can't say if they were off their feed, what with all the recent storm's cooler run-off, or if they've already moved on, which I find tough to believe. Another trip later this week will be more definitive. WX not looking so great for this coming week though, so maybe not . . .
Beautiful day, no real ocean, 2-3oz jigs the whole trip - the fish just didn't bite worth a damn. Can't say if they were off their feed, what with all the recent storm's cooler run-off, or if they've already moved on, which I find tough to believe. Another trip later this week will be more definitive. WX not looking so great for this coming week though, so maybe not . . .
"Luck" is when preparation meets opportunity.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
CaptainOriginal Crew2,216 postsSince 2018
Finished off the weekend with a few hours out on the bay looking for anything thing willing to tug on the line. Managed to grab 2 big sea robins and 7 fluke. Fluke were all in the 18-19 inch range although the one 19 would have been a stretch. See below the multi colored one. And no, the red is not blood. Very cool!! They hit hard and put up a spirited battle. Same 1/4 oz spearing imitation bucktail, 1/2 wide strip of imitation pork rind, and the Gulp sandeel. Also tried a barely visible rip further up in the bay which went from 5 to 8 feet but not a steep drop. Had one lively blast of the pencil popper but that was it. Bait was a bit scarce but he was there. Will try on the outgoing on the opposite side later in the week. Will also probably start tossing eels again too. Miss doing that. No dragging down the middle of the inlet, just tossing on the bars and letting it float off. We shall see. Be well, and be safe out there!
AdmiralOriginal Crew20,417 postsSince 2019
Sailed solo today on a gorgeous ocean to "my office." Started out with the spinning rod and 2oz lead heads. Had to slowly segue up to 6oz-sinkered B/S Rigs thru the morning's new moon tide. Caught at least a dozen heart breaker-sized shorts, not a keeper to be found.
Except on my last drift - of course. Finally got the "right" hit and slowly played it to the boat. A solid 6lb fish. Put the net in the water and the fish power-dived under it, pulling the hook free. Sometimes its not so easy to net a nice one all by one's self. My initial disappointment gave way to a realization that the past month and half have been pretty awesome - so maybe its fitting that the last nice keeper on the Lep will live to see next season. . . if the draggers don't get him this Winter, that is.
Highlight of the day was a monster whale breach a hundred or so yards away. I missed the initial jump, but did see the fall-back splash - it had to have come completely out of the water, as I turned just in time to see what looked like a depth-charge plume, at least 15' in the air. He did come up a few more times as he worked his way West into the tide, but only to take a breath and go back down. Some days nature is truly an awesome sight.
So ends my fluke season. Time to break down the rod/reel setups, clean/tune everything up and stash it all away. Also time to pull out the East-end Sea Bass tackle - for a trip or three on Capt. Mike's Greenport based "The Captain's Table" - and to make ready all the tog gear. And while I'm at it, time to catch up on some boat maintenance, and get it ready for togging as well. It really was a great late fluke season while it lasted. . .
Except on my last drift - of course. Finally got the "right" hit and slowly played it to the boat. A solid 6lb fish. Put the net in the water and the fish power-dived under it, pulling the hook free. Sometimes its not so easy to net a nice one all by one's self. My initial disappointment gave way to a realization that the past month and half have been pretty awesome - so maybe its fitting that the last nice keeper on the Lep will live to see next season. . . if the draggers don't get him this Winter, that is.
Highlight of the day was a monster whale breach a hundred or so yards away. I missed the initial jump, but did see the fall-back splash - it had to have come completely out of the water, as I turned just in time to see what looked like a depth-charge plume, at least 15' in the air. He did come up a few more times as he worked his way West into the tide, but only to take a breath and go back down. Some days nature is truly an awesome sight.
So ends my fluke season. Time to break down the rod/reel setups, clean/tune everything up and stash it all away. Also time to pull out the East-end Sea Bass tackle - for a trip or three on Capt. Mike's Greenport based "The Captain's Table" - and to make ready all the tog gear. And while I'm at it, time to catch up on some boat maintenance, and get it ready for togging as well. It really was a great late fluke season while it lasted. . .
"Luck" is when preparation meets opportunity.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
CaptainOriginal Crew2,216 postsSince 2018
Memorable day today in South Jersey. The fluke seem to be migrating along the beach rather than usual offshore route. We did well in 50', got our 13 man limit and then the fun began: a friendly competition to see who could swing the biggest fluke. 24"ers, 25, didn't matter because we already had what we came for. Using 2 oz jig in September sunshine was a blast.
Once in a while you can get shown the light
In the strangest of places if you look at it right
In the strangest of places if you look at it right
First MateOriginal Crew286 postsSince 2018
Sailed solo today on a gorgeous ocean to "my office." Started out with the spinning rod and 2oz lead heads. Had to slowly segue up to 6oz-sinkered B/S Rigs thru the morning's new moon tide. Caught at least a dozen heart breaker-sized shorts, not a keeper to be found.
Except on my last drift - of course. Finally got the "right" hit and slowly played it to the boat. A solid 6lb fish. Put the net in the water and the fish power-dived under it, pulling the hook free. Sometimes its not so easy to net a nice one all by one's self. My initial disappointment gave way to a realization that the past month and half have been pretty awesome - so maybe its fitting that the last nice keeper on the Lep will live to see next season. . . if the draggers don't get him this Winter, that is.
Highlight of the day was a monster whale breach a hundred or so yards away. I missed the initial jump, but did see the fall-back splash - it had to have come completely out of the water, as I turned just in time to see what looked like a depth-charge plume, at least 15' in the air. He did come up a few more times as he worked his way West into the tide, but only to take a breath and go back down. Some days nature is truly an awesome sight.
So ends my fluke season. Time to break down the rod/reel setups, clean/tune everything up and stash it all away. Also time to pull out the East-end Sea Bass tackle - for a trip or three on Capt. Mike's Greenport based "The Captain's Table" - and to make ready all the tog gear. And while I'm at it, time to catch up on some boat maintenance, and get it ready for togging as well. It really was a great late fluke season while it lasted. . .
Commodore5,031 postsSince 2020
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havent posted my last couple of trips been really busy but nothing to get excited about had 9 fish to 6lbs & 7 on another just 19 to 22" fish
but today was a different story it was a slam dunk ...three man limit by 1130am,, two fish around 3 lbs the rest 5.5 to 8 lbs ...they wanted the jig today big time ...
but today was a different story it was a slam dunk ...three man limit by 1130am,, two fish around 3 lbs the rest 5.5 to 8 lbs ...they wanted the jig today big time ...
custom crafted fishing rods and blanks from United Composites UC AR custom blanks ...CTS & CTS AR custom blanks ..Phenix M1 and UMBX...
CaptainOriginal Crew1,185 postsSince 2019
havent posted my last couple of trips been really busy but nothing to get excited about had 9 fish to 6lbs & 7 on another just 19 to 22" fish
but today was a different story it was a slam dunk ...three man limit by 1130am,, two fish around 3 lbs the rest 5.5 to 8 lbs ...they wanted the jig today big time ...
George R. Scocca
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CommodoreOriginal Crew5,174 postsSince 2018
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