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Captain's Table - Solid Montauk Fluking

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captmike28
captmike28FREEJul 15#1
For once in a very long time the weather report regarding sea conditions was wrong…in the right direction! Following 3 straight days of east winds I anticipated a pretty lumpy ocean as was the case this past Saturday while fishing with a good friend to the west. Instead after a nice calm ride from Greenport to the point, as we rounded Montauk lighthouse we were greeted by a gentle 2’ swell and a bunch of hungry fish! The benefactors of this good fortune were members of my “A” list anglers including Matt T. Frank G., Steve C., and the famous Chef Nader!

First stop on my favorite south side drop found almost instant action. A couple of short Fluke and quickly Frank ties into a nice fat 5# fish to get things rolling. For the next 4 hours we worked a similar drift line picking both Fluke and Sea Bass of varied sizes plus a few Whitting. When the dust cleared, the box was looking really fine with 15 beautiful keeper Fluke and 3 keeper Sea Bass resting comfortably on ice. Four of today's fish were in the 5-5.3# class so some really thick filets found their way into the take home bags. Matt was literally on fire the entire trip, landing 6 keepers himself and also taking top fish honors. Frank was close behind with 4 keepers and one of the 5 # class fish.

Although no giant fish were caught, this was one of those Fluke days we all dream of with strong action from start to finish. Kudos to an excellent crew for putting on a top-notch performance!

Capt. Mike

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CaptainOriginal Crew1,847 postsSince 2018
Chinacat
ChinacatFREEJul 15#2
Wow!
Sounds like a Great trip Capt Mike!
Nice job putting the crew on the fish and congrats to the guys for catching ‘em up!!! 👍👍
CommodoreOriginal Crew7,060 postsSince 2018
MOJOE
MOJOEMODJul 15#3
Capt Mike and crew,,,,nice,,,, sounds like a blast,,,,,,,,all take care ,,,,,,,,,,, thanks for the report,,,,,,,,,,,,><))))*>
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AdmiralOriginal Crew25,765 postsSince 2018
Chevy1
Chevy1FREEJul 15#4
Well done fellas 👍👍
AdmiralOriginal Crew25,755 postsSince 2018
longcast
longcastFREEJul 15#5
Fantastic day!
AdmiralOriginal Crew20,411 postsSince 2019
Snapprhead27
Snapprhead27FREEJul 15#6
Thanks for another fantastic day on the water!! That's a personal best day for me, in the keeper category! See you in a few weeks for some BSB.
Captain4,988 postsSince 2020
george
georgeADMINJul 15#7
That's great guys! It's good to see things starting to turn on?
CommodoreOriginal Crew5,158 postsSince 2018
OVERBORED
OVERBOREDFREEJul 15#8
Nice report.
Captain4,156 postsSince 2021
S
Sc42FREEJul 16#9
Capt Mike - thanks for the great day! It was a pleasure to be on board, as usual.

Matt, Frank and Chef Nader - it was very nice to meet and fish with you all. You guys put on quite a clinic!
Mate54 postsSince 2020
Snapprhead27
Snapprhead27FREEJul 16#10
Capt Mike - thanks for the great day! It was a pleasure to be on board, as usual.

Matt, Frank and Chef Nader - it was very nice to meet and fish with you all. You guys put on quite a clinic!
Nice meeting you Steve!! Thanks for jumping on board.
Captain4,988 postsSince 2020
Rocco23
Rocco23FREEJul 16#11
Nicely done 👍
Mate69 postsSince 2023
OVERBORED
OVERBOREDFREEAug 1#12
I remember pics from the south side always having boats in the background. Times sure have changed. Used to run all the way west to fish south of town and some days off the stretch.....

Nice job! I know it's a good run from orient..........
Captain4,156 postsSince 2021
captmike28
captmike28FREEAug 1#13
I remember pics from the south side always having boats in the background. Times sure have changed. Used to run all the way west to fish south of town and some days off the stretch.....

Nice job! I know it's a good run from orient..........
It can still be pretty busy on the weekends, but this trip was run on a Monday, so a little more breathing room!

Yes, I do recall some strong bites way west by Amagansett but that is an even longer run. Also, I am docked in Greenport, still another 6 miles west of Orient! These days I try not to chase the bite too far. Instead, I will do my best to find a pod of fish on one general location and then pound it pretty thoroughly.
CaptainOriginal Crew1,847 postsSince 2018

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