Last minute decision

[Hunter704]

Frank Sr called me at about 8.45 the morning and said it looks nice out. I know looking at the report it was supposed to blow this afternoon. So we decided to go our friend Chuck jumped on. We left the dock at about 10.30. We had lines in the water at 11.30. North east wind not so bad. We had instant life and it was game on. After a little while the wind switched to an east wind followed by a south east that started to crank up. At this point we are 2 hours into fishing. But now we are rocking and rolling to the point the sinker’s were coming off the bottom, and the bite had slowed but still chewing at 2 o’clock we made the call to head back. We did very good putting 7 keeper blackfish between 16” and 19.5 in the boat along with 2 keeper sea bass. Best two and half hours of fishing you can ask for.

 

[longcast]

You guys putting the time in and reaping the benefit. Gotta go even if wind sporty. Days are moving on this time of year.

 

[captmike28]

Frank Sr called me at about 8.45 the morning and said it looks nice out. I know looking at the report it was supposed to blow this afternoon. So we decided to go our friend Chuck jumped on. We left the dock at about 10.30. We had lines in the water at 11.30. North east wind not so bad. We had instant life and it was game on. After a little while the wind switched to an east wind followed by a south east that started to crank up. At this point we are 2 hours into fishing. But now we are rocking and rolling to the point the sinker’s were coming off the bottom, and the bite had slowed but still chewing at 2 o’clock we made the call to head back. We did very good putting 7 keeper blackfish between 16” and 19.5 in the boat along with 2 keeper sea bass. Best two and half hours of fishing you can ask for. View attachment 120628View attachment 120629View attachment 120630View attachment 120631

Very nice results for a short effort. I actually cancelled today's charter figuring with a wind vs. tide situation most of the day it would be very hard to properly position the boat using traditonal ground tackle and not swing too much.

When I got up this morning at home it looked like the wrong call but I did hear from a few folks the wind was certainly a bit stornger out in the Sound.

So hard to make the right call this time of year.

 

[Hunter704]

Very nice results for a short effort. I actually cancelled today's charter figuring with a wind vs. tide situation most of the day it would be very hard to properly position the boat using traditonal ground tackle and not swing too much.

When I got up this morning at home it looked like the wrong call but I did hear from a few folks the wind was certainly a bit stornger out in the Sound.

So hard to make the right call this time of year.

It definitely turned ugly in a hurry. And it was a lot of swinging going on.