This thing is a slob.
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MakoMatt
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Nice work Susie, that should help to dispel some of the conspiracy theories surrounding the windmills.
Matts
Angler
well that was interesting
Matts
Angler
I remember my dad taking a deep breath, then reluctantly shelling out the big bucks for our Penn Long Beach.A Penn Long Beach?? That was a "Cadillac" back in the day. Why not make it a Penn Sea Boy? Do you even know what that reel looked like?
Check Penn's archives if you really want a good laugh.
Still works, but the drag is inconsistent. Prob was never ever serviced.
This has been my toughest deep-water fluking season, by far. Just can't seem to locate more than a NY keeper or two or two every trip. And that's for the boat, not per man. Offfah! Quite the test for my nervous system. Near endless action with shorts - many of which being real heart-breakers. But legit keepers? Few and far between. It's getting so that I've sailed solo a couple of times, not wanting to subject my regulars to such frustration. See? I DO have a heart. Someone please let my wife know. 
Anyway, Capt. Mike and I sailed yesterday on my boat. Based on the afore-mentioned crappy offshore results of late and some very recent intel, we went right to a local "inshore" reef, and fished directly in the real sticky stuff - which in the past has given up some very impressive-sized specimens. George's avatar pic of his 8.5lb PB came from there a couple of seasons ago. Mike and I spent more than an hour working those drift lines, perfect conditions, 30 fish boated, zero in the box. Even though it was still early and the fleet had not yet fully built, the crowd was getting a bit too much - many Sunday sailors not realizing that cruising past drifting boats at 15kts is not conducive to polite waves. Enough, I couldn't take it any longer.
Ran to the Deep and again immediate action. Some huskier (is that a word)?) shorts and then a fat 5 pounder found my 5" Nuclear Chicken worm irresistible. Good, a nice one for the box - about time too. So we drifted some of my more "productive" (a relative term this season) drift lines for what had to be an additional 50 shorts and three more keepers, for a trip total of four in the box for the two of us. Still not great, but better than the past few trips, that's for sure. Of course many "one-pump chump" drops of better fish, some with real weight. Oh well.
On the positive side, the boat's been running well (knocking on my mahogany desk right now) and the weather for nearly all of my trips has been extra nice. Some of my buddies have been using their a spot-lock setups to help out, with pretty decent results. I have given some thought to adding one to my boat. However because such an addition is probably worth as much, or maybe more than my entire vessel, I've not moved forward with that investment. That math just isn't mathing for me.
Anyway, Capt. Mike and I sailed yesterday on my boat. Based on the afore-mentioned crappy offshore results of late and some very recent intel, we went right to a local "inshore" reef, and fished directly in the real sticky stuff - which in the past has given up some very impressive-sized specimens. George's avatar pic of his 8.5lb PB came from there a couple of seasons ago. Mike and I spent more than an hour working those drift lines, perfect conditions, 30 fish boated, zero in the box. Even though it was still early and the fleet had not yet fully built, the crowd was getting a bit too much - many Sunday sailors not realizing that cruising past drifting boats at 15kts is not conducive to polite waves. Enough, I couldn't take it any longer.
Ran to the Deep and again immediate action. Some huskier (is that a word)?) shorts and then a fat 5 pounder found my 5" Nuclear Chicken worm irresistible. Good, a nice one for the box - about time too. So we drifted some of my more "productive" (a relative term this season) drift lines for what had to be an additional 50 shorts and three more keepers, for a trip total of four in the box for the two of us. Still not great, but better than the past few trips, that's for sure. Of course many "one-pump chump" drops of better fish, some with real weight. Oh well.
On the positive side, the boat's been running well (knocking on my mahogany desk right now) and the weather for nearly all of my trips has been extra nice. Some of my buddies have been using their a spot-lock setups to help out, with pretty decent results. I have given some thought to adding one to my boat. However because such an addition is probably worth as much, or maybe more than my entire vessel, I've not moved forward with that investment. That math just isn't mathing for me.
longcast
Well-Known Angler
Beautiful fish Pete!This has been my toughest deep-water fluking season, by far. Just can't seem to locate more than a NY keeper or two or two every trip. And that's for the boat, not per man. Offfah!, quite the test for my nervous system. Near endless action with shorts - many of which being real heart-breakers. But legit keepers? Few and far between. It's getting so that I've sailed solo a couple of times, not wanting to subject my regulars to such frustration. See? I DO have a heart. Someone please let my wife know.
Anyway, Capt. Mike and I sailed yesterday on my boat. Based on the afore-mentioned crappy offshore results of late and some very recent intel, we went right to a local "inshore" reef, and fished right in the real sticky stuff - which in the past has given up some very impressive-sized specimens. George's avatar pic of his 8.5lb fish came from there a couple of seasons ago. Mike and I spent more than an hour working those drift lines, perfect conditions, 30 fish boated, zero in the box. Even though it was still early and the fleet had not yet fully built, the crowd was getting a bit too much - many Sunday sailors not realizing that cruising past drifting boats at 15kts is not conducive to polite waves. Enough, I couldn't take it any longer.
Ran to the Deep and again immediate action. Some huskier (is that a word)?) shorts and then a fat 5 pounder found my 5" Nuclear Chicken worm irresistible. Good, a nice one for the box - about time too. So we drifted some of my more "productive" (a relative term this season) drift lines for what had to be an additional 50 shorts and three more keepers, for a trip total of four in the box for the two of us. Still not great, but better than the past few trips, that's for sure. Of course many "one-pump chump" drops of better fish, some with real weight. Oh well.
On the positive side, the boat's been running well (knocking on my mahogany desk right now) and the weather for nearly all of my trips has been extra nice. Some of my buddies have been using their a spot-lock setups to help out, with pretty decent results. I have given some thought to adding one to my boat. However because such an addition is probably worth as much, or maybe more than my entire vessel, I've not moved forward with that investment. That math just isn't mathing for me.
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Snapprhead27
Well-Known Angler
Nice fish Pete!
longcast
Well-Known Angler
I posted a report on this trip. This fish liked a 6 inch chartreuse jerk shad on the dropper loop. Made sense based on the stomach contents of bigger sand eels than I have seen in the bay lately.
Pulled the scale to 7 lbs. 1 oz. I like the picture of the fish, but love the Palmarius 1 spinning rod in the gunnel! LOL
When I was at the show, I was actually looking for the 0 but this was what they had. Took it and could not be happier. That's a 3 oz jig, 6 inch gulp and a donation from a sea robin that mauled by other baits. 5/0 hook with the jerk shad hiding in that ravenous mouth!
Pulled the scale to 7 lbs. 1 oz. I like the picture of the fish, but love the Palmarius 1 spinning rod in the gunnel! LOL
When I was at the show, I was actually looking for the 0 but this was what they had. Took it and could not be happier. That's a 3 oz jig, 6 inch gulp and a donation from a sea robin that mauled by other baits. 5/0 hook with the jerk shad hiding in that ravenous mouth!
Mrs. Lep turned that 5lber into floured pan-seared fillet, w/blistered baby plum tomatoes and chimichurri sauce over brown rice, with fresh garlic mushrooms and young asparagus. The Black & Tan was the puurfect pairing.
Snapprhead27
Well-Known Angler
Went out on Elizabeth II today. Really nice weather and even better fluke. We had a full boat limit along with a handful of triggers, 3 BSB 1 porgy and some cocktail blues.
captmike28
Well-Known Angler
Outstanding, Matt!!
You guys are setting the bar really high for me this coming Monday! 
Hit the Deep with RobPav aboard. Was a little concerned being right on the full moon, with a breeze from the ENE. Needless worries, the fish bit their heads off. Had to have put 60 units in the boat, with 5 true NY Rec keepers to 22". Sooo close to a boat limit (big deal, a whole 6 fish). Put back two 19" fish on the same drift among many other near-misses, which almost killed me. If they hadn't increased the size by that miserable 1/2", we would have been done at 10:45. Anyway, it does looks like my area is coming alive, finally.
By the way, I've stopped using bucktails entirely. The past few trips it's been solely the B/S rig carrying a 5 or 6 inch GULP! grub, with a suitable sinker on the bottom. Haven't seen a drop-off in my catching, and no more losing 6 bucktails (or more) every trip. Even with building them myself, I've grown tired of footing that bill.
Anyway, here's Robbie with our catch.
By the way, I've stopped using bucktails entirely. The past few trips it's been solely the B/S rig carrying a 5 or 6 inch GULP! grub, with a suitable sinker on the bottom. Haven't seen a drop-off in my catching, and no more losing 6 bucktails (or more) every trip. Even with building them myself, I've grown tired of footing that bill.
Anyway, here's Robbie with our catch.
Chinacat
Well-Known Angler
NICE!
Im pretty much just using glorified chicken rigs in the bay and ocean. 2 dropper loops with a teaser on one and a plain hook on the other and whatever sized bank sinker is needed on the bottom
Last week I also had the displeasure of sending back a 19-1/8 beauty in the ocean
longcast
Well-Known Angler
I have not been out with my brother in a while so he agreed to get everything on and off the boat so I said let's go!
Fished around the turn yesterday and managed 30+ fish in a very short period. But is stopped on a dime once the outgoing started pulling. We managed 2 keeps, although under old laws we had 5, lol. Some decent ocean fishing in our part of the world. The bay has been barren this year with a few spurts here and there.
Great morning out, and grateful for the work my brother did to make the trip happen!
Fished around the turn yesterday and managed 30+ fish in a very short period. But is stopped on a dime once the outgoing started pulling. We managed 2 keeps, although under old laws we had 5, lol. Some decent ocean fishing in our part of the world. The bay has been barren this year with a few spurts here and there.
Great morning out, and grateful for the work my brother did to make the trip happen!
Matts
Angler
I ventured to the south shore yesterday on my friend Joe's boat for what has been a hot fluke bite.
Beautiful weather, slow drift, light sinkers and constant action.
plain gulp worked best (a first for me), but fish kept biting off the tails, so fluke ribbon or squid filled in for part of the day to offset the cost of those $2 tails.
Nothing huge, but I got my limit, a bunch of shorts, and a 19.25 that went back.
Even a double header with a keeper on the bottom.
With the slow drift i thought casting a bucktail and working it back would work, but they only wanted a vertical presentation and preferred the gulp on a teaser hook.
Beautiful weather, slow drift, light sinkers and constant action.
plain gulp worked best (a first for me), but fish kept biting off the tails, so fluke ribbon or squid filled in for part of the day to offset the cost of those $2 tails.
Nothing huge, but I got my limit, a bunch of shorts, and a 19.25 that went back.
Even a double header with a keeper on the bottom.
With the slow drift i thought casting a bucktail and working it back would work, but they only wanted a vertical presentation and preferred the gulp on a teaser hook.
longcast
Well-Known Angler
.......and preferred the gulp on a teaser hook.
Interesting you say that. Same by us the last two weeks. Using a 6 inch jerk shad.
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