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[captmike28]

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.

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That's more like it, Lep!!
Still plenty of time to even the score with those crafty Fluke.

 

[Leprechaun]

My turn to cook. Turned part of Saturday's catch into "Mediterranean Fluke" per the attached recipe.
Served over rice, side of fresh garlic string beans with blistered cherry tomatoes. Scrumptious!

Paired nicely with this Frenchie Wine.

Here's the recipe.

Mediterranean Cod Delight: A Symphony of Tomatoes, Capers, and Olives – delicious-recipes

If you do decide to give this a try (and it's a super-easy recipe to follow), add a half cup of white wine, a quarter cup of water, double the amount of garlic and use more fresh tomatoes. And don't be shy with the salt and pepper. I used 6 very ripe medium plum tomatoes, which I pre-cook in the microwave for 4 minutes, so to loosen and help remove the tough skin - which I truly dislike in my tomato-based dishes. They start to break down nicely at 4 minutes, and after removing the skin I like to use a pair of kitchen scissors to chop up the tomatoes in the microwave bowl.

Give it a shot!