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[OVERBORED]

How old is that Newell hat?

RLMAO!

 

[Leprechaun]

Yeah, I said the same thing. He told me there’s a guy on eBay that is selling them. I think Freddy told me that the dude actually makes them to order.

 

[longcast]

I was not sure what the day would look like but once the wife woke she had some stuff she wanted to take care of at home so I went down to the boat for a quick outing. Started slow but the bite went savage so actually put one rod down and concentrated on finding a better fish. Duration was short but put a 24 and 19 inch fish on the ice out of 30 fish landed. Wanted to stay for the turn but my daughter was coming over for dinner so no go today. Not sure what tomorrow brings.

 

[Leprechaun]

When The Ocean Gives Lemons (Ling), Make Fishcakes!

Made them tonight, my first try ever, and they came out as great as any I've ever had in a fish-oriented restaurant. Really super delicious!

Wifey had hers on a bed of arugula. Topping is a combination of Tartar Sauce, Gold's Horseradish, and fresh-squeezed lemon juice. Or hot sauce and lemon juice works just fine as well.

Of course a glass or two of relatively inexpensive but decent wine accompanied this feast.

Recipe - I recommend adding fresh parsley and some red pepper flakes to taste as well. And some salt too. I can't recommend this recipe highly enough!

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[hartattack]

I freeze cooked Ling cakes and they're great. Folks complain about Ling filets turning to mush in the freezer, this circumvents that ..

 

[Leprechaun]

Yes, my buddy that passed me this recipe freezes his cooked fish cakes as well.

 

[captmike28]

Yes, my buddy that passed me this recipe freezes his cooked fish cakes as well.

Although I do love the taste of Ling, it's time to put some Fluke in the box. Here is my update from yesterday.

Had my mate Tom and good friend Mitch join me yesterday for a prospecting trip to Montauk in preparation for the upcoming charters this summer. Thankfully the weatherman smiled on us and provided a nice comfortable day on the ocean.

Started at one of my favorite and reliable drops south of the point and almost immediately Tom is getting bit but alas just a short Fluke. Then a few small Sea Bass kept annoying us for the next hour. Around that time, I got a good hit and put the first keeper a decent 20” Fluke in the box. However, after that we saw the bite drop off even with the short Sea Bass and Fluke for the next 45 minutes, so it was time for a change.

Moved further south and once again we started getting hits almost immediately but this time within about 10 minutes Tom hooks up with a better fish. After a nice battle I slip the net under a 22” Fluke in the 4# class and our spirits are lifted. Knowing how tough finding Fluke has been this season we chose to really work this drift line the rest of the day. Ultimately it produced 4 more keeper Fluke to 5# along with 4 nice Keeper Sea Bass. Mitch worked his tail off trying to find that elusive keeper Fluke and despite his frustration on that front he did manage to put 2 of the nice keeper Sea Bass in the box. Mixed in were many more shorts of both species which kept the rods bending and anticipation high!

So, while it wasn’t the trip I had hoped for, we did put some quality fish in the box and were treated to a nice calm ride back to port. We shall see what the next ocean adventure brings come next Friday.

 

[MakoMatt]

Although I do love the taste of Ling, it's time to put some Fluke in the box. Here is my update from yesterday.

Had my mate Tom and good friend Mitch join me yesterday for a prospecting trip to Montauk in preparation for the upcoming charters this summer. Thankfully the weatherman smiled on us and provided a nice comfortable day on the ocean.

Started at one of my favorite and reliable drops south of the point and almost immediately Tom is getting bit but alas just a short Fluke. Then a few small Sea Bass kept annoying us for the next hour. Around that time, I got a good hit and put the first keeper a decent 20” Fluke in the box. However, after that we saw the bite drop off even with the short Sea Bass and Fluke for the next 45 minutes, so it was time for a change.

Moved further south and once again we started getting hits almost immediately but this time within about 10 minutes Tom hooks up with a better fish. After a nice battle I slip the net under a 22” Fluke in the 4# class and our spirits are lifted. Knowing how tough finding Fluke has been this season we chose to really work this drift line the rest of the day. Ultimately it produced 4 more keeper Fluke to 5# along with 4 nice Keeper Sea Bass. Mitch worked his tail off trying to find that elusive keeper Fluke and despite his frustration on that front he did manage to put 2 of the nice keeper Sea Bass in the box. Mixed in were many more shorts of both species which kept the rods bending and anticipation high!

So, while it wasn’t the trip I had hoped for, we did put some quality fish in the box and were treated to a nice calm ride back to port. We shall see what the next ocean adventure brings come next Friday.

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Making lemonade out of lemons!!!

 

[Leprechaun]

Hey buddy, at this point that’s a 1000% improvement over what it has been! I have Capt. XXX “Junior” on the boat 2moro. Hoping for an upturn here as well.

 

[Snapprhead27]

Nice job! It's been tough all over!