Mid-Water killing machines are done on Jeffery's.... - The Hull Truth

Tuna_Master · 10-25-2007, 08:04 AM

I heard that the Mid-waters that have been raping Ipswich Bay / area 1A are done...... As of last night midnight.

So they must of hit there quota....????

They only spent what 3 days in the Bay area fishing in tight??

Could of been worse... May be a few dozen Herring still swimming around???

Can anyone confirm this>>>>>>>

Thanks
Capt. Mark

twofinbluna · 10-25-2007, 05:13 PM

Hey Mark,

they are done, season opens again January 1st

the 1A thread that Colin started discusses this a bit too

aloop · 11-02-2007, 04:25 PM

I heard that the Mid water boats are off Chatham, (pre-storm). I saw a big white boat, at least 100' in length, in Cape Cod Bay yesterday going in wide circles off Sandwich/Barnstable, any ideas what it was?

11-02-2007, 05:13 PM

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aloop - 11/2/2007 6:25 PM

I heard that the Mid water boats are off Chatham, (pre-storm). I saw a big white boat, at least 100' in length, in Cape Cod Bay yesterday going in wide circles off Sandwich/Barnstable, any ideas what it was?

Seiner maybe. The White Dove is big and white

starrfish · 11-02-2007, 05:36 PM

herring boats up and down the 700 line....from chatham to the bb.......... mopping up whatever was left for all bft to scrounge....and we wonder why the average weight is down from last year (per fish) almost 100lbs (from nmfs)

Semper Fi-sh · 11-02-2007, 06:07 PM

The Big white boat in Cape Cod Bay is the NOAA ship...They have been doing research around the Fingers area of the bay..for what? i dont know...

There is nothing but dogs in the bay...everywhere finning there asses off..

All the other midwater and Seiner poachers are off of Chatham!

Semper Fi

GOODNYOU · 11-02-2007, 06:31 PM

They were off Nauset inlet tuesday.

twofinbluna · 11-04-2007, 01:12 AM

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starrfish - 11/2/2007 4:36 PM

herring boats up and down the 700 line....from chatham to the bb.......... mopping up whatever was left for all bft to scrounge....and we wonder why the average weight is down from last year (per fish) almost 100lbs (from nmfs)

They love to pound the Cape this time of year, no wonder that the Chatham bite has sucked recently with these guys hitting the area hard every Fall.

twofinbluna · 11-04-2007, 01:16 AM

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Semper Fi-sh - 11/2/2007 5:07 PM

All the other midwater and Seiner poachers are off of Chatham!

Semper Fi

The seiners dont ever fish off the Cape...its almost always only midwater boats that fish there. My guess is that the seiners that are out, if they are out, are trying some where in Area 1B just outside of the 1A line. But I know that one of the big seiners (Ruth and Pat) has been tied up ever since 1A shut down. Midwater gear is capable of catching fish anytime, anywhere...seining is not, and for whatever the reason, seiners dont fish off the Cape. (I am sure there are exceptions, but not very often).

aloop · 11-05-2007, 05:31 AM

Now the Cape fishermen are signing some sort of petition about the Mid water boats, I never seen them so united.