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Random Quote: When the tide goes out, we find out who has been swimming naked (Warren Buffet)
I am heading out, probably to the hot dog on saturday evening. We will be chunking there for the night and for first light. Give me a shout on 71 or 69 if anyone gets out there...we can trade some info...just call the SUnny Skies
Justin
Sunny Skies
did anyone else get out there this weekend???
the weather wasn;'t exactly right, but we did get out there...
laid over at the dog saturday night, had nothing all night and at 430AM the bite started. We got a double header right away and hooked up two nice fish. One was faught for 45 minutes on 30lb tackle by a 10yr old...his first tuna( 56lbs)...and we spent the better part of the next 2 hours fighting the other BFT that weighed in at 162lbs. We were very satisfied at that point and started beating our way back to Cape May.
The fish were taken on whole butters one at 100ft and the other at 60ft....we marked tuna from 3AM, but they wouldn't hit, but at first light they really turned on. Heard quite a few large blue fin's were caught this morning...the biggest was 77" (that i heard of). Some guys had a little bite before dark on smaller YFTs, but nothing hot.
A boat down the dock from me set up in 160ft. of water outside the dog and landed 8 yellowfins to 88lbs between 4 and 8AM...don't know whether he was drifting or anchored? He was using live squid and butterfish.
How did everyone else do????
Justin
Sunny Skies
I played mate inshore with the kids... Fluke, dogs, skates, robins and lots of tangles....
The guys at my dock confirmed the NOAA mis-forecast. . . although I think it layed down Sun afternoon. Also heard lots of green water from the chicken out to the Texas tower.... Sounds like I lucked out...
It looks like it may lay down for the coming Fri-Sat window....
You had to ask... Left dock at 3:15am Sunday morning. We were heading to Tom's Canyon for the "hot bite". This was after looking at every weather site I am aware of Saturday Night, then listening to the Noaa weather forecast on the VHF. Found (as predicted) two foot seas as we exited inlet around 3:30am. Seas stayed calm for first twenty miles or so. When we hit the 20 fathom line seas were around three feet, no big deal we can handle that. When we got forty miles out they built to four footers, not pleasant on my boat. Decided to give up the trek at fifty miles as it appeared seas were still building, despite that 2-3 seas forecast. So we trolled the area which was the thirty fathom line I think. Nice clean rough water, marked no fish, saw no activity, no other boats around. After pondering for about three seconds, decided we were not going farther offshore today. So we headed in with the four to five foot seas at 15mph. Got wet asses and feet as we took a few over the bow. Decided to stop when we found two draggers on the twentyfathom line. Marked fish on the screen and figured it was bluefin. Put out the tuna spread and started to troll. Immediately had four knockdowns, three of four landed. All were 15 to 17 pound bluefish and one of the crew (new guy) wanted them. We continued trolling for the next hour or so and caught about fifteen bluefish total. I guess bluefish do save the day, sometimes. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]
Did not hear any chatter on the VHF. I gather the seas laid down as we headed to port, oh well. Till next time...
You forgot to mention the seas were out of the west. My brother and I left Manasquan inlet about 8:30 heading for the Triple Wrecks for sharks. The weather report seemed OK 10-15 kts 2-3 feet. Looked great just outside the inlet. I kept looking over my shoulder at the following seas on the way out and by the time we got about twelve miles off it was blowing about 25 kts and the seas were building to about 4-6 ft.
We ended up heading back inshore at about 10 mph and the weather layed down. Ran back out again and finally set up at the Arundo about 17 miles from the Inlet. I figured if it kicked up again we wouldn't have far to go.
We had Blue Sharks in the slick for about two hours and brought one boatside. By noon it was oil slick calm, no drift. So yeah I guess "Blues" saved the day for us too. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif[/img]
Made two trips to the Dog this year. Trailered the boat down to Cape May and ran from there. First trip was on 7/2, went 3-4 on Bluefin up to 140lbs (dressed out). Ran again this past Friday on 7/12 and we went 2-3 on 60lb class Yellowfin Tuna.
Trying to decide what to do this weekend, if I should go on the troll out of Barnegat or trailer the boat south again.
May hit either Massey's, The Dog, Lindy or the 19 Fathom Lump.
South jersey offshore this weekend?
