mikesopals
07-10-2009, 11:28 PM
Lets try a different format for this post..........A Top Ten List about todays offshore trip.
#10- perfect day, light NE breeze, slight swell about 2ft, sunny and cool.
#9-water was clear and calm so you could see everything on the surface, greenish but clean........saw multiple sea turtles
#8-could see land the entire day, as we were SE of Block Island near the Acid Wreck, about 20 miles from Montauk Point
#7-bluefish at the point in the am were all really too big to be used for live bait, all between 10-12 lbs. Deadly dicks, let sink and reel in slow.......did the trick.
#6-watched two blue sharks chase down bluefish right on the surface about 8 miles east of Montauk.........looked like a clip from "Wild Kingdom"!!
#5-hooked a mystery fish at the inside hole(same spot as #5) on a diamond jig on the bottom. After 20-30 min, we only had gotten the fish half way to the surface. Hook popped out. Didnt run like a bluefin or even a blue, just pounded away and stayed deep. Any guesses?
#4-Chum lasted a long time with the cooler water temps, and it did the job. We had non-stop action and at least two blue sharks around the boat all day. Caught and released 6 with conventional gear, ranging from about 75lbs to around 250 lbs! More tangles than I would care to share or talk about.
#3-we had a big thresher take a live bluefish bait about 20 yards behind the boat, right on the surface. ....quite a sight with that long tail splashing around. Then it dove, and ran non-stop at warp speed until we were almost spooled, cranked the drag to max on an old Penn Intl 20 weight and broke the line(only 30lb test).
#2-ran into massive schools of dolphins, maybe 4-5 football fields worth, they were putting on an amazing show that we could see from at least one mile away! Got some great video.
#1-caught my first two blue sharks on the 14 weight fly rod, got both fish to the boat. One was released elegantly(about 75lbs) and one released himself after seeing the boat and going on some great runs----flyline itself severed(maybe rubbed against the tail or skin as I was only using a 3-4 ft wire leader).
Will try and post pictures and/or video tomorrow or Sunday. Will try again tomorrow, maybe straight south to the butterfish hole area?
Mike G
#10- perfect day, light NE breeze, slight swell about 2ft, sunny and cool.
#9-water was clear and calm so you could see everything on the surface, greenish but clean........saw multiple sea turtles
#8-could see land the entire day, as we were SE of Block Island near the Acid Wreck, about 20 miles from Montauk Point
#7-bluefish at the point in the am were all really too big to be used for live bait, all between 10-12 lbs. Deadly dicks, let sink and reel in slow.......did the trick.
#6-watched two blue sharks chase down bluefish right on the surface about 8 miles east of Montauk.........looked like a clip from "Wild Kingdom"!!
#5-hooked a mystery fish at the inside hole(same spot as #5) on a diamond jig on the bottom. After 20-30 min, we only had gotten the fish half way to the surface. Hook popped out. Didnt run like a bluefin or even a blue, just pounded away and stayed deep. Any guesses?
#4-Chum lasted a long time with the cooler water temps, and it did the job. We had non-stop action and at least two blue sharks around the boat all day. Caught and released 6 with conventional gear, ranging from about 75lbs to around 250 lbs! More tangles than I would care to share or talk about.
#3-we had a big thresher take a live bluefish bait about 20 yards behind the boat, right on the surface. ....quite a sight with that long tail splashing around. Then it dove, and ran non-stop at warp speed until we were almost spooled, cranked the drag to max on an old Penn Intl 20 weight and broke the line(only 30lb test).
#2-ran into massive schools of dolphins, maybe 4-5 football fields worth, they were putting on an amazing show that we could see from at least one mile away! Got some great video.
#1-caught my first two blue sharks on the 14 weight fly rod, got both fish to the boat. One was released elegantly(about 75lbs) and one released himself after seeing the boat and going on some great runs----flyline itself severed(maybe rubbed against the tail or skin as I was only using a 3-4 ft wire leader).
Will try and post pictures and/or video tomorrow or Sunday. Will try again tomorrow, maybe straight south to the butterfish hole area?
Mike G