First post on this board, here goes.
Fished Sunday, 9 July with Lanie, Greg, Naved, Curtis, and Anne. Got a late start, left the dock at 4:45, cleared the saltponds inlet and someone forgot the hoos (me), turn around to go get them, back underway at 5:15. Started out at the 21 Fathom Finger. Lots of weeds everywhere, could not keep lines out for long. Then came the bluefish again. 7 knots, 8 knots, still not fast enough for them things. I get a chicken dolphin. Then came a big hit, drag screaming. After a 15 minute fight, hook pulls. Our guess a big BFT. Decide to troll east to the 30 fathom line. Nothing. Head north along the 30 fathom line until a few miles south of the Norfolk Canyon. Found a nice class of YFT up to 60 pounds. Went 4 for 8 YFT. One nice one lost at the boat a second away from the gaff. Trolled back west to the 20 fathom line and picked up 2 gaffer dolphin.
Fish came on everything today, no special color. Some on top, some on a planer, some on an inline. BTW, if anyone catchs a big YFT with a Jimmy K blue spreader bar hanging out of it's mouth, please let me know. Got a great video of Greg fishing this fish to a stalemate, line breaks and he flys backward onto the deck.
Final catch
0 for 1 BFT
3 for 3 Mahi
4 for 8 YFT
8 for 8 bluefish
Here is a video post of our trip:
Video Report
Mike
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