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 07/13/08 - I was lucky enough to win the RISAA June Fluke trip with Dan King aboard Thom (Thomcat) Pelletier's boat for today. We left just before 7 a.m on his very clean 21' Sea Hunt with it's very quiet Evinrude E-Tec outboard. We made a quick stop off Matunuck and I got a blue while trying for a lucky bass but as the Captain figured the sun was already a little high. I was happy to get the skunk off so quick, but we quickly went for and FOUND the game of the day FLUKE. Thomcat's first stop had us immediately on fluke. Dan caught a few shorts while the Captain hooked a couple and graciously handed me the rod so I could lose them like a rookie! Then Dan got the first keeper of the day, a nice fat 22" fish. After many shorts including several 19"+ fat fish, I managed my own 21"er, closely followed by Dan's just under 8 POUND beauty. With three keepers I was already happy and Dan was very satisfied with that fattie, but the day wasn't done by a long shot. We
worked through the slack tide and then had the hour of the day. I lost track of the total keeper count but we totaled at least three five plus pounders along with two or three other keepers on top of the three in the box, with many more 19 3/4" to 19 5/8" fat, fun, and feisty fish that it absolutely pained us to throw back. Thom was a great host and a lot of fun to boot. We caught the bulk of the fish on Glow Daddy's with fluke strips and mummies. Sorry for the long winded report but it's my best day this year by far and I'm ecstatic.
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 07/14/08 - Well, if you fish long enough it happens. Today off the Southwest Ledge
of Block Island I was fishing with a couple of young friends, Matt &
Jim, and we hooked and landed the fish of a lifetime aboard Time After
Time. Drifting live eels on the middle of the ledge, we were well away
from the conga line at the 3 mile limit and the rest of the fleet at the
SW corner. The fish hit solid and did not give up, and by the bend in
the rod I knew we were into something special. We were not able to get
it in a net, and it took 2 of us to heave it over the gunnel. This
striped bass weighed in on my spring scale at 55 pounds. Jim had the rod
in his hands and fought it well, but we know, ALL the fish are the
captain's. We idled through Wickford Harbor showing the fish to cheers
and applause. People drove children up to us in dingies asking to see it
again. We attended a friends' birthday party on the dock at Wickford
Shipyard tonight and the fish was the talk of the town. "Did you hear a
guy caught a 55# bass today? Oh yeah, that's Ric, over there....." Truly
a day I will always remember! After our total skunking yesterday it was
a welcome contrast.
Ric
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 07/13/08 - A few miles before the Canyon in 74 degree water we started seeing large pods of porpoises and a few shearwaters so we decided to go lines in and troll down to the Canyon Wall. We quickly boated a Mahi off a high flyer and then in about 30 minutes both short rigger spreader bars got lit up hard ....... |
 07/13/08 - After debating for some time on Thursday on which Canyon to go to, Scotty and I decided that the best water still looked to be at Fish Tails so we decided to go there instead of to an Eastern Canyon like we were hoping.
Early Friday morning was spent getting food/ice, rigging baits and loading the RIPDOG with gear. There is a lot of prep work involved with doing an overnight canyon trip and it’s always nice to do the majority of it on dry land. At 0900 we were ready to roll.
The crew for this trip was Capt. Scott Clay and his 9 year old son Tommy Tuna, Timmy Johnson and Pickles (Brian Kelly) regular RIPDOG crew members, Timmy's friend Adam, and finally and most important me.
So we left out of Falmouth in FAC conditions and blasted down Vineyard Sound, past Gay Head and then eventually past Noman’s. We then set a course of about 204 degrees and headed right for the tip of Fish Tails.
The ride down was gorgeous. We stopped to make a few casts at some busting SBFT and some skip jacks but didn’t have any luck. A few miles before the Canyon in 74 degree water we started seeing large pods of porpoises and a few shearwaters so we decided to go lines in and troll down to the Canyon Wall. We quickly boated a Mahi off a high flyer and then in about 30 minutes both short rigger spreader bars got lit up hard .......Timmy and I grabbed the rods and the rest of the crew got us strapped in and cleared the spread. After 10 minutes Timmy's fish who appeared to be coming in first went on a huge run and then eventually popped off. So we put the focus on my fish, and after about 15 minutes the fish was brought to the boat and gaffed. Nice fat 50lb YFI. Its always nice to get the skunk off early!
This kind of set the tone for the rest of the afternoon and evening. We worked an area on the East wall around the 100 line where there was a high flyer every 200 yards or so running from North to South for about 3 miles. There was tons and tons of life. Big schools of porpoises, a variety of different whale species and shearwaters everywhere. The water temp was 74.6
We went a pathetic 10 for 20 on the YellowFins which were in the 40-75lb class. Being the first Canyon trip of 08’, the crew was definitely a little rusty. Each time we got a hit, we either had doubles or more commonly 3-4 rods going down at once. And each time we would either drop 2 of them or 2 would just get off as we were clearing the spread and getting ready to fight them. We did manage to land at least one fish though out of every savage wolfpack attack.
The way the fish were hammering our spread was an amazing site especially from the Tower. It would start with the short riggers and then basically everything in the spread would get hit. The one interesting thing was that the Tuna were being pulled from the pot line for the most part. Get your spread in tight to the high flyers and you were rewarded big time. We also went 4 for 6 on Mahi and did manage to land one nice bull in the 10lb class.
As the sun set the crew relaxed for bit over a nice hot dinner and a few cocktails. The weather was spectacular. Complete Pond, clear skies and warm temps. The night chuck bite was nonexistent though. We did have good life in the lights all night with big schools of squids darting in and out grabbing our chunks. The highlight of the night was when a huge school of porpoise had the squid all corralled up behind our boat. They effortlessly feasted on them and the chunks we were tossing in our lights. Just an amazing site to see these animals in their own element.
The next day we got back on the troll just before 0500. We picked up a quick Mahi and missed 2 hits from YellowFins. With a bunch of Tuna under our belt, we decided to make a little gamble and head for a break that went from 74-78 degree water on about the tip of the 500 line 10 miles to our SSE. A little risky of a plan, but at this point we were looking for something with a Bill or maybe a wahoo. During the ride down we saw a big school of busting YellowFin, but by the time we got our spread out they were out of site. These fish were definitely on the move so we pressed on towards the warm water. Once we got to the break the water went from 74 to 78 within a mile. It was the best looking cobalt blue water that we had seen on the entire trip. We worked the area for about 2 hours without a hit. There wasn’t much life other than a random whale or two and a few birds. So we decided to return back up to Fishtails and finish the trip with hopefully some more Tuna as we weren’t really on the board yet for Saturday other than a Mahi.
On the way back up to Fishtails we spotted a huge Manta Ray and stopped to check him out for a few minutes. It was easily 5 feet long by 8 feet wide. First time I had ever seen one out there. Quite an impressive site! Thing looked like it was from outer space. LOL....
We finished the day at the Southwest mouth of the Canyon and worked a tight area with about 12 other boats. Had 4 more Wolfpack hits and managed to land another 7 fish and a few more Mahi before we pulled the plug at 1300.
All in all it was a spectacular trip. We finished the 2 days going an estimated 17 for 34 on YellowFin. Out of the 17 that we landed, 13 were released. We also boated 5 Mahi for good measure. Fishtails is full of life right now. Probably the most life I have ever seen in a Canyon. We saw Sea Turtles, Porpoises, Whales, Manta Rays, Birds, Mahi, and of course YellowFin Tuna! Thanks again for taking me out there Scotty. You’re the man! Good Luck everyone!!
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 07/12/08 - We fished the Snug Harbor Shark Tournament this weekend.
Saturday was a great day to be on the ocean. We ran to the fingers on flat calm seas. We saw whales and birds on the way out and expectations were high. We were looking to stay to the east in the cooler water and set up in 69 degree water amongst a fleet of other boats spread out throughout the fingers.
After about an hour and a half of chumming we came tight on our first fish. At first we assumed it was a blue shark and didn't pull our other baits in. At our first glimpse of the fish we realized we were into a mako and cleared the decks.
Our rod man battled this fish for over an hour and a half. The mako leapt clear of the water three times and put on a great display. I was running the boat and was kept busy keeping the fish and gear clear of the engines and hull.
Up until now we had caught only blue sharks and released all of them. Now we faced our first challenge in landing a live mako. I had heard conflicting recommendations on whether to use a flying gaff or harpoon, whether to hit them in the head/gills or behind the dorsal fin. We had a harpoon on board and a fixed handle gaff. When we felt the fish was sufficiently worn down, I handed the wheel over to one of our crew and my son wired the fish. I hit the mako with the harpoon behind the dorsal fin but it did not penetrate. Our rod man groaned and battled the fish back to the boat. This time I was determined and hit the fish so hard I bent the end of the harpoon. Obviously a change in tactics was required. We had a heated discussion on whether to use the fixed gaff but I was determined to stick with the harpoon.
Once our rod man brought the fish back to the boat, my son wired the fish a third time and I hit the mako with the harpoon in the gills. This time it stuck. The rod was handed to my son, the rod man grabbed the line on the dart from me, the wheel man stepped down to tail rope the fish (leaving the boat in gear to keep the shark in position), I gaffed it in the tail to assist with the tail roping, and it was done.
Sunday, the weather report was not good with the weather expected to turn rough in late morning to afternoon. We ran to the Mud Hole early and fished out the morning catching and releasing ten blue sharks.
We ended up winning first place for the Mako slot in the Snug Harbor tournament.
Definitely the high point of the year - so far!
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 06/29/08 - We left out of Falmouth just before 0300 on Friday morning 6/27 with regular RIPDOG crew member Timmy Johnson, Scott's friend Chris Peck, Scott's son Tommy Tuna, Jim O'Brien captain of the J-Seas and myself.
We arrived on the seen at roughly 0500, a few miles to the south of the BC where we found 62 degree water, and a few whales and birds working so we quickly went lines in....
HUGE boil again on the left short and this time we were tight zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzz. .....As this fish is having its way with the Accurate 80 with a huge first run and then an even bigger second run we started to clear the spread, and the right long gets blown up......zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. ....doubled up baby, with one real nice fish for sure....Timmy was on the rod with the first fish and Chris quickly got belted in to fight the second. Chris got his fish to the boat first so we landed him and then put our focus on Tim's fish.....
45 minutes later the fish is finally brought to the boat. I grabbed the leader and Scotty threw the dart for a really clean shot. It has usually been "game over" for the Tuna that we have pooned in the past, but this fish was not finished.... He dumped about 100 yards of the dart rope before he eased up a bit. Luckily he was still hooked up to the rod so I hand lined the rope in as Tim was still able to reel him up. The fish finally came up tail first and 3 of us grabbed the tail and dragged him through the door
Fish measured out at 77" and was estimated to be in the 300lb class!!
Needless to say the skippa and crew were pretty fired up to start the day with a 77 and 58 inch fish!
Then landed another. Stuck a tag in him and shipped him on his way. Fish was 57" and nice and fat....
Quickly went lines back in and finally went through our first lull of the day....At about 0830 though the left long gets taken for a ride and we were tight again. This time we strapped the skippa in to fight his first fish of the year. This fish measured 55" and was quickly tagged and released.
At this point with 4 fish under our belts we decided to get on the move and see if we could find some life. We stumbled upon a few whales almost at the wreck and reset the lines in this new area. It wasnt long before the right long was smashed .....zzzzzzzzzz. ...This time we decided to strap in 9 year old Tommy for his first ever BFT ....We made sure he was secured and clipped to the boat from the back of the harness and gave him plenty of help but for the most part he did all the work. Fish was again dragged through door, tagged and released. Nice 59" fish....Needless to say, Tommy was in his glory ...He's a pretty small kid at only about 55lbs but definately knows how to fish and is very solid with the rod. Keep eating your wheaties T-Man!!
The rest of the day we were treated to an awesome whale show back up by the BC but no other fish. We decided to call it a day around 1:00 and head for the barn.
Final tally was 5 fish for the day with a 77" beast of an animal. All of the fish were caught on squid bars.....
Certainly a day none of us will soon forget!!
ALBATROSS
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 06/29/08 - What a day on the water!! I took a few new friends for a trip they will never forget!! I found the fish in Buzzards Bay. We took home 6 bass and one blue. The biggest bass tipped into THE BIG 40 pound range. |
 06/29/08 - What a day on the water!! I took a few new friends for a trip they will never forget!! I found the fish in Buzzards Bay. We took home 6 bass and one blue. The biggest bass tipped into THE BIG 40 pound range. |
 06/21/08 - Saturday morning we left Saquatucket at 0315 and headed around Monomoy and steamed towards the BC at 20 knots....We arrived on the scene at around 0445 to find some random Shearwaters and a few scattered whales in 60 degree water so we decided to go lines in. It took about an hour or so before the right long rigger was blown up and we were on with RIPDOG's first Tuna of 08'
ALBATROSS |
 06/08/08 - Made a run to Block Island from Galilee. We fished the SW ledge with eels and enjoyed good action over the boulder field for 1 1/2 hours on the incoming tide. The largest fish landed was 40" but another good one pulled a knot (I did not tie that knot!). |
07/13/08 - I was lucky enough to win the RISAA June Fluke trip with Dan King aboard Thom (Thomcat) Pelletier's boat for today. We left just before 7 a.m on his very clean 21' Sea Hunt with it's very quiet Evinrude E-Tec outboard. We made a quick stop off Matunuck and I got a blue while trying for a lucky bass but as the Captain figured the sun was already a little high. I was happy to get the skunk off so quick, but we quickly went for and FOUND the game of the day FLUKE. Thomcat's first stop had us immediately on fluke. Dan caught a few shorts while the Captain hooked a couple and graciously handed me the rod so I could lose them like a rookie! Then Dan got the first keeper of the day, a nice fat 22" fish. After many shorts including several 19"+ fat fish, I managed my own 21"er, closely followed by Dan's just under 8 POUND beauty. With three keepers I was already happy and Dan was very satisfied with that fattie, but the day wasn't done by a long shot. We
worked through the slack tide and then had the hour of the day. I lost track of the total keeper count but we totaled at least three five plus pounders along with two or three other keepers on top of the three in the box, with many more 19 3/4" to 19 5/8" fat, fun, and feisty fish that it absolutely pained us to throw back. Thom was a great host and a lot of fun to boot. We caught the bulk of the fish on Glow Daddy's with fluke strips and mummies. Sorry for the long winded report but it's my best day this year by far and I'm ecstatic.
07/14/08 - Well, if you fish long enough it happens. Today off the Southwest Ledge
of Block Island I was fishing with a couple of young friends, Matt &
Jim, and we hooked and landed the fish of a lifetime aboard Time After
Time. Drifting live eels on the middle of the ledge, we were well away
from the conga line at the 3 mile limit and the rest of the fleet at the
SW corner. The fish hit solid and did not give up, and by the bend in
the rod I knew we were into something special. We were not able to get
it in a net, and it took 2 of us to heave it over the gunnel. This
striped bass weighed in on my spring scale at 55 pounds. Jim had the rod
in his hands and fought it well, but we know, ALL the fish are the
captain's. We idled through Wickford Harbor showing the fish to cheers
and applause. People drove children up to us in dingies asking to see it
again. We attended a friends' birthday party on the dock at Wickford
Shipyard tonight and the fish was the talk of the town. "Did you hear a
guy caught a 55# bass today? Oh yeah, that's Ric, over there....." Truly
a day I will always remember! After our total skunking yesterday it was
a welcome contrast.
Ric
07/13/08 - A few miles before the Canyon in 74 degree water we started seeing large pods of porpoises and a few shearwaters so we decided to go lines in and troll down to the Canyon Wall. We quickly boated a Mahi off a high flyer and then in about 30 minutes both short rigger spreader bars got lit up hard .......
07/13/08 - After debating for some time on Thursday on which Canyon to go to, Scotty and I decided that the best water still looked to be at Fish Tails so we decided to go there instead of to an Eastern Canyon like we were hoping.
Early Friday morning was spent getting food/ice, rigging baits and loading the RIPDOG with gear. There is a lot of prep work involved with doing an overnight canyon trip and it’s always nice to do the majority of it on dry land. At 0900 we were ready to roll.
The crew for this trip was Capt. Scott Clay and his 9 year old son Tommy Tuna, Timmy Johnson and Pickles (Brian Kelly) regular RIPDOG crew members, Timmy's friend Adam, and finally and most important me.
So we left out of Falmouth in FAC conditions and blasted down Vineyard Sound, past Gay Head and then eventually past Noman’s. We then set a course of about 204 degrees and headed right for the tip of Fish Tails.
The ride down was gorgeous. We stopped to make a few casts at some busting SBFT and some skip jacks but didn’t have any luck. A few miles before the Canyon in 74 degree water we started seeing large pods of porpoises and a few shearwaters so we decided to go lines in and troll down to the Canyon Wall. We quickly boated a Mahi off a high flyer and then in about 30 minutes both short rigger spreader bars got lit up hard .......Timmy and I grabbed the rods and the rest of the crew got us strapped in and cleared the spread. After 10 minutes Timmy's fish who appeared to be coming in first went on a huge run and then eventually popped off. So we put the focus on my fish, and after about 15 minutes the fish was brought to the boat and gaffed. Nice fat 50lb YFI. Its always nice to get the skunk off early!
This kind of set the tone for the rest of the afternoon and evening. We worked an area on the East wall around the 100 line where there was a high flyer every 200 yards or so running from North to South for about 3 miles. There was tons and tons of life. Big schools of porpoises, a variety of different whale species and shearwaters everywhere. The water temp was 74.6
We went a pathetic 10 for 20 on the YellowFins which were in the 40-75lb class. Being the first Canyon trip of 08’, the crew was definitely a little rusty. Each time we got a hit, we either had doubles or more commonly 3-4 rods going down at once. And each time we would either drop 2 of them or 2 would just get off as we were clearing the spread and getting ready to fight them. We did manage to land at least one fish though out of every savage wolfpack attack.
The way the fish were hammering our spread was an amazing site especially from the Tower. It would start with the short riggers and then basically everything in the spread would get hit. The one interesting thing was that the Tuna were being pulled from the pot line for the most part. Get your spread in tight to the high flyers and you were rewarded big time. We also went 4 for 6 on Mahi and did manage to land one nice bull in the 10lb class.
As the sun set the crew relaxed for bit over a nice hot dinner and a few cocktails. The weather was spectacular. Complete Pond, clear skies and warm temps. The night chuck bite was nonexistent though. We did have good life in the lights all night with big schools of squids darting in and out grabbing our chunks. The highlight of the night was when a huge school of porpoise had the squid all corralled up behind our boat. They effortlessly feasted on them and the chunks we were tossing in our lights. Just an amazing site to see these animals in their own element.
The next day we got back on the troll just before 0500. We picked up a quick Mahi and missed 2 hits from YellowFins. With a bunch of Tuna under our belt, we decided to make a little gamble and head for a break that went from 74-78 degree water on about the tip of the 500 line 10 miles to our SSE. A little risky of a plan, but at this point we were looking for something with a Bill or maybe a wahoo. During the ride down we saw a big school of busting YellowFin, but by the time we got our spread out they were out of site. These fish were definitely on the move so we pressed on towards the warm water. Once we got to the break the water went from 74 to 78 within a mile. It was the best looking cobalt blue water that we had seen on the entire trip. We worked the area for about 2 hours without a hit. There wasn’t much life other than a random whale or two and a few birds. So we decided to return back up to Fishtails and finish the trip with hopefully some more Tuna as we weren’t really on the board yet for Saturday other than a Mahi.
On the way back up to Fishtails we spotted a huge Manta Ray and stopped to check him out for a few minutes. It was easily 5 feet long by 8 feet wide. First time I had ever seen one out there. Quite an impressive site! Thing looked like it was from outer space. LOL....
We finished the day at the Southwest mouth of the Canyon and worked a tight area with about 12 other boats. Had 4 more Wolfpack hits and managed to land another 7 fish and a few more Mahi before we pulled the plug at 1300.
All in all it was a spectacular trip. We finished the 2 days going an estimated 17 for 34 on YellowFin. Out of the 17 that we landed, 13 were released. We also boated 5 Mahi for good measure. Fishtails is full of life right now. Probably the most life I have ever seen in a Canyon. We saw Sea Turtles, Porpoises, Whales, Manta Rays, Birds, Mahi, and of course YellowFin Tuna! Thanks again for taking me out there Scotty. You’re the man! Good Luck everyone!!
07/12/08 - We fished the Snug Harbor Shark Tournament this weekend.
Saturday was a great day to be on the ocean. We ran to the fingers on flat calm seas. We saw whales and birds on the way out and expectations were high. We were looking to stay to the east in the cooler water and set up in 69 degree water amongst a fleet of other boats spread out throughout the fingers.
After about an hour and a half of chumming we came tight on our first fish. At first we assumed it was a blue shark and didn't pull our other baits in. At our first glimpse of the fish we realized we were into a mako and cleared the decks.
Our rod man battled this fish for over an hour and a half. The mako leapt clear of the water three times and put on a great display. I was running the boat and was kept busy keeping the fish and gear clear of the engines and hull.
Up until now we had caught only blue sharks and released all of them. Now we faced our first challenge in landing a live mako. I had heard conflicting recommendations on whether to use a flying gaff or harpoon, whether to hit them in the head/gills or behind the dorsal fin. We had a harpoon on board and a fixed handle gaff. When we felt the fish was sufficiently worn down, I handed the wheel over to one of our crew and my son wired the fish. I hit the mako with the harpoon behind the dorsal fin but it did not penetrate. Our rod man groaned and battled the fish back to the boat. This time I was determined and hit the fish so hard I bent the end of the harpoon. Obviously a change in tactics was required. We had a heated discussion on whether to use the fixed gaff but I was determined to stick with the harpoon.
Once our rod man brought the fish back to the boat, my son wired the fish a third time and I hit the mako with the harpoon in the gills. This time it stuck. The rod was handed to my son, the rod man grabbed the line on the dart from me, the wheel man stepped down to tail rope the fish (leaving the boat in gear to keep the shark in position), I gaffed it in the tail to assist with the tail roping, and it was done.
Sunday, the weather report was not good with the weather expected to turn rough in late morning to afternoon. We ran to the Mud Hole early and fished out the morning catching and releasing ten blue sharks.
We ended up winning first place for the Mako slot in the Snug Harbor tournament.
Definitely the high point of the year - so far!
06/29/08 - We left out of Falmouth just before 0300 on Friday morning 6/27 with regular RIPDOG crew member Timmy Johnson, Scott's friend Chris Peck, Scott's son Tommy Tuna, Jim O'Brien captain of the J-Seas and myself.
We arrived on the seen at roughly 0500, a few miles to the south of the BC where we found 62 degree water, and a few whales and birds working so we quickly went lines in....
HUGE boil again on the left short and this time we were tight zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzz. .....As this fish is having its way with the Accurate 80 with a huge first run and then an even bigger second run we started to clear the spread, and the right long gets blown up......zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. ....doubled up baby, with one real nice fish for sure....Timmy was on the rod with the first fish and Chris quickly got belted in to fight the second. Chris got his fish to the boat first so we landed him and then put our focus on Tim's fish.....
45 minutes later the fish is finally brought to the boat. I grabbed the leader and Scotty threw the dart for a really clean shot. It has usually been "game over" for the Tuna that we have pooned in the past, but this fish was not finished.... He dumped about 100 yards of the dart rope before he eased up a bit. Luckily he was still hooked up to the rod so I hand lined the rope in as Tim was still able to reel him up. The fish finally came up tail first and 3 of us grabbed the tail and dragged him through the door
Fish measured out at 77" and was estimated to be in the 300lb class!!
Needless to say the skippa and crew were pretty fired up to start the day with a 77 and 58 inch fish!
Then landed another. Stuck a tag in him and shipped him on his way. Fish was 57" and nice and fat....
Quickly went lines back in and finally went through our first lull of the day....At about 0830 though the left long gets taken for a ride and we were tight again. This time we strapped the skippa in to fight his first fish of the year. This fish measured 55" and was quickly tagged and released.
At this point with 4 fish under our belts we decided to get on the move and see if we could find some life. We stumbled upon a few whales almost at the wreck and reset the lines in this new area. It wasnt long before the right long was smashed .....zzzzzzzzzz. ...This time we decided to strap in 9 year old Tommy for his first ever BFT ....We made sure he was secured and clipped to the boat from the back of the harness and gave him plenty of help but for the most part he did all the work. Fish was again dragged through door, tagged and released. Nice 59" fish....Needless to say, Tommy was in his glory ...He's a pretty small kid at only about 55lbs but definately knows how to fish and is very solid with the rod. Keep eating your wheaties T-Man!!
The rest of the day we were treated to an awesome whale show back up by the BC but no other fish. We decided to call it a day around 1:00 and head for the barn.
Final tally was 5 fish for the day with a 77" beast of an animal. All of the fish were caught on squid bars.....
Certainly a day none of us will soon forget!!
ALBATROSS
06/29/08 - What a day on the water!! I took a few new friends for a trip they will never forget!! I found the fish in Buzzards Bay. We took home 6 bass and one blue. The biggest bass tipped into THE BIG 40 pound range. 
06/29/08 - What a day on the water!! I took a few new friends for a trip they will never forget!! I found the fish in Buzzards Bay. We took home 6 bass and one blue. The biggest bass tipped into THE BIG 40 pound range. 
06/21/08 - Saturday morning we left Saquatucket at 0315 and headed around Monomoy and steamed towards the BC at 20 knots....We arrived on the scene at around 0445 to find some random Shearwaters and a few scattered whales in 60 degree water so we decided to go lines in. It took about an hour or so before the right long rigger was blown up and we were on with RIPDOG's first Tuna of 08'
ALBATROSS
06/08/08 - Made a run to Block Island from Galilee. We fished the SW ledge with eels and enjoyed good action over the boulder field for 1 1/2 hours on the incoming tide. The largest fish landed was 40" but another good one pulled a knot (I did not tie that knot!). 
