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wojtek9321
Posts: 74 Deckhand
04/23 8A Reef Trolling - 4/24 Offshore Phin Trollin
wojtek9321
Posts: 74 Deckhand
04/23 Saturday
Hit the ramp late around 11am. Seas were a little tall but spread out enough to keep us dry on the skiff. Motored out to 8A and trolled skirted cigar minnows for 4hrs without a single knock down. Decided to just troll back in and hooked to a nice smoker as I was passing through the shoals near the tip of the Cape. He had me down to 1/4 of a bail and I tightened up the drag a little too much breaking him off. Ended the day with a 20" fork Spanish Mackerel.
04/24 Sunday
Hit the ramp around 8am. Ramp was packed. Parking was non-existant in the main and overflow lot by the wash down. I parked on the grass alongside a couple others but plenty of trailers were parking in the fenced lot next to the boat ramp. Seas laid down as they were suppose to according to the forecast. Really smooth ride out and remainder of the day. Motored out to 110' and dropped lines in. Had our first hookup shortly after around 120-125' which turned out to be our biggest fish of the day at 19lb. Trolled between 120-140 picking up 2 more phins and a bonita. Chatter on the radio was that the bite wasn't hot like last week, but rather more scattered. Couldn't comment on that as I wasn't out last week. We had a blast, neighbor was the one with the biggest phin and he said the biggest fish ever caught before was a panfish the size of his hand. His mind was blown.
Hit the ramp late around 11am. Seas were a little tall but spread out enough to keep us dry on the skiff. Motored out to 8A and trolled skirted cigar minnows for 4hrs without a single knock down. Decided to just troll back in and hooked to a nice smoker as I was passing through the shoals near the tip of the Cape. He had me down to 1/4 of a bail and I tightened up the drag a little too much breaking him off. Ended the day with a 20" fork Spanish Mackerel.
04/24 Sunday
Hit the ramp around 8am. Ramp was packed. Parking was non-existant in the main and overflow lot by the wash down. I parked on the grass alongside a couple others but plenty of trailers were parking in the fenced lot next to the boat ramp. Seas laid down as they were suppose to according to the forecast. Really smooth ride out and remainder of the day. Motored out to 110' and dropped lines in. Had our first hookup shortly after around 120-125' which turned out to be our biggest fish of the day at 19lb. Trolled between 120-140 picking up 2 more phins and a bonita. Chatter on the radio was that the bite wasn't hot like last week, but rather more scattered. Couldn't comment on that as I wasn't out last week. We had a blast, neighbor was the one with the biggest phin and he said the biggest fish ever caught before was a panfish the size of his hand. His mind was blown.
The Fleet
1989 Chris Craft Seahawk 215
2004 250HP Yamaha HPDI
2000 Polar 1886 Saltwater Skiff
2000 90HP Yamaha 2S
1989 Chris Craft Seahawk 215
2004 250HP Yamaha HPDI
2000 Polar 1886 Saltwater Skiff
2000 90HP Yamaha 2S
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1989 Chris Craft Seahawk 215
2004 250HP Yamaha HPDI
2000 Polar 1886 Saltwater Skiff
2000 90HP Yamaha 2S
Some of those squalls move in so fast, and are so long, that you don't have time to get out of their way. If you don't know what you are doing in a small(er) boat, it could definitely be a recipe for disaster. I have seen a 22' pathfinder 40 miles out before. I agree, trust your instinct and don't push it.