Fishing Club?

[jordy_on_bass]

baba,

What are you trolling for using that setup and running 11 lines??? I know that with the gamefish here, if I ran such a huge spread with no outriggers, I would be in for tangles. I generally run 4 lures in my spread off boats 25 feet and less, 5 on bigger boats. Run a staggered pattern down the faces of the pressure waves of the boat, i.e. short corner, long corner, short rigger, long rigger and shotgun on bigger boats. When you have marlin that can grow up to 1000lb off you coast, it pays to have less gear in the water to clear. Have heard reports recently here of guys getting spooled by monster blue marlin on 80lb chair outfits before they could even clear the spread of lures. Crazy stuff!!

Oh, and here is another pic you guys asked me to post up in here from the other thread. 165lb Striped Marlin on 50lb tackle.

Cheers,
Jordan

 

[baba]

baba,

What are you trolling for using that setup and running 11 lines??? I know that with the gamefish here, if I ran such a huge spread with no outriggers, I would be in for tangles.

Hey Jordan,

That is a Rockfish (striped bass for those outside of the Chesapeake) trolling setup. When one gets on we typically have to clear 2 or 3 lines depending on which one hits. We use planer boards to get many lines port and starboard, but it can be a mess sometimes....especially when several hit at once.

 

[jordy_on_bass]

I could imagine it would be a bit of a nightmare at times running such a big setup. I know a marlin boat here that runs 10 lines at once, that makes me cringe!! Way too many skirted lures to be running!!

Do you do any big gamefishing??

Cheers,
Jordan

 

[baba]

I could imagine it would be a bit of a nightmare at times running such a big setup. I know a marlin boat here that runs 10 lines at once, that makes me cringe!! Way too many skirted lures to be running!!

Do you do any big gamefishing??

Cheers,
Jordan

Yes, I go out once a year, or twice if I'm lucky, for tuna, dolphin, and marlin depending on the time of year. Unfortunately, it's about 35+ mile run to the deep water and 50 miles to the canyons due to the long and gradual contintental shelf. It's pricey on fuel to get a sport fisher out that far. We head out of Ocean City:

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[jordy_on_bass]

I knew you guys had a long run to the shelf, but damn!!! The shelf here is an average of around 20 miles out from most sea ports, but there are a few places where the shelf is very close to shore, as close as only 10 miles out to sea!! Most boats here are diesel, for the reliability and economy for big gamefishing. Are most American boats running on petrol? Sorry, gasoline for you yanks

Cheers,
Jordan

 

[baba]

I knew you guys had a long run to the shelf, but damn!!! The shelf here is an average of around 20 miles out from most sea ports, but there are a few places where the shelf is very close to shore, as close as only 10 miles out to sea!! Most boats here are diesel, for the reliability and economy for big gamefishing. Are most American boats running on petrol? Sorry, gasoline for you yanks

Cheers,
Jordan

Yeah, it's a haul. I love fishing in Hawaii because you are immediately at deep sea fishing depth. The engines barely warm up!

 

[peterpalmieri]

I live on long Island and have a small flats boat as well as a 31 Bertram, the 31 is a gas powered boat.

A run to the Hudson canyon is 90 miles. Most of the sports fisherman are running diesel boats but large center console boats rigged with outboards are becoming more popular these days. 26 regulator, 31 contender and 36 yellowfin are very popular.

My boat gets about .75 mpg and the same boat rigged with cummins diesels gets close to 1.5 mpg. It is not possible for my boat to make a canyon trip unless I ran an external fuel bladder. Keep in mind a pair of cummins or yanmar diesels will run about 80k installed.

The larger center consoles I mentioned can get close to 1mpg and have massive fuel tanks which allow these longer runs.

Personally I don't find the 90 mile run in a center console very enjoyable and prefer to make those trips in a sports fisherman. That being said splitting fuel costs on these trips can get pricey and isn't something I do regularly.

I am very jealous of those that can run 20 miles or less and find large tuna and billfish. We do have a good fishery within a 40 mile range where blue fin, magi and sharks can be caught in the summer months.

Offshore fishing in the NE is a rich mans game, even more then other places where fuel costs are of a less concern.

 

[jordy_on_bass]

Wow, this weekend when I make the 20 mile run to the shelf, I won't be feeling so bad!! I can see why it is a rich man's game over there - it's a weeks pay for most people in just the fuel bill alone!! Over here in Australia, we occasionally have the hot current push the billfish in close. You can catch baby black marlin in as little as 20 feet of water in some places. A mate of mine went out in his 12 foot aluminium dinghy a couple weeks ago and caught 3 baby blacks, all around 100lb.

I should be more greatful for how good the gamefishing is over here!!

Cheers,
Jordan

 

[Stu L.]

Got out to the tank today. We caught 5 total between my father-in-law and me. All large mouth with these tying for the biggest at about 4#. My battery was dead in the scale, so that's not exact. It was a good 2.5 hours!

 

[Yvon]

Got out to the tank today. We caught 5 total between my father-in-law and me. All large mouth with these tying for the biggest at about 4#. My battery was dead in the scale, so that's not exact. It was a good 2.5 hours!

Bass is close here until june!

I might go fishing for trout tomorrow.

 

[jordy_on_bass]

Got out on Sunday and we were greeted with beautiful weather. We made a 2 hour, 40 mile run to the grounds off Port Stephen's, one of Australia's best gamefishing locations. When we arrived I started marking bait immediately on the sounder, so we jigged up some mackerel and then sent 2 over the side on circles. Reports recently indicated the bite on the marlin there had been finnicky with fish not really hitting baits hard and many fish being missed due to the massive amount of baitfish in the area recently. This was evident straight away as both baits went off almost simultaeneously, with neither of the fish being hooked. At the end of the day, we had raised 12 fish to our baits, fought 3 and landed only one, a Black Marlin estimated at around 200lb. The 2 hour trip back left me scratching my head as to how to solve the problem for the next trip. The boys were happy to all see their first marlin, but were frustrated to see so many strikes and only get one fish. Oh well, will hopefully figure it out next time!!
Have no pics unfortunately, was busy driving the boat!!

Cheers,
Jordan

 

[baba]

Jordan, that's why they call it fishing and not catching. Better luck on the next run.

Gearing for trophy striped bass season in the Chesapeake Bay in two weeks.

 

[zachoff]

Got my license this week! Probably not heading out this weekend but might get up to Estes Park next weekend for a few hours. The Big Thompson has been calling my name!

 

[jordy_on_bass]

Managed to get out today fishing with a fella here named Tim Dean on his beautiful 45 foot boat Calypso. Well, what can I say - it's amazing how much you can learn from a guy who has been catching your target species for longer than you have been alive. He is renowned in gamefishing circles as one of the world's best skippers. We raised over 15 fish today, hooked into 12 and tagged 10. Mostly Black Marlin, between 150-300lb. Couple of big Striped Marlin in amongst them too. Now I have learnt a few little secret tricks to getting those finnicky fish to bite, next time I am running a boat we should do better. Awesome day out fishing!!!

Cheers,
Jordan

 

[Muzoid]

21in Largemouth

Um...I may be wrong...but that seems like closer to 15" IMO

If we use the 5" glasses as a guide.....


Unless that kid has a giant head/hand?

Either way...gorgeous fish!

 

[Dusty89]

I'm an avid, avid fisherman. I fish for many species. My biggest passion is fly-fishing. I love fly-fishing for trout.

 

[baba]

Here's a 36 incher from yesterday. Not a bad way to start the season.

 

[jordy_on_bass]

Went out yesterday with the wife and a mate to try a few of the new little secrets that I learnt recently, see if we could 'pop her cherry' and get her first marlin. After catching some live bait, we went to the grounds where the fish had been reported and set 2 live baits. We had only been slow trolling for all of about 5 minutes when the port Shimano Tiagra 30 let out an extremely slow growl. After trying one of the new tricks, we came tight and 45 minutes later we had a 150lb Striped Marlin to the boat. Not a bad effort for a beginner, I am very proud of her!! Here are a couple of snaps, enjoy!!

Cheers,
Jordan

 

[RayG]

Nice looking picscatorial result. Congrats to the wife on her first!

Hoping to get my boat wet by the weekend.

Regards-----

 

[baba]

Went out yesterday with the wife and a mate to try a few of the new little secrets that I learnt recently, see if we could 'pop her cherry' and get her first marlin. After catching some live bait, we went to the grounds where the fish had been reported and set 2 live baits. We had only been slow trolling for all of about 5 minutes when the port Shimano Tiagra 30 let out an extremely slow growl. After trying one of the new tricks, we came tight and 45 minutes later we had a 150lb Striped Marlin to the boat. Not a bad effort for a beginner, I am very proud of her!! Here are a couple of snaps, enjoy!!

Cheers,
Jordan

Nice work!