GALE FORCE REPORT 12-15-09

[Capt. Terry]

WELL HAD A HALF DAY TRIP TODAY - HEADED OUT ON THE FOGGY OCEAN EARLY THIS MORNING AFTER A STILL NIGHT WITH HOPES OF CATCHING A FEW ROCK.

....LOOKED ALL OVER - NO BIRDS.....LOTS OF BAIT.....LITTLE MARKS TO BE FOUND.

THE RADIO CHATTER STARTED AROUND MAYBE 7:00 AM.
.....I WAS TROLLING BY 6:50 AM OUT FRONT LESS THAN A MILE OFF THE BEACH.....AND I CAN TELL YOU BY 8:00 AM,.....I WAS TRUELY STARTING TO RETHINK MY STRADEGY.

I SEE BOATS PICKING UP AND RUNNING IN EVERY DIRECTION....I TELL MYSELF,....STICK TO MY GAME PLAN AND JUST DO IT RIGHT.....IT WILL HAPPEN. 8:30 AND STILL NOT THE FIRST NOCK DOWN...... GETTING A LITTLE WORRIED NOW BY 8:45 AM.....I START SECOND GUESSING MY SPREAD AND I CHANGE IT UP AND SWITCH HEAVIES TO LIGHTS AND YELLOWS TO WHITES...

...ITS NOW 9:10 AND THERE HE IS ON THE PORT FLATLINE........GOT HIM ON!!!!!!!
FISH COMES TO THE BOAT.....I NET HIM. ON THE DECK....SHEW A SIGH OF RELIEF COMES OVER ME NOW......

NEXT FISH HITS ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER.....ROD COMES TIGHT,....THE SAME ROD AGAIN BY THE WAY!!!! IT'S A DOUBLE HEADER!!!!!!! THE STARBOARD FLAT LINE SHOOTS OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!
HOT DANG!!!!!!!!! WE ARE IN THE MEAT......

IN A MATTER OF 8 MINUTES WE GOT 3 ON DA DECK!!

NOW GRANITE,....THEY ARE NOT SLOBS.....BY ANY MEANS, BUT TWO 29" FISH AND A 31" START MY DAY RIGHT ANY DAY OF THE WEEK CAPT.

NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES LATER THE LONG RIGGER ON THE PORT SIDE GOES OFF!!! GOOD FISH 34" HITS THE DECK......SORRY MY PHONE DIED RIGHT AFTER I TOOK THE PIC OF THE 3 LAYING ON THE DECK AND I HAD NO BACK UP.......ME BEING THE OVERPREPARRED DUMMY THAT I AM FORGOT TO PUT THE PHONE CHARGER IN THE TRUCK THIS MORNING ON THE WAY TO THE INLET.........

I HEARD ALOT OF CHATTER ON THE MAIN CHANNELS ON THE VHF THIS MORNING ABOUT SLOW DAYS AND NOT MANY BITES COMING TIGHT SO I FELT VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE HAD THE DAY THAT WE DID......

HAD ANOTHER BITE A FEW MINUTES LATER THAT PROVED TO BE A 25.5" ROCKFISH THAT HAD A BELLY LIKE A TURKEY.......LET HIM GO.....

WHAT A DAY. MANY DATES OPEN FOR THE UPCOMING NEXT TWO WEEKS OF WHAT SHOULD BE A GREAT WINTER ROCKFISHERY!!

BEST OF LUCK TO EVERYONE OUT THERE AND HOPE YOU FIND THE SLOBS.

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[blckbart]

Thanks for the report! Encouraging news - I'll be out on Saturday for a bit.

[THE GOOCH]

Nice work Terry,

I heard it was a slow day inside....you did better than most. I heard there was a good pick offshore between IWS and FS, incase you wanted to get in on the jigging action.

Best,
jim

[Tenacious]

Atta boy Terry! Wackem and stackem

[Capt. Terry]

Nice work Terry,

I heard it was a slow day inside....you did better than most. I heard there was a good pick offshore between IWS and FS, incase you wanted to get in on the jigging action.

Best,
jim

YES LATER ON LAST NIGHT I SPOKE WITH A FRIEND OF MINE WHO WENT OUTSIDE THERE AND THEY RELEASE OVER 20 FISH IN 85' OF WATER IN LESS THAN AN HOUR - ALL ON TOP WATER!!!!!!!! SOUNDS LIKE FUN,.....BUT I WAS JUST HAPPY TO FIND 'EM CLOSE.

THE BEST FISHING IS YET TO COME I BELIEVE.....

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[Capt. Terry]

JUST LOADS OF BAIT ON THE SONAR,......SEEMS THAT IF I FOUND THE BAIT AND JUST DIDN'T GET FRUSTRATED,......KEEP MY COOL,....BE PERSISTANT AND JUST WORK ON THE BAIT - THOSE LITTLE RED BOOMERANGS BELOW THE BAIT TURNED INTO BITES.

I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT THAT FAST LITTLE BITE YESTERDAY MORNING WAS ON BAIT SCHOOLED UP BY A FEW FISH.....IT WAS FUN UNTIL 2 BOATS CAME CHARGING IN THERE AND PULLED THE PINS BACK 5 FEET INTO THE FEEDING FISH.......I CALLED 'EM ON THE RADIO AND ASKED THEM TO SLOW DOWN AND JUST WORK THE EDGE OF THE FISH.......MAYBE THEY NEED TO ASK SANTA FOR NEW VHF RADIOS FOR CHRISTMAS.....NOT SURE - BUT I DID NOT GET A RESPONSE FROM THEM.....

.....BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THE BITE WAS OVER IMMEDIATELY!!

OH WELL - WE GOT LUCKY AND MADE A DAY OF THE TRIP, SO FOR THAT REASON - I WAS PLEASED.

STILL HAVE SOME DATES OPEN....PM ME AND I WILL GIVE YOU THE SCHEDULE.

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[MAKO19]

Nice report. May I ask what you pull from your riggers while Striper trolling? Seems like everything we use is either too heavy or digs to hard for riggers and will pop the clip even when tightened up all the way.

[Capt. Terry]

Nice report. May I ask what you pull from your riggers while Striper trolling? Seems like everything we use is either too heavy or digs to hard for riggers and will pop the clip even when tightened up all the way.

TO BE HONEST WITH YOU IT IS MY OFFSHORE MENTALITY THAT CALLS 'EM THE LONG RIGGERS......JUST RODS IN THE 45 DEGREE RODHOLDERS RIGHT BEHIND MY FLAT LINE ROD HOLDERS ALL FLUSH MOUNT IN THE GUNNELS.

BUT FROM THESE RODS SOMEDAYS I PULL LURES THAT ARE ANYWHERE FROM 9 OZ TO 32 OZ,.......DEPENDING WHERE I AM MARKING THE FISH AND HOW THE WATER IS MEANING EITHER SMOOTH OR ROUGH.....

I SUPPOSE THAT I WROTE IT THAT WAY TO GIVE A EXPLANATION IN MY REPORT OF WHAT AND WHERE THEY WERE HITTING THE BEST......JUST TRYING TO COMPARITIVELY BE DESCRIPTIVE.

DON'T EVEN HAVE THE OUTRIGGERS ON THE BOAT NOW.

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[Capt. Terry]

I HAVE A TRIP BOOKED FOR TOMORROW MORNING,.....I USUALLY MONITOR CH. 19......IT SEEMS THERE IS TOO MUCH CHATTER ON CH. 71 FOR MY LIKING....

SO IF YOU ARE OUT TOMORROW MORNING ......GIVE ME A SHOUT.

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE AND HOPEFULLY THEY CHEW PRETTY DECENT IN THE MORNING - WEATHER PERMITTING OF COURSE.

I STILL HAVE A FEW GOOD DATES OPEN BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR........TEMPS ARE DROPPING - WHICH IS GONNA MAKE 'EM HUNGRY AND AGGRESSIVE.

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[MAKO19]

Thanks for that. The reason I asked is I seen a boat using their outriggers trolling for Bass this year and wondered what the hell he was pulling. I don't think I could pull umbrellas, mojos, or stretches from my riggers. Maybe a clark or droon spoon with a 6-8 oz trolling weight but I haven't tried that yet.