7/20 - Tales tale

[tuna101]

Thanks for a great read and congrats on the trip!

[GeorgeJ]

Great read larry!!!!

[SteveK]

What? No trigger fish? Its not a canyon trip without trigger fish!

[tunaddiction]

great trip larry

[johnnywalker]

Nice report and Trip Larry!

Christian from Falmouth Bait n Tackle?

We are heading out tomorrow thru Sat and then back to OB to hang with Glynn and Shark folks
We will be on the WestLink with Westie heading out late morning.

Little chunky on ride out looks like, If anyone else is heading out call us up on 68

Cheers,
JW

[backman]

Oh - the obligatory triggerfish story. Blowing through the Lanes at 25 knots I saw a mortar shell explosion 100 yards ahead and to my starboard; as i came up on it a basking shark flew out of the water in an arcing and twisting ungainly full breach to explode water in what seemed to be a 20 yard circle. I slowed in time to see it breach a 3rd, 4th and 5th time, Jimmy and I watching in complete amazement that something that large could get so much air.

After waiting for more I started to power back up and noticed a night run horror, a 12" X 12" by 3' timber block which had no doubt been a chock of some sort on a container ship. Hit that at speed at night and you get hurt and your boat sinks. Shudder...

Anyways - we pulled up; cast at it hoping for a mahi, but all that came out were trigger fish.

There you go Steve - happy?

[Regulator 26]

Larry, you should be looking at writing a book; perhaps a couple of books! 70+ canyon trips, each with its own unique story that you have a gift for telling; you need to share with more than read about it here.
Contemplating our first canyon trip and concerned about fuel capacity as well. How many miles logged going & coming, and how many trolling in a "normal" canyon trip?
You answered my question recently concerning what you like to put in front of your Ballyhoo rigs. Do you have a preferred method of rigging the bait itself? The various methods range from those crazy screw on spring things, to procedures best performed by a surgeon, and everything imaginable in between. Eyes in, or taken out? Weighted bait, or only the lure? Wire, Mono, or Flouro? Hook size?
I like my TLD 25's as well, & think they're way underrated. Good basic tackle to start with and expand upon. I wish I could figure out how to get the big fish to hit the 50's, and the small ones on the TLD's. This year a 31" to a 50 2 speed spooled with 80#; last year an 85# to the TLD spooled with 40#. Broke the rod, but landed the fish. Great fun with the small size & weight of the tackle.
I can't wait to read about your next trip.

[backman]

I manage my canyon trips and fuel by hours running and hours trolling.

I know I burn 20 GPH at ~3000 RPM and a bit less (18-19) at 2850. I also know I sip fuel trolling; perhaps 2 GPH, 2.5 GPH max.

W/ a 210 gallon tank that holds 220 if you squeeze and 200 *usable* gallons I plan for 8 hr's run ( 160 gallons) and 10 hr's troll ( 25) gallons and to come back having burned 185 and 15 usable ( or 3/4 hr) in the tank.

I also know I can top off at Menemsha or OB on the way back if I'm low.

~30-40+ trips to the Atlantis's and Block make me very comfortable I can do an overnight there/no bladder but am limited to staying in 1 place with no spare fuel to explore.

If, on the other hand I carry a 50 gallon ( 2.5 hr steam) bladder - I can go to Hydro or Veatch or 15 miles S of 100 fathoms.

Figure your best case and worst case burn per hour and plan around how many hours you can steam/troll....The key is to *stop* when your at your budget on the way out; not run another half hour looking.....

[SteveK]

Larry,

I know that you can boat a trigger fish, but did you take any home? You're old partner in crime swore up and down his declared love of eating triggerfish. For some reason, I have yet to roll and dice and put one in the cooler for the taste test. Maybe this summer!

SK