Saturday turned out to be a really frustrating day. Had a two-pack charter of rookies looking to bend a rod, but more importatnly get out on the water. We fished a few local humps looking for the elusive early season Tog, and had to work very hard to get a few fish to even bite. We managed to scare up 4 keepers, and 2 shorts, in 3 hours of effort. We did get a nice day on the water, a bit chilly, but motored up the middle of the bay, over to the Navy base to check out the aircraft carriers, and around the harbor to give them the full nickel tour.....
Sunday was a whole different story. had a good crew of 4 aboard for some serious light tackle toggin, and this trip did not dissappoint. We fished 30 feet of ledge with 48 degree water, and had non stop action. These fish were fired up, and did not take long before rods were doubled over after hitting bottom with a fresh green crab. My crew easily limited out within the first hour, so we released many nice healthy fish to fight another day. Took a break around 9 am to head in and grab some breakfast, then came back out to finish off the crabs and released another 40 or so fish. All fish kept were males from 6 -9 pounds, with several fish pushing 8.5-9 pounds. Finished off the last crab around 12:30, headed in for an early finish to an excellent day. There was absolutely no boat traffic for a windless day on the water when the fisah were biting...gotta love the fair weather fisherman around here.
The new sled continues to impress, very comfortable, excellent ride, and very fishy. We gave it a little juice on the way out, and hit 55 very quickly, and quite comfortable despite the exaggerated speed.
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