Mama Mia Fishing report

[Fishing Report]

Capt.Paul Capt.Brian and Rich July 11 2011




Let me start out by saying what a GREAT day I had with Capt. Brian Phelps of www.ReelObsessionFishing.com 631-252-5894 . We went 7 for 7 on BIG STRIPED BASS to 40 lbs and I caught andreleased my 3,000 Striper. It was just AMAZING to see miles of Bunker being harassed by BIG FISH. Everywhere you looked you saw Pod after Pod. Thank you Brian for one of the best fishing trips I had in a while.

Now here’s the long version
I’ve been reading the reports from Capt.Brian Phelps out of Fire Island he’s been catching some really BIG STRIPERS lately and all I could do is wait for them to Moriches so I can get another crack at them. For what ever reason they are just stacked up out side Fire Island for the past month and every now and then I get a shot at some Big Bass but these guys have it everyday . Just Imagine if this was by me I would NEVER come in .
Anyway I jumped at the chance to fish that area and Capt.Brian wanted to head out early, REAL EARLY 4 am… I said dude I’ll never make 4 AM make it 4:30 and were on. 4:15 Pablo I have to get gas. Oh Man Ok, that means I have to leave my house at 3:30 AM. Needless to say I made it there on time and we were off.
On the way to the Inlet we stopped at Frank + Dick’s Bait and Tackle/Gas/Convenience store. This was unbelievable here in the middle of the Bay stood an awesome place to come to. As soon as I walked in this place I knew it was a 1st class Boat place for right there on the counter was a Great Selection of Cigars in 2 Humidors and we all know how much Pablo
likes Cigars . So I looked around there was an Awesome Full Tackle shop loaded with everything even a line spooler . I was shocked he had everything from Snapper rods to Shark Reels at decent prices too… I turned to Brain and Rich and said what a GOLD mine here. They said it was a dump a few years ago and that they fixed it all up and turned it into a Great Summertime Waterfront Hangout . I said Imagine trying to get this approved today

HAHAHAHAHA!!! Hi Brookhaven Town I would like to get building permits for a
Gas/Tackle/Convenience store for the Island in the back of Moriches Inlet known
as Bird Island . I think I would get arrested just for asking LOL!!!!
Ok enough of that lets get to the good part the Fishing. We headed
west and the sun wasn’t even up yet. We were the 1st boat on the seen and soon
we started to see a few splashes here and there and it just kept getting bigger
and Bigger and BIGGER!!! Brian had these HUGE weighted Bunker snags 10-0 meat
hooks on them. This made snagging extremely easy and it wasn’t long before Brian
was hooked up into a BIG FISH!!! However here’s where it gets funny Brian likes
his drag set EXTREAMLY HARD I mean CRANKED DOWN all most till you don’t have and
drag. I said Brian before he got hooked up, Brian your drag is way to tight are
you nuts your gonna bust your fish off ? He says I like it that way
Pablo so only Big fish will pull drag. I go Ok? But don’t say I didn’t warn you.
With that he goes to turn his handle on his Shimano 4000 and Snap it breaks off
right in his hand . I quickly try to remove the other handle from the another same reel but its frozen and I can’t get it out even with Pliers . So he says I’ll hand crank it
in and we land the 1st 25 lbs fish of the day. We kept her because the fight was
so long she was wore out and we wanted to go home with something to eat too .
I tried the old fashion way snag a bunker drag it in and re set on my conventional rod and reel and drop it down to the bottom. This was a mistake as there was so many bunker for the Bass to eat if you weren’t right in there face the chances of you being picked up out of the MILLIONS was Slim to none as a lot of other boats were using this tactic and just sitting in what I like to call BAIT and WAIT the most BORRING kind of fishing to me. The key was to find a Pod of Bunker being attacked by fish snag a Bunker right in the commotion and let it sit there. If you didn’t get picked up and drifted out of the school reel it in UN-Hook your
Bunker and Snag another. Repeat as many times as possible or until you catch a fish .



Rich caught the second BIG FISH it also was a good 25-30 lbs class fish and I started to get worried Oh No I don’t want to be that guy with no fish and I began to really concentrate on the schools snagging in the most Harassed spots and Presto Pablo On!!! . She was a Nice fish around 20-25 lbs and I felt like pressure come off and could relax with the Skunk now
off of me . We moved around from Pod to Pod this was key because it wasn’t long before MANY boats showed up and were right on top of you . There were a few dummies who didn’t have a CLUE. Come on man Don’t run right through the school?! You A-HOLE!!! Go find your own pod there’s only 10 miles of Bunker out here . This proved to be the key
because we found a school of BIG GIRLS 30 to 40 lbs class and we had them all to
our self’s . I hooked into another 25 lbs fish and Brian hooked into 2 more all said and done we went 7 for 7 with fish to 40 lbs and only keeping 3 releasing the rest Monday July 11 2011

Hey If you want in on some of this action don’t wait who knows how
long this GREAT BITE will last call Capt.Brian Phelps 631-252-5894 www.ReelObsessionFishing.com don’t
forget to tell him Pablo sent ya !!!
Capt.Paul Peluso
htp://www.MamaMiaFishing.Net
631-433-6220