South of the Vineyard 8/12

[waggles02673]

Fished the big game battle in nantucket. Had a local with us. Had some good intel on the whities. Said scup were no problem. Couldnt get them sat night at 8 in his usual spots in the harbor. Tried at 5 am. Cant find scup. Only sea robins and sea bass. Remember seeing scup all around the boat the night before in the slip. Capt wanted to go so off we go. Cruise by the Gina Marie at the bouy marking the shortcut through tuckernuck, probably getting scup. Capt says no more scup stops so off we go to plan B. Run down to the break east of the star. Waste some time back on the cold side of the break. Go to the warm side where there was a bite. Got one small bluefin. Missed another that we couldnt tease up and had a 100lb mako mess up the spread. All three bites on the short lines.Saw a thresher jump about 6 miles south of Madaket on the way out.

Chris

Yeah we were getting scup at the bell bouy. Which boat were you on? Tony told me you were fishing the tourn but didn't mention the boat name. Wish we had known could of called you on the radio. I don't think we were too far from you. I told Jay that you were fishing the tourn and relayed your report from the day before that you gave Tony.

Jon

[Goodnyou]

I wish we were in my boat. We were in the blue 26 regulator with no red green running lights as we blew them out the day before leaving the harbor in a nw with a dropping tide on the moon. The 45cabo behind us turned around and hit a bell. He was telling stories of 10 to 12 footers at the entance to the harbor but he had just ripped a huge gash in the side of the boat so we gave him some slack. We broke the radio, running lights, handheld light, a cell phone in about 5 minutes. Good thing for the huge scuppers with plenty of waves breaking over the bow. The boats that left later were fine as the tide slowed. We were just moon against tide. Sat was a beauty though. The boats with canyon range went to welkers and absolutely crushed it.

[waggles02673]

Chris

Wow. I think you were trolling for a while within site of us. There was a dark hulled regulator working the area we were fishing in.

Jon

[Goodnyou]

I dont think I saw you after we blew by you at the bell. Did you see the good fortune, the yellow L and H? They saw over 100 fish. Had no bait and caught none. We were going to the area they were in if we caught bait. There were at least 2 other blue 26 reg in the area that day.

[jbg108]

I wish we were in my boat. We were in the blue 26 regulator with no red green running lights as we blew them out the day before leaving the harbor in a nw with a dropping tide on the moon. The 45cabo behind us turned around and hit a bell. He was telling stories of 10 to 12 footers at the entance to the harbor but he had just ripped a huge gash in the side of the boat so we gave him some slack. We broke the radio, running lights, handheld light, a cell phone in about 5 minutes. Good thing for the huge scuppers with plenty of waves breaking over the bow. The boats that left later were fine as the tide slowed. We were just moon against tide. Sat was a beauty though. The boats with canyon range went to welkers and absolutely crushed it.

We saw you run by us while Scupping. You should have run Though Smiths Point. It's way easier than Chatham. 60 footers can run it as long as they know the channel. There was a cluster of boats to the WNW of us probably in the slightly colder water. I hate running Miskeget. At least Smiths point is only a quarter mile of chop with one breaking bar to cross.
We had either a 24 or 29 Reg troll near us a few times but noone else came within three miles all day.
I cannot wait to get back out there but won't try again unless the water looks right.

[backman]

64$ question is what did the blow do to the bait. Hopefully Sneaky Pete and the Dirty White Boyz won't run for the deep if the cold shoal water pushed SW...

[thirsty]

64$ question is what did the blow do to the bait. Hopefully Sneaky Pete and the Dirty White Boyz won't run for the deep if the cold shoal water pushed SW...

Why would they? They have been hanging out in 66 degree water all summer.

[Goodnyou]

We ran through. That channel is well marked. Leaving from nantucket harbor it probably also saves 45 minutes over going through muskegat if you are. fishing south and east. Saw 2 boats on the way dig sand as they stayed on the smith point side.