Stellwagon 11/4/2010 Breaking Fish Everywhere

[Hwhydah17172002]

Got the invite call Tuesday night, from Captain Kevin, to fish on his new 28' Carolina Classic [ SIMON SEZ ] for Wednesday morning. Didn't take long to say YES...... Started the day from the marina, in some prety thick pea soup fog going through the Cape Cod Canal. Finally broke when we started to aproach the Sandwich Marina at the East end. Upon reaching the CC Buoy, we dropped our lines to come tight within seconds, with all the live bait ( Mackerel ) that you would have killed for a month ago, for Stripers or Tuna. We stayed till we filled up the live well, and off to the Bank we went. A few short minutes later, on one of the smoothest rides of the season, we were at the Bank, with TUNA breaking in every direction. I honestly can say that I saw fish that looked anywhere from 50lbs to 400lbs breaking all over. lines in on the corner very quickly, and within 3 minutes we were TIGHT...zzzzzzzzz.......zzzzzzzzzzz........zzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzz......3 long runs and I was strapped to the biggest fish of my life... ( thus Far ) lolol......after a short 12 minute short fight I was the winner..... a little kaos on the transom and we had a 68 1/2 fish with a girth that I don't think he could have put one more sand eel into.... What a fatty to say the least....OK bare with me here, but I am being told this fish was in the range of 180 lbs to maybe 190 lbs...... All I know is that I was connected to some awsome power for a short few minutes, and thought that he was going to show me who the REAL boss is on a couple of ocasions. What ever the actual weight was, it doesn't matter or compare to the good friends that I have made here on this site. Thanks Captain Kevin... A lifetime fish for sure. Good times, Good Friends, = good fishing, and I am looking forward to another encounter of the best kind.... (Frienedship) By the way the fish was released to fight another angler someday.

[28Conquest]

Way to go Leighton!!

[kitebuz]

Congrats, Leighton! Way to pull one out bottom of the 9th. That one will stay with you, and i bet comes to mind more than once when there's snow on the ground.

Sounds like a great day on the water.

[Dads Dream]

Congrats on a great day.....sounds like you won't sleep tonight you're soooooo REV'd up......your story couldn't be told fffffast enough as you typed it out

Thanks for sharing and go get em again! WTG!! ~Rich

[Hwhydah17172002]

Thanks I didn't quite think of that.... The bottom of the 9th I mean..... Did I mention that I hate Winter.... It's way to long, and over rated. Good to hear from you guys again. Hope all is well with you Johnathan.

[kitebuz]

Thanks I didn't quite think of that.... The bottom of the 9th I mean..... Did I mention that I hate Winter.... It's way to long, and over rated. Good to hear from you guys again. Hope all is well with you Johnathan.

ha - sorry to remind you...

All is good, besides not getting out fishing enough this yr. My 1st & only run into ccb was 10/31 this year, and 1 motor would not start , so we trolled out to fishing ledge w/ only a mola sighting. Still was good to get out there. Maybe once more, but we'll see.

You been down to the islands at all this fall?