Well we started off the 08 striper season in the new Tuna Meltdown the same way we left them at the end of last season in the old boat. We left the dock at 6:30am and I quickly realized that my GPS was not receiving a fix from any sattelites. This is my first year in Boston Harbor and I did not have much confidence in my navigating skills with out the GPS. I decided to press on and follow my good friend Chris Mac Donald out of the harbor to the B bouy. Once at the bouy we were instantly covered up by mackeral. About and hour later and a green looking uncle I decided it was time to head for calmer waters to find some bass. At this time I checked the status of my baitwell and to my dismay I see allot of dead macks and my baitwell pump is not working. Two major issues that I got to fix before the long holiday weekend.
Anyway we headed into the harbor with a baitwell full of dying macks. I'll be the first to admit that I have no idea where to start Striper fishing in the harbor but I found Birds, bait and boats working a rip just south of the Long Island Bridge. I got my first schoolie on a yo-zuri and then got a boarderline fish on a mackeral that will live another day. We picked away at the smaller fish and they picked away at our already dwindling bait supply. That went on for about and hour and then my uncle got a run off that was surely a bigger fish. He had lost a couple fish earlier so I held my breath on the hook set. It was solid and he was hooked up to a much larger fish. About ten minutes later I gaffed what was my uncles largest fish he had ever caught and my new boats biggest fish. We did not get an official length on it but I would say it was well over 40" and weighed out at 25lbs. on the boga grip. Not to bad considering the minor breakdowns with the GPS and Baitwell pump. Every once and a while a blind squirrel finds a nut.
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Last edited by Tuna Meltdown; 05-18-2008 at 08:00 PM.
Rich the water temps are about the same down here. That week of northeast blow didn't help but their here and following the mackeral. They should be up your way in a week or two.
Nice report there Meltdown. Glad to see you didn't leave any mojo on the old boat. Get those problems fixed, and you will be back in business. You load up on the macks for bait to chunk later in the season? Nice pic there, and congrats to your uncle. Keep the reports flowing.
Danny, Nice fish glad you got your uncle on a good one. I was thinking about being out there with you all day!!! I was at the Airport, 2 minutes away...Cant wait til next weekend...(hopefully not another 93 hour week and I can go )CONGRATS DANNY on a great day/fish!!!
I must have flown right over you dude...wish I could have been on the new Meltdown instead. Congrats on putting your uncle on his best fish, and on kicking the hell out of the new boat skunk
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This is my first year in Boston Harbor and I did not have much confidence in my navigating skills with out the GPS. I decided to press on and follow my good friend Chris Mac Donald out of the harbor to the B bouy. Once at the bouy we were instantly covered up by mackeral. About and hour later and a green looking uncle I decided it was time to head for calmer waters to find some bass. At this time I checked the status of my baitwell and to my dismay I see allot of dead macks and my baitwell pump is not working. Two major issues that I got to fix before the long holiday weekend.
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