Extreme Measures 1 foot to 80 fathoms report

Dave Sikorski · 07-21-2008, 01:16 PM

With the Barta tournament coming up and slow times at work, I headed south last week.

Caught up with Capt. Brian of Extreme Measures and headed to the deep on Wed. aboard his 25 Contender.

NOAA swung and missed, and the 5-10 variable ended up being every bit of 20.

We trolled 4 dink baits and two dredges and set out to get a piece of the sailfish bite.

A few early morning squalls and the sloppy conditions made it rather sporty, but the contender handled it well.

After finding a nice change/rip we caught a bunch dolphin from chicken to small gaffer size.

We had one sail show up on the green side of a break, but he pulled off thanks to a camera falling and hitting the throttles. 15knots doesn't exactly help the hook up ratio.

The Contender ate up the slop on the way home and like usual I spent a long time cleaning fish. We were the high hook for the waterfront once again!

Before saying goodbyes we checked the weather for Thursday and decided a drum trip would make more sense then going back to the blue.

Bill, Brian, and I hopped aboard the contender nice and early, and headed off to catch some fresh bait. No big Shad(menhaden) showed themselves so we headed into a few creeks to net some mullet, and look for some peanut bunker.

With a few casts into the sunrise we had the bait we needed and headed to the first spot of the day.

The NE breeze proved to be just enough to have the drum feeding well and at the second spot we started getting into them with regularity.

The simple circle hook rigs and a cut mullet or live peanut bunker worked wonders and Bill was the first to get a fish to the boat.

After 8-10 fish the Navy did their best to stop the bite with a few fly by's and high G turns over the location. I think they wanted us to move, or maybe just see what kind of bait we were using.

Either way it was an impressive show of good old US firepower and made me happy to know they're on our team.

We ended the day with around 30 released drum from 18-35"
and one speck.

Another great day in the books with Capt. Brian at the helm.

-D

BTH284 · 07-23-2008, 01:38 PM

Nice report Dave, good work on the fish Brian, Bill and Dave. Glad you were able to make the most of the wind and weather.

extreme-measures · 07-23-2008, 03:12 PM

I still feel those jets doing their "fly by" Thanks for coming Dave, as always, it was a blast. B.

merry marlin · 07-24-2008, 05:04 PM

Awesome report and Great fishing!
Nice to see The Beast on his "small" boat...
If even Capt. B is having trouble finding those pogies this year no wonder we can't spot them!
MM

GreggS · 07-25-2008, 11:20 AM

Great report and pictures.... Thanks...

gaffer · 07-26-2008, 10:07 AM

Dave & Brian - great stuff.

Heading back up next weekend and hope to get into some of that action also. Fishing has been great up that way.

Brian - hope to see you on the water.

Chuck
"2nd to One"

Jer · 07-26-2008, 10:17 AM

Great report, Dave!

07-21-2008, 01:16 PM	#1
Dave Sikorski Got Carpal Tunnel? Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: MD Posts: 3,785 Credits: 7,637.6 Boat: Bankes Goliath 21' Home Port: Any place, any time. Best Catch: The next one Occupation: Builder/Realtor	Extreme Measures 1 foot to 80 fathoms report With the Barta tournament coming up and slow times at work, I headed south last week. Caught up with Capt. Brian of Extreme Measures and headed to the deep on Wed. aboard his 25 Contender. NOAA swung and missed, and the 5-10 variable ended up being every bit of 20. We trolled 4 dink baits and two dredges and set out to get a piece of the sailfish bite. A few early morning squalls and the sloppy conditions made it rather sporty, but the contender handled it well. After finding a nice change/rip we caught a bunch dolphin from chicken to small gaffer size. We had one sail show up on the green side of a break, but he pulled off thanks to a camera falling and hitting the throttles. 15knots doesn't exactly help the hook up ratio. The Contender ate up the slop on the way home and like usual I spent a long time cleaning fish. We were the high hook for the waterfront once again! Before saying goodbyes we checked the weather for Thursday and decided a drum trip would make more sense then going back to the blue. Bill, Brian, and I hopped aboard the contender nice and early, and headed off to catch some fresh bait. No big Shad(menhaden) showed themselves so we headed into a few creeks to net some mullet, and look for some peanut bunker. With a few casts into the sunrise we had the bait we needed and headed to the first spot of the day. The NE breeze proved to be just enough to have the drum feeding well and at the second spot we started getting into them with regularity. The simple circle hook rigs and a cut mullet or live peanut bunker worked wonders and Bill was the first to get a fish to the boat. After 8-10 fish the Navy did their best to stop the bite with a few fly by's and high G turns over the location. I think they wanted us to move, or maybe just see what kind of bait we were using. Either way it was an impressive show of good old US firepower and made me happy to know they're on our team. We ended the day with around 30 released drum from 18-35" and one speck. Another great day in the books with Capt. Brian at the helm. -D __________________ CHANGE your own life, don't wait for someone to do it for you.

07-23-2008, 03:12 PM	#3
extreme-measures Anthony's Ark is a blowboater Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 251 Credits: 1,260.2	............ I still feel those jets doing their "fly by" Thanks for coming Dave, as always, it was a blast. B. __________________ Extreme Measures Charters Capt. Brian Harrington New 2005 42' RUN-OFF New 2005 25' Contender Specializing in Offshore and Inshore charters here in coastal North Carolina. We feature a "hands on" approach, charter participation encouraged. www.extrememeasurescharters.com www.runoffsportfishing.com

07-26-2008, 10:07 AM	#6
gaffer Stop staring at my Avatar. Join Date: May 2005 Location: Harlowe - home of the free Posts: 447 Credits: 1,197.4 Boat: 2nd To One Home Port: BFE - then take a left Best Catch: No doubt about that!! Occupation: Self Employed Box Crusher	Dave & Brian - great stuff. Heading back up next weekend and hope to get into some of that action also. Fishing has been great up that way. Brian - hope to see you on the water. Chuck "2nd to One" __________________ Advertise Your Product Here Neuse and beyond...

07-26-2008, 10:17 AM	#7
Jer Sportfishermen.com Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fortaleza, CE, Brazil Posts: 3,923 Credits: 2,424.4 Best Catch: Catfish. I don't know the weight and lenght. Occupation: Internet	Great report, Dave! __________________

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07-23-2008, 01:38 PM	#2
BTH284 I think Admin is going to let me have this space Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Inshore Posts: 2,541 Credits: 1,835.3 Boat: 23 shortbus Home Port: Morehead City Occupation: Project Mgr	Nice report Dave, good work on the fish Brian, Bill and Dave. Glad you were able to make the most of the wind and weather.

07-24-2008, 05:04 PM	#4
merry marlin Crab mustard is good Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pittsboro nc Posts: 666 Credits: 1,978.4 Boat: Merry Marlin Home Port: Marshalberg Best Catch: Bluefin tuna Occupation: School	Awesome report and Great fishing! Nice to see The Beast on his "small" boat... If even Capt. B is having trouble finding those pogies this year no wonder we can't spot them! MM

07-25-2008, 11:20 AM	#5
GreggS Weaky wacker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: China Grove,NC Posts: 25 Credits: 1,218.6 Best Catch: My wife Michelle...... Occupation: Maintenance Supervisor	Great report and pictures.... Thanks...