Pics - Squidnation Report Aug 1

Squidnation · 08-02-2008, 08:14 AM

had an interesting day of first today. Had Nico, JR and Jimmy Speads and Jeff onboard today. First time all year without an experienced crew (excepth Nico of course). JR is the good luck charm. He caught the first blue marlin on my boat, first big eye as well. Caught some dophin on the balls for dinner but The guys wanted to catch a billfish and some tuna. Had the bars out inshore of the washington when a boil occurs on the left short rasta bar. I drop back the flat and hook a white. Jeff gets his first white marlin ever.

Well that was the first white marlin any of them had seen and they were stoked so we rerigged everything for white. I made a dropper chain of 5 big heavy's the night before and put it out on the right teaser. 5 minutes and a white pops up on the big heavy teaser. He wont come off. JR slowly reels in the teaser and the fish is hot on it all the way to the boat. I put the pitch bait on its nose and the fish slaps at it and knocks the pait BACK IN THE BOAT! that is how close he is to the boat. we pull the teaser in and feed him the left flat. Fish eats and now Jimmy has his first white marlin.

We Bert Rogers hooked up to a slop white so we shoot over there to take a couple shots. Congrats bert!

Miss a couple throughout the day and I figure we start trolling home looking for some tuna. So we put the rasta bars back out and Jimmy starts yelling about a fin behind the rasta bar. He starts retrieving the bar and we feed him a naked dink and now JR has his first white ever

Now for the bad "first". Put em back out and had a gaggle of gaffers attack the spread. Don't know how this happened but a slob gaffer attacked the green bar and the pin didn't pop. Avet 50 exw shoots 10 feet in the air and is GONE

Oh well nothing was going to ruin this day. 3 first time whitey converts and a bunch of dolphin for the day.

Capt.Joe Monticolo · 08-02-2008, 08:17 AM

Nice going Bill. Sorry to hear about the avet that really sucks!!!

Glenn W · 08-02-2008, 08:43 AM

I recon that's one way to get rid of those Avets

Good luck next week.

LadyAngler · 08-02-2008, 09:38 AM

Awesome report (as usual) Bill! Great pics!!!

That sucks about the reel, oh well guess that means you have to go shopping!

flatbottom · 08-02-2008, 09:44 AM

nice report squidman......momma always said shimano, shimano, shimano or was it ...I am gonna bust your azz boy

great pics bill

Notorious · 08-02-2008, 12:00 PM

Good stuff Bill!

Bert Rodgers · 08-02-2008, 04:48 PM

Nice picks Bill espeacially the handsome dude in the back of that Albemarle.

We went a frustrating 1 for 7 on the whites. Had 3 other than the one we released hooked and jumping. 5 good bites 2 sniffers. But with action like that (plus a box off bailers and 1 gaffer) I'm not complaining.

And the 1 we got was a true slob.As soon as Mike e-mails the pics I'll post and let the experts guestimate the wieght.

Bert

SeaBiscuit · 08-02-2008, 05:32 PM

Just imagine if you had been white marlin fishing!
Another great trip on the Squidnation! Seems like a good warm up for next week.
Good luck to you Bill and all the rest of our Sportfishermen.com competitors at the WMO!
SeaBiscuit

merry marlin · 08-02-2008, 05:45 PM

Great report thanks for sharing.
Always exciting when a fish teasers right into the props...
Nice job
MM

slip slidin · 08-04-2008, 11:18 PM

Congratulations to all on their firsts. Pretty work Bill and crew. Great report and awesome pics again.

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08-02-2008, 08:17 AM	#2
Capt.Joe Monticolo Bite me Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: West Deptford, NJ AND OCMD Posts: 220 Credits: 4,304.8 Boat: 38 Bertram and 20 angler Home Port: www.sportfishingocmd.com	Nice going Bill. Sorry to hear about the avet that really sucks!!!

08-02-2008, 08:43 AM	#3
Glenn W Motor Mouth Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Richmond, Va Posts: 4,028 Credits: 3,411.8 Occupation: Moonbat	I recon that's one way to get rid of those Avets Good luck next week.

08-02-2008, 09:44 AM	#5
flatbottom Fish the Edge Team Sportfishermen.com Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bear, DE Posts: 8,260 Credits: 24,369.3 Boat: 232 center console Home Port: Indian River, De Best Catch: off the shot gun Occupation: jackleg	nice report squidman......momma always said shimano, shimano, shimano or was it ...I am gonna bust your azz boy great pics bill

08-02-2008, 12:00 PM	#6
Notorious #1 Croaker Hunter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Edgewater, MD Posts: 100 Credits: 1,451.7 Boat: Contender 31 Open Home Port: Edgewater, MD Occupation: IT Security Consulting and Software Sales	Good stuff Bill!

08-02-2008, 04:48 PM	#7
Bert Rodgers I think Admin is going to let me have this space Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Phoenix MD Posts: 2,622 Credits: 3,078.3 Home Port: OCMD	Nice picks Bill espeacially the handsome dude in the back of that Albemarle. We went a frustrating 1 for 7 on the whites. Had 3 other than the one we released hooked and jumping. 5 good bites 2 sniffers. But with action like that (plus a box off bailers and 1 gaffer) I'm not complaining. And the 1 we got was a true slob.As soon as Mike e-mails the pics I'll post and let the experts guestimate the wieght. Bert

08-02-2008, 05:32 PM	#8
SeaBiscuit I think Admin is going to let me have this space Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wilmington NC Posts: 4,048 Credits: 13,519.5	Just imagine if you had been white marlin fishing! Another great trip on the Squidnation! Seems like a good warm up for next week. Good luck to you Bill and all the rest of our Sportfishermen.com competitors at the WMO! SeaBiscuit

08-02-2008, 05:45 PM	#9
merry marlin I think Admin is going to let me have this space Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pittsboro NC Posts: 1,335 Credits: 3,693.7 Boat: 25 Parker Home Port: Marshallberg Best Catch: Core sound shrimp! Occupation: Raising 4 kids...	Great report thanks for sharing. Always exciting when a fish teasers right into the props... Nice job MM

08-04-2008, 11:18 PM	#10
slip slidin I think Admin is going to let me have this space Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,208 Credits: 10,378.4	Congratulations to all on their firsts. Pretty work Bill and crew. Great report and awesome pics again.