DELAWARE BAY TAUG TRIP

[Capt. Terry]

WELL I RAN THE CAROLINA BOAT "PIRATE KING" OUT OF LEWES, DE. YESTERDAY FOR CAPT. TED OF ANGLERS FISHING CENTER......
SHE IS AN OLDER "ROSE BROTHERS" OUT OF HARKER'S ISLAND.....
WITH TWIN DETROITS......BASICALLY A BATTLE WAGON...
THE VESSEL IS CERTIFIED FOR 18 + 2.
THE CHARTER WANTED TAUG THEY SAID NOT ROCKFISH.
HAD 15 PEOPLE IN THE CHARTER AND THE MATE ON BOARD.....
CAME OUT OF THE ROOSEVELT INLET YESTERDAY MORNING, IT WAS PRETTY MUCH WEST WIND BOUT 12 TO 15 ...AND DID I MENTION COLD........MAN IT WAS NUCHO FRIO!!!!
ICE WAS FORMING ON THE FLOATING DOCK WHEN WE LEFT YESTERDAY MORNING.....
I FIRED UP THE ENGINES BOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE LEAVING THE DOCK AND FIRED UP THE HEATERS IN THE CABIN FOR THE CHARTER SO THAT EVERYONE WAS CONFORTABLE FOR THE 40 TO 45 MINUTE RIDE OUT TO THE WRECKS....
CHECKED OUT SOME WRECKAGE CLOSE BUT THE WATER WAS DIRTY, ALTHOUGH I HAD MARKS.....MY INTUITION TOLD ME TO PUSH ON AND RUN FURTHER TO WHERE WE WOULD FIND CLEANER WATER, AS TOUTAUG ARE SIGHT FEEDERS....
GOT ON THE FIRST SITE AND WE ANCHORED UP.....HOOKED UP WITH KEEPER TAUG RIGHT AWAY......
SWEET.......WELL IT WAS UNTIL WE CLEANED THAT PIECE OFF IN LIKE 15 MINUTES IT SEEMED BECAUSE THE BITE SHUT RIGHT OFF.......
I TOLD THE MATE LETS DROP HER BACK A WAYS TILL I SAY WHEN AND WE WILL TRY THE MIDDLE OF THE WRECKAGE.....

WELL IT WORKED, ALTHOUGH THAT SPOT SEEMED TO BE CLEANED OUT FASTER.....
THE TIDE WAS FLYING WHEN WE FIRST STARTED ON THE FIRST LOCATION....THEN AFTER DROPPING BACK 3 TIMES....WE PULLED THE HOOK AND WENT TO ANOTHER PIECE....
BINGO, WE FOUND 'EM ONCE AGAIN.....SOME OF THE FOLKS ON BOARD HAD NEVER CAUGHT TAUG BEFORE AND AS IT IS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF BITE - I WAS UP ABOVE LOOKING DOWN AT THE ROD TIPS OF THE ONES CATCHING AS OPPOSED TO THE ONES "MISSING"......AND I CAN TELL YOU IT WAS A HUGE DIFFERENCE...
I STARTED TRYING TO WORK WITH THE ONES THAT WEREN'T HAVING ANY LUCK AS THE MATE WAS BUSY WITH THE ONES THAT WERE CATCHING....
PRETTY SOON WE HAD EACH PERSON SOME FISH AND I WAS COMFORTABLE THAT THEY WERE ALL GETTING THE HANG OF IT....
TIDE STARTED SLOWING DOWN A BIT AND NOW THE WIND WAS SHEERING THE BOAT.....WE BRIDLED OFF THE STARBOARD SIDE AND CONTINUED TO HAVE A DECENT CATCH.....
THEN CAME THE SLACK AND THE OYSTER CRACKERS.....
AFTER A 45 MINUTE SLOW PERIOD I MOVED THE BOAT AGAIN TO ANOTHER BIGGER WRECK ABOUT 1/4 MILE AWAY AND IT WAS FISH ON!!!!!
ALOT OF SMALL FISH IN THIS PILE BUT THE ANGLERS WERE HAPPY TO HAVE A STEADY PICK GOING AND BY AROUND 2:30 PM COOLERS WERE ROUNDED AND FACES WERE SMILLING!!!!!
I TOLD THE CHARTER LISTEN I USUALLY PULL THE HOOK AROUND 3 PM AND HEAD IN HERE BUT THE SLACK WAS BORING FOR ALMOST AN HOUR THERE AND THE WATER WAS DIRTY FOR THE START OF THE MORNING DUE TO THE NW BLOW THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS......I WILL GIVE YOU ALL TILL 3:30 PM, BUT LET'S PULL THE HOOK AND GO GET ON A PIECE THAT I HAVEN'T TRIED YET....
TONS OF APPLAUSE AND EVERYONE WANTED TO GAMBLE....
IN NO TIME WE DID SO AND TOGGLED RIGHT OVER THIS PIECE......THE WIND CAME ON HARD THEN SO I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE BEST OPTION......FISH ON AGAIN.....
TWO OF THE BIGGEST FISH OF THE DAY CAME OFF OF THIS LAST STOP.....SO EVERYONE WAS FINE WITH THE DECISION TO MOVE THERE AND GIVE IT ONE LAST HURRAHHHHHH!!!
ANYWAY IT WAS GREAT TO PUT THEM ON THE MEAT AND IF ANY OF THEM ARE READING HERE IT WAS NICE MEETING ALL OF THEM......
HOPE THE REST OF THE COLD SEASON CONTAINS GREAT FISHING FOR ALL!!!

[sportfishingusa]

he bought that from my good friend eddie yates.. good to hear it is in good hands!!

eddie has the sister ship!!

[Capt. Terry]

he bought that from my good friend eddie yates.. good to hear it is in good hands!!

eddie has the sister ship!!

YEP, LET ME TELL YOU HE PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THAT RIG.....SHE LOOKS LIKE A BRAND NEW RIG NOW.....YEAH I HAD SEEN HER BEFORE TED BOUGHT IT......WHEN HE GOT IT LAST YEAR - IT WAS IN ROUGH SHAPE.....ALL NEW FASTENERS NEW PAINT JOB AND A LOT OF TLC TO BRING HER BACK TO LIFE......MAN SHE RIDES NICE.
SHE IS IN GOOD HANDS NOW TED TAKES GOOD CARE OF HER SO TELL EDDIE SHE IS GONNA LIVE TO FISH ON FOR QUITE A WHILE!!!

[sportfishingusa]

YEP, LET ME TELL YOU HE PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THAT RIG.....SHE LOOKS LIKE A BRAND NEW RIG NOW.....YEAH I HAD SEEN HER BEFORE TED BOUGHT IT......WHEN HE GOT IT LAST YEAR - IT WAS IN ROUGH SHAPE.....ALL NEW FASTENERS NEW PAINT JOB AND A LOT OF TLC TO BRING HER BACK TO LIFE......MAN SHE RIDES NICE.
SHE IS IN GOOD HANDS NOW TED TAKES GOOD CARE OF HER SO TELL EDDIE SHE IS GONNA LIVE TO FISH ON FOR QUITE A WHILE!!!

i will let him know.. that boat was rough...

there is a long story behind all of that. lol

[Capt. Terry]

THANKS AND IF YOU DON'T MIND I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IT SOMETIME.......IT WOULD INTEREST ME SINCE I AM RUNNING HER......YOU CAN PM ME IF YOU WANT ON THAT...THANKS