Pink is my favorite color!

[striper_on]

Glen your are a class act!




Mike I don't charge. I am not a charter. I fish for the fun of it!

[Bert Rodgers]

Hey Bert you know I have paid my dues for REEL! I take a little offense to your banter. I was not dogging my crew at all. Lets get this straight. OK! I simply stated that my crew was green and I am not making excuses. You fish with Bill and he really knows what time it is. You benefit greatly from that. I know you help him all the time and good on you. But i feel your comments are un-warranted. On a full moon in June I will bring an experienced crew! And you can take that to the bank! Oh yeah did you go this weekend?,and how many points did you raise and how many did you get to the boat? Sorry for the rant but this un called for. Box I thought your world was our world?

No offense intended at all, I apoligise.
Bert

[striper_on]

Look close at the picture.

Like I said you are a class act!

But I see there is a lot of blue water in Richmond. How do run your spread on I-64 and I-95. Yankee style

[striper_on]

Hey Billy, thanx for the report- yes there is a learning curve but I am confident you are learning fast! I have been out of the offshore game for a few years now but feel free to call of PM me anytime and I would be happy to help you with anything I can. To me nothing better than having whitey back there in the spread. Thanx again for the report and I look forward to the pix- Craig

Thanks Craig and will do!

No problem Bert sorry!

[Bert Rodgers]

Great shot.

Bert

[Fish Dad]

Mike I don't charge. I am not a charter. I fish for the fun of it!

Billy, I don't charge either but voluntary contributions sure do help at over $4 per gallon.

[Glenn W]

Look close at the picture.

Like I said you are a class act!

But I see there is a lot of blue water in Richmond. How do run your spread on I-64 and I-95. Yankee style

I think you now misunderstand. I thought my post was clear and straight forward--- not whether I'm a class act or a slob, not a matter of where I live. Perhaps we can try again:

What SHOULD (could) have been done differently by more experienced anglers that would have improved your catch ratio? Wouldn't this help everyone here? Say, White Marlins come up in the spread and Jimmy Fields is your angler---- what would he have done differently

[#1Gaffman]

If i was the angler, i would have fed the isladner and boony bird chains and everything else down those little white marlins throat. Also, dont you know, 200LB leader on a Rat blue is super super small, you need CABLE minimum.... Especially if you hook him on a 80..

But what the hell would you know, you live in Richmond?

Just kidding around

[striper_on]

Exactly what Gaffman said. None of the greenies pointed the rod at the fish and feed him. I couldn't do everything. So Glen let's here your take seeings you are the no it all of this board! I am all ears at this point. Oh great one please give me the heat! I need to know.

[Glenn W]

Striper, I'm sensing some hostility on your part here--- Perhaps like that of blaming your crew?
I'm just trying to learn and get your take---- hell, it is your report blaming everything on rooky anglers not me--- just trying to understand is all.
Now, I wouldn't know a billfish if it bit me on the ass so I'm just trying to understand the right way to do things here:
Let's see if I got this straight:
The recipe to properly catch a White Marlin by an experienced angler:
(1) use a 50lb outfit set at Tuna strike
(2) Arm it with Boony birds and Squid Chains
(3) When a White Marlin commits suicide on the rig and after it is already hooked, open the lever drag and drop back to the fish.
(4) keep drag at tuna drag setting of 12+ pounds while fighting the fish
(5) If fish jumps off, blame the crew

The Recipe to properly catch a Blue Marlin---- especially a Rat:
(1) use an 80 and 200 lb leader
(2) not sure on the drag setting
(4) feed a Blue Marlin for reasons not understood
(5) If Leader doesn't hold due to drag pressure, it must be chaffed off due to inexperienced anglers
(6) if fish gets off blame anglers

Please correct my understanding of your preferred techniques as appropriate.