Canyon Club in Cape May adds new category on A dock

[madgaffer]

Well this reports a little late but after Monty posted the new category. Grady Whites over 20' so I guess Ill share my inshore Bluefin trip on 7/26.
Started trolling out at the Hot dog about 530 am water looked great bait on top dolphins turtles everythingg you want for success. Trolled deep way way way back nothing, so mid day we decided to troll in toward masseys and 19 fathom area and troll outside of the 40 boats chunking.
well after my second pass around the fleet I saw a 21 ft grady white headed right for me and not altering their course as i had the right away. After numerous attempts to get them on the radio i started with the horn while my boss and crew members tried to show the guy my lines were 700' back.
well as he came behind my transom back maybe 250' or so my right long goes off followed by my left long with the 80's screaming i told the guys to lock the drags up n try to save some of the line with that the grady had enough of the braid and dacron off my 80's it stopped his prop from spinning and when we came tight we spun him around and began to drag him backward at 5.3 knots until i had my downrigger up and other lines clear so i could safely back to him and try to get my islanders back.
I got my islanders back and waited by as the grady pulled his prop off to get the line from around his wheel and made sure he was able to run under is own power at which time we decided to head for the barn.

[OffTheHookB&T]

Originally Posted by madgaffer

Well this reports a little late but after Monty posted the new category. Grady Whites over 20' so I guess Ill share my inshore Bluefin trip on 7/26.
Started trolling out at the Hot dog about 530 am water looked great bait on top dolphins turtles everythingg you want for success. Trolled deep way way way back nothing, so mid day we decided to troll in toward masseys and 19 fathom area and troll outside of the 40 boats chunking.
well after my second pass around the fleet I saw a 21 ft grady white headed right for me and not altering their course as i had the right away. After numerous attempts to get them on the radio i started with the horn while my boss and crew members tried to show the guy my lines were 700' back.
well as he came behind my transom back maybe 250' or so my right long goes off followed by my left long with the 80's screaming i told the guys to lock the drags up n try to save some of the line with that the grady had enough of the braid and dacron off my 80's it stopped his prop from spinning and when we came tight we spun him around and began to drag him backward at 5.3 knots until i had my downrigger up and other lines clear so i could safely back to him and try to get my islanders back.
I got my islanders back and waited by as the grady pulled his prop off to get the line from around his wheel and made sure he was able to run under is own power at which time we decided to head for the barn.

Bill, did you fly a Grady White flag upside down??
From what you told me in the shop, you and the crew handled this like gentleman, alot of other people would'nt have handled it as well.

[bigfish4me]

here you go

[madgaffer]

lol thats awesome yea i was gonna grab a t shirt and write on and run it up the rigger upside down but changed my mind

[sportfishingusa]

Cant believe you caught a white bill!! lol hahah

That close inshore and 25ft!?!? WOW!! lol nice catch. hahaha