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Indy II Sharking Report (2 days)
Hello all,
Here’s my log from Thu night, Sat and Sun. Hope it helps.
Thanks,
Lee
Day/Date: Sat 6/23/07 (Mako Mania day 1)
Target/Type of Fishing: Sharking
Tides: H 2:26a 3:10p L 8:44a 9:25
Moon Phase: 53% vis (1 day after 1Q)
Sun Rise/Set: 5:28a 8:29p
Water Temp/Water Color: 62 / Blue
Wind Direction/Speed: N / 15 to 25 knots
Weather/Seas: Gusty winds, seas 4-6
BP:
Departure Time: 5:30am
Lines In/Out: 8:30am, 3:15pm
Return: 6:15pm
Starting Location (Name and #): Southeast of Triple wrecks
Report: Capt Mike Montorio on the NYSE-ly Done fished the fingers on Friday and reported a lot of life, blue sharks and a thresher, but green water. So I decided to head east and try to find bluer, clearer water. We set up our drift south east of the Triple Wrecks over good bottom. The water was clear blue, with a lot of life, but still cold (62 degrees). It was blowing hard, but it gave us a fast drift and a good slick. We started catching blue sharks 45 min into the drift. By the end of the day we released 13 blue sharks. We caught a 154lb Mako at 11:45am (near rod, no weight, no float on butterflied bunker). At 1pm we had to leave our chum slick to back down on what we thought was nice size Mako, only to have on the biggest blue shark I have ever seen. He certainly did not fight like a blue shark. Bob put a chum bucket attached to the ball (we always have one ready) over the side as soon as I started the engines. After we released the blue shark we went back to our unbroken chum line. We were using fresh bluefish and fresh bunker.
To see pictures go to http://www.indyattheedge.com/photo-gallery/
Day/Date: Sun 6/24/07 (Mako Mania day 2)
Target/Type of Fishing: Sharking
Tides: H 3:15a 3:57p L 9:32a 10:18p
Moon Phase: 63% vis (2 days after 1Q)
Sun Rise/Set: 5:28a 8:29p
Water Temp/Water Color: 62 / Blue
Wind Direction/Speed: N / 5 to 10 knots
Departure Time: 5:30am
Lines In/Out: 8:30am, 4:15pm
Return: 7:15pm
Starting Location (Name and #): Southeast of Triple wrecks
Report: We went a few miles south of where we left off the day before. With the much slower drift, it took longer than yesterday to get something going. By 11:30am we had released our first blue shark. We released a total of 7 blue sharks that day. Around 1pm we caught a mako approx 160 lbs. We did not weight it in, as it would not have placed in the tournament. At around 3pm we hooked into something big on the near line (no weight, no float) on a fresh butterflied bunker. He began running passed the bow, so I started the boat to turn the transom around. Brian put the chum bucket and ball over as we continued to fight. The fish took us down to the backing of the reel 3 times. After about an hour we boated a 324 thresher. Bait used was fresh bunker and fresh bluefish.
To see pictures go to http://www.indyattheedge.com/photo-gallery/
Day/Date: Thu 6/21 (night)
Target/Type of Fishing: Bluefish (bait/chum)
Tides: H 12:53a 1:38p L 7:06a 7:23p
Moon Phase: 34% vis (1 day b/f 1Q)
Sun Rise/Set: 5:27a 8:29p
Water Temp: 62
Wind Direction/Speed: N / 15 to 30 knots, then 5 to 10
Weather/Seas: Passing Thunderstorms then clear. 2’ to 6’
Departure Time: 8pm
Lines In/Out: 9pm/11:30pm
Return: 12 midnight
Starting Location (Name and #): 17 miles ENE from Manasquan inlet
Report: Bob and I went out to get fresh blues for the shark tournament. Non stop action. Action on top; no weight needed. Had to ride out a fast moving thunderstorm; gusts up to 40 knots. It got messy. After 40 minutes it passed and the sea was calm. Left them biting around 11:30pm after we had enough for the tourney. Frozen bunker for bait (we could have used cheese doodles – it would not have made a difference). I sometimes forget how much fun night bluefishing can be.
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