Indy II Sharking report

[Indy II]

Day/Date: Sat Night 7/21/07
Target/Type of Fishing: Sharking
Tides: H 1:04a 1:45p L 6:58a 7:39p
Moon Phase: 37% vis
Water Temp / Water Color: 73 / GREEN
Wind Direction/Speed: 0 knots until 3am, then NW 25 knots
Weather/Seas: Flat/no wind until 3am, then gusty / 4-6
Departure / Return Time: 7pm / 10:00am
Lines In/Out: 8:30pm / 8:30am
Starting Location (Name and #): East side of Mudhole, north of Lillian

Report: After a couple of scuba diving trips and engine repair, the Indy II got back to fishing. With the offshore weather forecast looking poor, we decided to change our scheduled canyon overnighter to an inshore night shark trip. We set up about 30 miles from Manasquan inlet on the eastside of the mudhole, about 4 miles directly north of the Lillian. From 8:30pm to 3am there was absolutely no wind and no drift. We were cover in bluefish for that time. The only shark bait we could keep from getting devoured by the bluefish was bridled bluefish heads. At 3am the wind really picked up giving us a great drift. We began to chum heavily using all those blues we had caught earlier. When the wind turned on, the bite turned on. We caught 4 bluesharks and 2 makos (both under 100#) from 3:45am to 7:30am, before we left for home. All were released unharmed. The first shark was hooked on a bluefish head, which is a great shark bait when the bluefish are thick. After the sharks appeared the bluefish dispersed and we were able to switch back to fresh bunker and bluefish fillet baits.
Again, the water was green, but there was a ton of bait (all over the screen and squid under the lights) all night long.

We still have 2 spots available for an Open Boat Canyon Overnighter the weekend of Aug 4 and 5. The boat leaves at 9:30am Saturday morning and returns Sunday afternoon. We will be trolling for tuna during daylight hours and set up for shark and swords at night. The cost is $550. Please go to www.IndyAtTheEdge.com, email or call (917.363.6258) for more details.

Thanks,

[bigoneslurk]

nice report capt

[tubeguy]

nice job again capt lee