OC Report 8/02 - I suck

[Hroonk]

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That darn wx man got us again. Was going to go Sat afternoon and try to get my wife her first dolphin. Schedules didn't work out with the rest of the crew, so we checked the wx and pushed it to Sun morning.

Woke up Sunday morning, checked wx again - it changed - fishable, but getting windy in the afternoon. Wife really wants a mahi, so we went. Almost as soon as the sun came up, it was starting to blow a bit out of the south on top of the big swells. As soon we stopped, her comment was "these waves are HUGE" - not good.

Started between the bone and dog. We never used the "T" word, but did run one WB with some silent hopes. Other than that, ran a dredge, nakeds and small stuff while hoping and hoping for a stupid dolphin. Fished till 1130 working the dog then down to the middle sausage with nothing more than one small pull on the WB. Seas were getting nasty and storms were heading east - that was the last thing we needed - no mahi and getting her caught in a storm. We picked up and ran in chop to the twin wrecks....ran 4 lines hoping for a bottom of the nineth dolphin or a spanish. No good. Picked up at 1 and ran like hell for the inlet as heard of storms coming fast.

The only good thing all day was that we beat the storms in. EVerything else was pretty dead out there with the best catch in our area that I heard of was 2 dolphin and a hoo. I've two bait pens full of live spot (took some for bailing, but it was too rough).....I think we may just bottom fish or something until some action starts.

Oh a few have asked, we ran a very comfortable 25 knots with the quartering seas all the way in until the last 4.5 miles. That's when we bumped it up b/c of the storms to 32....it was fine in the short chop, just wet.

Talked to/passed SharkJP - on the SE corner of the dog around 10 am - looks like I should I have stayed there.....oh well.

[SharkJP]

Thats the same report Ive heard from a lot of people who fished inside yesterday. Didnt hear of too much more deep. Hopefully your wife is still up to give it another shot.

Its sure nice to be running in a World Cat isnt it. Being able to run 25kts yesterday in a boat under 30' isnt bad at all.

[fowlscay]

I spent the day on a 54 ft Australian boat owned by Scott Financial , ( Thanks to Kim Madigin thank you KIM !!!! I was gonna spend the day pouting that my company was not fishing in the WMO ) fished in the Balto had 3 shots at whites , one got tight and after a bit, off . caught a dolphin and a mako 2 more mako shots ,( ate baits and no circle hooks) saw basking sharks and fin back whales , we did not make to the scales but all in all it was still a good day out on the water . We fished with a great father and 2 sons team Danny and Danny and Vinnie from NJ I loved seeing anouther father getting his balls bashed in by his 20 yr old sons in the cockpit !!! When We got back to the dock i had to look at Gunners Zorns 3 WM flags on his 270 TE WC and all i could do is smile . Man i wish our horse was in the race ... Hey Larry I got your message on my cell I will call you tomorrow
Tommy

[Tomrainier]

We fished Monday outside the Hot Dog and got nothing. Water was nicer than on the Bone but still nothing.

The wrecks are holding a lot of flounder in the sand so those spot could come in handy. We go a couple of nice ones on Sunday and made it back in before the storms. They were nailing the spot. Didn't matter how big they were.

[fowlscay]

I spent the day on a 54 ft Australian boat owned by Scott Financial , ( Thanks to Kim Madigin thank you KIM !!!! I was gonna spend the day pouting that my company was not fishing in the WMO ) fished in the Balto had 3 shots at whites , one got tight and after a bit, off . caught a dolphin and a mako 2 more mako shots ,( ate baits and no circle hooks) saw basking sharks and fin back whales , we did not make to the scales but all in all it was still a good day out on the water . We fished with a great father and 2 sons team Danny and Danny and Vinnie from NJ I loved seeing anouther father getting his balls bashed in by his 20 yr old sons in the cockpit !!! When We got back to the dock i had to look at Gunners Zorns 3 WM flags on his 270 TE WC and all i could do is smile . Man i wish our horse was in the race ... Hey Larry I got your message on my cell I will call you tomorrow
Tommy

All Right Joan from NJ I know your peaking and you must of missed the" great father and sons team part ", They are a great team and they know how to get each others attention which is very important between the capt and the cockpit and they do a great job of it !!! I am wishing them a ton of luck tomorrow !!! I loved fishing with them . I have a 20 yr old son/fishing partner too and i know how much fun it is !!!