Caveman Sportfishing's new deluxe 55 custom Carolina HOOKED UP II
New for the 2008 season. New Caterpillar Marine twin diesel C-13 pre production engines that will allow cruise speeds over 30 knts with a top end close to 40 knts. This will make us one of the fastest big charter boats on the East Coast. This speed offers our customer up to 2-3 hours more fishing time than many charter boats with one of the shortest rides to the local canyon of less than two hours in decent sea conditions.
FLIR Thermal Imaging Camera for night vision and reduced visibility. This will aid us in navigation and collision avoidance while operating in total darkness. It will now be much easier to see floating debris, channel markers, weed line and other boats in total darkness. This is high tech safety equipment that you will not find on other charter boats but we feel the added safety is worth the high cost.
The HOOKED UP II offers some of the finest amenities and safety equipment of any charter boat on the East Coast including
- Deluxe Sofa and couch from Flex Steel
- Multi zone AC & Heat
- 40 inch flat screen digital HDTV with 140 channels in salon plus DVD
- Sirius Satellite radio with Sony Surround Sound
- Microwave cooking facilities plus extra large upright refrigerator in salon.
- 5 over size bunks with deluxe mattresses for your comfort
- Eskimo Ice maker for fresh ice 24 hours a day for your catch.
- Member of Raymarine sponsored Captain's Program and the HOOKED UP II has all state of the art marine electronics on board
- US Coast Guard approved survival suits for our customers that very few charter boats have on board
- New Viking 8 person US Coast Guard approved offshore life raft
- Winslow 8 person offshore life raft.
- We exceed all Coast Guard required safety items for offshore chartering fishing
- Custom Carolina style Deep Vee hull (68 degrees at the bow) that offers one the very best rides in rough conditions of any charter boat you will ever fish on with very little roll while at anchor or drift.
- Super large insulated fish boxes to keep your catch ice cold and as fresh as when it was caught
| Cape May, NJ | May thru November South Jersey Marina |
| Morehead City, NC | Dec-March Morehead City Yacht Basin Marina |
Highlights of the 2007 summer season out of Cape May
Largest Yellowfin 100 lbs caught out of South Jersey Marina
Largest true Albacore 69 lbs caught out of SJM
Largest Bluefin Tuna 204 lbs caught out of SJM
First Mako caught in New Jersey spring of 2007
Highlights of 2006 season out of New Jersey
IGFA world record False Albacore 36 lbs Nov (2006)
Largest Bluefin Tuna ever weighed in at South Jersey Marina at 224 lbs and 74 inches
Three time winner of Jim's Bait and Tackle Mako Tournament
Phone: (609) 425-1970
Captains John and Diana Stover-Sowerby
Experience the world renowned ride of a Carolina built custom sportfisher.
HOOKED UP II is a 2006 55 foot custom Carolina sportfisher. It has twin Caterpillar diesels generating 1600 hp. The boat has a 16 foot beam with a huge cockpit of over 225 square feet which is almost double the area most charter boats have.
We have over 40 rod and reel combinations that are custom tailored to the type of fishing we do. We use almost all Penn equipment inshore and Shimano & Penn offshore. Offshore we use bent butt stand-up custom rods made from Calstar and Seeker blanks. We use Shimano graphite TLD 30's and 50's plus Shimano Tiagra TI 16's, 30's, 50's, and 80's for really big fish. We also have a complete stock of fluorocarbon leader material in 25-90 lb. strengths on board at all times to use when the fish are leader shy.
In 2008 we have 9 new custom rods built from Calstar Boomer blanks and which are some of the finest blanks money can buy. All our rods and reels are on the cutting edge of the new generation of lightweight, powerful rods and reels. This includes the new Shimano lightweight Tiagra TI 16's and Penn Torque Reels loaded with Jerry Brown (JB) hollow core Spectra with top shots of Momoi monofilament for offshore fishing. We have 80 lb Spectra with 80 and 100 lb Momoi top shots on these new lightweight, powerful reels. We use Shimano Tallus stand up rods or and in 2008 custom rods built for these reels. We used some of these small, lightweight, powerful reels in 2007 and caught tuna up to 175 pounds on them!! We love to jig for tuna and have all the custom equipment dedicated to this type of fishing on board the HOOKED UP II
We have huge insulated fish boxes and take hundreds of pounds of chipped ice on all our offshore trips to guarantee your catch is kept fresh
HOOKED UP II exceeds all of the SAFETY requirements of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) for offshore charter boats
Directions to the Boat
HOOKED UP II
South Jersey Marina
Cape May, New Jersey
Slip A-13
South Jersey Marina is located on Route 109, the main road leading into Cape May that takes you downtown and to the beaches. The marina sits across the street from Jim's Bait and Tackle, Tony's Pizza and Captains' Cove Restaurant.
Take the Garden State Parkway all the way to the end, continue straight and go over a big bridge. Immediately at the bottom of the bridge on the left hand side you will see the marina. Our boat, the HOOKED UP II, has a blue hull and white top and is located on the dock adjacent to the parking lot in slip A-13.
When you arrive, turn left into the first parking lot In entrance and pull right up next to our boat to unload. We have one designated parking spot for guests that you may use. There is additional parking on the other side of Dock Mike's Restaurant located at the far end of the parking lot.
The marina has bathrooms and showers in the main building for your convenience and comfort. In addition, a fish cleaning service is located in the marina parking lot. After normal business hours check with us for the key code to the restrooms.
A 24 hour Wawa is located about two blocks from the marina for coffee, beverages, snacks, sandwiches, etc. The Lobster House Restaurant is about one block from the marina and as mentioned above, Tony's Pizza and Captains' Cove Restaurants are across the street.
If you have any problems getting to the boat on time for departure or need to get in touch with Capt. John immediately before your trip, please call 609-425-1970.
Calendar
Late April to early June
Stripers & Black Drum
6 or 8 hours
Stripers & Black Drum Combo trips
8 or 10 hours
May to Mid-June
Spring Special: Stripers & Drum Night Trips
8 or 10 hours departing at 8, 9 PM
Avoid weekend and the holiday fishing crowds by fishing during the night when there are far fewer boats.
Late May-June
Mako & Thresher Sharks
8 hours out to 25 miles from Cape May
10 hours out to 40 miles from Cape May
12 hours out to 50 miles from Cape May
Mid June-July
Canyon Mako
24 hours overnight
May-July
24 hours early season canyon overnight
May-November
Tuna, Wahoo, Marlin, Dolphin (Mahi-Mahi)
15 hours Canyon Day Troll out to 90 miles from Cape May
12 hours Canyon Day Troll, Jig, Chunk out to 70 miles from Cape May
10 hours Bluefin Tuna-Wahoo Troll, Jig, Chunk out to 35 miles from Cape May
August-November
Tuna, Swordfish, Wahoo, Marlin, Dolphin (Mahi-Mahi)
24 hours Overnight Canyon trips out to 80 miles from Cape May
30 hours Overnight Canyon trips out to 80 miles from Cape May
September-October 12th
Special 18 hour Overnight Canyon
Mid October-November 24th
Stripers
6, 8 hour trips
Stripers
8, 10 hour combo bunker chunking & drifting eels, spot or bucktails
December 1, 2008-January 31, 2009
Giant Bluefin Tuna
8 hour trips
Morehead City, North Carolina
