Capt Ray Mad Gaffer
11-06-2017, 04:57 PM
striped bass report Monday 11/6, We started out a little bit slow, trolling Mojos the first fish that we hooked how ever , was on for about 10 minutes, I did not know what it was . I thought it might've been a cow nose ray , but it proved to be a striped bass . In my tenure as a fishing boat captain, close now to 50 years,and before that a Deck Hand , I've seen lots of big striped bass. I grew up in an era both in eastern Long Island , and here , where Big striped bass we're not that uncommon . Since I've owned this particular boat , I have had at least eight bass that I can remember, that were 50 pound plus , and several on my party boats . But this one was by far the biggest one I've ever seen, the customer amd the crew on the boat all got to see it, Alex my Deck Hand got a shot at it with the gaffe but came back with only a scale, I think the fishes skin was so tough , and the scales were so big Alex couldn't penetrate the fish on the first shot. Unfortunately that was the only shot he got , And we saw the Fish swim slowly away. The fish was no less than 5 feet long , with a giant head , and giant girth. Truly the one that got away. Later , As the tide started to run the fishing got fantastic, we limited out, and released several dozen nice fish , All taken on bucktails drifting . It was a shame to lose that big fish, but it was a privilege to have seen it, and to know these big fish still exist. We have an open boat on Wednesday Thursday and Friday, as well as the weekend . A good deal of fish seem to be moving into the Area , and as I looked around , l saw everybody catching them ,not just me,so this would be a good time to call your favorite boat , and get a spot . Call for information and reservations