Gerry Zagorski
06-24-2013, 04:26 PM
Me, brother Joe, Mike, his son Jake, Davey 2 Poles and Lefty Reeler Ron
just got back from fishing in Gloucester.
Day one was a charter on a non sponsor Tricky Dave from Tuna.com hooked us up with last minute when we got a call from Captain Jim from Big Mac that he was having mechanical issues and could not take us. Thanks Dave. Captain Collin did a great job keeping us on the Cod and Haddock.. I'd say between 50 and 70 fish.. We had to fight off a bunch of Doggies but the fishing was fast and furious. Long day from 5AM to 4 PM and the last part of the day we stopped to get bait for their Boston Red Sox players charter. Needless to say we busted their balls pretty well and a lot of the bait didn't make it into the live well :D
Next day was a 5AM departure on Tuna.com with Sandro and Jordie. It's the trip Dave donated for Sandy Relief Fund Raiser we had that brother Joe bid and won. We steamed 10 or 15 miles to north and set up on a nice ledge in 180 feet or so. Fishing was slow but the ball busting epic. We had one legit Giant Tuna but as luck would have it, it decided to hit Davey 2 Poles Stingo Jig on a stand up jigging rod meant to handle something a little less than a what they estimated to be an 85 inch Tuna. We came off the ball, fought this fish for 20 minutes or so. Saw the leader twice and the fish once but it was not to be. The floro parted from the braid and that was it. When Davey hooked that fish on the Jig Sandro just shook his head, smiled and walked in the cabin. I'm no mind reader but I think he was thinking something like " I take these Googan's from NJ out fishing we get one bite and it's one of their Mikey Mouse poles".
A few hours later Sandro sees a streak on the sounder and feeds what we hoped to be another Tuna.. Turned out to be a 200 pound Porbeagle shark. Jake fought this fish for 10 min or so and SNAP. Turns out the shark ate another one of our baits and it was game on again... The big 140s made short work on the beast and Ron had him boatside in 10 mins. Everyone is standing around looking at each other saying now what and Ron says "that's good eats" so we kept him for the table. Got back to the dock around 7 PM and by then Ron and Jordie had the Shark staked and on ice.
Exhausted as I typed this but got a freezer full of Cod and Shark steaks and sore jaws from laughing so much. I'm sure a few of the boys will pile on here with some pictures and tails from Gloucester.
Great time, great group of guys and we really appreciate the hospitality and effort Tricky Dave, Sandros, Jordie and Collins put forward for us. Great time was had by all and lets just say these guys got balled busted Jersey style.
I'll be talking Bostoneese for several days I'm sure.
just got back from fishing in Gloucester.
Day one was a charter on a non sponsor Tricky Dave from Tuna.com hooked us up with last minute when we got a call from Captain Jim from Big Mac that he was having mechanical issues and could not take us. Thanks Dave. Captain Collin did a great job keeping us on the Cod and Haddock.. I'd say between 50 and 70 fish.. We had to fight off a bunch of Doggies but the fishing was fast and furious. Long day from 5AM to 4 PM and the last part of the day we stopped to get bait for their Boston Red Sox players charter. Needless to say we busted their balls pretty well and a lot of the bait didn't make it into the live well :D
Next day was a 5AM departure on Tuna.com with Sandro and Jordie. It's the trip Dave donated for Sandy Relief Fund Raiser we had that brother Joe bid and won. We steamed 10 or 15 miles to north and set up on a nice ledge in 180 feet or so. Fishing was slow but the ball busting epic. We had one legit Giant Tuna but as luck would have it, it decided to hit Davey 2 Poles Stingo Jig on a stand up jigging rod meant to handle something a little less than a what they estimated to be an 85 inch Tuna. We came off the ball, fought this fish for 20 minutes or so. Saw the leader twice and the fish once but it was not to be. The floro parted from the braid and that was it. When Davey hooked that fish on the Jig Sandro just shook his head, smiled and walked in the cabin. I'm no mind reader but I think he was thinking something like " I take these Googan's from NJ out fishing we get one bite and it's one of their Mikey Mouse poles".
A few hours later Sandro sees a streak on the sounder and feeds what we hoped to be another Tuna.. Turned out to be a 200 pound Porbeagle shark. Jake fought this fish for 10 min or so and SNAP. Turns out the shark ate another one of our baits and it was game on again... The big 140s made short work on the beast and Ron had him boatside in 10 mins. Everyone is standing around looking at each other saying now what and Ron says "that's good eats" so we kept him for the table. Got back to the dock around 7 PM and by then Ron and Jordie had the Shark staked and on ice.
Exhausted as I typed this but got a freezer full of Cod and Shark steaks and sore jaws from laughing so much. I'm sure a few of the boys will pile on here with some pictures and tails from Gloucester.
Great time, great group of guys and we really appreciate the hospitality and effort Tricky Dave, Sandros, Jordie and Collins put forward for us. Great time was had by all and lets just say these guys got balled busted Jersey style.
I'll be talking Bostoneese for several days I'm sure.