pcheesesteak
09-09-2017, 07:29 PM
The wind was out of the NNW at 8-10 knots on Saturday morning in the Raritan bay, per the weather station at Sandy Hook. So with all the helpful comments on wind direction in my other thread, we decided to run from Monmouth Cove Marina at about 9:30 AM over to Staten Island side to tuck in out of the wind. Frank needed to be back in by 12:30. When we arrived, sure enough, we were in fairly calm water.
When we got to the rock pile, there were already about 5 boats there anchored up porgy fishing. We notice some of them had a line connected to the rock pile to keep the stern facing the rock pile (never saw that before). We anchored up between two boats and I got my pole in the water before my friend Frank. Immediately had a porgy. We both had great action throughout the morning, but poor Frank, he never did catch up with me.
Watching one of the boats next to us, we noticed that the three guys in a little boat were doing some great fishing, but they had almost no throw backs. We thought that was strange because most of the fish we caught were less than 9 inches.
After about 45 minutes, a Coast Guard AUX boat pulls up, and tells the other boats that they can't attach their anchor lines to the rocks, and that they had to pull their lines off. They circled a few times until most of the boats complied, but not everyone, including the 3 guys in the little boat. The CC AUX then took off in the Staten Island direction.
Frank and I continued to fish for about another hour or more. Several boats left, and the little boat with the three guys in it repositioned themselves on the other side of the rock pile when the tide began to turn.
We continued fishing and then out of nowhere a big NYPD boat roars in, and maneuvers themselves along side the little boat with three guys. After about 10 minutes we see their cooler being taken on board, and the NYPD guys looking in it. We really couldn't see or hear much as they were on the opposite side of the rock pile.
After about 20 minutes goes by, another boat anchored close to the NYPD boat decides to pull anchor. They had to work a bit to get their bean bag anchor off the rock pile, which they eventually did.
They turn around to take off, and the NYPD boat yells at them to stay put. At this point they are drifting, and the NYPD boat leaves the little boat and pulls up along side them. They begin to drift away so we really couldn't see what's going on.
By this time we need to leave so Frank can get back by 12:30, but I said to him, If we pull up anchor, will they come after us also? We decide to wait it out, and after about another 20 minutes the NYPD boat lets the second boat leave, and comes back over to the little boat with the three guys. Frank says, Look, they now have a second cooler on-board.
Another boat on the other side of us decides to pull anchor and leaves, so I said to Frank, Let's go too, I think we're OK. Frank keep watching as we sped away, and was convinced that they were going to take the three guys in, but we didn't see what happened.
So, what was the problem? Did the Coast Guard AUX report these two boats because they didn't pull their bean bag anchors off the rock pile?
In any event, they lost all their catch, and, I presume, they got fined. For the three guys in the small boat, they clearly had bigger problems.
For us, what a great morning on the water. Cool breeze, sunny, blue skies, great fishing action.
And home cooked pizza for dinner.
Thanks for listening.
When we got to the rock pile, there were already about 5 boats there anchored up porgy fishing. We notice some of them had a line connected to the rock pile to keep the stern facing the rock pile (never saw that before). We anchored up between two boats and I got my pole in the water before my friend Frank. Immediately had a porgy. We both had great action throughout the morning, but poor Frank, he never did catch up with me.
Watching one of the boats next to us, we noticed that the three guys in a little boat were doing some great fishing, but they had almost no throw backs. We thought that was strange because most of the fish we caught were less than 9 inches.
After about 45 minutes, a Coast Guard AUX boat pulls up, and tells the other boats that they can't attach their anchor lines to the rocks, and that they had to pull their lines off. They circled a few times until most of the boats complied, but not everyone, including the 3 guys in the little boat. The CC AUX then took off in the Staten Island direction.
Frank and I continued to fish for about another hour or more. Several boats left, and the little boat with the three guys in it repositioned themselves on the other side of the rock pile when the tide began to turn.
We continued fishing and then out of nowhere a big NYPD boat roars in, and maneuvers themselves along side the little boat with three guys. After about 10 minutes we see their cooler being taken on board, and the NYPD guys looking in it. We really couldn't see or hear much as they were on the opposite side of the rock pile.
After about 20 minutes goes by, another boat anchored close to the NYPD boat decides to pull anchor. They had to work a bit to get their bean bag anchor off the rock pile, which they eventually did.
They turn around to take off, and the NYPD boat yells at them to stay put. At this point they are drifting, and the NYPD boat leaves the little boat and pulls up along side them. They begin to drift away so we really couldn't see what's going on.
By this time we need to leave so Frank can get back by 12:30, but I said to him, If we pull up anchor, will they come after us also? We decide to wait it out, and after about another 20 minutes the NYPD boat lets the second boat leave, and comes back over to the little boat with the three guys. Frank says, Look, they now have a second cooler on-board.
Another boat on the other side of us decides to pull anchor and leaves, so I said to Frank, Let's go too, I think we're OK. Frank keep watching as we sped away, and was convinced that they were going to take the three guys in, but we didn't see what happened.
So, what was the problem? Did the Coast Guard AUX report these two boats because they didn't pull their bean bag anchors off the rock pile?
In any event, they lost all their catch, and, I presume, they got fined. For the three guys in the small boat, they clearly had bigger problems.
For us, what a great morning on the water. Cool breeze, sunny, blue skies, great fishing action.
And home cooked pizza for dinner.
Thanks for listening.