Tom's Canyon Sat- Sunday 10/21-22

[Capt. Debbie]

Ran out to Tom's Canyon on buddy's 31' Rampage Contingsea, same as I caught my first 112lb wahoo on. Left Saturday at 0800

Trolled under IDEAL conditions. Less than one foot in and out. We stopped for night on hi flyer in 990 feet 67degree. The deeper stuff was 72 degrees but blank screen.

No one hit tuna on radio. We managed small barely legal sword caught only 60 feet down on a butterfish. A another small mahi mahi at about 8 pounds on a Spro topped with butterfish.

Conditions, short sleeves balmy and 5 k wind. Ideal for even August,

Even the Yankee game made it out by FM radio.

Not a lot of fish. But good given little else was around on the radio chatter.

The conditions Ideal and about 50 pounds of steaks.

[tunajoe]

knew that water was not holding fish. it's terrible. feel bad for the captains, the people paying, everyone. there was a 5 degree break within a few miles and nada. this is purely disgusting. hey, at least you ended up with a keeper sword.

[shrimpman steve]

Made it to the edge and back. Sounds like a good trip to me. At least the yanks could have won

[Capt. Debbie]

The Yankees and John Sterling on Radio was a REAL Surprise. Too bad it was 4-0 when we tried.

The Astros wiiiiiiiiiiiin! :(

[Jigman13]

Ran out sat/sun waaaay east. Had water to 71 degrees. The mahi were insane. Wrecked every Bally rig we trolled. No tuna on the troll. Midday Saturday and Sunday late morning we deep dropped for 52 tiles and a handful of spotted hake. Chunking was uneventful at night. Lots of squid, sargassum with all types of critters in it, had dolphins almost all nite around the boat. Full hooked two of them on the sword rods. One almost spooled an 80. Managed to get within a few feet of them to cut the leaders without leaving much hanging off. A lot of excitement yielding disappointment.

Around 1 am I rigged up one of the hake on 80 lb fluoro with a 7/0 live bait hook. Sent it down 100 ft right next to the boat. Worked the line for about an hour then the rod tip twitched and the reel ticked once. 5 mins later the reel started screaming. Let it run for a 5 count and cranked. One on. Decked a 65-75 lb yellow fin a few mins later.

While fighting the fish all hell broke loose behind and around the boat. Dolphin, mahi, tuna and squid everywhere. Sent a butterfish down 25 ft and just as the bait was set the line came tight. 5 min later a 40" swordfish was landed and released. And then it was all over... bait gone. Dolphin gone. Nada the rest of the night. Full on bite never came to fruition.

At sun up we trolled and plucked more mahi. Ended up with 20 swingers and a gaffer or two.

Total tally: one 65-75 lb yellow, 20+mahi, 52 tiles and a released sword. Not much action on the radio. One guy landed a 246 sword which was weighed in at montauk marine basin. A few keeper and short swords seemed to be most of the action. Heard action was good PASSED the Hudson in the deep...