BIG BLUEFINS with OL Brown socks - NJFishing.com Your Best Online Source for Fishing Information in New Jersey

hammer4reel · #1 07-31-2013, 11:22 AM

Got Invited by my Buddy Steve to jump on a Trip he was going on with Capt Rich for bluefin yesterday.
Steve was wearing his traditional BROWN socks, he wears for good luck, He says its just like stepping in Sh/t. And after all the good trips we have shared I think he is on to something.
Left the dock at ODARK thirty, and was settled in where Rich had wanted to be as the pink light hit.
Super life around, a few wiggles to get over better marks and Rich asks do we want to troll or jig. JIG for sure was the answer and we dropped in .
Was only a few minutes and I was tight on a good one, and Rich was into an under.
After fighting the tuna for a bit I knew it was a good one and asked for a Hookie, so I could push the tuna a bit. Bumped up the drag bringing it to the boat fairly quick. A nice 65" inch blue fin that later at the dock weighed 111 pounds collared and gutted.

A little later OL Brown socks drives steel into his first tuna , which took him around the boat a few times, and he put it on the deck like a pro. got a few quick pics and release to fight another day. a nice 54" bluefin.

Rich and I doubled up again I had an under which we kept for our second tuna on ice. Rich decking a 52" bluefin.
then followed it up with another 52" to put our total at 6 .With 4 being OVERS and 2 being UNDERS only keeping our legal limit

Bite was shut down quick by excessive boat traffic and guys trolling amongst each other .ending the bite pretty quick.

Heard alot of talk about guys only catching Unders, and looking for the RIGHT one.
While we had a great day putting the RIGHT ONES in the boat.

Thanks to Steve for the invite, and Rich for doing what he does best, Putting us on top of fish !!!!!!!