6 Pack Whiting Trip On Eastmans Annie B Today ((INCREDIBLE))

[fishark531]

Todays 6 Pack Whiting Trip With Captain Nate On The Annie B Eastmans Fleet Was Nothing Short Of SPECTACULAR

OVER 400 Whiting With Many Jumbo Baseball Bats And Close To 100 Ling Besides A Full Limit Of Big Daddy Haddock

Check Out These Pictures For Starters

[Taxman]

Nice!!!

Were you tipping the gulp with bait?

[fishark531]

For the first hour the Whiting were all over the gulp with no bait then they turned on to Whiting strips, squid strips and squid. If you wanted Ling all you need was gulp

It was a Whiting beat down

Bye the way Eastman running special open boat Whiting trips on selected days starting Sept 1

[bottomline]

Wow looks like a great trip.

Its been mannnnnny years since I seen whiting like that.

I know how this is going to sound BUT can't help myself I guess. First thanks for sharing the report, that's great news about the whiting. Never thought in my life I would see a report about whiting again like yours. That being said, when will we learn or maybe I should say when will regulators learn. And believe me I'm not for more regulation BUT whiting haven't been around literally in probably 40 or 50 years. The commercial guys killed what was probably one of the healthiest fisheries ever years ago in the late 60's / early 70's. You have no idea how great it is to see a report with whiting making a comeback. Now for the part I'm sure will draw criticism. A 6 man charter keeps 400 whiting and a 100 ling. 500 fish, 1000 fillets for 6 people for a fish which is just beginning to make a comeback after almost 50 years of literally not even seeing a whiting. And if rod and reel are taking those numbers, how long before commercial want their fare share. There is no way someone is going to eat that much fish and even if they do did anyone &^$%#@$ learn anything from what was probably one of the worse fishery collapses ever. How about a daily limit of 15, 20, 25 something respectable. Fishark I love the report so please don't take it as I'm coming at you because I'm not. It's insane that a once thriving fishery which collapsed almost over night damn near 50 years ago will ever sustain itself if that many fish are being taken when it's just showing some signs of life. 1,000 fillets split between 6 people, 170 fillets each! How many end up being tossed after six months. Just don't see any logic in it. If there is one fishery in need of help to rebuild it's whiting. How great would it be if that fishery came back to what it was in the 60's along with cod making a comeback. The winter fishing opportunities would be HUGE. Party boats would benefit, anglers would benefit, I guarantee you we'd see giant BFT migrating through the Mudhole again every year more than the few that do now. Everyone wins but the fishery needs to be managed and 80 - 100 fish a person a day trips won't help us get there. I'm glad top see a charter guy have the opportunity and people to put fish in the box but keep allowing these numbers and history will repeat itself for certain. Ling and whiting were the main stay of the party boat fleet during the fall, winter and into the spring back in the day, no reason we can't get there again if the biomass is rebuilding but unlimited catches will surely kill that possibility. Sad we have the powers to be over regulate fisheries which are healthy and ignore ones which need help. Absolutely senseless!!

[fishark531]

Originally Posted by dakota560

I know how this is going to sound BUT can't help myself I guess. First thanks for sharing the report, that's great news about the whiting. Never thought in my life I would see a report about whiting again like yours. That being said, when will we learn or maybe I should say when will regulators learn. And believe me I'm not for more regulation BUT whiting haven't been around literally in probably 40 or 50 years. The commercial guys killed what was probably one of the healthiest fisheries ever years ago in the late 60's / early 70's. You have no idea how great it is to see a report with whiting making a comeback. Now for the part I'm sure will draw criticism. A 6 man charter keeps 400 whiting and a 100 ling. 500 fish, 1000 fillets for 6 people for a fish which is just beginning to make a comeback after almost 50 years of literally not even seeing a whiting. And if rod and reel are taking those numbers, how long before commercial want their fare share. There is no way someone is going to eat that much fish and even if they do did anyone &^$%#@$ learn anything from what was probably one of the worse fishery collapses ever. How about a daily limit of 15, 20, 25 something respectable. Fishark I love the report so please don't take it as I'm coming at you because I'm not. It's insane that a once thriving fishery which collapsed almost over night damn near 50 years ago will ever sustain itself if that many fish are being taken when it's just showing some signs of life. 1,000 fillets split between 6 people, 170 fillets each! How many end up being tossed after six months. Just don't see any logic in it. If there is one fishery in need of help to rebuild it's whiting. How great would it be if that fishery came back to what it was in the 60's along with cod making a comeback. The winter fishing opportunities would be HUGE. Party boats would benefit, anglers would benefit, I guarantee you we'd see giant BFT migrating through the Mudhole again every year more than the few that do now. Everyone wins but the fishery needs to be managed and 80 - 100 fish a person a day trips won't help us get there. I'm glad top see a charter guy have the opportunity and people to put fish in the box but keep allowing these numbers and history will repeat itself for certain. Ling and whiting were the main stay of the party boat fleet during the fall, winter and into the spring back in the day, no reason we can't get there again if the biomass is rebuilding but unlimited catches will surely kill that possibility. Sad we have the powers to be over regulate fisheries which are healthy and ignore ones which need help. Absolutely senseless!!

No disrespect to you Dakota but let me fill you in on the facts

There has NEVER been a Whiting shortage in the Gulf Of Maine

As a matter of fact the Draggers do not even fish for Whiting at all where we go. There is ZERO pressure on them - ZERO

Furthermore we are not allowed to retain any Cod because there are NONE - More BILL SH^&%&*(IT

We can only keep 3 Haddock

Why - THERE IS NO LOGICAL REASON

So please dont talk about overfishing a species with 1 Six Pack

There is not another boat anywhere Whiting Fishing

YES I am attempting to help out a friend and promote the business of a NJFISHING ADVERTISER

Just because you have No Whiting In NJ that does not mean over fishing is occurring in NH

Back To The Pictures

[Hooked up]

There's always one person who doesn't have a clue. First of all most people I know when cleaning there whiting have them butterflied so where do you get a thousand filets. What if the person has friends and family he wants to give fish to. What if the person has a big family and eats fish twice a week. My point is instead of being critical just enjoy the fact that you can go somewhere on the east coast and catch these delicious fish. My hat goes off to you fishark great report keep them coming

[fishark531]

Originally Posted by Hooked up

There's always one person who doesn't have a clue. First of all most people I know when cleaning there whiting have them butterflied so where do you get a thousand filets. What if the person has friends and family he wants to give fish to. What if the person has a big family and eats fish twice a week. My point is instead of being critical just enjoy the fact that you can go somewhere on the east coast and catch these delicious fish. My hat goes off to you fishark great report keep them coming

Thank You Hooked Up

Captain James





Captain Nate & Captain James



Randy Brown



Meeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Capt Sal]

Smoke half,eat some fresh and make the neighbors happy! Nice pics. Some people have no clue!

[blkbear]

I am booked on two of Eastman's trips targeting these tasty fish.

fishark is correct in that no one and I mean no one is fishing for these whiting.
The area they fish is empty of any boats and 600 fish in nothing.
I have had days on NJ party boats were I alone caught 100 plus ling and used every fillet so 600 is nothing when very few boat fish for whiting unless they want some for tuna fish.
You should check it out and enjoy what few fish they allow you to keep up in the GOM.
Don't get me started on Haddock my fav fish to eat, you catch 3 haddock in less the 5 min and wind up tossing 100 back. you can't get away form them , even in areas that never had haddock there are loads.

I highly recommend anyone to make a run up to Eastman's this fall and get in on some great whiting and ling fishing with some nice Pollack as well.

I plan on doing at least 2 more days besides the ones I have planned to fill my freezer with my winters supply of fish since I can't keep any thing else