Sea Bass Fishing Report - December 20, 2011

We went Sea Bass Charter Trip by Atlantic Star in Cape May. We had a lot of fun catching very good sized Sea Bass. The size were 3-7 lb, but I caught 7 1/2 lb which is my personal record.

Bluefin Tuna Fishing Report – Tuesday, November 8, 2011

We went on a bluefin tuna fishing trip on November 8, 2011, travelling out of Hyannis, MA. We left the docks at 3 AM and we got to the fishing grounds at 6 AM. Within about 10 minutes from the first drop, my son was hooked on a tuna. We landed it in approx. 20 mins. and it turned out to be a nice 100 pounder, measuring about 47 inches. About an hour after the first catch, my son was hooked on a second tuna, but it was snagged on the side. This one was about 49 inches. My son was hot on this day!! Those 2 tunas turned out to be the only keepers on this trip, as the others did not meet the size regulations. However, we did hook on 4 more undersized tunas; 2 were on jigs, one each by me and Eric. The other 2 were on bait. We also had a good amount of cod, with Albert being the cod master! Overall, it was an amazing trip and beautiful weather. To make things even more exciting, we hooked on a whale at one point. The buzzing noise coming from the reel on the bait setup was so loud and powerful. It made everyone jump thinking it was a huge tuna!!

Bluefin Tuna Fishing Report - Sunday, November 6, 2011

We went bluefin tuna fishing on Sunday, November 6, 2011, travelling out of Hyannis, MA. We left the dock at approx. 2:30 AM, and we arrived at the fishing ground at 6 AM. We wanted to start the day off with some cod, so we dropped our jigs to the bottom. After about 1.5 hours, we landed approx. 40 cod weighing an average of 10 to 18 lbs. Needless to say, the cod fishing was terrific! The main equipment used was the Monster Jig. Also, while cod jigging, I hooked a nice 350 lbs. Mako Shark which I landed in about 40 mins. I was using the Monster Jig with a pink silicone skirt and glow B2 squid.

After a good amount of cod and Mako Shark action early on, we wanted to target what we came for, the bluefin tunas. At approx. 1 PM, I hooked on to a tuna. I fought it and got it about 10 to 15 feet below the surface. We were able to see the tuna and estimated it to be in the 120 to 150 lbs class. We were all excited but danger followed shortly afterwards. As the crew were getting the gaff and the harpoon ready, the line suddenly snapped and the rod went limp. We saw the bluish white shadow swim away. It felt as if the tuna was teasing us as it made its escape. After this disappointment, my son struck again! He hooked onto something but couldn't tell what it was at first. He stated that it felt like a dogfish. After about 20 reel turns, the line went taut and the fish charged out like rockets blasting. After only about 3-5 seconds, the line snapped again.

At this point, I was certain that the prime time for tuna had passed. Everyone on the boat agreed with this statement. With that, the captain decided to return home. We were about 10 mins on the way back when Nick, one of the fishermen on the trip, spotted heavy bird and whale activity off in the distance. We promptly stopped near this area and began tuna jigging. After about 10 mins of jigging, my son hooked on. We fought this fish for about 20 mins and it was another Mako Shark about the same size as the first one.

Overall, this trip was good. We didn't get any tuna but we still got 2 nice sized Mako Shark and many cod, which is better than nothing!!

Bluefin Tuna Fishing Report – Monday, October 24, 2011

Pink Metallic Sardine that used to catch the 340lb Bluefin by Robin.

We went on a bluefin tuna fishing trip aboard the “On Time” with Capt. Jim. It was a beautiful day with very calm seas and minimal winds. The day started out with my son, Robin, jigging too close to the bottom and hooking a couple of dogfish. At approximately 9 AM, Robin called out that he had something hooked. At first, he stated that he didn’t think it was a tuna because it was coming up easily. After about 15 turns on his reel, the fish charged out about 100 yards. At this point, everyone on the boat yelled that it was a big tuna. My son and I took turns fighting this fish. We landed it in approximately 25 minutes, due to the line wrapping around the tunas tail and rendering it useless for the last leg of the fight. As soon as the fish breached the surface, I yelled for the gaff and we were able to harpoon it and bring it into the boat. The bluefin tuna was an absolute beauty, measuring an impressive 79 inches and weighing approx 340 lbs. This tuna was caught on a pink Metallic Sardine jig. My record for biggest tuna on a jig has been 77 inches up until now. My son has beaten this record by 2 inches and I am very proud of him. Congratulations Robin!!

After landing the first tuna, we continued to jig and we also put some bait fishing rigs in the water. At approx 10 AM, another tuna hit one of the bait fishing rods. This was a classic tuna fight. We would take back about 10 feet of line and fish would charge out about 10 yards. We continue this for about an hour and a half. Afterwards, we were finally able to bring it to the surface where Jim harpooned it. We all sighed in relief after this long and hard fight, but then danger!!! The harpoon slipped out of the flesh of the tuna and the fish went back down to about 60 feet. I stopped it and reeled it back in. Luckily, it wasn’t putting much of a fight this time around. I brought it back up easily and Jim harpooned it again and this time it was a firm hold. This bluefin tuna turned out to be another big one, measuring 74 inches.

Overall, it was a great trip and some records were topped as well. We couldn’t ask for anything better. Great weather and lots of fish!! We all came home with smiles on our faces. I guess this trip makes up for all the times we came home empty handed.

Fluke Fishing Report - September 11, 2011

I went Fluke Fishing with Francis Fleet on Sept 11, 2011. I caught 9lb fish and won the pool using my Monster Jig 3 oz.

We Are Going Golden Tile Fishing Trip on June 6th

We are going on Golden Tile Fishing Trip. Leaving Sunday night and fishing Monday June 6th with Altantic Star, at Cape May, N.J. Fee is $250. Up to 22 people. Please call me to make your spot reserved.

Golden Tile Fish Fishing Report - May 21st, 2011

We went Trip By Atlantic Star at Wildwood Crest, N.J.

In the morning, it was little windy and some cloud. After 10AM, weather got better and action also got better. We had about 50 golden tile fish and about 100 gray tile fish total. Sambong Park from N.J. had high hook and also won the pool. He had 8 golden tiles weight about 40 lbs, and 5 gray tiles. There were 19 people who took part in this trip.

We Are Going Golden Tile Fishing Trip on May 21st

We are going on Golden Tile Fishing Trip. Leaving Friday night and fishing Saturday May 21st with Altantic Star, at Cape May, N.J. Fee is $250 plus tip. Up to 22 people. Please call me to make your spot reserved.

Fluke Fishing Report - May 9th, 2011

I went on a Fluke fishing trip on May 9, 2011 aboard the fishing boat "Miss Montauk". During this trip, I tested out my new fluke jig, and it turned out to be a great success. In total, I caught 7 keepers of which 5 were 5.5 to 8.5 pounds. In accordance with regulations, I kept only 3 of the fish. The "Miss Montauk" crew were surprised with the results. I took many pictures but they were lost due to technical difficulties with my digital camera.

Jigging Tip - Finding Right Jigs

When I go fishing, I usually bring around 2 dozen different jigs and for every 3-4 casts, try different jigs until I find good one. After then I keep use it until no bite is happening. A lot of customers and friends ask me that which one is good jig? Well, I don't really have good answer. When we are out fishing, condition of fishing is all different every time. I have to find what they like at the moment, and when I find a good jig, then every casts going to hook fish. It is really a lot of fun.

Usually, people trust too much of their experience and their equipment, but while you have 100 years of experience and million dollar equipments, you can't find what fish like then you can't catch any fish.

Gray Tile Fish Fishing Report - Feb 23rd, 2011

The sea condition was unusually strong current that made the trip wasn't easy. Another problem was we were getting so many jumbo sea bass hits on the baits, so catching tile fish was easy.

Anyhow, we had nice tile fishes for each and everyone. There were some dog fish, but that didn't bother too much, rather too many sea bass.

We will be going out for sea bass trip sometime in the middle of March with special permit. If anyone is interested, then call Mike or email.

Cod Fishing Report - Jan 31st, 2011

I went Cod fishing with “Helen H” at Montauk. It was a little slow day, so I started to try almost all of my jigs. Finally, there was one good jig actually working. The jig is Sea Gator 6 3/4oz. It was hard to believe that it seemed no fish were down there and there were like none caught any on the boat. Using Sea Gator jig, every casts hooked the fish and they were all good keepers 23~25”.

For an hour, I caught a dozen of nice size fishes, and then my party was over… I tried few other jigs, and Hammered Diamond 4 oz hooked few more keepers.

I used only one jig at a time with no teaser. When fish is there but it’s not biting, one small jig works.

If you want to try Sea Gator jigs, then do Yo-Yo jigging. It’s not for squidding.

Cod Fishing Report - Jan 17th, 2011

Last Monday January 17^th, 2011, I went cod fishing with Francis Fleet at R.I. The day was freezing, but still many came about 50 people. Fishing was little slow that most of people kept 3-6 fishes. For me, I caught 19 keepers, but took only 2 which one of them was 15 LB pool fish. Gears that I used were small jigs around 4-7 oz. with Lucanus Skirts attached as in the picture. I casted and did slow squidding. Smaller jigs seemed working better that had more hits, and I had more and bigger sized fishes. If anyone wants to try the jigs, then ask me by email, or by phone. We don’t have those set made for set but I can help if someone needs. These Lucanus skirts is very good for cod squidding, since it is made for slow squidding.

Cod Fishing Report - Jan 6th, 2011

Last Thursday, January 6th, 2011, I went Cod fishing with Francis Fleet in Point Judith, R.I. The weather was little chilly, but weather was nice. There were a lot of fish actions. Jigging worked better than the bait as 3 to 1. Smaller jigs of 5~8 oz. with pink or orange plastic octopus or grup was working well. For me I used only 1 jig with no teaser, and I did slow squiding technique which worked out pretty well.

Below jigs are for Tuna jigs but also works good with Cods.

Sea Bass Trip - December 31st, 2010

*Gary Schwartz from New Jersery, came for the first time sea bass jigging. He used Lucanus Jigs for about two hours and caught about a dozen of nice sea bass.

We went to Sea Bass Trip with Atlanic Star at Wild Wood, NJ. Weather condition was very unusual for the day. A lot of big sea bass was on rocky open bottom, but Lucanus jigs worked very well. Many people used Lucanus jigs for whole time, and limiting out wasn’t a problem and mostly fishes were big. We had 7~18 nice sea bass and few cods.