Report - one for the team

[DC Ben]

Bluefin scouting mission!

Left the nearly empty dock at 6:00 Friday, relieved that the winds from the night before had calmed down.

The seas varied from 2-4 feet all day, not bad at all. Blazingly sunny with a moderate SW wind. Sea turtles and grass patches every couple miles(esp over the hills) but not much other life spotted.

Big blue spreader short, WWB bird/gm, natural cedar plug chain and alternating purple zuker and big pink chromehead built with Becky's ingredients. This is what was run all day to keep things simple as I was solo.

First stop, 26 mile hill. Nothing, nada. Spent 2 hours trolling it from all angles, but no bait or even bluefish.

Second stop, the 20 fathom finger/the crotch. Bluefish took passing swipes at the spreader and the WWB. Fast blues as I was going tuna speed. Kept four. No tuna dangit. See a Grady and catch up on the radio with Tommy who is having a good shark day (sure would have loved to see the White shark). We decided that his sea temp reading of 68.5 was closer than mine of 47.5 - silly Furuno.

Third stop, 21 mile hill. Not really a stop as I trolled all the way from the crotch to the hill. Not a peep, just a tan. Started talking to sea turtles.

Back to the dock at 6:15. Really pretty day, just no tuna. Good thing I like bluefish.

OK who is next?

[tolbard]

Thanks for the report ,I was going to go on the shark trip with craby but i got land sickness and had to stay back ( It's kiling me ) . Hope to see some change in the water after this blow.

[alby man]

Charlie fished the 26 on thursday in the LUCKYDUCK , he had about the same day as you did . I thought you would be eying the warm water 80 miles from the inlet to the southeast . if this wind did not blow tommorow ( sun) we were going to give it a try . :)

[DC Ben]

Alby I was just making sure I wasn't letting a BFT squadron get by at the inshore spots. I'll be ready to hit the gulf stream water soon :)

[VanN]

Nice report. I've also been wondering if there were not a few bft squadrons cruising on the warmer inshore lumps, but didn't have the guts to go for it. Maybe things will pick up after the storm.

[ESfishdoc]

I made it to the 26 mile hill Saturday. There was little sign of life and if I marked anything it was brief and isolated. I did pick up a 4lb Bonito and a 10 lb bluefish but they seemed to be all alone.

Next week when the weather passes and things calm down I'll go out again.

The water temp was averaging about 68.

Richard

[Mike Avery]

I'm sure things will heat up soon and it will be game on.

[Double Up II]

Thanks for the report, no one ever wants to be the first to tempt a day with no fish. We have been talking about heading towards the cigar and that warm eddy that is around the 100-500 fathom line. Have to work this week maybe next week.

Fred