8/17 nearshore surprise

had a father and daughter today. it was the young lady's first time in a boat in the ocean, and she did well. she did say that she didnt feel great for an hour or so, but soon got over it. we tried bottom fishing, but the current was running pretty strong, so we decided to troll. didnt take long before we were hooked up, and this fish was a surprise- a beautiful mahi, less than three miles off the beach. unfortunately he was the only one of his kind around, but we did find lots of bluefish to keep everyone busy.

8/16 bottom fishing

had a great group of guys today from PA and a really nice day as well. we spent the day bottom fishing and caught too many to count. we had sea bass (including the biggest one i have seen this summer), calico bass, bluefish and sharks. one guy really had a hot hand catching rays; i think he ended up with 7. after the last one, his shoulders were tired, so he gave up!