[QUOTE=iamskippy;858770]LOL he came to our side to toss his banana peel :wall:


Great day, love meeting everyone, some again and some new
Zacs thanks for the ride and the conversation.
John thanks for the S-B stickers as well.

and to the gentlemen on my rail. " Fish em long and dangly!"[/QUOTE

Fishing em long and dangly was only bring up the rudder, prop and anchor!:biglaugh:

:rotf2: I don't remember the anchor but i do remember all the Jigs you caught! :fishin: :buds:

I was the guy on farside laughing ! I was the guy yelling making room in the cooler.

wtf! why is it the oldest guys are always the ones
father time, one of the mates on the boat started with the cracks early and now you,

Keel Haul, the Bastard!!

LOL i remember. thought you caught your share of Jigs as well, oh wait you were catching the 2 pound sinker fish like me! :rotf2:

:rotf2:

Yeah I thought caugh a monster but was just some guys sinker from the other side of the boat.:biglaugh:

I think it was mine. I said to the mate, "don't ruin it for me, let me have a few minutes and a few tugs. It feels good"

I had a great time Sunday! Really enjoyed seeing some of the guys that I’ve met over the years and meeting some new ones. I definitely want to do the S-B canyon trip if we can pull it together. Would also be interested in trying the cod again next year. Niko, Zacs, DerekL, JackK it was a pleasure meeting you guys and talking fish. JohnR thanks for the tips on my iPhone!

Niko and Zacs, thanks for all the efforts to pull the trip together. Great job!

Trip report card (scale of 1-10)

Weather: 4 (Better wet than rough. Would rather be damp than sick)
Cod Fishing: 1 (Where were they?)
Haddock fishing: 7 (saved the day)
The Challenger: 8 (smooth ride, comfortable cabin, clean and well kept)
Mate Bob: 9 (the guy was right there when you needed him)
DerekL’s knife sharpener: 10 (gotta get me one of those!)
Best decision of the day: 7 (Sticking with bait)
Worst decision of the day:0 (Making that last move. Never leave fish to drive 30 minutes to fish for only another 20 minutes. Tough way to end the day.)
S-B group: 11+ (Fishing with these guys was by far the best part of the trip!)

It sounds like all had a good time, even though a lot of fish weren't caught.

How'd you guys do on the Haddock?....I'd seriously rather catch those then cod myself....

Can't post any fish porn pics: would be spot burning!

Every time I was about to pull out the camera, it was raining too hard.

FishOn, that is a great re-cap! Great to talk meet and chat. You also deserve kudos on the organizational front.

Haddock fishing was pretty decent, actually, with delicious results. I wish I could catch this fish all the time, because my kids would eat way more fish if I did!!!

Flounder was also delicious. dusted with flour and seared in butter... oh man Bill, not sure why you would give that one away, but my family thanks you! Yours plus mine equaled a flounder dinner for the Fam last night.

Rest of the fish (not much) is in the freezer now.

RE: No Pics - I have a few from inside the cabin, but when fishing, my camera/phone were under layers of rain gear, and the weather was just to wet and raw to consider breaking them out for pics... sorry...

I think the "7" rating is highly biased by the quality of the haddock after one of those fillets hit the mouth, can't argue that one, but the quality of fishing for haddock rates a 4-5. To fish for 8hrs and pull up as few fish as we did doesn't rate a 7!

I just had my 3rd Burnt End Lunch. I am outta town till 6/10.

fish on did a bunch of the organizing - thanks keith. next year we can try stellwagen w/ the viking out of quincy or capt john out of plymouth.

Please don't mention it guys. I really only made a couple phone calls. I just love to fish. What made this trip was all the guys that signed up, paid and filled the trip in only a few weeks. Great effort!

I was hoping that we would see some of the same cod fishing as these guys have experienced in late May/early June over the past several years. The cod in those fishing reports are huge. With hindsight it seems as though the cod may have been better on Stellwagon for this trip. I'm up for that next year Niko.

My family has always loved to eat haddock so taking home 9 keepers between the two of us was considered a very happy result. I've been eating haddock since Sunday and have one cooked fillet leftover in the fridge. Not one made it to the freezer. Still, I really wanted to crank up my first 40 lb cod from 200 feet....still itching to do that.