Latest canyon f/c :

Hydro:

Saturday 9/10
Morning
Light winds with a slight chop. Small short period wind waves.
Winds: WSW 9 to 13 knots
Seas: E 5 feet at 9 sec.
Afternoon
Breezy whitecapping conditions with moderate choppy seas. Small short period wind waves.
Winds: WSW 10 to 14 knots
Seas: E 4 feet at 8 sec.

Sunday 9/11
Morning
Breezy whitecapping conditions with moderate choppy seas. Moderate short period wind waves.
Winds: ENE 14 to 20 knots
Seas: ENE 7 feet at 6 sec.
Afternoon
Light winds with a slight chop. Small short period wind waves.
Winds: ENE 10 to 14 knots
Seas: ENE 6 feet at 6 sec

Rods
2 50’s -one too many IMHO, how long is the mono, they might not allow the braid, you may want to call them
Smaller boat rod (braid)
Surf rod-why? they don't allow overhand casting

Tackle
Trolling lures- I think they only use their own
Squid jigs
Sabiki rigs
Diamond jigs
Tuna hooks/rigs
Shark hooks/rigs
60 and 80 lb Flouro (need heavier?)
Light sticks
Balloons

Equipment
Self inlflatable life jacket with strobe
Boat cushion
Pocket knife
Gimbel belt/harness
Gloves
Head lamp- not really needed, boat is all lit up
Crimp tool/mono cutters

missing- rain gear, warm clothes, can always take off,if you plan to sleep, sleeping bag and/or blanket, pillow

TY! I had 1 rod restrung with the heavy stuff and I think 150 - 200 yds of mono top shot. I was planning to bring the 2nd 50 and have it rigged and ready for shark in case a big mako comes along and also as a backup if the first rod is out of commission. I guess you can tell, I'm the kinda guy who would rather have it and not use it than not have it and need it, but there is a limit. Thanks for the feedback.

still no word from them. thier customer service sucks. just tried to call the office and got the machine

Opens and 9AM and I think they are shut before 3PM. But you are right, no customer service, especially if you get the younger lady/girl! I left my e-mail to get the suggested bring list and still nothing...

ANZ083-091430-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...FROM THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL TO HUDSON
CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND
NANTUCKET ISLAND...OUT TO 1000 FM
500 AM EDT FRI SEP 9 2011

SAT
WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST
SE.

SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E. SEAS BUILDING TO 4
TO 5 FT.

SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS
LATE. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT.

looks like it is going to be decent out there boys. packed up all my gear last night, you'd think we were going out for a month w/ all the crap i'm bringing

Ice chest? I presume we need to bring one to bring home the spoils. Does anyone know if the boat can make ice or we have to have in the cooler (pre-chilled)?

i'm just bringing a medium size cooler for food/drinks and fillets and a block of ice.

It seemed from the OTW show, if you bring a cooler on, it takes up your bench seat on the rail. With my feeble back which is bugging me this week, I'll need to alternate between sitting and standing. :wall: Check when you get there, can probably leave a cooler in the truck or bring it on.

But you don't eat fish and likely won't catch much!! Time for the trash talk.
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Just talked to the. Need to call back after 1 pm and confirm that we are good to go.
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Take some video and pics guys! I've been following the thread and am happy you get to go out. Have fun and be safe.

have i mentioned how effing jealous I am of you guys???!!!???

Have fun and please post a bunch of pics/vids/reports, ok?

I think I'm gonna go on a four day trip leaving Monday. Good luck everyone :)
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Do we have a head count of SB'ers going on this trip?

I have a cooler with 120+qts of crushed ice. Should be enough for everyone to stock the coolers upon return to keep all the fillets/steaks cool for the ride home.:)

There are 7 of us
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Just spoke to them and they said it is a definate go. Boat leaves at 7 AM. Be there at 6.

Capt. joe just called. They provide lead egg sinkers etc for bait fishing as well as hooks. jigs he said 4-8oz. Bait rods can be rented jigging rods bring your own. 100# mono for bait rods 80# is lowest suggested. He said he was calling Phil and Paul next. :)
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They told Bill you could use braid if you had at least a 25ft mono topshot. I'm assuming this is on a jigging rod.

I'm pretty excited. Thanks to everyone for coming, biggest fish gets a nice plug, one of kilsongs GT poppers
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Hope they don't measure! Divided what fluoro I had left and put on 2 setups, maybe 20' on each.
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These calls are nice but overdue and better done 2-4 days before the trip to answer questions. Of course the go/no go can only be done night before. See everyone nice and early.

Who's bringing the donuts?
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I want pix,damnitt!:smash:

we kicked azz. lots of tuna. pics and reports to come. i've got alot of meat if anyone wants any tuna.

EPIC!!!

;)

Jealous :btu:

Yft, mahi, longfin albacore, skipjack, wahoo, tiger sharks, and fishon's monster that we battled for an hour and a half on a 50 before I busted it off
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how far east were you guys? Any idea

What was the largest (longest and heaviest) fish boated?

The pre trip planning was a bit rough because they dont have a gear list on their web site like the big jamaica does. Aside from that the boat was super spotless (before we got it all bloody). galley was clean. capt was awesome kept us on fish. facilities were super clean for a for hire vessel.

we had 21 anglers on the boat, broke it up into trolling teams of 7 with team sb up first (team 1). Not 10 minutes into the troll Bill Jr. had a skipjack and I had a mahi that went 12# after being iced and bled. We all commented that we hoped this would set the tone for the rest of the trip.. IT DID :uhuh::kewl:

I didnt get a bunch of pictures because I had candi's camera and havign my hands covered in mahi blood after minute 3 trolling I didnt break out the camera as much as I would have liked.

FYI I started a second thread as a trip summary, maybe a mistake not to continue this one?

Pretty sure we went to Ocean.


I'll post some pics later today.

Will you guys email me a bunch of pics. I don't have any. pauldevitt68@comcast.net
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Yup, I 2nd that about 5.5hrs @18-20knots on a zig-zag course where ever that gets you: Capt. needs autopilot on that boat!

I'm working on video and will post link(s) so you can download but would also like any pics: prbuzz@comcast.net

Bill Jr.'s hooked up first fish of the trip and his skipjack:

Paul hooked up!

:)

Bill Sr. hooked up and his yellowfin::)

Hooked up :uhuh:

Here's Keith getting it done! YEAH BUDDY!! :uhuh: