Captain John Boats heve been going out of Plymouth forever. I've fished on them many, many times. The fishing is very seasonal. In the spring and fall they do pretty good fishing inshore but yes, fishing for cod inshore off of Plymouth in the summer can be slow.
They go out to the bank and Cashes in the spring and fall, Those trips usually do pretty good. Don't fault the captain because fishing was slow, thats just the way it is in the middle of the summer, and yes, tangles do happen when 70 guys are fishing. I love fishing on Captain John, its a institution in itself.
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