Mud Hole this week! - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

179 · 08-24-2004, 09:07 AM

The offshore forecast to this point looks about perfect for Thurs & Fri. I plan to be fishing the Mud Hole area. Anyone else going to be on the water

Mr. Sandman · 08-24-2004, 09:24 AM

I have to agree...the end of this week looks prime!

Fish On · 08-24-2004, 01:59 PM

I think I feel a case of the 24 hour flu coming on 48 hours in advance....

GBOUTDOORS · 08-24-2004, 02:44 PM

Good tides every afternoon looks like short days the rest of the week. Sandman if you are out there try giving me a call I should be out in the afternoon a few times. Start at Devils and move to the pigs later

179 · 08-25-2004, 06:19 AM

If your thinking about a mental health sick day on the water this is the week

devils fiddle · 08-26-2004, 07:38 AM

179 headed through that area friday on my way to an overnight. i'll try to give you a ring. finally summer is here.

179 · 08-26-2004, 03:07 PM

Devils- we had a great morning out there today, might do it again tomorrow. Give me a shout on 69 if you do.

Mr. Sandman · 08-27-2004, 12:26 PM

Well, I was east of you guys and there are fish everywhere exploding on bait. I took my boat and went with a couple other CC's in a pack and we spred out but were in sight of each other most of the time.

Some awesome explosions, tried like hell with spin heavy spin gear but couldn't get one to take it...had one hit.

Snagged a ballyhoo, first time I ever saw a live one!

I heard the sw part of Cape Cod Bay has some nice fish off barnstable...anyone hear about similar reports or fish that area?

I hope to go again this year...I like travelling in a pack like... that makes me a lot more comfortable about going offshore in a CC.

(GB..I had been out Wed and Thur in the sound (taking house guests out bottom fishing mostly) and Fri went tried for tuna with some friends...)

179 · 08-28-2004, 06:38 AM

Well Homerun04 and I fished the Hole again yesterday, it was nothing like Thurs. I had one good fish on and lost him while trying to clear the other trolled lines. I only managed one small bonito. There were a good number of charters working the area also but I did not see them land anything.

The highlight was for the second day in a row we had a school of approx 50+ dolphin or porpoises break around the boats, they swam literally right beside us.

Fish On · 08-30-2004, 04:06 PM

I'd be interested in joining the pack on Labor day weekend if the weather is good. Got my penn 8500 ss spooled up with 50 lb braid and ready to go.

179 · 08-31-2004, 09:09 AM

Fish On.

I'm pretty certain Homerun04 and myself and possibly one other boat will head out to the Hole at some point this weekend. Just have to check the forecast on Friday to choose which day.

MakoMike · 08-31-2004, 12:38 PM

I'll almost definately be in the mudhole this weekend, even if its just passing through. Call MakoMania on either 19 or 66.

MikeTLive · 08-31-2004, 10:47 PM

back in the 80s people freaked about dolphins in the tuna.
cause the tuna boats would drop their nets under the dolphin pods. Seems the Dolphin like to swim above the tuna schools.

Any truth to that?

If so I bet there were mega tuna down under yer boat and you had no idea

MakoMike · 09-01-2004, 07:02 AM

MikeT,
For some starnge reason the dolphins only swim above the tuna in the eastern pacific, around here is you see dolhins it only means that there dolphins around.

RIROCKHOUND · 09-01-2004, 07:11 AM

Yup; thats why they net tuna in the West Pacific now

Homerun04 · 09-01-2004, 10:25 AM

Count me in if the weather holds this weekend.....I hard 3 - 5 foot seas for the weekend however......I am thinking about heading out tomorrow (Thursday)....anyone interested?

MakoMike · 09-01-2004, 12:12 PM

HR,
I think the 3-5s will be mostly in SE swells.

179 · 09-01-2004, 01:15 PM

Have faith there is a 50lb bft out there with your name on it, also destined for a magazine cover

Homerun04 · 09-01-2004, 02:51 PM

Picked up a green machine this afternoon for the 100 pounder......upped from 50....

Mr. Sandman · 09-01-2004, 03:22 PM

Bring cedar plugs, out this way they have been out fishing everything else hands down...you can't find one in a shop anyplace.

I have been eyeballing Friday as a possible offshore day and watching the wind/sea forecast... It is changing nearly every hour, with this possible storm to our south anything can happen.

devils fiddle · 09-01-2004, 05:44 PM

agree with mako mike friday looks good. mostly swells. headed to the edge if the forecast holds. any wind on that swell and things get ugly quick. keep and eye on it.

Homerun04 · 09-01-2004, 06:09 PM

us little guy bopats need to watch this stuff closely........anyone know of a nice 30 footer for sale?? If so, I am interested.....

Mr. Sandman · 09-01-2004, 07:03 PM

This forecast is hard to keep up with...its not stable and it changes every hour now. Sat looks to be snotty by monday we are lookin at heavy seas. An early friday run is the best shot

ANZ254-255-021000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO BLOCK ISLAND RI TO MARTHAS
VINEYARD MA TO NANTUCKET MA SOUTHEAST TO 20 NM-
340 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2004

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY

TONIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FT.

THU
NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6
FT.

THU NIGHT
E WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

FRI
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

FRI NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SAT
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.

SAT NIGHT
NE WIND AROUND 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

SUN
NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.

MON
NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT

Mr. Sandman · 09-03-2004, 09:33 AM

I just got back...I turned around. I had my kid with me and while the wind was fine (about 10 Kn) there was a 4-5' swell with the ocassional larger wave and it was just short enough to make it a little uncomfortable in a CC. If I was with my usual (adult) crew and fellow fisherman with me but I would have continued but I got about 5 miles out and said screw it after one of the bigger waves at 6:30am. We turn around and fished inshore for a while. Not much doing there either (surprisingly) and we came home.

Its not "bad" by any means but its not like last week when the wind was 10kn....the ocean was flat then.

there is always another day....

I am sure now that I am back it will lay down now

Hooper · 09-03-2004, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 179
The highlight was for the second day in a row we had a school of approx 50+ dolphin or porpoises break around the boats, they swam literally right beside us. [/B]

That made me laugh.....

Quite a few years ago we were tuna fishing east of Chatham when a school of something, porposies or dolphin, I can't remember now.... anyhow, we climbed onto the bow as we trolled to watch them swim in the bow wave.

With all of the heartfelt emotion I could summons up I exclaimed to my great life-long friends, "God! They are such beautiful animals!" They looked at me a little weary thinking I may try to kiss one of them or something.

Then I yelled out loud, "Let's kill 'em!"

I got the laugh of the day and that story is often retold over a few cold ones....

DISCLAIMER: Hooper neither endorses nor condones nor supports the killing of marine mammals for sport or for any other reason for that matter. No animals were injured in the making of this "man only" joke.

Bob Senior · 09-03-2004, 07:06 PM

When we got back from the Mudhole today (about 3:30 pm), we checked out a 10 foot GBFT at Snug Harbor Marina. What a fish.

Homerun04 · 09-04-2004, 07:55 AM

Sr.

More info....where was it caught and on what?
Thanks...

Mr. Sandman · 09-04-2004, 09:23 AM

Don't know all the details but a 40-50' sportfishing boat rolled over in Muskeget channel this morning...people in the water. Saw the state police and heard the hammerhead was on its way with divers.

I don't know if you guy have fished that area (off wasque) but with a swell like this the waves break on either side of the channel and the current honks thru there, you need to have one man on the wheel at all times here.

Hooper · 09-04-2004, 09:35 AM

http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/coastguard4.htm

Mr. Sandman · 09-04-2004, 09:43 AM

no, just lots of chatter on the radio this AM. WoodsHole CG seems to be in charge, when I pulled into OB this AM the state police has a couple boats on their way out...large rigid bottom inflatables with twins. The CG was asking for sea conditions.

When the tide goes against the wind there is gets snotty real fast.

(I was there yesterday and turned back...it was only 4-5 yesterday too, todayI hear it is more like 5-7 but I fished inshore this am and was not anywhere near that place....will wait till this blows thru before trying the offshore scene.)

What is bizarre is that place is loaded with bluefish...you can catch them inside, you don't need to take chances)

I can tell you it is worse then 2-3 now...