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Worst trip ever...
i went out on the Hel-cat yesterday on the cod trip. the boat was full in anticipation of the wonderful weather that was predicted. the weather was the ONLY good thing about the day!
only one keeper cod was landed, as well as about 30 hake. the crew and captain were extremely disappointing to me and the rest of the PAYING customers. the mates spent more time fishing than helping to untangle lines and give advice to the less experienced people on the charter. towards the end of the trip, one customer snagged a longline. when he got the rope to the surface, we were surprised to see 4 cod in the 40# class attatched to the line! the mates quickly claimed the fish for themselves, and paid little attention to the fact that a lot of the fishermen were tangled up in the mess! somehow the mess was fixed, and the line was returned to the water. about a minute later, i proceeded to snag the line! i brought the mess to the surface, removed my line and a few other guy's lines with no help from the mates. they were too busy taking care of the cod they had just removed from the line.
i understand that some days are just bad. but, the captain and crew didn't seem to have a grasp on the situation. the captain spent more of our time trying to anchor up and aimlessly circling around than anything. i am thoroughly disappointed with the entire experience. i, for one, will NEVER be going on that boat again! from the talk of most of the other customers yesterday, i am not alone in these feelings.
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