bought new offshore boat, looking for fishing tips

[zacs]

i wasn't saying to not by top dollar rods and reels. i'm just saying to buy what you are comfortable spending. my boat rods are mostly customs but I do also have a hodge podge Ugly Sticks, Offshore Anglers, shimanos & penn slammers.

A pogie is what we call bunker. and they get big, and you want to use a hook that can fit all the way down under the spine and back up and out the other side. or you can use a trebble.

I use pretty much exclusively bank sinkers on the boat, and have some 1 oz eggs as well. you will need over 6 oz in 40ft water with a strong current when fluking.

One point i will re-iterate, is that you will want/need to get multiple of the same setups. I try to have at least four of each. There will be a time this first summer when you bring out a few buddies bottom fishing, or chasing albies, and you will be happy you have the right gear so everybody can fish effectively.

[BobT]

You should also think about a wire line rod & reel for trolling bunker spoons and umbrella rigs.

[capecodder]

My advice is to think carefully about where you will fish and for what species before you break the bank on gear. I find Billingsgate striper fishing to be completely different from Race Point, completely different from the South Shore, yet all on CC Bay...

Also, I found that boat fishing is far more about boating than fishing and was a big adjustment from the shore. Weather forecasts, sea conditions, squalls, other boaters, passengers, wind, currents, engine sounds, etc. are all on your mind first, then comes fishing. I find myself often not fishing while my crew is.

Back to the first point... Billingsgate requires deep water in the summer to get to bass holding in 60 feet of water. Wire, lead core, tube and worm dragged deep are often the methods.

At Race Point/Ptown I rely on soft plastics on 12lb class spinning outfits and butterfly type jigs on heavier gear. jigs on wire are also used, but I avoid.

The more I fish and learn what works (FOR ME) I actually use less gear and fewer styles of fishing. give me a 5.75" Fins S Fish on a 1/2 oz jig at the Race and i am set...

[JoeG@Breezy]

Congrats on a really nice boat. Tip ? Don't kill too many stripers, please.