Hell-en H Offshore Cod Trip, Sat. 12/15/07

[Rick Ackley]

Rough venture for sure. As Thor said, those fillets are going to taste extra fine.

[chris L]

ahhhhhh cod fishing in December . did that for about 7years every weekend dec through feb . man I miss the nearly being puked on .

[niko]

i was on a similar trip about 10 yrs ago on capt johns. i saved my buddy from going over the rail. alot of people were bloodied from being tossed around the cabin. puke everywhere. a coastie on board went to the captain and asked him (with the agreement of most men, even the mates) to head for the nearest safe harbor and the captain declined. they lost me as a customer that day. 15 fts are no joke. i don't know how those guy's do it in places like the bearing sea.

[Rock Hopper]

Come on Benny, it wasn't that bad . We practiced our dancing steps all day And only half the boat .

You should have brought the Rampage top you have. It would have kept you warmer and dryer. I was actually a little too warm in mine at times but hey, better to be too warm than cold and miserable.

I felt bad for a lot of folks on this trip , especially Dave and two of my buddies who looked like they would have if they could. That kid was also miserable.

It was good seeing you and Hans....even though we didn't get to fish together because those yahoos on the starboard side didn't have a clue . If I would have stayed there I might have tore someones head off, especially after someone from that side stoled my brand new $25.00 jig with hand tied teaser. I had to move or there would have blood on the deck that wasn't from a cod

Anyway, it was probably a trip that should have been better thought out but as the Capt., if you didn't cancel it a 4Pm, your hard pressed to cancel it 4am- especially when all the fares are there waiting.

Had some of the cod last night, it was delicious. See you on the next one

Kadir

[fishpoopoo]

Hey Kadir, good to see you too.

I should have brought the rampage, but in the rush to pack it didn't occur to me to bring it. It would have been ideal for this trip.

Initially, the problem with the tangles with the guys who are on the other side of the boat (yes, lines drifting UNDER the boat) ... is that they didn't figure out that yielding some slack would be the quickest way to clear tangles. (That, and a lot of the fares didn't speak English as a first language). But, after a few tips from the mate, all I had to do was yell "Slack on the starboard side!" and it was much easier and quicker to untangle.

Sorry your jig was stolen. Hans had to drive us back most of the way. Apparently I was muttering in my sleep and Hans punched me in the ribs to shut me up on the way home.

[Rock Hopper]

Yeah, I hear you on the language barrier but they also had no clue that they needed 21oz. and not 16...plus all the boozing before the trip and the ride out probably didn't help matters.

To add insult to injury (literally) a CT State Trooper ticketed my buddy (who didn't fish at all because of being sick) for going 72 in a 65 . Talk about a bad trip for someone! I guess the trooper needed to make numbers for months end. Poor guy, he volunteered to drive since he slept more than anyone else and got a ticket for his good deed.

What a trip huh?

[fishpoopoo]

Ah, that sucks Kadir. Those NY state license plates are like neon signs in the congestion state. You guys were nuts to drive all the way back to LI after that trip! Glad you made it home safe.

p.s. I didn't lose a single jig that trip ... but all my teasers were destroyed by those toothy cod. Note to self: Have at least a dozen teasers tied for long trips.

[Rock Hopper]

Yeah, it sucks but what are you going to do...the cops says, "you can either plead guilty and send it in or come back and fight it..." with a grin on his face...J#$& #FF!

You should have asked me, I had so many different teasers to choose from....

[PaulS]

Sounds better than spending the day at the inlaws