Vineyard "2008"

[nightfighter]

Just got in from MV an hour ago. 5 hour wait to get on ferry stand-by. We had reservations for tomorrow, but was pretty much unfishable this AM...
Spoke with DZ midweek, and his success with the bass was best I heard of all week. Saw quite a bit of Bob Huddy, but he had no fish as of this afternoon... Fished beside Ray and Neefa of Linestretcher many mornings at the Light house. (She outfished him!) Also met up with Mr Hunters and girlfriend at the Edgartown docks. Saw Surf Pirate at weigh in too.
Me, I got my first albie yesterday morning, and it made the week. It was my only fish! Hit like a freight train and was a blast to fight on light tackle. Though we fished consistantly with Weezer's Teasers (aka Swimmer), the albie took a metal needle with green reflector tape made by the illustrious Professor M! (Paul, going to retire it for first albie, so I'll need some more for next year.) Sure wish we had albies up here. I thought the rule was a fork length measure, and it was 24 3/4, so I released it. In hind sight, I could have weighed it, as it was over 25" minimum to tip, but is OK.
As DZ said, a LOT of area to cover and learn. I will be watching catches on website carefully to see if fishing gets better.... but I will be back.
I will also be back in the local waters tomorrow, early.....

[MrHunters]

Originally Posted by nightfighter

Just got in from MV an hour ago. 5 hour wait to get on ferry stand-by. We had reservations for tomorrow, but was pretty much unfishable this AM...

Also met up with Mr Hunters and girlfriend at the Edgartown docks.

Nice meeting you Ross. woke up this morning to not a breath of wind. Figures, right? We are off on the 1 PM ferry today and that 1 albie was our only one of the week too. At least it's something. Itching to get out fishing since there wasn't all that much done on vacation!

[Mr. Sandman]

Smac,

It has been steady with fish to the 20's. Some nights have had very big numbers of fish for some. The albie blitzs have been sporadic but when they move in everyone was hooking up. No shore bones to speak of. I noticed several shore 30's weighed in this morning. There have been some big blues too. It is not "hot" by any means but there have been some fishy nights. This weather will shakem up. Give me a call after this next blow, and before next weekend and we'll go out. Next weekend my brother will be visiting and I think if the weather holds I may take him on the boat over to the area of my 2008 calendar and toss some eels into the shore and see what that yields. If not I'll be on the beach.

DZ, nice to see you visit the "big" island. I hope to cross paths with you again later this fall on the little island. That seal is friggin huge. Matt was telling me he will eat any fish EXCEPT an albie...he spits it out, time and time again, even when cut into bite size chunks...he spits it out and lets it sink to the bottom but will take the bass, blue or bone fillet down in one bite...his favorite seems to be the bluefish. That thing has got to be 8' long and 3+' in dia.

[livinit]

Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman

Smac,

It has been steady with fish to the 20's. Some nights have had very big numbers of fish for some. The albie blitzs have been sporadic but when they move in everyone was hooking up. No shore bones to speak of. I noticed several shore 30's weighed in this morning. There have been some big blues too. It is not "hot" by any means but there have been some fishy nights. This weather will shakem up. Give me a call after this next blow, and before next weekend and we'll go out. Next weekend my brother will be visiting and I think if the weather holds I may take him on the boat over to the area of my 2008 calendar and toss some eels into the shore and see what that yields. If not I'll be on the beach.

DZ, nice to see you visit the "big" island. I hope to cross paths with you again later this fall on the little island. That seal is friggin huge. Matt was telling me he will eat any fish EXCEPT an albie...he spits it out, time and time again, even when cut into bite size chunks...he spits it out and lets it sink to the bottom but will take the bass, blue or bone fillet down in one bite...his favorite seems to be the bluefish. That thing has got to be 8' long and 3+' in dia.

It's true . . . I got the thing eating out of my hand. It will take the albie, but not eat it. Everyone on the dock cracks up. Just goes to show you . . . if a seal spits it out you know you shouldn't even attempt to cook those things.

It's amazing how big those things are. I'm gonna stop while I still have all my digits and appendages, otherwise I'll be meeting with Sandman's wife to have her surgically put me back together. I like chatting with Denise, but hope to never see her in the ER.