If you think its hard to fish off a sail boat , try working a Bull Rake!!
I have a full size Bull Rake with 80 feet of stale on board. Try pulling up a Bull Rake full of clams and conchs and rocks etc with standing rigging everywhere. Talk about the hard way to do things!!
We do fish off the boat. Best bet is trolling off the back but sometimes we stop near some breaking fish and cast into them. I get almost all Bluefish at the speed that is comfortable for tolling on the sailboat. usually lots of fish off Warwick and Barrington. Sometimes just off the northeast point of Prudence or around the Warren River.
Biggest problem with the boat the last few seasons has been lack of use. I just hate spending almost $2K and then use it only 6 times. There was a time when 10 day cruises to Nantucket and MV or Cuttyhunk and Falmouth were common for me. Usually 4 long trips per season , sometimes more. Best spot was going to Block Island and staying in the salt pond for a week plus the weekends. I've seen sharks and seals and huge Mola and about 100 whales in my time on the boat. I've seen electronics take over navigation. Nothing like sailing from Ct to Newport in the fog , dead reconning the whole way. Think about going thru The Race with your eyes closed. That's what its like on the dark and foggy nights. These days you just hit a button and some satellite keeps track of things for you. It was probably safer when we had no electronics and had to pay attention every minute while out there. Scary how fast the fog can close in on you. Where you are going is important but knowing where you ARE is most important when that grey curtain comes down.
You are welcome to come and crew for me anytime John. If there's no wind , we'll troll around. If worse comes to worse we could get stuck just sitting on the mooring with a cold one in our hands. That would be tough but I'm sure we could handle it.
Linear Mode
