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STRIPER ACTION IS HOT-BIG STRIPERS 6/15
Capt. Roland Lizotte
June 16, 2008
Plymouth - Saltwater Fishing Report
Sunday, we left the docks at Brewers Marine around 6am looking to catch the last few hours of the incoming tide and fish most of the dropping tide. We had a full crew with Eric, his father Walter, Dave, Bill and Frank. The trip today was a surprise father's day gift for Walter with a special treat having his son Frank coming in from Arkansas. What a trip it would prove to be.
Leaving Plymouth, we were faced with a stiff East wind and 2-3' chop most of the way across the bay to Race Point. We were able to run the Jersey Girl at 25mph which put us over at Race Point in about 45 minutes. Shortly after having our lines in the water, Eric picked up the first few hits and then a small bass, I mean real small. After about 1.5 hours of jigging, moving around to some different spots and catching a few small bass, I told the guys lets move back to where we started the day to catch the change of the tide. I knew the fish would be there once the tide turned and they were. As soon as we stopped and put the jigs down, the Lowrance sonar lit up with lots of good fish. About 1 minute later, we had fish on and the first keepers started coming over the rail. For the next 2 hours, we had non stop action with most fish over 36in and weighing 18-25lbs. The fish of the day came when Walter was at the rod. He turned to me with a grin on his face and said, "I have caught lots of bass in my days and I know that this is a good fish." For about 10 minutes, we watched as Walter would fight the fish and the fish would fight back, taking nice runs and not wanting to come up from the bottom. When the fish came up into the boat, it was over 40in and pushing 25lbs. All the fish caught for the day were taken on our Okuma T-20L reels with the level wind/lever drags. This is our second season with these reels and they are truly awesome reels to use when fighting big bass. Everyone comments on how great these reels are with such a smooth drag while fighting fish.
At the end of the day, we had our limit of striped bass, lots of big fish and lots of laughs. These guys were a great group to spend the day on the water with, especially this father's day. Just seeing the smiles all the way around the boat, hearing Frank say that he has never caught fish like that before and everyone having their share of nice fish makes this day one to remember.
So with all that said, we are very happy to say we are back on the water catching lots of nice fish!!! Striper action is really hot right now with lots of big fish around. Happy Fishing, Capt. Roland Lizotte III. Eamil, [email protected]
Target Species:
Striped Bass
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