Stripers and Big Blues Are In-Come Hook Up On The Jersey Girl
Capt. Roland Lizotte
July 28, 2008
Race Point - Saltwater Fishing Report
Talk about a great run of weather these last few days. We started the weekend on the right foot today with a striped bass trip hosting Bill and Rob from NJ. Denise and I were at the dock around 4:30am today for our 5am trip out of Brewer's Marine in Plymouth. We had to make some last minute rigging changes with the fishing gear, while doing so, we were treated to a gorgeous pink morning sky brightening over the harbor. Bill and Rob arrived just after 5 so it worked out perfectly.
We pulled out of the slip around 5:10am and were on our way to Race Point. Once again, we were treated to mirrored waters, no winds, a quick ride at 35-40mph across the bay and a whale showing his tail as we approached Race Point. After giving Bill and Rob a quick lesson on how to work the Okuma T-20L reels, we were off fishing. As Bill was standing at the rod jigging for bass, I grabbed the line he was holding to show him how it would feel when a striped bass hit and literally 15 seconds after I let go, we heard "FISH ON." Bill was hooked up. I do not think we were fishing for more than 2 minutes and his line was tight with a fish. AMAZING! Bill pulled his fish to the boat and it was barely lip hooked. As soon as I pulled it over the rail, the hook popped right out. We had a 36" 15 lb bass in the boat. That would set the stage for the next couple of hours on the water.
When the fish would move out of one spot, we would follow them to the next. Bill would land the next keepa bass, then Rob followed with his first of the day. Bill had the catch of the day (joking around of course) with pulling in a bunch of wire line from the bottom that someone else had lost. This happened 3 times in a row and Bill walked away with 3 nice jigs for his tackle box in addition to the cooler full of fish. We ended the day on a positive note with Bill landing the last fish. In the end, we had 7 nice fish in the boat with 1 throwback. The guys were amazed at how fast the fishing was and that every fish that came aboard today, was a keeper.
With all that said, we had another excellent day on the water. SUMMER IS HERE, the water is warm and there are lots of bass around. We are on the water almost every day fishing so let us Get You Hooked Up on the Jersey Girl. We have not missed a beat when it comes to bass fishing so contact Capt. Roland Lizotte for details with booking your next trip.
Race Point Fishing Forecast:
Striper action will continue to remain consistent through August and expect big blues to being running around the schools of bass. The tuna are around and shark fishing will be great through September.
Target Species:
Striped Bass, Bluefish, Bluefin Tuna, Cod, Haddock and Sharks
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