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The Bounty Hunter has finished it's 2009 season. I want to thank everyone that fished with me during the past year. Your continued support of my business is appreciated. All of us at Bounty Hunter Sportfishing wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year. I look forward to seeing you all on board during 2010. Thank You, Capt. Paul Regula

12/14/09
Captain Paul reports:
Capt. Paul had another Open Boat Striper trip on Monday. The weather was warm. The ocean was calm but once again we saw no sign of bird play or Stripers until we were up between the channels. The reads were spread out and Jigging was not productive. We put out the Trolling gear and had steady bites of small Bass. All were between 20" and 27". The one and only keeper we had was a 38" Bass. Today was the last of my Open Boat Striper trips for this year. I will finish the week (Weather Permitting) with a few Tog trips and my 2009 season will be over.

12/13/09
Captain Paul reports:
Capt. Paul ran an Open Boat Striper trip today with 3 men. We left in a flat calm ocean intending to Jig on fish reads but by 9AM the South wind was comming on and the ocean became an ugly place within an hour. We put in the Trolling gear and got our first 38" keeper off IBSP along with a 3 shorts. There was no bird activity at all today so the search was on for good reads. Paul finally got into a bite when the tide change came at Noon. The 3 men added 5 more keepers, all over 32" to the catch along with a couple of shorts. The bite ended at 1PM and by this time we had a steady 25knt. south wind blowing with gusts over 30knts. We called it a day at 1PM with a 3 man limit catch in the box.

12/08/09
Captain Paul reports:
Capt. Paul had the Bob McColgan charter on board the Bounty Hunter on Tuesday. We caught a break in the weather and it was a great day on the ocean. Our early morning ride to the north was uneventful as we did not see any signs of life until we reached north of the Rocks. With 4 Newbies on the boat it was evident that Jigging was going to be tough so Paul put out the Trolling gear. We had the fish on in a few minutes and landed over 40 short Bass, 7 Keepers up to 33" and over a dozen Big Blues. It was good fishing with a great crew. I still have openings for my Open Boat Striper trips on Sun. 12/13 & Mon. 12/14. Call me at 732-323-8700 to reserve your spot.

12/04/09
Captain Paul reports:
Capt. Paul had the Mick Pirolli charter on board the Bounty Hunter and we decided to pass on the Stripers and give the Tog a try. We made a few drops on the Reef and were surprised by the lack of bites, a few shorts a few Dogfish and that was it. Moving up north to the rough bottom the results were the same. Another move to the Rocks got us several bites and we finished the day with a handful of keepers in the box. For us it was tough fishing, one of the slowest Tog days we have seen in a long time. Dec. 13th & 14th are the last 2 Open Boat Striper days for 2009. Call 732-323-8700 to reserve your spot.

12/01/09
Captain Paul reports:
The Steve Lopez charter joined Capt. Paul for a day of Striper fishing. Again, Paul was the first charter boat on the Bass off Spring Lake and we were off to a good start. We had over 20 short Bass, several large Blues but only 1 keeper Bass in the first hour. As has been the case over the last few days after the tide change the bite was over for us. We spent the rest off the day working the bird play from Spring Lake to the Piers but only had 1 more keeper along with the occasional short Bass and Blue. Things should improve when we get off this Moon. The Bounty Hunter will sail Open for Stripers on Sunday Dec. 13th and Monday Dec. 14th. This will be your last chance to fish with us this year. Call 732-323-8700 to reserve your spot.

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12/15/09
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Although I have not been writing my reports on a regular basis. May last eight trips in December produced limit catches on all trips. Most of my trips have been south of Barnegat inlet in 65' of water. the best trip of the fall season was my last, on the Barnegat light reef with blackfish to 8lbs and a great way to end the season. Hopefully we will have a blackfish season in the spring as it should be a good one.Have a great winter.

10/06/09
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
We started out troling on the southern lumps south of Barnegat Inlet. The troll produced some monster bluefish but no bass. We moved just outside the bar off Harvey Cedars and had all the small weakfish that one could imagine.We took our limit of fish between 14-18 inches and released dozens more. It was agreat afternoon on the water.

10/04/09
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today we fished the on the Garden State Reef (north) and had a good catch of sea bass and trigger fish. The seas were calm and the fishing was very good for most of the day. With the closer of this fishery,porgy and blackfish will be the target species for wreck fishing for the remainder of the season.

10/01/09
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today we started out eat of Barnegat Inlet in 65' with good results. The fishing was very good with non stop action as we culled though the smaller fish to put a decent catch in the box. By noon the predicted 10MPH west wind had us moving inshore in a steady 20mph wind. The move worked out as we had plenty of fish on the inshore grounds. At the end of the day we had amixed bag of porgies , sea bass and bluefish in the box.

09/23/09
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Wreck fishing today was very good. We fished the wrecks east of Barnegat Inlet and had none stop action all day.A good catch of bigger sea bass was put in the cooler today as well as a mixture of big porgies and a few trigger fish.I will stay with this fishery until the water cools, the sea bass move out and the blackfish start to bite in good numbers.

09/14/09
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
I was back on the wrecks today north of Barnegat Inlet. Fishing was good and the weather , finally was even better.We had avery good catch of sea bass today with a few porgies mixed in. I will stay with this fishery until the water chills and the blackfish bite starts.

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07/28/09
Captain Bernie Roth Reports:
Hosted the Steve Spinelli charter from Manalapan for a combo fluke/sea bass trip. Started on the Klondike drifting for fluke and had action on shorts, sea robins and skates. Moved to the Sea Girt reef where the charter managed 10 Sea Bass,the largest measuring over 20 in and 3.5 lbs, 8 Bluefish, more short fluke and skates. Ended the day in a futile effort to catch some keeper fluke on the sea girt lumps. The charter caught over 2 dozen short fluke but no keepers. I guess I can blame the south wind or the current or the water temp but the fact is--we just didn't catch them. However the charter had a ball with lots of action, the best weather we could ask for and some fish for the table.

07/25/09
Captain Bernie Roth Reports:
Hosted Jonathan Dimarco and his family from Hoboken for a combination Bluefish/Fluke charter on Saturday. I had told them the bluefish were in the spawn but we tried anyway and it was a bust. We tried jigging and trolling and had zero bites. We went to plan B and with the wind against tide and virtually no drift that was also a bust. We went to plan C and thank god for the sea bass. On the Sea Girt reef the charter managed a dozen keepers with three between 18.5 and 19 inches and over 3 lbs. They also caught three small bluefish, a half dozen short fluke and one keeper fluke. A great day on the water, and a great family to fish with.

07/6-7/09
Captain Bernie Roth Reports:
Capt Bernie hosted our annual Exploratory Canyon trip on an overnighter in the Hudson Canyon. Afternoon trolling produced 6 small yellowfins and endless skippies. Nightime drifting produced a hookup on a skipjack fillet at 100 ft that we thought was a shark.Three hours later in round robin fashion the anglers brought a 206 lb swordfish to the boat that measured 74 in. Morning trolling produced 6 more small yellowfins. All the yellowfins were released except 4 barely legal ones for the table. Beautiful weather, great team effort, thousand laughs and good fishing with my favorite crew.

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1/11/10
Captain Ray Burke Reports:
i have spots open tommorow 1/12/10 and the rest of this week the weather looks good and the the blackfishing has been excellant call me at 732 803 6276 and make your reservation now

1/10/10
Captain Ray Burke Reports:
We had good blackfishing today in deeper water with fish up to 13 lbs. The high hook was Franky Qui, who had a dozen keepers only keeping his 4 with most of the between 3-6 lbs and his biggest was around 9 lbs. Abe Beren had 6 keepers only taking his 4 with his biggest around 10 lbs. Justin Lerner had 3 keepers one being 8.5 lbs and another around 7 lbs. Lenny Rago had 4 nice keepers to around 7 lbs. Greg Barnette and his buddy Had Birchmier had 7 nice keepers between them. Had managed to wrangle the big fish of the day around 13 lbs. The weather should warm up this week and we have openings for this week. Please call for information and reservations 732 803 6276 Thanks Captain Ray Burke

1/7/10
Captain Ray Burke Reports:
After a tough morning on the edge of the mud hole with horrifying anchoring conditions, we moved a couple miles inshore to a small snag and bailed out the day. For the second time this week Ron Long was one of the two high hooks on the boat with 7 large fish most of which were 3-6 lbs with one fish around 8 lbs. Joe Resguccia also had 7 keepers and a slightly larger fish approx. 9 lbs. Both anglers only kept their limit releasing the rest. Tony Cavilaro, who's been a frequent fisherman in the last couple weeks, held up his end nicely and caught his limit, with 4 REALLY nice fish. Several other limits were caught with many being quality fish. All this action happened in 2 hours. I have openings every day, weather permitting, check out the open boat page for details. Thanks Captain Ray

1/6/10
Captain Ray Burke Reports:
We had excellent fishing today, and the whole boat was limited out. The high hook and biggest fish were caught by Ron Long with 12 keepers, most of which were in the 3-5 lb. range, however his largest fish was about 10 lbs.Ron kept his legal limit and released the rest Mike Coppa had 6 keepers, with fish up to 6 lbs. Paul Ripperger also had 6 keepers up to 7 lbs. Tony Cavallero had 5 keepers up to 7 lbs, and Carl Zimmerman had 4 keepers up to 5 lbs. We will be sailing daily, weather permitting. Please call Capt. Ray for reservations and further info: (732) 803-6276

12/31/09 AND 1/1/10
Captain Ray Burke Reports:
BOTH DAYS PRODUCED EXCELLANT FISHING FOR BIG BLACKFISH THE BOAT LIMITED OUT BOTH DAYS AND MANY KEEPERS WERE RELEASED ON THURS CARL ZIMMERMAN BOB PENCI CHARLIE RAKOVIC FRANKIE QUE FROM THE PANDA HOUSE AND HIS FRIEND BIG LENNY ALL CAUGHT THEIR LIMITS WITH BOB CHARLIE AND LENNY ALL CATCHING BIG FISH 10 LBS OR BETTER TODAY TONY AND CHARLIE CAME BACK AND ALONG WITH DR ANDY DUBMAN AND THE REST OF THE CREW CAUGHT THEIR LIMIT AND HAD MANY KEEPER THROW BACKS DR ANDY HAD THE BIG FISH AT ABOUT 12 1/2 LBS WE FINISHED THE DAY INSHORE LOTS OF FISH WERE CAUGHT THE BIG BLACKFISH ARE STILL HERE AND BITING WE WILL BE FISHING EVERY DAY JAN AND FEB WEATHER PERMITTING CALL CAPT RAY AT 732 803 6276 FOR INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS I HAVE OPENINGS MOST EVERY DAY SO BE SURE TO CALL AND GET YOUR BIG TOG FOR THE NEW YEAR HEATED CABIN FOR YOUR COMFORT BAIT AND TACKLE SUPPLIED I WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL MY FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS A VEY HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR

12/30/09
Captain Ray Burke Reports:
Excellent fishing on bigger fish. We caught many limits and still have room for our new year's eve and new year's day special trips. Call Ray for info 732 803 6276

12/29/09
Captain Ray Burke Reports:
I WILL BE MAKING A SPECIAL NEW YEARS EVE TRIP FROM 6 AM UNTIL 1PM WE WILL ALSO BE SAILING EVERY DAY AS WEATHER PERMITS CALL CAPT RAY AT 732 803 6276 FOR RESERVATIONS AND INFORMATION HEATED CABIN FOR YOUR COMFORT BAIT AND TACKLE SUPPLIED

12/23/09
Captain Ray Burke Reports:
Toggin was excellent! Boat was limited out plus many keepers were released along with hundreds of shorts. Again Big Mike Coppa was high hook with 14 keepers - keeping his limit and released the rest. Scott madole and party also captured their limit and had the big fish of the day which weighed around 8 lbs. Action is peaking inshore right now and I have openings christmas eve and christmas day, through the weekend and all next week. For information call Captain Ray at 732 803 6276.

12/18/09
Captain Ray Burke Reports:
GOOD FISHING AGAIN TODAY THE ENTIRE BOAT LIMITED OUT WITH THE BIG FISH AROUND 8 LBS. TONY CAVELLARO CAUGHT THE BIG ONE AS WELL AS HIS LIMIT CARL ZIMMERMAN JOHN AMBROSE AND FRANKIE OF THE PANDA HOUSE ALSO CAUGHT THEIR LIMIT AND THREW BACK MANY KEEPERS. I HAVE OPENINGS ALL OF NEXT WEEK INCLUDING SAT AND SUNDAY. I WILL BE FISHING CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SO COME ON DOWN AND CATCH YOURSELF A BIG TOG FOR CHRISTMAS. CALL CAPT RAY AT 732 803 6276 FOR OPEN RESVERTION OR CHARTERS. HEATED CABIN FOR YOUR COMFORT BAIT AND TACKLE SUPPLIED

12/15/09
Captain Ray Burke Reports:
Today's blackfishing showed a sharp upturn from yesterday although yesterday's fishing was more than adequate. In other words today's fishing was excellent!! The whole boat was limited out with multiple keepers released and many fish over the 5-6 lb mark. Richard Wong had his limit and released fish up to 7 lbs. Nick Recanti had over his limit but only kept his 6 fish with his biggest arounf 9 lbs. Carl Zimmerman had the same with his big fish around 10 lbs. But the big star of the day was Chris Oprzadek. He boated 14 keepers only keeping his 6 with his biggest slightly over 12 lbs. We have openings friday saturday and sunday as well as next week call for info 732 803 6276

12/12/09
Captain Ray Burke Reports:
This morning the boat was limited out just before noon. High hook was Frankie Que. He has 12 keeper togs to 8.5 lbs - keeping his 6 and releasing the rest. Jeff Masters caught his limit with fish to 8 lbs and threw back keepers and shorts. Chris Myers also had his limit with fish around 8 lbs. Dan Kwasnik caught his limit with his big fish around 6 lbs. But the biggest fish of the day was caught by Lenny Rago which went around 11 lbs. He also caught his limit. I have openings all week and next weekend for both open boat and charter. Call for info 732 803 6276

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12/12/09
Captain Derek Bielitz Reports:
Had good blackfishing for the Ron Stroz charter from Colts Neck. We had a dozen keepers to 5 pounds and twice as many shorts to keep the rods bending. We will be running open boat for blackfish this coming Saturday and Sunday. Give me a call to reserve your spot. 732-567-3289

12/07/09
Captain Derek Bielitz Reports:
Had the Andy Compton charter out this morning for the last trip of the season. Stopping on birds for two hours in the morning produced 50 short bass on jigs. Once we got settled in on the blackfish grounds, the bite was on, with the charter easily reaching their 6 man limit with 36 keeper tog to 10 lbs being decked. We would like to thank all of our customers for sailing with us this year and wish everyone happy holidays and hope to see you all next year. We are already taking reservations for the spring bass run. For information or reservations please contact Capt Derek at 732-861-3394.

12/02/09
Captain Derek Bielitz Reports:
The Pepe Lepre charter was out this morning for a combo bass/blackfish trip. Stopping on birds working produced 3 keepers to 31 inches along with 30 shorts. Once on the blackfish ground, the charter limited out with 36 blackfish to 8.5lbs, releasing additional keepers and shorts. We will be running open boat combo trips this coming Sat 12/5 and Sun 12/6 for bass/blackfish. Cost is $110 per person including all bait, tackle, and tip for the mate. For more information and reservatrions please contact Capt Derek at 732-861-3394.

11/29/09
Captain Derek Bielitz Reports:
Ran our open boat combo trip yesterday for bass and blackfish. A few stops on the way to the blackfish grounds produced over 20 short bass and a few blues to 10 lbs on diamond jigs. Setting up on the blackfish grounds the crew put 21 keeper tog in the boat up to 8 lbs along with over 30 shorts for the day. We will be running open boat this coming Fri 12/4, Sat 12/5 and Sun 12/6. These trips will be 8 hour combo bass/blackfish trips. Cost is $110 per person and includes all bait, tackle and tip for the mate. For more information and reservations please contact Capt Derek at 732-861-3394.

11/21/09
Captain Derek Bielitz Reports:
Ran our open boat blackfish trip yesterday. Several drops produced a pick of blackfish to 6 lbs, boxing 20 keepers and boating over 60 shorts. We will be running open boat this coming Thursday, Thanksgiving morning from 6am to 11am for striped bass. Cost is $90 per person including tackle and tip for the mate. For more information and reservations please contact Capt Derek at 732-861-3394.

11/18/09
Captain Derek Bielitz Reports:
Had the Andy Compton charter out this morning for some striped bass fishing. Jigging in rough conditions produced 4 keeper bass to 14 lbs along with 20 shorts and a few bluefish. We will be sailing open boat for stripers Thanksgiving morning from 6am till 11am. Cost is $90 per person including tackle and tip for mate. Still have a few dates available through the end of the month for stripers and blackfish. For more info and reservations contact Capt Derek at 732-861-3394.

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11/21/09
Captain Jeff Sturman reports:
Headed out on 11/21 broke the inlet and headed north stopped just past the cg station in about 45ft of water. Started trolling and within 10min had first fish on ended up being bluefish. Continue trolling and it was pretty much all bluefish did have three or four shorts. So decided to change up and do some jigging. Well it was the right call first drift we had four fish with two keepers from then on out it was nonstop action. Had a couple of drifts with 10 plus fish lost count on the releases ended the day with 8 fish in the boat, the biggest going 34inches. Most fish were caught on ava jigs, all in all good day on the water.

11/10/09
Captain Jeff Sturman reports:
Headed out on 11/10 for half-day trip broke the inlet headed north started trolling just past the coast guard station and had nonstop action for about hr and half had more bass Then blues today the bass were on the bigger side had couple over 37 inches. All the bass Were caught on black umbrella rigs in about 50 to 55 ft of water all in all good day on the Water.

11/08/09
Captain Jeff Sturman reports:
Headed out on 11/8 broke the inlet about 7:00am headed north and ran right into the fleet so decided to troll on the outside of the fleet we had pretty decent action most of the bass Were undersize but did put a 29� and 32� in the box the blues were on the bigger end. Ended up going 7/9 on bass and about the same with blues. All the bass were caught on black umbrella rigs, had to cut the day early because one person was feeling under the weather all in all good day on the water

10/25/09
Captain Jeff Sturman reports:
Heanded out on 10/25 left the dock around 1:30pm to catch the afternoon bite, had two fish on within 20 minutes. lost on and the other was a 27 inch bass, not a bad start but as the afternoon went on it slowed down to only fish here an there. did have have a little blitz but most were bluefish and ended the day going 2-3 bass keeping one at 33inches and about 12 bluefish all bass were caught on black umbrella all in all good day on the water.

10/21/09
Captain Jeff Sturman reports:
Headed out on 10/21 broke the inlet and headed north right back where we had them yesterday. Didn�t have the concentration of birds but start trolling alittle short of the pier , and had our first hit within 10 minutes and had a constant bite for about 2 � hrs. After that it was pretty much slow picking we had more blues than bass, and the bass were on the smaller size. At the end of the day we ended up going 7 for 10 on bass losing two keepers at boat side, and only putting one in the box. All fish caught black and orange umbrella rigs and stretches, most if not all bass were on the umbrella rigs. All in all good day on the water.

10/20/09
Captain Jeff Sturman reports:
Headed out on 10/20 broke the inlet headed north started trolling at the seaside pier. We had the first fish within a couple of minutes on a black umbrella rig. As we were setting the lines back out we noticed a line of birds about � mile away, so we picked the lines up and ran out to the line of birds. Once there we started trolling within 5 to 10 minutes it all broke open and we had constant action on stripe bass from 27 to 32 inches most fish were caught on black and orange umbrella rigs and stretches. We went 10 for 13 putting four in the box, all in all good day on the water.

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11/21/09
Captain Dan McGivney reports:
Paul Gottlick,long time charter customer as well as Tom,Marty and John were aboard the Megan Beth. Heading to the North we ran accross a patch of birds working on some fish. Stopping and jigging we immediatly had a bass in the 16 lb range with some other hits and misses. Moving up to the north off Shark River we stopped and jigged and had some steady action before all the boats showed up, Why do boats have to speed through a fleet working on fish? As the bite slowed up and Bluefish took over we decided to go on the troll. By days end we had 9 keeper bass to 18 lbs and around 24 shorts released and countless number of Bluefish. Great day on the water for the end of November.:) :) :)

11/07-08/09
Captain Dan McGivney reports:
On Saturday Jisoo Noh and friends were aboard the Megan Beth for a day of Bass fishing. Heading to the South ,our first fish was a Bluefish. Thanks to Capt Bruno of the Fintastic gave me a call that he had the bass all over the surface chasing sand eels. We tryed to jig them but the fish were moving too fast. We went on the troll and immediately had fish on. Boating four bass before the bite slowed we then picked away at the blues. After the tide change we managed one more Bass. By days end we had 5 bass to 22 lbs and alot of blues. Sunday Jim Sabo and friends were on board . Heading off we found the birds but only to find a lot of Blues feeding on the eels. Went on the troll only to get more blues, Went back on the drift and jigged more Bluefish and some small bass. By days end we had one keeper and 5 shorts and countless numbers of bluefish,most released. Both days were great to be on the water.

11/01/09
Captain Dan McGivney reports:
Lou and Jo Forenzi were on board the Megan Beth to get in on some Bass fishing. Heading south out of the inlet we trolled and went 7 for 9 keeper bass and countless numbers of Bluefish. Stopping to jig some reading only produced more bluefish, Once the bluefish thin out a little the bass fishing should pick up as we had steady readings down deep,but could not get to them. Great day on the water. :) :) :)

10/10/09
Captain Dan McGivney reports:
Dave Tranchera and crew were aboard the Megan Beth for there annual inshore Tuna trip. The weather forcast was not on our side ,so we headed up the beach to the rocks and trolled for a couple hours with out a touch. Headed off to the Mud Bouy and we had a steady pick of Blues up to 10 lbs. When the front came through the wind picked up to about 25 knts out of the NW and seas of 4-6 ft we were glad we stayed inshore . By days end we and a full load of Blues.

10/04/09
Captain Dan McGivney reports:
Jim Sabo and crew were aboard the Megan Beth for a day of bluefishing. 3 of the crew wanted no part of the Blues and were looking for False Albacore on light tackle. Pea soup Fog was in and out until the front came through around 1:00 PM. Heading up to the Rocks we read some fish and bait ,jigged with no luck,so off we went to the Mud Bouy. By days end we filled two coolers of blues and boated a 1/2 dozen albacore. Those that tried for Albies broke off about 30 blues as they were fishing with out wire.Great day on the water

9/20/09
Captain Dan McGivney reports:
After being down for over a month with motor issues,it was nice to be out on the water this weekend. Saturday's trip we were heading off to the Bluefin grounds but when we got off 13 miles the crew decided the seas were a little to big, so we reschuled the trip in the next coming weeks. On Sunday Lou and Jo Forenzi were on board for a day of Bluefishing. Heading up the beach we stopped on some bird life and we managed one False Albacore. Stopping at the rocks was slow for us as we read the fish with no takers on Jigs.We headed off to the Mud Bouy and put the chum in the water. First stop was slow putting a 1/2 dozen fish in the box. Making a little move about a 1/4 mile we did very well. With in a few minutes it was non stop action with limit catches of Bluefish from 3-10 lbs. Great to be back on the water

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07/19/09
Capt. Darren reports:
Mary Lou Crew had a half day fluke trip with a bunch of young kids. We made one drop and had three keepers and two seabass on two drifts and had to come in!!! Sick crew members ended what was looking to be a good day!!!

07/11/09
Capt. Darren reports:
The Mary Lou Crew was out for one more shot at the sharks. Fishing in the JCSA High Rollers Shark Tournament with a nice forecast and beautiful weather we headed offshore. We made a quick stop at one spot but after sitting and drifting for about a half hour I decided it did not look right. We moved further east and found beautiful blue water with a ton of life so this is where we landed for the day! After 3 hours with out a touch on any lines, the wind picked up a little and the long line went off. The fish dumped 200 yards before I set up on it and had it hooked up! We new this was the right one!!! After two more real good runs the fish came to the boat like a puppy and 15 minutes later had a 198 pound mako in the boat and headed for the scale. The fish ended up taking the largest mako prize and a great end to our 2009 shark tournament season!!!

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11/05/09
Capt. Tom reports:
Sonny was back it again today he did well on the tog and caught a few bass also. FINTASTIC will run open this SUNDAY 11/8 Stripers / Blackfish Leaving Clarks Landing 6am returning around 2pm. All bait and tackle is supplied. Cost per person is $125 limited to 7 tanglers. Bites on!!! __________________ Captain Tom & The Fintastic Crew 44 ' Henriques USCG Inspected http://www.fintasticcharters.com (732)995-3825 Open Boat Hotline 732-670-1864

11/04/09
Capt. Tom reports:
Couldnt Get The Big Boat Out Of The Pilings Today But Couldnt Not Fish So I Called My Buddy Bob Of The "catherine D" Our Dock Neighbor And He Was All Game>>>> He Invited 2 Buddies And Away We Went.......fished The High Spot On The Northern Grounds Where We Fished The Fintastic On Tuesday And Caught The Mother Load>>>>caught 67 Fish With 56 Keepers Including 1 Over Ten, 1 At 9 And A Half And Several Fish At 8 Pounds With A Slew Of 5-6 Pound Fish.....it Was A Heartbreak Throwing Back Fish That Big But The Action Was Phenominal!!!!!....trying To Put A Trip Together For Sunday On The Big Boat And Will Post Details Tomorrow.......check Open Boat Tomorrow.......thanks Bob For An Epic 2 And A Half Hours Of Full Blown Tog Bites.......one For The Books! __________________ Captain Tom & The Fintastic Crew 44 ' Henriques USCG Inspected http://www.fintasticcharters.com (732)995-3825 Open Boat Hotline 732-670-1864

11/03/09
Capt. Tom reports:
FIntastic crew and friends played hooky today for a few hours of togging. Capt's Toms, Bruno, Joe along with Rap, Roy, Bob and John. Fishing the hard bottom to the north they ended up catch 35 keepers and plenty of shorts. No big ones again today. Togging is good guys we are counting the days till Nov. 16th. We still have open dates in Nov. for tog trips. Remember we are inspected so we can accommodated groups larger than 6 we will take up to 10 togging. __________________ Captain Tom & The Fintastic Crew 44 ' Henriques USCG Inspected http://www.fintasticcharters.com (732)995-3825

11/02/09
Capt. Tom reports:
We Plan to run open this Wed 11/4 Combo Trip Striper/ Blackfish Leaving at 6am returning around 2pm. All bait and tackle is supplied. Cost per person is $125 limited to 7 tanglers. Bites on!!! __________________ Captain Tom & The Fintastic Crew 44 ' Henriques USCG Inspected http://www.fintasticcharters.com (732)995-3825 Open Boat Hotline 732-670-1864

11/01/09
Capt. Tom reports:
Sunday Fintastic crew joined some friends for a half day blackfish trip. We decided to explore a little we made 3 drops during the day. The 1st drop we caught our limit up to 6 pounds within a 1/2 hour. The 2nd drop was a slow pick. The 3rd drop started of slow we caught only a few keepers. Overall the fishin was very good. Total for the day was 40 plus keeper Blackfish releasing all but 7 our legal limit. I can't wait till Nov 16th. We will be running open boat trips the next month. Check the board to get in on the action. __________________ Captain Tom & The Fintastic Crew 44 ' Henriques USCG Inspected http://www.fintasticcharters.com (732)995-3825 Open Boat Hotline 732-670-1864

10/31/09
Capt. Tom reports:
Scg landscaping made an early departure with us today and produced about 50 blues and 7 bass in 2 hours of fishing.....The bite is on ....Tyler had 3 bass himself.....We were back at the dock by 10 am>>>>.....check open boat forum for tomorrows open boat bass and blackfish trip>>>> __________________ Captain Tom & The Fintastic Crew 44 ' Henriques USCG Inspected http://www.fintasticcharters.com (732)995-3825 Open Boat Hotline 732-670-1864

10/30/09
Sonny reports:
10/26/09 Day started out bumpy due to wind. Took it on the troll. Bite was pretty steady. Trolled up couble of bass and multiple blues. Decided to put it on the jig. Proceeded to a slow pick.Nice bass came on the jig. Open boat trip Sunday the first. Leaving at 6 a.m. and returning at 3:30. Seven openings.125$ per man. A.m. striped bass and p.m. black fish. Get in while the weather is good! Call Sonny 732-670-6428 for more information

10/26/09
Capt. Tom reports:
The FINTASTIC was back at it again today. We started out trolling catching all blues. Made a move up to the rocks and decided to jig on some meter marks and caught few bass and more monster blues. Almost a carbon copy of Sunday this is clasic fall fishing. Halfway through the trip we switched to blackfishing again for a couple hours of work we caught our limit and released 20 plus keepers and a dozen or so shorts. I can't wait till Nov. 16th The Blackfishing is red hot right this year. We will be sailing open boat this Sunday fall . Give us a call to get in on the bite. BITES ON CALL 732-995-3825

10/25/09
Capt. Tom reports:
sunday we had a 3 dads and there 5 sons out for striped bass and blackfish combo trip. Started out off Asbury in 65 feet of water the father and son team jigged monter blues till there arms couldn't take it. Decided to make a move up the line to see if we could find a few bass for there efforts. The group once again had great bluefishing with a few bass mixed in. We ended up keeping on bass for the table. now it was to to go Blackfishing. THe kids have ben playing with the crabs all morning and wanted to try there luck. We anchored up on a high spot and not even a sniff. Decided not to waste any time we made a few adjustments on the anchor and next thing you no 3 kids are hung on the bottom and one of them is bent over in the corner yell it's not bottom i have a fish the kids 1st blackfish ever 7-8 pounds. We fished for 1.5 hours and caught 25-30 blackfish releasing all but our limit. Everyone had a blast and we look forward to seeing them Thanksgiving weekend. Wish i could post a picture of how happy the boys where.

9/06/09
Capt. Tom reports:
GREAT OVERALL TRIP ON A SMALL WRECK LITTERED WITH SEABASS,BOATED OVER 150 WITH ABOUT A 3 TO 1 KEEPER RATIO....THIS PARTICULAR WRECK PRODUCED NO OTHER SPECIES OTHER THAN SEABASS SO WE LEFT IT AFTER A FEW HOURS AND ANCHORED ON ANOTHER WRECK AS LOADED AS THE FIRST ONE HOWEVER THE KEEPER RATIO WAS MORE LIKE 1 OUT OF 8.....GREAT DAY AND WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK AUGIE AND SWEET LOU FOR A GREAT TRIP...THE FINTASTIC IS COAST GUARD CERTIFIED AND CAN CARRY MORE THAN 6 PASSENGERS...WE ARE LOOKING TO FISH "OPEN BOAT" ON UNCHARTERED DAYS AND ARE LOOKING TO PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF PEOPLE TO CALL FOR TUNA, WRECK FISHING,STRIPERS AND BLACKFISH ..CALL SONNY AT 732 670 1864 FOR OUR NEXT TUNA AND WRECK OPEN BOAT TRIPS...OR JUST GET YOUR NAME AND NUMBER ON THE LIST AND ILL CALL YOU....BITES ON!....THANKS SONNY

5/11/09
Capt. Tom reports:
Yesterday The FIntastic crew had the Ducks Unlimited charter out for after noon bass trip. We left the dock at 3pm to fish the incoming tide. We started out right away catching 2 keepers then nothing but bluefish for the next hour. As the tide started to run the bass bite turned back on we ended up keeping 8 fish and released a few more. Everyone had a great trip and where back at the dock before dark. Thanks guys look forward to see you soon.

5/9/09
Capt. Tom reports:
Saturday morning Tyrich Harris and family joined us for a morning bass trip. After a late start we decided to avoid the Saturday crowd at the Shoal and go bunker fishing instead. The morning started out a bluefishing fiesta. Just when we where ready to make a move we caught our first bass of the day. So we decided to stay put and keep it honest for the turn of the tide. Once the tide turned we caught 5 more bass up to 20 pounds, lost quite few more, and plenty of bluefish to keep the kids excited. FINTASTIC CHARTERS (732) 614-4181

5/3/09
Capt. Tom reports:
Today was the first open boat trip of the season . We had Glen, Isack, Bob, Marty and Joe with us. We started out clamming, caught 3 keepers and a few shorts. Once the tide started to slow the little bite we had died. Back to plan B. GO Bunker fishing. Caught 4 more keepers and lots of bluefish.

5/2/09
Capt. Tom reports:
Captain Nick and Tom had ALCS Construction out this morning bass fishing aboard the Fintastic. We started the day clamming� caught three keepers and a dozen shorts. With the clamming only producing a few keepers we decided to switch gears and go bunker fishing. The bunkers bite was steady and we ended up with five more keepers up to 22 pounds, and pulled the hook on just as many. The bite also included as many blues as you wanted. We had a great day and welcome our friends from South Carolina back for another season. We are sailing an open boat trip tomorrow 6am-1pm and I have one spot left. Our plan is to bunker fish in the morning. Call Tom if you are interested 732 614-4181.

4/23/09
Capt. Tom reports:
The FINTASTIC is back at Sandy Hook Bay Marina (located minutes to the fishing grounds) for the spring striped bass season. With the fishing heating up we have decided to offer the following dates for open boat trips.
Sunday May 3rd & Tuesday May 5th
Both open boat trips leave Sandy Hook Bay Marina at 6am returning at 1pm. I will have fresh clams or LIVE BUNKER All bait and tackle is provided, but feel free to bring your own rod if you prefer.
Price for 6 people is $130 per
Price for 8 people $ 100 per
You can either email me at tkelly@fintasticcharters or call 732-614-4181 to reserve your spot. __________________ Captain Tom & The Fintastic Crew http://www.fintasticcharters.com (732)614-4181

4/20/09
Capt. Tom reports:
The FINTASTIC is now sailing out of Sandy Hook Bay to take advantage of the spring striped bass fishing. We are offering full day,afternoon and evening trips livelinning bunker and claming. Check out the new website for our special.

6/21-22/08
Capt. Tom reports:
The Fintastic Crew of Captain�s Tom Kelly, Bruno Giuliari and Richie Andrews had the Eddie Hibbert charter on board for the two days of the Mako Mania Shark Tournament. Saturday: On Saturday we fished in the east side of the Triple Wrecks. We had no idea what was in store for us. We started our drift in 220� of water and 69◦ water temp with good bait readings and closest boat was 3 miles away. At 10:30 am a huge splash occurred at the 30� balloon. We only saw a massive shark tail disappear into the water. Richie at that point takes the pitch bait and feeds it back into the slick. He is instantly hooked up on a Penn 50SW with 21# of drag and 80# mono, the shark dumped nearly half the spool before we cleared the lines and began backing down on this monster. The rod was past to every charter member multiple times including the crew. This fish would just not come up. After two hours of pulling, backing down and spinning on this fish it finally came up. We grabbed the leader and couldn�t budge the fish any closer to the boat before it made another run. We had this fish up about nine times and could not get a good look at it. The size of this fish was unbelievable it had to weigh well over 1,000#. About 3pm we decided to try something else to break the stalemate. We realized that if this was a mako we wouldn�t have enough time to boat the fish and make the tournament�s 7pm weigh in, at this point we were 62 miles from Pt Pleasant, so forget the tournament rules. The plan was to swap the fish to a larger rod and reel. We had a Penn 70vs rigged with 200# spectra and 130# mono top shot which we attached a snap swivel to. The next time we were able to grab the leader we attached the snap swivel to the leader and cut the Penn 50 free from the fish. At this point we were able to apply 33# of drag to the fish and fight the fish from a swivel rod holder, similar to how we fish for giants in NC. The battle lasted for another 2 � hours we put as much pressure as we could and finally at 5:30 pm the line parted and that was it. The battle lasted for 7 hours; we end up over six miles from original location and pulled into our slip at 9:30pm. We couldn�t be a 100 % on the identification of this shark but the tail shape leads us to believe it was either a Great White or a monster mako. We could never get good look at its head, it was always angled down. Sunday: On Sunday we fished the Northeast end of the Glory Hole. We setup in 200� of crystal blue 69◦ water. There were whales on the surface and solid bait readings at 100�. At 9:30 the 30� rod goes off and were hooked up to a 90 - 100# Mako, which was released after a short fight. We caught 2 additional Mako�s which were under the tournaments� qualifying size of 66�. The weather was a little sporty by noon but by 4pm the wind dropped out and we had good ride home. In the 2 days of Mako Mania we fought a monster shark for 7 hours and caught 3 Mako�s not a bad weekend, if this sounds like fun, call us for dates and availability. Capt. Tom www.fintasticcharters.com

6/15/08
Capt. Tom reports:
Captains Tom Kelly and Richie Andrews gave the Bob Ott charter from Pt Pleasant, NJ a Father�s Day trip to remember, on the FINTASTIC. They started the morning snagging bunker outside of Manasquan inlet after filling the live well, they made their way north. An hour went by before they caught their first fish and then another as the sun rose the bass really turned on. The 12 person charter at one point had 8 fish on at once. The bass hit live bunker, heads, tails you name it. They landed over 25 bass and kept 17 for the table. Two fish weighed in at Clarks Landing came in at 38 and 44� # the largest this year on the Fintastic.

6/14/08
Capt. Tom reports:
Captains Bruno Giuliari and Tom Kelly had the Matt Detlet charter on the FINTASTIC for the Brett Bailey Mako Rodeo. We setup 55 miles to the southeast of Manasquan in clean 69 degree water, good bait readings, good drift and only 3 other boats in the area. With the table set we had high hopes for Mr. Mako, but we proceeded to catch and release 8 big blue sharks and a few bluefish which kept Matt and his friends quite busy. We�ll try again this weekend we�ll be fishing both days of Mako Mania. __________________ Captain Tom & The Fintastic Crew http://www.fintasticcharters.com (732)614-4181

6/12/08
Capt. Tom reports:
Captains Tom Kelly and Tom Savastano had the Stan Olszak charter on the FINTASTIC for and afternoon striper trip. Before heading back to Manasquan from the Highlands Captain Kelly threw his net and loaded the live well with bunker. We worked our way down to Asbury where the fish finder lit up with readings. We put her on the drift and had non stop action with Stripers from 18 to 30#. Stan an avid surf fisherman couldn�t believe this type of fishing.

6/11/08
Capt. Tom reports:
Captains Tom Kelly and Joe Patsco took the Marty Aberelle charter on the Fintastic for a late afternoon bass trip. Anchoring in 25' of water the trip started with a good blue fish bite and as the sun went down the bass really turned on. They end up chunking over 30 bass ranging from 20 - 27 # with the largest fish weighing 33#. They kept 18 bass table and released the rest to fight another day. The Fintastic is moving from the Highlands to Point Pleasant today and has some open date availble. We will be sailing from Clarks Landing Marina in Point Pleasant until December and then off to Morehead City, NC. This weekend we will be fishing the Bret Bailey Mako Redeo shark tournament and then back to Bass fishing on Sunday. __________________ Captain Tom & The Fintastic Crew http://www.fintasticcharters.com (732)614-4181

5/10/08
Capt. Tom reports:
we had 10 anglers from the Murrary party from South Carolina out for a day of clamming at the hook. we kept 17 plus a few blues and relaease numerous shorts.

5/03/08
Capt. Tom reports:
The charter boat Fintastic will be sailing out of Sandy Hook Bay Marina from May 1 -June 15 chasing striped bass two trips daily. we plan to offer afternoon open trips from 3-8Pm for bass. please contact us via our website www.fintasticharters.com

4/21/08
Capt. Tom reports:
The fintastic will be sailing from Sandy Hook bay marina, Highlands NJ from 5/1 to 6/15. we will be chartering in am (6-2Pm and will sail open on the 3-8PM trips please see our website, www.fintasticharters.com for info and contact information capts tom savastano and Tom Kelly

7/01/09
Kyle Alteri reports:
Our open boat shark trip saw another small Mako released along with a 100lb blue shark. Two more run offs failed to hook up. Beautiful water out there and the Thunderstorms kept things interesting.

6/26/09
Kyle Alteri reports:
The morning trip failed to produce any stripers for the Tim Bethea group but they had lots of sea bass and some ling to make up for it. The stripers were on in the afternoon as the Jon Harding family boated 8 bass up to 34lbs. Many, many others were lost or missed.

6/24/09
Kyle Alteri reports:
We had our first Mako of the year today unfortunately it was only 50lbs and was quickly released. 3 blue sharks all well over a 100lbs with the largest around 200 were also fought to the boat. A couple more bites and a run-off or two and that was it. We have openings July 1st and the 15th on these open boat shark trips. Call 609-668-5877 to get in on the action.

6/22/09
Kyle Alteri reports:
The George Viola charter had great action with the big bass today. Fishing with bunkers the group landed 14 bass out of 26 bites. 3 of the bass were over 40lbs with the largest at 42.5.

6/16/09
Kyle Alteri reports:
The Russell Morgan party had very good bass fishing today. The 10 man party had their limit of stripers up to 37 inches. 10 big bluefish were added to the catch.

6/13/09
Kyle Alteri reports:
Had the Pat Del Vicario party out for a day of fluking. Mostly shorts and sea bass but we had some nice keepers including a 6lb fish for Carolyn Del Vicario and a 7lber for Bernie. Our afternoon trip saw good action with spectacular surface explosions from the bass on the bunker pods. Craig Schneiderwind and friends boated 9 bass to 37lbs.

6/11/09
Kyle Alteri reports:
We had our first open boat shark trip today and the Blue Sharks were out in force. Over 25 were brought boat side and released. Water was 61-62.5 degrees and very clean but just a little too cool for Makos. We expect to see them on our next open boat trip next Wednesday. There are still spots available for that trip and others. Call 609-668-5877 for info.

5/28/09
Kyle Alteri reports:
Very good bottom fishing for the Al Williams charter today. If it swam we caught it. 92 keeper sea bass, if the limit was still 12" we would have easily had over 150 fish. Also 10 fat ling, a 23" cod, 2 small pollock and 8 blackfish released, a 31" striper, a bluefish and some "S fish"- Spiny dogs,skates and a sea robin plus the ever present cunners.

5/27/09
Kyle Alteri reports:
Out best trip so far this year for quality sized fish. The big bass were on the bunkers and the John Diantonio party loaded up with most fish in the 25-32lb range. Eddie Nescio had the big fish at 48" and 41lbs. The smallest fish at 33" looked like a short when it came to the boat. Limits for everyone today.

5/22/09
Kyle Alteri reports:
Very good jigging for 2-4lb blues with a few 8 or 9 pounders mixed in for the Jan Czerepak party. Non stop action and we were throwing them back by 10:00am. After that we hit the bottom fish and added 30 seabass to 3lbs and 22 ling to 3+ lbs.

5/15/09
Kyle Alteri reports:
Good fishing today for the Willie Thomas party. 17 keepers 20 shorts and a steady bite most of the day. A couple of bluefish also found their way into the box.

5/12/09
Kyle Alteri reports:
Had the Russel Morgan party out today for striped bass.Ran up to romer, Nada, did 5 drops on the clam beds and all we had to show for it was 1 bluefish biteoff and 1 mystery fish come unbuttened and 10 skates.At 12:30 we switched gears and went ling fishing which paid off nicely,made the day with everyone going home with a nice bag of ling fillets.

5/10/09
Kyle Alteri reports:
Jigging for big blues was good for the Charlie Corefield party which also added a 22lb bass to their catch. Anchored up on some rubble for an hour and caught lots of smallish blackfish (released) and Seabass to 2 1/2 lbs.

5/9/09
Kyle Alteri reports:
Had the Brendan McMahon party out in the fog at Roamer Shoals. First two drops produced nothing. Took a short ride to the Knoll landed 2 keepers and a short then the tide stopped running. After another ride and away from the fleet we finally had a steady bite on the outgoing. Added 7 more keepers and 11 shorts and a couple of bluefish to finish the day.

5/3/09
Kyle Alteri reports:
Had the Angel Rodriguez party out today,saw some birds working on our trip north.We stopped and caught 5 bass on jigs only one made the grade.with only a small patch of fish and 5 other boats pushing them down we opted to go clamming.Set up shop and started chumming,we had keepers up to 34" before the tide dropped out.Had 16 keepers and 9 shorts plus some blues for a rainy sunday!

5/2/09
Kyle Alteri reports:
Had a wild day of Bass fishing,clammed 13 keepers up to 34" and 2 shorts [released].Many more we're hooked and got off, biting funny. Decided to look around put jigs on and found bird life ,fish on top swirlindg on rainfish, blue's and bass bite was incredible,put 5 more nice bass 30-35" to limit the 6 man charter with 2bass and the bonus tag fish.Played catch and release on blue's and bass .Excellent time had by all, Captain Tom Did it for us again and had all the help in the world from mate Joe. Truley a class act operation,nice guy's who enjoy putting their charters on the fish even if it means going the extra mile!!!!

6/11/08
Capt. Tom reports:
first shark trip of the season,ran down south. water was a bit green and temp was between 66-68 .we had 4 large blue sharks with 2 over 200lbs.no mako's this time but we'll try again next wednesday.

5/04/08
Capt. Tom reports:
despite the east wind and 4-7' sea's the fishing was excellant.Fred and the guy's boated their limit of stripers up to 34" along with 4 short 27" throwback bass.the guy's also had a wild time boating more than 50 bluefish up to 10lbs with numerous bite off's due to mono leaders.an excellent time was had by all even though the weather and condition's were less than favorable.

5/03/08
Capt. Tom reports:
Had Fred Gack and friends out in the sloppy conditions but the fishing was good. Loads of 3-7 lb blues with a few bass mixed in provided the entertainment in the morning. Our last drop in the afternoon was all bass and the guys quickly limited out with fish to 32". Now's the time, call 609-668-5877 to book your striper charter.

Oct. 21-22 2009
Adam LaRosa reports:
Captain Mark DeCabia and Phil Dulanie took the Kurt Panzer charter out on Thursday for the first of a few day chunking trips to the canyon. I say the first of a few as the trip was quite successful as the yellowfin seem to be biting during the day now on the chunk. They left Manasquan Inlet late as the charter was flying in and did not break the inlet until 3:30am. They arrived on the west wall of the Hudson Canyon at 7:30am and dropped the hook. They immediately had a bite and went 1 for 3 in the first couple hours. The tuna started to school under the boat around 150-200 feet but did not start feeding until around 10am when they started a steady pick. By 1:30pm they had 10 yellowfin on 1 longfin in the boat. The yellowfin were all right around 30 pounds the longfin a little nicer. They added another yellowfin just before coming home fishing off the trip with 12 tuna in the box. Most of the fish were caught jigging down deep around 200 feet but some were also caught on bait. Based on this performance it looks like we got another 2 weeks of fishing but of course based on the usual weather for this time of year if we get out twice a week we would be thrilled.

Oct. 1-4 2009
Adam LaRosa reports:
[B]60� Canyon Runner 10/3-4 � 15 Yellowfin & Sword[/B] Capt. Mark DeCabia and Capt. Phil Dulanie had the 60� Ritchie Howell Canyon Runner out Saturday to Sunday in what turned out to be a rough ride out but a nice night and even better Sunday. Fishing with the John Dale they pushed through some nasty seas from 20-40 miles out but as they got closer to the edge the nicer it got. They set up in the Carteret Canyon just before dark on the anchor and started chunking. Their first fish of the night was on the sword rod and turned out to be a 90 pounder. They then started a nice pick of yellowfin with 3 by 9pm, 6 by mid-night and 15 when the sun came up. The yellowfin came in quick flurries and most of the fish came on hammered diamond jigs and working rods with sardines. Again there was not a lot of squid under the boat the entire evening.
[B]48� Canyon Runner 10/1-2 � 15 Yellowfin[/B] Capt. Phil Dulanie had the 48 Canyon Runner out Thursday to Friday with an open boat charter in what ended up being a small window of weather. They got to the Toms Canyon around 1pm and started trolling and spent the next 5 hours without a touch and without a sign of life. However, as soon as the sun set the yellowfin showed up in force � unfortunately just prior to the sun setting so did the wind. It never laid down all day Thursday and by sun set it was a sustained 20 with higher gusts. Prior to midnight they were taking a few waves into the cockpit and this weather led to a lot more fish lost then usually or they would have been limited out by midnight. By 9:30pm they were 10 for 15 and by midnight 15 for about 30. They did not get any other bites after putting the 15th fish in the boat. Most of the fish were caught on jigs and sardines. They hardly had any bait under the boat the entire night but that did not seem to hurt.
[B]OPEN BOAT TRIPS ON THE 60� RITCHIE HOWELL CANYON RUNNER[/B] Guys � I also wanted to give everyone a heads up that we are going to offer a couple open boat trips on our 60� Ritchie Howell. We normally do not do this but the 48� Canyon Runner is going giant tuna fishing starting October 13 and with a brand new eddy moving into the Hudson Canyon by the end of this week we expect another month of canyon trips going into November. As such we have a few dates left to book and will be doing a few open boat trips. These trips are $950 per spot and that includes the tip.
Dates including: October 14-15 (1 spot) October 21-22 (2 spots) October 27-28 or 28-29 (4 spots)
Please email me at [email]adam@canyonrunner.com[/email] or call me at 732-272-4445 if interested.

Oct. 1-2 2009
Adam LaRosa reports:
Capt. Mark DeCabia took the Paul Pedretti charter out on our 60� Ritchie Howell Thursday/Friday in what ended up being a small window of weather. They got to the Toms Canyon around 1pm and started trolling and spent the next 5 hours without a touch and without a sign of life. It did not bode well for the night bite and we thought we were going to strike out and be looking at the end of the season. We were wrong. As soon as the sun set the yellowfin showed up in force � unfortunately just prior to the sun setting so did the wind. It never laid down all day Thursday and by sun set it was a sustained 20 with higher gusts. Prior to midnight they were taking a few waves into the cockpit and this weather led to a lot more fish lost then usually or they would have been limited out by midnight. By 9:30pm they were 6 for about 15 and by midnight 10 for about 20. They finished up with a flurry in the morning putting another 5 fish in the boat but losing another 10. In total they fought 30+ yellowfin but ended up with only 15 in the boat. These yellowfin are not huge but are indeed a completely new body of fish which is a great sign of things to come. They are all closer to 40 pounds then 35 pounds and there are a few 70-80 pounders in there. Several other boats caught as well.

Sept. 22-23 2009
Adam LaRosa reports:
Capt. Mark DeCabia and Capt. John Timken had the Anthony Electric charter out on the 48 Canyon Runner Tuesday to Wednesday and put together another excellent trip. They tried the inshore bluefin grounds which don�t seem to be as automatic as they once were and struck out. They then tried mahi fishing on the pots which seem to have gotten hammered of late by the party boats and others fishing the edge. So they anchored up in the Hudson Canyon on the east wall by the mouth and sent out the night time spread. By 8:30pm they boxed up a 180 pound big-eye and released a small sword and then the action really turned on. The yellowfin started to show and an even dozen were put in the boat with almost all in the 25-30 pound class with one at 50 pounds. They also nailed a big longfin and a few mahi. The night was also interrupted with another sword in the 150# class that they had under the boat for a while but eventually pulled the hook on before getting a chance to throw the Poon. The ran home at first light to do a turn around and due to the fact that the trolling bite is almost none existent on tuna.

Sept. 19-21 2009
Adam LaRosa reports:
[B]60 Canyon Runner 9/20-21 � 10 Yellowfin on Chunk all 25-50 Pounds/White Marlin/Mahi to 25#/Tilefish[/B] Capt. Mark DeBlasio had the Don Wagoner charter out Sunday to Monday and took them back out to the 100-Square. They go there at 5:30pm and set up on the anchor and go the slick going early. It paid off as through the night they chunked 10 yellowfin in the 25 to 50 pound class. The bites came throughout the night and on chunks and jigs � we jigs being the best bet. Up on the troll in the morning they found a nice log and started working it hard. They pulled 20 very large dolphin off the log with the fish in the 15-25 pound class. They later released a white and then dropped down for some tiles. They spent 2 hours on the drift and nailed 15 tiles in the 5-15 pound class.
[B]48 Canyon Runner 9/20-21 � 11 Yellowfin (6 on the Chunk) 25-50 Pounds[/B] Capt. Phil Dulanie and Capt. Mark DeCabia had out the Jason Homiston charter Sunday to Monday and put together a pretty nice catch in the Hudson Canyon. Arriving at the 100-square at 6pm they immediately throw the anchor and started chunking. They started picking at fish on jigs and live squid early in the evening and maintained a fish an hour or so until it died off before morning. They ended up with 6 yellowfin on the chunk with 2 in the 40-70 pound class and 4 in the 25-30 pound class. Up on the troll in the morning they worked the 100-square area and got a nice shot of 5 yellowfin putting all of them in the boat. These fish were slightly better size on average including one close to 80 pounds. The fish came on Canyon Runner spreader bars and weighted green machines. They picked mahis throughout the night but got nothing on the troll.
[B]60 Canyon Runner 9/19-20 � 7 Yellowfin on the Chunk (5 in the 50-70 Pound Class)[/B] Capt. Mark DeBlasio had the Jerry Reed charter out Saturday to Sunday on the 60 Canyon Runner and left the dock around noon in order to let the seas and wind die down. They head right for the tip of the Hudson Canyon and put the lines in around 3:30pm. Thereafter it was nothing but skippies as fast as they can pull them and they though about staying up at the tip for the night bite with all that life but ended up working down the east wall all the way to the 100-square. Around the east elbow they hooked up to a 250# blue marlin that was fought for a short wile before jumping it off. They anchored up at the square and almost immediately had a ton of bait under the boat and started picking nice yellowfin on the chunk. By midnight they had 6 in the boat and then the bite slowed with only one more boated through the night. They ended the night bite going 7 for 10 on yellowfin with 5 of them in the 50-70 pound class. Up on the troll in the morning they missed one tuna and headed home at 9am to do a turn around.
[B]48 Canyon Runner 9/19-20 � 3 Yellowfin/Sword/Mahi[/B] Capt. Phil Dulanie and Capt. John Timken had the Don Kretz charter out Saturday to Sunday and leaving after noon to let the wind and seas die down they ran right to the east elbow of the Husdon Canyon and put the lines in the water. Turns out there was a little bit at the elbow with one boat getting 9 during the day. We ended up trolling 2 yellowfin in there and a couple of mahi. With a good troll bite in that area they decided to spend the night at the elbow and it was not a good call as the bite was at the 100-square. So they picked and ran down the edge getting there at midnight when the bite was slowing up. They ended up picking a yellowfin on the chunk and also a swordfish that was released. Up on the troll in the morning they picked a couple mahi and that was it before having to run home for the turn around.

Sept. 12-15 2009
Adam LaRosa reports:
The overnight chunk bite in the canyon isn�t hot and heavy but it is not that bad either. In 6 trips we did manage to chunk fishing on all but 1 of them with one night getting 8 yellowfin on the chunk and 4 other nights catching 3-6 tuna each night. We also added 3 swords and a mako and a bunch of mahi so there is clearly enough action now at night to make it interesting. Yes it is a far cry from the old days where we are use to chunking 20+ yellowfin every night but maybe things are starting to improve � you just have to work your tail off every night to get those bites.
[B]48� Canyon Runner 9/14-15 � 8 Yellowfin/Longfin/Bluefin/White Marlin/Lost Blue[/B] Capt. Phil Dulanie, Mark DeCabia and John Timken had the 48� Canyon Runner out Monday to Tuesday and went right to the chunk in the Hudson at the 100-square with the Todd Polumbo charter. They had an eventful night with 5 yellowfin nice yellowfin, a longfin and several mahi on the chunk and released a small mako. 2 of the yellowfin and the longfin were in the 50-70 pound class. Up on the troll in the morning they added 3 more nice 50-70 pound yellowfin. They also had an interesting time with marlin. They immediately released a white marlin in the very early morning hours and then fought a 250 pound blue marlin to within 50 feet of the leader before pulling it off after 30 minutes on the fish. They missed another white later in the day and then had a bigger blue marlin follow a small yellowfin hooked up on a Canyon Runner spreader bar right to the back of the boat and follow us for a minute and a half. They first tried to feed it a pick boat Ilander/bally combo but it would not take it. They then tried to feed it the yellowfin but it only seemed to want to play with it and never jumped on. After that they ran inshore to the Atlantic Princess and added a 46 inch bluefin for 10 nice tuna on ice.
[B]60� Canyon Runner 9/14-15 � 3 Yellowfin/5 Longfin/Tiles/Mahi[/B] The 60� Ritchie was back out Monday/Tuesday on the third turn around in a row and had the Gene Petit charter out to the Hudson Canyon for the night bite. Their evening started slow but ended up with plenty of action at night as they chunked 3 yellwfin and a bunch of mahi. The real excitement came when they got dumped on a Penn International 50VSW with 800 yards on it even after coming of the ball and chasing down the fish. No idea what it was but it was big. Up on the troll in the morning they got covered up by 7 longfin and pulled 5 nice 50+ pound longfin out of the bite. They finish off in the canyon pulling a nice catch of golden tilefish. They then ran the charter inshore to get a bluefin or two only to hear of a slow day of fishing among a ton of boats and did not stay too long in there and came home.
[B]48� Canyon Runner 9/13-14 � 8 Yellowfin on the Chunk Up to 70 Pounds[/B] Capt. Mark DeCabia had the Victor Mata charter out on the 48� Viking and had one of the better night chunking bites thus far this fall season with 8 yellowfin on the chunk. They did not spend any time trolling Sunday afternoon but as soon as they set up they had big yellowfin under the boat. By 9:30pm they had 3 big -60-70 yellowfin in the boat and 2 smaller 30 pounders. During the night they picked at a bunch of mahi and added another small yellowfin. At first light they had the big yellowfin under the boat and put another 2 more in the fish box to finish up with 8 for the evening. Up on the troll in morning they added some more mahi and ran into the bluefin grounds to pick another bluefin for the ground ending up with 9 nice tuna on ice. [B]60� Canyon Runner 9/13-14 � Yellowfin/Bluefin/Mahi/Thresher[/B] Capt. Mark DeBlasio had the John Deno and Rob Tambini charter out Sunday to Monday on the 60� Ritchie and ran right out to the 100-square without stopping on the bluefin grounds. They set-up at the exact stop they had the 3 swords the night before and started chunking. Only this night they did not get their bites. They did chunk 2 smaller yellowfin and a bunch of mahi but that was it. Hearing that the inshore bit picked up they ran into the Chicken Canyon area and set up. They ended up fighting 2 threshers putting one in the boat around 150 pounds and releasing the other and boating a bluefin.
[B]48� Canyon Runner 9/12-13 � Tons of Mahi[/B] The 48 Canyon Runner was back out Saturday/Sunday with the Richard Steer charter. They left the dock early and ran to the bluefin grounds only to find nothing there after 4 hours of fishing. They then ran off to the Hudson Canyon and started pot jumping picking a half a dozen mahi on each pot. After putting about 30 mahis in the boat they started chunking for the night up around the east elbow. Their night was not that productive except to add a bunch more mahis. They charter was happy to have a cooler full of 5-15 mahis and they headed home at sun-up.
[B]60� Canyon Runner 9/12-13 � � Swords/Yellowfin/Longfin[/B] Capt. Mark DeBlasio had the 60� Ritchie Howell out Saturday/Sunday after a long week of east winds sitting at the dock and started inshore looking for bluefins with the Allen Schoen charter. Now were found so they ran off to the Hudson Canyon and put her on the troll around 2pm. They trolled until dark with only a bunch of mahi to show for it but they made up for it at night. Anchored up in the 100-square they quickly had their first sword bite of the night that came un-done but made up for it by catching 3 more throughout the night. They kept two including one around 90 pounds and one close to 150 pounds. They also chunked a big longfin and a 30 pound yellowfin. Up on the troll in the morning for an hour they had one shot of big yellowfin putting a 70 pound fish in the boat and pulling off two more.

August 15-20 2009
Adam LaRosa reports:
48 Canyon Runner 8/20- 40+ Bluefin Then Lost Count[/B] Capt. Mark DeBlasio had the Dave Miguel charter out Thursday for another day of bluefin fishing at its best. Setting up at 5am about 45 miles southeast of Manasquan in the Princess area they had a slow pick going in the morning get 6 bluefins by 8am. They put it on the troll to find a bigger school of fish and picked a couple more when they trolled over the motherload. They put the boat in neutral started throwing chunking and had doubles and triples all day long. They lost count after releasing over 40 bluefin. Most of these fish are 40-60 pounds and again for another day they put an over in the boat at 54". This is the best bluefin fishing we've seen in years and the fish seem to now be up and down the Mudhole as inshore as 20 miles and out to 50 miles. Everyone should make an effort to get out there. I doubt the swells from Bill will effect this but let's all keep our fingers crosed!
[B]48 Canyon Runner 8/19 - 20 for 30 on Bluefin � Big Brothers Big Sisters Donation[/B] With the inshore bluefin fishing such a slam dunk every time we try it out we decided to spend all day Wednesday with the Ashley Labo group. This trip was donated by Canyon Runner Sport Fishing to the Big Brothers and Big Sister Organization of Monmouth County. Ashley was the winner of the silent auction. We are happy supporters of this organization and so too is Ashley. I guess our good deed was paid off as as soon as we had lines in the water at 5am we had fish on. There were a few misses to begin the trip but by 8am they had 8 fish to their credit and then things slowed up. These first few fish were caught on jigs and sardines on the drift at in the Princess area. We then went on the troll around 10am and starting picking 4 or 5 on the troll. Once we located a big concentration of fish it was back on the drift and jigging and chunking and sardines added the rest. In total with finished with 20 bluefin to our credit with and over of 54" and and under and 18 released. By the way - most of the fish were caught on jigs - jigs regular gold old hammered diamond jigs!
[B]48 Canyon Runner 8/17-18 - 4 Bluefin/3 Yellowfin/White Marlin[/B] Capt. Mark DeBlasio took an open boat charter out to the Hudson Canyon on Monday but first stopped on the inshore grounds around the Princess and in 10 minutes pulled two nice bluefin on the chunk on the drift with one coming on a sardine and another on a jig. They also lost two. They picked up at 4pm and ran out to the west elbow of the Hudson and put the lines in and before the last rod was out had a white marlin in the spread. They didn't get the white but instead had 3 yellowfin in the 25 pound class jump on - they got them all. They continued to troll down to the southwest corner of the Hudson as a friend had a good bite on swords there the night before. We were not so lucky as nothing happened at night. Up on the troll in the morning nothing also happened again! So they picked up and ran back to those inshore numbers and again within 10 minutes had two bluefin and lost two fishing the same tactics.
[B]60 & 48 8/14-15 � Big Yellowfin Saw 15 Marlin[/B] On Saturday August 15 both the 60 & 48 Canyon Runner had one of their best trips of the season. The night bite on Friday was slow but the tuna came up in the morning and so too did the marlin. The Glenn Hofferber charter was on the 60 and the Mike Meheghey charter was on the 48. The 60 released a blue and a white and saw 5 other whites in the pattern. The 48 release one white and saw 7 others. But the best was the big yellowfin caught on the troll. The best bite was at the 43020 area in 100fathoms but they also caught some 30" fish at the 100-square. In total the two boats caught 8 big yellowfin in the 60-90 pound class and 15 smaller 30" yellowfin.

August 3-5 2009
Adam LaRosa reports:
Both Canyon Runner boats were fishing tournaments this week with the 60 Ritchie Howell down in Ocean City, MD at the WMO and the 48 Viking up in Block Island fishing the Tri-State overnight tournament. The 48 fished Monday to Tuesday and got their shot at the big-eye bite in the Hudson when that hooked up to 5 big-eyes after a couple hours on the troll in the Hudson Canyon. The Damien Romeo charter had only a couple anglers on the boat so mates Mike Zajac and Ryan DiBaggio got in on the reeling as well. Capt. Mark DeCabia guided the crew through a 1 hour battle that ended with 4 big-eyes to 180 pounds on the deck. Unfortunately none of them placed in the tournament. The rest of the trip had another dozen nice yellowfin added to the mix. The big-eyes ate everything when they come up so it just need to be there to get your bite.
The 60 Ritchie Howell fished Tuesday and got into a nice bite seeing 3 whites and catching and releasing everyone. One of the whites was 67.5 inches but we let it go as it was a skinny fish and would not have made the minimum weight so she swam away. Wednesday we did not do as well as we only saw one white in the pattern all day and no other life.
The 48 is back out on the big-eye grounds right now and back to charter fishing everyday and the 60 will be fishing Friday in our last day of the tournament and then back to charter fishing on Sunday. Hopefully those eye-balls hang around.

48 Canyon Runner � 7/30 � 11 Bluefins in 5 Hours[/B] Capt. Phil Dulanie and Ryan DiBaggio and Deane Lambros took the 48 Canyon Runner out on Friday to the inshore bluefin grounds and got into fish immediately. Anchoring up and chunking had the fish coming through the slick every 15 minutes. The bluefin were coming on both hammered diamond jigs and chunk baits fish right off the bottom. The first 10 bluefins were all about 44-45�. Around 11pm that had their over fish hooking a 54� bluefin on a bait hung at 15 feet under a balloon. They put that fish in the boat and the charter decide it was time of come home as the wind and seas were starting the build.
[B]60 & 48 Canyon Runners Hitting the Bluefins Inshore � 45 Bluefin on Thursday[/B] With the last reports from the canyon not being our best of the year we decided to hit the inshore grounds with our charters on Thursday to also avoid what was also a fairly unfavorable offshore weather report. Both boats left the inlet at 3am and got on the inshore grounds before sun-up. The 48 with Capt. DeBlasio and crew dropped the hook and the 60 with Capt. Dulanie and DeCabia went on the troll. The chunking was much better with the 48 getting 10 bluefins before 7:30am while the 60 had 2 bluefins and a mahi. The 60 joined the fun, anchored up, and got them going too. At the end of the day the 48 had 25 bluefins all right around 44-46� while the 60 had 20. Both boats also had an over fish around 52�.
[B]48 CR - 7/28-29 - 2 Makos/2 Yellowfin/1 Bluefin[/B] Capt. Mark DeBlasio, Capt. Peter Doran and Ryan DiBaggio took the 48 Canyon Runner offshore on Tuesday to Wednesday for an overnighter but stopped at the Princess first at 532/302 and picked a 50 pound bluefin on the troll before heading offshore. They ran to the east elbow of the Hudson, trolled to teh 100-square, trolled norht of the square by 10 miles and caught nothing. They ran down to the 150/050 trolled to the south Toms and only picked two rat yellowfins at the northeast corner of the Toms. The night bailed them out with 2 more nice makos wiht one at 140# hitting the deck and one around 120# being released. Up on the troll in the morning they trolled all the way to the Lindy without a touch.

July 17=24 2009
Adam LaRosa reports:
]48 CR - 7/22-23 - 29 Yellowfin(3 60-70#)/1 Mako Release/ 14 On the CHUNK[/B] Capts. Mark DeBlasio, Mark DeCabia & Brad Burgess took out the Curtis Cambell charter out on Wednesday to Thursday on the 48 Canyon Runner and stopped inshore on the bluefin grounds but the fleet in there let us know the bite was from 5am to 11pm and we just missed it. We motored off to the bombs of the Hudson Canyon and put the lines in in 50 fathoms inside the west wall. We picked 3 small yellowfin in there and worked down the east wall where we pulled a couple more small ones and 1 nice one. We also missed a mako that ate our 13 inch yamashite spreader bar but then bit through the leader. Then the action came on. We set up for the chunk bite and gave it hell through night and finally got the yellowfin to turn on to the meat. The first couple fish came on the sword rod at 125 feet and then a bunch more came on hammered diamond jigs. In total, from 11pm to 4am we chunked 14 yellowfin with 6 in the 25-30 pound class. We released the rest plus an 80 pound mako release. Up on the troll in the morning we added another 2 bigger 50-70 pound yellowfin and a bunch more smaller for a total of 29 yellowfin for the trip.
[B]48 CR - 7/24-25 - 19 Yellowfin to 70 Pounds/2 Bluefin to 80 Pounds/Mahi[/B] Capt. Mark DeCabai, Capt. Mike Zajac and Deane Lambros took out the George Johns charter late Friday into late Saturday for an overnighter on the 48 Canyon Runner. They left late after the wind died down and got to the edge at 1am. Nothing happened at night but in the morning the bite was on. They trolling the 100-square first and pick a fish but the water moved out so they ran down the west wall area and found a nice 70-78 degree break and the yellowfin in it. These are nice yellowfin to in the 50-70 pound class. They went 4 for 7 on the big ones and 15 for 20 on the rest with 6 more keepers and some mahi. They trolled the canyon until 3pm when they decided to run inshore to the Atlantic Princess and pick some bluefins. They anchored up and started throwing the chunks and jigging and very quickly put a 50" - 80 pound bluefin in the boat and another 46" fish in the boat and release another 40 inch bluefin. Both boated fish fell for fresh dead squid.

July 13=16 2009
Adam LaRosa reports:
60 Canyon Runner - 7/13-14 - 24 Yellowfin (9 between 50-70) & a Spearfish[/B] Capt. Mark DeBlasio, Capt. John Timken and Capt. Pete Doran had the Mark Novembre/Charles Korb charter out Monday to Tuesday on the 60 Ritchie Howell and put together a heck of a trip. They ran right back to the Spencer Canyon and worked the southeast corner down to the northeast corner of the Wilmington. They found fish hanging right on the break down at the Wilmington and caught a handful of smaller ones before setting up for the night which was uneventful with just a hammerhead. Tuesday was another story as the BIG yellowfin showed up. They starting picking 1.5 miles north of the northeast corner of the Wilmington around 8am and from 8am to 2pm had 7 big yellowfin in the 50-70 pound class. They also release a nice spearfish which ate a ballyhoo/Ilander combo. They work up to the southeast corner and picked 2 more 50-70 pound yellowfin. They also had another 15 smaller ones.
[B]48 Canyon Runner - 7/15-16 - 19 Yellowfin (4 Nice Ones/1 Mako/1 White Marlin)[/B] Capt. Mark DeCabia and Captain Mike Zajac took the Tom Biliecki charter out on Tuesday to Wednesday and decided to look back at the Hudson Canyon and a great temperature break coming into the 100-square - bad choice. There were no fish in it. So they worked down to the Toms Canyon and picked one 40 yellowfin during the entire afternoon troll. At night they quickly go their mako bite putting a 110 pouder in the boat. Knowing of the hot bite in the Spencer they 8knoted it down the line leaving the Toms at 11pm and ariving in the Spencer at 4pm for the morning troll. Good choice as they picked at another 18 yellowfin with 2 more in the 40-50 pound class. They also releaseed a nice white marlin and missed another plus added a mahi.
July 8-13 2009
Adam LaRosa reports:
48 CR - 7/12-13 - 15 Yellowfin (4 Nice Ones)/2 Makos (released)/1 White Marlin & Mahi Captains Mark DeCabia, Mike Zajac and Phil Dulanie had the John Sisco charter out Sunday to Monday on the 48' Canyon Runner and ran to the Toms Canyon to start off the trip. Not a good call. There were a ton of birds, plenty of bait, rips, slicks and porpoises but no bites. They found it hard to leave such good signs so they stuck it out until dark. In all their afternoon troll produced a single 40 pound yellowfin. They ran down the bank in the dark leaving the Toms at 9pm and chugged into the Lindy at 11pm and put out the shark rods. They had an eventful night with a hammerhead two more makos (that makes 25 for the year) with a 90 pounder and 50 pounder (both released) and a bite on the sword rod that never came tight. Up on the troll in the morning they got their bites catching 14 more yellowfin with 3 more in the 25-50 pound class. Canyon Runner spreader bars and ballyhoo produced the best. But the biggest surprise on the trip was a 70" white marlin that ate a Canyon Runner Green Machine spreader bar and was released after a short fight. They also added a mahi.
60 CR - 7/12-13 - 55 Yellowfin (8 Nice Ones to 70#) Capt. DeBlasio and Capt. Doran had the Jim Sutow charter out Sunday to Monday on the 60 Ritchie Howell with Ryan DiBaggio in the pit. They headed to the Carteret Canyon and then proceeded to troll south along the 100-fathom line catching yellowfin the entire way. They moved to the Lindy where they had their best bite of the afternoon and finished off Sunday with 30 yellowfin including 4 fish in the 25-60 pound class. They overnighted in the southwest corner and picked up 2 hammerheads but nothing else. Up on the troll in the morning they worked all the way south again all on the 100-fathom line and continued to pick yellowfin the entire way. The best bite was around the Spencer. They finished off the trip with 55 yellowfin including 8 in the 25-70 pound class. 3 fishing were 60-70 pounds. Capt. DeBlasio as always had his 4 bar pattern out with two rainbow Green Machine bars and 2 9" purple/black bars and Canyon Runner jets and ballyhoo all produced.
60 CR - 7/11 - 2 Yellowfin - 0 for 1 on Blue Marlin Adam LaRosa, Brad Burgess & Crew took the 60 Ritchie offshore Saturday on a day troll crew trip to get the marlin gear wet in advance of the White Marlin Open and MA500. Knowing that the tuna bite was south we still headed to the Hudson looking for that 74 degree water on the 500 fathom line. To keep the tuna fishermen happy we trolled the west wall for 3 hours picking a couple small yellowfin but that was it. We pushed off to the 500 fathom tongue and put the dredges and teasers out and in 35 minutes had a 175 blue marlin come tight on the Black Bart lure pulled from the center rigger. She was pulling drag but unfortunately pulled off shortly after the bite. A couple hours later we had a white lit up in the spread but she did not even attempt to eat a bait. Happy to see some billfish and leery of the approaching front we got out of there early and were back at the dock at 5pm
48 CR - 7/8-9 - 4 Yellowfin (2 Nice Ones) and 2 Makos to 150 Pounds Capt. Mark DeCabia and Phil Dulanie had the John Jeanison and Mike Hutcheceon charter out Wednesday to Thursday on the 48 Viking and also found that the fishing dropped off. They started up at the west wall of the Hudson at Noon and worked that area for a while without a bite. They worked down the wall, offshore and inshore without a bite. They finally ran to the Toms Canyon in 50-60 fathoms and finally put one 40 pound fish in the boat before night fall. Night time was another story as they keep busy on the sharks all night. They picked 4 brown sharks, a big hammerhead, a small mako and the last rod in the water accounted for our 23rd mako of the year as a 150 pounder was put in the boat. Up on the troll in the morning the wind started howling and the tuna bite a little with 3 more yellowfin with a 25 pounder and 2 shorts. They called it a day before it got too nasty.
60 CR � 7/7-8 14 Yellowfin (8 Nice Ones) Missed a Blue Marlin Capt. Mark DeBlasio took the Manny Bellow charter out Tursday to Wednesday with the Manny Bellow charter and found the fishing to finaly have fallen off. They ran to the southwest corner of the Hudson canyon leaving late so not actually getting there until 9:30pm. They set up the slick and caught nothing at night. In the morning they worked the 150/050 area until 7pm when wiithout a bite they started to work south along the 100-fathom line. They worked down the line where they had a 5 bagger of all 20-40 pound yellowfin and turned around and nailed another 30 pounds - this was all at 7:30am. They did not get another bite until 3pm where they worked into the Toms Canyon where they found the best life of the trip. They picked a nice 50 pound fish, released 2 shorts and had a 5 baggers of yellowfin keeping one releasing the rest. The biggest excitement of the trip came when a blue marlin crashed the pattern and was hooked up for a few minutes. Unfortunately they couldn't clear the 11 rod pattern in time to chase after the fish and they jumped it off.

July 5-7 2009
Adam LaRosa reports:
60 Canyon Runner 7/6-7- 25 Yellowfin (4 Nice Ones) and Small Mako Released Capt. Mark DeCabia took the 60 Ritchie Howell out on Monday/Tuesday with the John Scheon charter. Capt. Mike Zajac joined with Capt. John Timken. They left the dock at 1pm and hit the west wall of the Hudson at 5pm and got in 4 hours on the troll. They were pulling all big spreader bars looking for another big-eye but nothing transpired. They put out the regular 9" squid bars and ballyhoo and picked 3 yellowfin with one nice one in the 50 pound class before the night set in. Their drift took them off the bank but all they had to show for it was a small mako released and a brown shark. Up on the troll early in the morning found a very slow yellowfin bite turn on after 8am and they started picking away on double, triples and quadruples. They finished the trip with 25 yellowfin with 4 in the 25-50 pound class.
60 Canyon Runner 7/5-6 - 15 Yellowfin (6 Nice Ones) Capt. Phil Dulanie, Capt. Mark DeCabia and Capt. Mike Zajac had the 60 Ritchie Howell out Sunday into Monday with the Damien Romeo charter and got to the grounds early Sunday morning in hopes of an early bite but it did not materialize for us. Trolling bigger lure and the largest Yamashita spreader bars we have we were hoping for lightening to stike again but it was not our day. 5 big-eyes were caught Sunday among 15 or 20 boats but not us. They ended up trolling all day putting 15 yellowfin in the boat releasing 9 of them. Those fish ate ballyhoo, tuna clones and squid bars. At night saw nothing but a brown shark and a blue shark. They got up on the troll early Monday morning for a few quick hours on the troll but no picked a big-eye on Monday so they came home.
48 Canyon Runner 7/5-6 - 56 Yellowfin (11 Nice Ones) Capt. Mark DeBlasio, Capt. Peter Doran and Ryan DiBaggio took out an open boat trip Sunday to Monday and started right where we left off Friday afternoon on the west wall of the Hudson Canyon. Trolling in the early afternoon did not do too much but the fish came up around 6pm and from 6pm to 9pm they troll 25 yellowfin. They put 4 in the box with 2 in the 40 pound class. Canyon Runner rainbow green machine bars, and Canyon Runner purple/black squid bars in 9" squid were the key. At night it seems that the mako fishing has slowed as none were seen. They did pull a brown shark or two but nothing to write home about. Up on the troll in the morning they got the bite they were looking for as a big-eye exploded on the lure trolled between the two Canyon Runner spreader bars but it never came tight. This was at 6:30am and they spent the rest of the day lamenting about the one they missed. What made the rest of the day easier is they caught another 31 yellowfin ending up with 11 in the box with 3 over 40 pounds, 3 around 25 pounds and the rest around 30 inches.

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11/22 A.M. HAD OUT JERRY RADKE AND HIS WIFE FOR A SLOW PICK OF BASS.

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01/16/10
Captain Chris Devereaux reports:
We had good fishing for our open boat trip today. We ended up with blackfish to 8 pounds, along with 13 ling and 2 keeper cod and 1 short. We will be running open boat bottom fishing trips next weekend. Give me a call for details. We have a fully enclosed and heated cabin and provide crabs and clams. 732-567-3289

12/15/09
Captain Chris Devereaux reports:
We had Johnny Lit and the crew out today for some good blackfishing. We had several nice keepers to 7 pounds, and plenty of shorts. We are running open boat for blackfish this coming Saturday and Sunday. Give me a call for more details. 732-567-3289

11/23/09
Captain Chris Devereaux reports:
The fishing has been good the last few days. The Steve Clayton charter had a good catch of 25 blackfish to 7 pounds. We had the Bill Jewett charter out Saturday afternoon, we trolled up our limit of striped bass and released two dozen shorts. Yesterday the bottom fishing was a little slower with a lot more shorts but we still managed to catch 15 nice keepers. Our next open boat trips are Wednesday Nov.25 and Sunday Nov.29. Give me a call for more details. 732-567-3289

11/17/09
Captain Chris Devereaux reports:
We had the Nels Shugart charter out today for some striped bass fishing. We had action all day with a ton of bass and some big bluefish. We start blackfishing tomorrow and will be running open boat on Wednesday Nov.25. Give me a call for more details. 732-567-3289

11/07/09
Captain Chris Devereaux reports:
We had the Chuck Deeney crew out today for some bass fishing. We ended up with 6 keepers and a dozen shorts. We will be running open boat trips for striped bass this Friday and Saturday afternoon.Give me a call for more details. 732-567-3289

10/29/09
Captain Chris Devereaux reports:
We had excellent bass fishing today for the boys from Duhnam Construction. We anchored up and had fish right away and caught our limit of 12 keeper striped bass in two hours. The boys then caught and released for a while and then we headed in early for happy hour.

10/25/09
Captain Chris Devereaux reports:
We had the Pat Ruane charter out today for some striped bass fishing. We had action right away and all day. The boys ended up with 7 keeper bass and a half a dozen shorts. We also had a dozen bluefish to 12 pounds. We will be running open boat trips this Saturday and Sunday for striped bass. Give me a call to reserve your spot. 732-567-3289

10/23/09
Captain Chris Devereaux reports:
Had the Len Longo charter out today for some bass fishing. We trolled most of the day and ended up with 3 keeper striped bass to 16 pounds and a dozen bluefish. We will be running open boat trips for striped bass next week. Also dates for November blackfishing are going fast so give me a call to book your date. 732-567-3289

10/09/09
Captain Chris Devereaux reports:
We had the Karl Kjellberg charter out today for some striped bass fishing. We found fish right away with 6 keeper bass to 32 inches and 2 shorts. We will be running open boat for striped bass this coming weekend. Give me a call for more information. 732-567-3289

10/2/09
Captain Chris Devereaux reports:
Bottom fishing was very good today for the Johnny Lit crew. We had 40 keeper sea bass to five pounds and 2 very nice trigger fish. We will be running open boat trips this coming Friday and Sunday for bottom fishing and striped bass. Give me a call for more info. 732-567-3289

09/22/09
Captain Chris Devereaux reports:
Bottom fishing was very good today with a mixed bag of porgies, sea bass, and blackfish. We had 50 keeper porgies and some very nice sea bass. We are running open boat trips this coming Friday and Sunday. Give me a call for more information. 732-567-3289

09/10/09
Captain Chris Devereaux reports:
We will be running open boat trips this Sunday September 13 and Monday September 14 for sea bass and porgies. We had huge porgies and some very nice sea bass last time we fished. Give me a call to reserve your spot. 732-567-3289

09/05/09
Captain Chris Devereaux reports:
We had very good fishing today for the Clayman family. We started out bluefishing and had plenty of action and really nice sized fish. We switched over to bottom fishing and had huge porgies and a couple nice sea bass. We will be running open boat trips this weekend for sea bass and porgies. Give me a call to reserve your spot. 732-567-3289

08/17/09
Captain Chris Devereaux reports:
We had Mike Soehnlein and the crew out today for some sea bass fishing. We had the same action as the last few days putting 39 keepers in the box. We did have some bigger fish though today weighing up to 7 pounds! We still have spots still open for Friday and Saturdays open boat sea bass/ fluke trips so don�t miss out on this red hot fishing. Give me a call to get in on the action. 732-567-3289

08/16/09
Captain Chris Devereaux reports:
The sea bass fishing continued to be very good today. Filled the cooler with 60 keepers to 5 pounds, and also had a couple nice fluke to round out the catch. We will be running open boat trips for sea bass and fluke on August 21 and 23. Give me a call to reserve your spot. 732-567-3289

08/15/09
Captain Chris Devereaux reports:
Another good day of sea bass fishing for Chuck Deeney and crew from Irvington Fire Dept. We picked away all day and ended up with 30 keepers, with a few fish to 4 pounds. We will be running open boat trips for sea bass and fluke this coming Friday and Saturday. Give me a call for more details. 732-567-3289

08/14/09
Captain Chris Devereaux reports:
Sea bass fishing was very good today. The boys had action all day, and ended up with 42 keeper sea bass to 4 pounds. They also released just as many shorts and had a few ling and some fluke to round out the day. We will be running open boat trips again next weekend for fluke and sea bass. Also, dates are going fast for striped bass fishing in October so give me a call soon to reserve your date.

08/9/09
Captain Chris Devereaux reports:
It was a little too rough in the ocean today so I decided to stay in the bay. We had a steady pick of fluke all day with plenty of 17 inch throwbacks and 6 keepers to 5 pounds. We will be running open boat for sea bass and fluke this Friday and Sunday. Give me a call for more info. 732-567-3289

08/1/09
Captain Chris Devereaux reports:
Very good fishing and weather today for the Mike Hetrick charter from PA. The boys had a steady pick of fluke all day and ended up with 8 keepers, two of which were 6 pounds. They also caught and released what seemed like hundreds of 16 and 17 inch fish. We rounded out the catch with some nice sea bass and a huge bluefish.

07/26/09
Captain Chris Devereaux reports:
We switched gears today and tried some striped bass fishing. As soon as the anchor was in we had one on and the guys caught plenty of shorts and two nice keepers. We also caught two nice fluke while on the anchor. After the bite slowed we hit a snag and caught a handful of nice sea bass and two blackfish. We will be running open boat trips this weekend for sea bass, ling, and stripers. Give me a call to reserve your spot. 732-567-3289

07/25/09
Captain Chris Devereaux reports:
Saw an improvement in the sea bass fishing today. We had action all day and ended up with 20 keepers to 3 pounds and plenty of shorts. We will be running open boat sea bass next weekend. Give me a call for more info.

07/21/09
Captain Chris Devereaux reports:
Hey guys,
I will be running open boat trips this Friday July 24, and Saturday July 25. Both trips will be 8 hour sea bass/ fluke trips from 6 am to 2 pm. The cost for these trips will be $125 per person which includes a tip for the mate. Give me a call to reserve your spot. 732-567-3289.
Chris
07/12/09
Captain Chris Devereaux reports:
Today�s open boat trip showed very good fishing and much nicer weather than yesterday. We had action all day and ended up with 6 keeper fluke to 3 pounds, a dozen nice sea bass, 2 ling, and after netting some bunker we added a striper to the box. We will be running open boat trips this weekend for sea bass and fluke. Give me a call for more details.

07/5-6/09
Captain Chris Devereaux reports:
We have been bottom fishing almost every trip with very good catches of ling and sea bass. Sunday�s trip ended up with 30 ling, a handful of sea bass, and a 21 inch cod. Monday showed many more sea bass up to 6 pounds. I have 2 spots still open for this Fridays open boat trip. Give me a call to reserve a spot. 732-567-3289

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08/6-8/09
Captain Pete Wagner reports:
Offshore fishing for the bluefins was good again on Thursday for the Chris Ozempco party from Cranford. The over under limit was retained to 54 inches and others were released on the jigs and bait. Inshore we catch the bass some mornings before jigging the blues very well. Pete Aballe from Emerson was out Friday for some bass action on bait getting four keepers and some shorts before jigging the blues and a brief attempt at the flukes produced three keepers and many shorts. Saturday Curtis Hutchins party from East Orange jigged all the blues they wanted in the bay up to 10lbs

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