Thursday, August 29, 2013

August 29.2013

August 29.2013
Doesn't happen often but today I took pictures with a camera that didn't have a memory card so no pictures. Today Brandon and I jumped on with Willie and Bill for a half day trip. t was extremely rough but we stuck through it and got on a great bite we kept 4 Cobia and the biggest was 35lbs and we released a few more it was a good trip
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August 28.2013 Epic trip!

August 28.2013
Absolutely world class fishing to say the least today. Today we had Bobby and his crew with us and it started off wide open from the gate with landing a slob 50lber and the ball kept rolling from there. We got on a lot of fi...sh and it was some serious catching going on with doubles and triples on everyone was in the action from casting and hooking to netting fish it was wide open. So after the group had enough with Cobias they elected to the idea try after some Flounders. We got set up and it wasn't red hot we made a few moves and got on some solid fish. Brandon caught stud one 26" and Doug having one 24.5" and I also got in on the big fish action and lucked up and caught one 27.5" 8.12 we caught a total of 10 flounders with 9 keepers it was amazing day with great people!
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August 27.2013 Flounders and Cobia !!

August 27.2013
Talk about a wide open day of fishing in the bay. Today we Had Bobby and his crew with us and we headed out with really rough seas. With the sea conditions it was actually to the point that made Cobia fishing out the questio...n so we went and got set up on the Flounders and we made a few drops and nothing but toads so we made a few moves and started picking at a few fish we caught 7 and had 4 keepers biggest was right under 6lbs and pulled the hook on couple more. So after the wind fell out we went after some Cobia it started off slow but we stuck it out and got on some fish and it was all action from there we kept a limit and released a lot more, the biggest fish today was 59" Stud it was a great day cant wait to have that group back!
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Monday, August 26, 2013

August 26 Fly Fishing!



August 26.2013
I had Ann an Jeff aboard today the first goal was to get Ann a solid Cobia we scratched that off right out the gate with a double and she landed a nicer fish after a few pics we released them. So the rest of the day Jeffs go...al was in full force trying to catch a nice Cobia on the fly. We saw a lot of fish and got a lot of chances but getting the boat right and close enough for Jeff in open water was a challenging task. We finally got everything lined up and had a 45lber explode the fly and it was game on I got the boat turned around right and Jeff fought the fish to the net and the hook on the fly straitened out and lost it 2 foot from the boat. So after a little disappointment we were still determined and we made many more shots on fish and manage to get a solid 30lber it was a great day with good company and I learned fly fishing is extremely difficult.
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Great fishing!!!

August 25.2013
I had the privilege of fishing the VBBT on the Delta Dawn last few days we pre fished the tournament and caught 3 whites and the first day of the tournament we caught a GrandSlam plus 2 whites and we had 6 whites the second ...day we placed 10 out of 65-70 boats. So after being out of the Bay game for a few days I was ready to get back out. Willie and George called me to see if I wanted to ride along with them they had some client friend in from Georgia so we headed out and it started off really slow and really rough conditions. We finally found some fish and got a shot and landed a solid 40lber. After getting cleaned up it we got on a really good bite and started catching until the Georgia boys had enough. The biggest of the day weighed in at 60lbs! it was a great day with good people!
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

August 20.2013 awesme day!

 
August 20.2013
Another Big day with a lot of shots! Today we had Jason his father and couple of his friends with us. We headed out and off the gate we landed a solid pair and it was no stop action for the rest of the day. We also busted ou...t some light tackle rods toward the end of the day and had a ball catching solid fish on trout rods. Throughout the day we kept a nice limit and released a lot more!
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August 19.2013 Great catch

August 19.2013
This morning I called Peter said "the radar looks wet". Peter replied are the fish scared of water? So a hour later we were heading out with Peter and his two sons. We started off "old school" today and got the chum pot roll...ing and it wasn't long we started getting bites with Both of his sons hooking and catching there own Cobias! and not to mention a 100 sharks..... We did manage a few nice keeper Cobia and the smallest Cobia I have ever caught and also pulled a really solid fish off about 2 foot from the gaff. But the rain stopped and we got a little visibility so we were eager to go looking. It wasn't 5 minutes Brandon spots a nice fish it was a 50-60lber and that was another solid fish that gets away close. So after re grouping and about hour later we got on our "A" Game and we started catching! Throughout the Day we landed a total of 10 and pulled the hook on 4 more it was a great day with a fun group!

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August 14.2013 Worked hard!

August 14.2013
We worked really hard today it was terrible conditions we were faced with a 8-10 degree temperature drop and really rough seas and cloudy skies made sight fishing really tough. Around lunch time we still haven't seen a fish a...long with many others. David and his crew were 100% determined to stick it out and bring home some fish. We finally got our shot and we made it count and David's brother got to land his first Cobia.
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August 13.2013 Got them !

August 13.2013
We had Matt and his crew with us today we headed out knowing it was going to be rough conditions and the weather man wasn't wrong for once. It was a solid choppy sea and glary sky condition that made or day tough but we grind...ed it out and got a few shots. We caught 5 Cobia biggest was 48lbs and pulled the hook on two more and also seen a small pack of Red Drum and hooked a stud and Matt had a great fight on his hands but unfortunately pulled the hook 2 feet from the net but on the bright side they got a great Gopro video. It was a great day with a good group cant wait to have them back!
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Monday, August 12, 2013

August 12.2013 Great fishing!

August 12.2013
Got the opportunity to jump on with Willie and his crew we headed out late morning and it was perfect conditions. It wasn't long we spotted our first fish. It was solid pair but unfortunately wouldn't eat. And that issue did...n't just happen to be the case on just those two fish we encountered that problem on many fish during our trip. Throughout the day we managed to catch 8 total and pulled the hook on another, our two biggest fish weighed in at 54lbs and 53lbs!
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Sunday, August 11, 2013

August 11.2013 Another great day !

August 11.2013
Keeps getting better today we had Mathew and Jim with us we had high hopes with yesterdays results. We met at White House Cove around 9:00 and headed out. The day couldn't have started off better we were in the process of get...ting some eels rigged up first thing and I looked over a monster pair soaking away we scrambled and got a eel in the mix of both them. Jim battled on the fish after a long hard fight we landed the beast 63 inches! So after that excitement it slowed down and we worked through the tough cloudy conditions and we got another shot Mathew made quick work of it and landed his first solid Cobia! Throughout the day we managed a couple more fish and headed in. We got in touch with John Bishop at the Outpost to get our fish on the scale our big fish weighed in at 67lbs twins from the day before! It was a great day looking forward to having them back!
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August 10.2013 First Place!! 67lbs


August 10.2013
Today will live with me forever. I had my wonderful dad and girlfriend JJ, and two good buddies Brandon and Chris together to fish the Chesapeake Bay Cobia Classic. We set out with a positive attitude. The water was a little ...choppy, but nothing the weather man said to expect. It wasn't long before we got our first fish on; a solid catch. Throughout the next few hours we caught a few more nice sized fish, but we knew they weren't going to be tournament contenders. Later on in the day the conditions got right and we finally had our shot at a really nice fish. Brandon battled it out and landed him. We were ecstatic. We knew we now had a chance in the tournament. It was smiles all around. We then wanted JJ to catch a fish for the ladies division. We spotted a nice fish and JJ was ready! JJ fought her fish and after a little tiff she managed to get it in the boat and we were confident for her in the ladies category! We headed in with hopes high. On the way in we ran into a torrential down-pour and thunderstorm. We ended up making it in in great timing and weighted our fish. We were very fortunate with the fierce completion and our 67lber took first place and winning the Calcutta! JJ's fish was the largest of the ladies at 49lb! Overall it was an unforgettable day!
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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

August 7.2013 solid fish

August 7.2013
What a morning had a half day with Marcus and his son from Alabama. It started off with a bang Marcus son was first up on a solid fish. it continued to be really good fishing with Marcus and his son in all the action. We headed in around lunch time with some solid fish we had 53lb,49lb,48.5lb and 41lber and released more nice fish it was a great day with good people cant wait to have them back!
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August5.2013 Awesome catch 64.5lber!

August 5.2013
Finally got some decent enough weather to run a trip. Today Dennis,Joe and his son Jc came out with us it started off pretty bumpy but great seeing conditions. It was on fire out the gate seen a pair and boxed our first fish.... After cleaning up that trend continued we boxed two more solid fish. So after that quick action we had about hour and half dry spell. Then we seen a solid pair and got the big girl to eat after Joe's long fight we got it the boat. It later weighed 64.5lbs at Bishops Outpost! Throughout the day we managed a solid limit a released the rest. It was a great day with a lot of laughs!
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August 2 tournament day !

August 2.2013
We had David and Dave with us all way from Texas. Both them are extreme Cobia fisherman they travel around the world fishing for them, so who better else to fish in the Va Beach Cobia Cup Tournament with. Fishing wasn't red ...hot but we seen some fish we passed up a lot nice eating fish that we knew weren't tournament material. Throughout the day we kept a limit and caught the biggest fish we seen, our two big fish were 39lbs&42.5lbs We currently are in 3rd place in the tournament. The tournament kept our biggest fish for there fish fry so that's why the dock is lacking our biggest fish..
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