The fish were reported to be in the Wilmington all week so that's where June Bug headed last Saturday with the Ray Hibbs/John Hancock party. We were short one angler, Joe V, who we had planned to introduce to a certain attractive, smart young lady on the trip, initials KH. An excellent angler, by the way. Joe wimped out on short notice and whined to us later that "he didn't feel so good." Hmmm. A problem there meeting the ladies, Joey?
OK, we were Joe-less but we started fishing the Wilmington right on time at 4:30. A sloppy ride out. Lots of spray but the Scarborough softened the ride. The sea conditions were decent but not great as we got the lines in. Junior Mate Pat Coyne ran the cockpit with the able assistance of John Hancock who had 10 years as a mate some years ago in Pt. Pleasant. John's a great fisherman and hopefully Pat learned something from his guidance.
We worked the edges and out into the deep from the East Wall. Back and forth. The water temps were steady at 72 and change. The best they got all day was 73. No temp edges at all.
Around 10 a.m. we had a pack of BigEyes climb on us. Three lines went down and one stayed down. John's friend Also John dove on the rod and worked the fish for about 10 minutes. All of a sudden, the line went slack. After the line came back, the end was clean so we figure that a fin or tail hit the taut line and cut it. Stren does not nick easily but the line had been very tight. Oh well.
Later in the day, a Marlin waved its bill for a few seconds over one bait and disappeared. No strike.
We fished very late but nothing happened. Hey, it's fishing, not catching, right?
We heard little positive on the radio either. Not even bragging. Oh, Joey missed out BIG time.
Capt. Lindsay Fuller Cell 609-685-2839
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25 July 2011
Capt. Lindsay
