Block Island Striper Fishing
Capt. Mike Neto has been fishing Rod and Reel for over 35 years. In 1990 he started commercial fishing for Stripers, Tautog and Giant Blue Fin Tuna. 11 years ago he took what he learned from commercial fishing and decided to teach people how to catch these fish with much lighter tackle. He is the owner and operator of Adrianna Charters, a 28 foot Ocean Runner with a straight inboard Volvo diesel, center console, a 360 degree fishing machine.
Captain Mike will be talking about Striper Fishing Block Island with Light Tackle and how to entice Stripers to bite when most anglers are experiencing the fish are in a “lock jaw” stage. He will also discuss some of the gear we uses to land these monster fish. During the past 11 years the Adrianna has landed 23 Stripers over 50+lbs and two Stripers over 60 pounds, topping the scale at 65.2 pounds, all on 6 lb,15 lb and 20 lb spinning tackle.
Capt Mike Neto owns and operates Adrianna Charters based in Point Judith, RI. He is a USCG licensed captain, experienced tournament angler, outdoor writer, seminar speaker, and has been featured on TV and in print. He has vast experience both inshore and offshore.
Now you can learn some of the tricks Mike’s experiences have uncovered by visiting with him at The New England Saltwater Fishing Show March 11 – 13 at The Rhode Island Convention Center.
For more information on the show, visit their website
Zeldin Pushes to Repeal NY State SW License
State Sen. Lee Zeldin announced at a news conference yesterday that he would introduce legislation tomorrow to repeal the state’s controversial saltwater fishing license fee.
Zeldin (R-Shirley), speaking to some 50 supporters and fishermen at the Suffolk County Boat & Sport Fishing Show at Suffolk Community College, said he wanted to replace the tax with a free online registration compliant with federal regulations. “We shouldn’t have to pay for an activity that generations have always enjoyed for free,” said Zeldin, who spent summers as a youth fishing on his father’s boat in the Great South Bay.
See the Newsday article and 27East.com for full coverage
Fun With “Fishing” Movies
Candus Thomson, one of our favorite writers anywhere, if always an entertaining read. Here she muses regarding films with a fishing theme.
What is your pick? Do you have a favorite?
Have a look at some of her nominees -
Hammerhead “Hammers” A Small Boat
Hammerhead Smashes Boat
watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VI-BdkyaACY
This video, posted on YouTube shows a large hammerhead shark chasing after a hooked lemon shark. Watch very carefully at the .24 second mark and you’ll see the hapless lemon shark!
Grady White Flagship Offers Improved Enclosure
Greater weather protection that extends the boating season is now available for one of the most popular cabin models made by Grady-White Boats, the Express 330. An all-new integrated hardtop enclosure option makes this possible. Now boaters in the Northeast, Northwest and all around the country can enjoy an extended cool weather season of boating activities thanks to this hardtop safety glass enclosure and a temperature control system that helps warm the enclosed helm area. In hot weather and in southern climates, the Express 330 hardtop enclosure provides increased protection from direct sun as well as a cooler ride, thanks to the well-designed windshield and overhead ventilation and an optional 12,000 BTU air conditioning system designed for the helm area.
Read more. . .
Don’t Be This Guy!
Frightening video from the BoatDepot.com FB page
Have a look here
New IGFA Record Tilapia for Stuart FL Woman
Pamela Henry has herself a new world and state record for Blue Tilapia. Henry was fishing off her dock last August in the south fork of the St. Lucie River in Martin County when she caught the big fish. She was using a bread ball and was fishing at night.
“I’ve been fishing my whole life, so it was always my mission to catch a record blue tilapia,” said Henry. “I had researched the minimum weight, so I knew what I was looking for.”
Read the whole story here
Attention Bargain Hunters
Bargain hunters are invited to check out the Gigantic Nautical Flea Market on Feb. 26-27 at Founders Park, mile maker 87, U.S. 1, on Plantation Key. Admission is free; breakfast costs $5. Call 305-712-1818 or visit www.giganticnauticalfleamarket.com.
405.2 lb Yellowfin Tuna May Be A Record?
Photo by Peggy Peattie Mike Livingston stands beside the 405.2-pound yellowfin tuna he caught aboard captain Mike Lackey's Vagabond.
A pending yellowfin tuna record that is being considered by the International Game Fish Association. Though angler Mike Livingston of Sunland caught the 405.2-pound yellowfin on Nov. 30 aboard Capt. Mike Lackey’s Vagabond, the record wasn’t submitted until late December, according to Mike’s wife, Dawn. It likely will be a bit longer before the IGFA approves or disapproves the record, but in the meantime, Southern Californians will get to see a life-size mount of this tremendous tuna in the next couple of months.
Read more here
111-pound, 2.6-ounce Wahoo Misses State Mark By Ounces!
Angler Steve Atwood recalls the events,
“It weighed between 124 and 130 pounds because the boat was rocking back and forth with the waves,” Atwood. “We then chose to fish the rest of the day even though the guys on the charter boat said it was a potential state record.”
Because the crew continued to fish, the wahoo was weighed on a certified scale 24 hours later. That meant the wahoo likely lost 10 percent of its body weight during that time frame.
“On our way in, we were calling cell phones) to find out what the state record wahoo was,” Atwood said. “It was late Saturday when we got in so we had to wait until Sunday morning to get him officially weighed.”
The fish weighed 111-pound, 2.6-ounces.
The current Mississippi record is 111-pounds, 3.2-ounces. Read the whole story here
