last of the flukey!

[willy]

went out with my fishing bud, Jeff, on his sweet Maycraft 2550 for the last run on the fluke before the season closes this coming week.

The fluke have moved out into deeper water, 65-80 feet a few miles out. At least the keeper ones have(over 18 inches) you can have your fill of 15-17 inchers all day long inshore.
Had a strong wind out of the south which made it very difficult in the deep. Showed Jeff how to power drift stern to to hold bottom and it worked sweet for him with me at the helm. He pulled in a sweet 6lber and we both got into a bunch of keeprs and a boat load of sea bass, only three of them were keeper size though.
A good day, cigar warm water and air and fish all day.
I was glad for the warm water (72) as Jeff manged to pick up someones cut off power pro in his prop, I donned a life jacket and tied up and went in and spent about fifteen minutes bobbing and weaving trying to avoid the hull and outdrive crushing me in the four foot swells to get it all out.
He owes me a big one there.

[willy]

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OOOPs, how did this get in here

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[tsubaki]

Man, that looks like some good eatin!!
Oh and the fish are nice too!!

[macojoe]

:clap: Congrats!! The Ma. fishery gods some how decided it was best to close the fluke in Ma. Aug 15 for everyone!! Right in the middle of the summer!!
Rec guy are always getting f&^% and starting next year you have to reg for rec lic for free and start paying $25 for the screwing in 2010!

[macojoe]

Hey were your buddy get them shoes?? that's what I need instead of boots!

[willy]

dont know MJ, I will ask him next time.I have seen them for sale in some of the boating shops like West Marine etc, I just wear my Sperry's I have worn for years until it gets cold, then I wear my boat boots, about ten inches high and waterproof and good anti-slip soles. Cheap at West etc.

[chumbucket]

They look like the Shimano boots.

http://shimano.fishing-store.us/shimano-evair-fishing-deck-boots.html

[macojoe]

Thanks willy I have to keep my feet dry all the time cause of my diabetes, and the boots chaff the leg when wearing shorts, and the few short boots I have seen or used either poor quality or lasted like crap, so I am always on the hunt.

Thanks CB that does look like them,. and by what they say they sound good!

[randlemanboater]

Nice job Willy.

But I must say, a retired guy should have a much better tan on his legs by now.

[chumbucket]

He can't get much of a tan when he's locked in the cabin with all the supermodels,.................... now can he? :beer:

[willy]

Yea Randal I wear shorts all the time outside and that is after a summer of sun, classic white boy, German stock.
Now when it gets colder and the chill is in the air I am still wearing shorts and love it when everyone else is shivering.
Retired and have been working for the past year but decided to quit and find something else, looking for a job as we speak. My bud Jeff there just got laid off from his company after 22 years too.
we are a couple of unemployed fishing bums right now, tuning super models and reducing the worlds stock of Pussers Rum by night and hunting the wiley finned ones by day.
Someone has to do it.

:beer:

[lumberslinger178]

Yea Randal I wear shorts all the time outside and that is after a summer of sun, classic white boy, German stock.
Now when it gets colder and the chill is in the air I am still wearing shorts and love it when everyone else is shivering.
Retired and have been working for the past year but decided to quit and find something else, looking for a job as we speak. My bud Jeff there just got laid off from his company after 22 years too.
we are a couple of unemployed fishing bums right now, tuning super models and reducing the worlds stock of Pussers Rum by night and hunting the wiley finned ones by day.
Someone has to do it.

:beer:
I envey you guys.... If something dosent come in work wise I mite be joining you guys

[whale]

Willy.....what is the power drift you mention? Nice slab!

[macojoe]

I also wear shorts year round! I own like 3 pairs of pants.

I been out of work for different reasons for 7 weeks now!! To bad it was all hospitalization, or home bound :cen: See the doc tomorrow and hope to go back next week??

Lumber I still waiting for my 16 X 24 X 10' ceiling, Gambrail Shed to be built:love:

[parishht]

Willy, you have got the life.

but then again you earned it, after being a police officer.

[willy]

thanks guys, but I better find something decent soon, college bills are mounting and number two of four starts next september.

And Kevin power drifting can be done diffrent ways depending on what the conditions are, some power drift bow into current at enough rpm to create a good drift for fishing the bottom where the drift would not normally be enough, like slack tide.
Most guys who know what they are doing fishing for fluke especially will turn their stern into the current and bump the engine into reverse, usually at idle speed to slow their drift down so that their line is straight down as can be. Especially when fishing deeper water for fluke or when there is a lot of structure to get hung up on below.
When you are drifting and you have to much current or wind or a contrary wind current situation and your trying to hold bottom with a lot of weight you are screwing yourself up ususally, you'll find you have way to much scope of line out.
I fish 50-75 feet of water in a good current and rarely use more than about 6oz's in either weight or a Spro bucktail and I keep the line pretty close to straight up and down. sometimes I have to just leave it in gear and let it idle. I can usually tap tap my way along the rocks and structure and not get hung up doing it this way and my presentation is more natural.
Trolling and power drifting is why you see the old style bass boats and a lot of newer boats with the option of a rear cockpit helm station or in the old bass boat a binnacle control and a transom mounted manual rudder.

[C YENSEN]

Nice Fish Willy......im jealous. have not had time to get out

[willy]

thanks Cy

[reelapeelin]

Good post old man...glad to hear ya still got a trip over the gunwale in ya!!...


...and thanks for the shot of Brooke...hotcheemama:clap:

[willy]

Your welcome my friend, and she certainly is.

[Stinky_Hooker]

DAYUM yall got some big flatfish up there....whats the lenght/poundage on the big one?

[willy]

what was that stinky, a delayed reaction?

She was just over 6lbs, I think 25 or 26 inches

[Stinky_Hooker]

Sorry man....been crazy round here lately...miss you guys.



Thats wild...nice fish for sure. I have a buddy that got one just over 6 a month or so ago gigging. Its not that common around here though.