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I recently took family and friends to Cape Cod and the surrounding areas for some fishing. We had an outstanding time catching Black Sea Bass, Bluefish and Striper's. The bite was on fire! I usually travel to Massachusetts to hunt sea ducks and other waterfowl but I was keen to try the fishing, and it didn't let me down. We caught Black Sea Bass up to 25 inches, nice eating size Bluefish and everyone caught Striper's over 25 pounds. I can't wait to return for Blue fin Tuna and as always, I'll be there for the waterfowl season. Big bull Sea Bass 25"  10 years old with his 39.6" Striper  On ice!  44 inches, my best so far!  School Striper's in the rip tide; every cast!   Little man with one of his Striper's  Fish on! We used large top water and swim baits   Bluefish  If you want to experience some outstanding saltwater fishing, including Blue fin Tuna, Mako & Thresher Shark, contact me and I'll book your private trip or put you with a group. Standard fishing is $850 per day (up to 6 persons). Tuna fishing is $1100 per day (up to 4 persons). I also organize hunting for Sea ducks, Brant, Canada geese, Divers and puddle ducks in MA; $350 per day per person. LDK Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | ||
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nice bag hard to beat a fresh Bluefish /AUS Tailor, grilled with lashing of butter , skin side down,straight out of the water ( useless 24 hrs old). How do you plan on catching your BFT when season rolls around, plugging or STD game gear. | |||
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You did not see any of those killer whales while you were out did you? I am betting that they may add some excitement to the fishery. May want to place a copy of this post down in the fish section at the bottom also. Don't limit your challenges . . . Challenge your limits | |||
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DenisB, apologies for the late reply, I have been in Africa. BFT's are caught with both live bait and surface plugs. I agree on the Blue's. We fillet and fry them as well. Excellent TC, we did see some whales but too far to ID. Besides, the Striper bite was non stop, so I really wasn't looking. Cheers, LDK Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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It was Bill. The Black bass were caught about every 1 out of 3 casts on average. Sometimes every cast. Bluefish on the first day were slow on casting but best on trolling in a small area. 2nd day same on the Black bass but we got a call and moved to a rip tide where almost every cast you had either a Bluefish or Striper on your line. 3rd day was fishing for trophy Stripers. 1 out of 2 casts were productive. We had a great time and brought home some excellent eating fish. Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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Years ago I subscribed to Saltwater Sportsman magazine and became somewhat familiar with the wonderful surf fishing opportunities on the East Coast. With blues, don't you need to bleed and ice them immediately to have superior table fare? There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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That's a matter of choice Bill. I've caught many small blue's (3 lbs average) in the gulf (FL) and never bled them. Put them in the ice chest but never bled them. The key to me is to remove the dark brown layer that lies just under the skin. Using a sharp fillet knife, I skim off the top layer, then I "V" out the deeper layer in the lateral line. Once the meat is free of this high fat/oil layer, it is excellent. I prefer it fried but you can broil or grill it, even use it in ceviche. Some however, believe you must bleed them immediately. I have done such and found no difference in taste or flavor. I will add that Bluefish is best eaten fresh. Once frozen by standard methods, shelf life is quite restricted. Vacuum packing is best. Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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Its prudent to bleed any fish to be consumed. Some have strong blood flavours , all have a buildup of lactic acid in the blood from the fight. The blood meat along the lateral line under the skin has strong flavours, it can be removed prior to cooking fairly easily on thick & firm bodied fish, but is rather problematic on skinnier fish with soft flesh. Minimising the buildup of strong flavours from lateral line blood meat during cooking on skinnier soft fleshed fish is a matter of cooking technique & grilling from fleshside up is a good technique that minimises the buildup of strong flavours in the "white" meat. I always flip strong flavoured grilled fillets over with skin side up & remove skin & lateral line blood meat before adding condiments & consumption. For bluefish/tailor the only condiments I use after grilling with lashings of butter are fresh lemon juice & sometimes a light dusting of fresh ground pepper. I prefer the "natural" flavours of individual fish species............you may prefer strongly flavoured condiments. FWIW | |||
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