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Title: Pez Machine Sportfishing -- 9/19-22 -- Yellowfins, Longfins, Swords and More
Post by: Pez Machine on September 22, 2009, 08:58:26 PM

We were fortunate enough to have 4 days in a row of great weather and managed to get 3 overnighters in.

9/19-20/09
We fished the East Elbow of the Hudson and got into a decent little troll bite on Saturday afternoon.  We picked up 3 nice yellowfins, 2 big longfins and a handful of gaffer dolphins on the troll.

At night we had a couple of 25 pound yellowfin on the chunk early, we released a 40" sword and broke off a nice sword on light leader meant for tuna.

The group decided they wanted to give jigging for bluefin a shot so we ran in and set up on the drift on the bluefin grounds.  We marked the fish pretty well but getting the bites was tough.  Managed two bites but pulled the hook on both.

9/20-21
We headed back out to the east elbow and put a few hours in on the troll without any bites.

We set up on the chunk and did nothing until 11:30pm when we had a double header consisting of a 50" swordfish and a 25 pound yellowfin.

From then on we had steady action on 20-30 pound yellowfins until 2am.  After limiting out on yellowfins we switched over to all sword baits.  We had one more sword bite but didn't come tight and then ran home at first light.

9/21-22
We ran right back to where we were sunday night hoping for a repeat on the action.  Unfortunately, the bite never materialized for us.  we went 1 for 3 on yellowfin early in the night breaking a couple off on the trim tabs.  We had blue sharks in the chunks around daybreak.

Finished off the trip doing some tilefishing and pot hopping and put 6 tiles to 20 pounds in the boat and 8 dolphin over 10 pounds in the boat.

Title: Re: Pez Machine Sportfishing -- 9/19-22 -- Yellowfins, Longfins, Swords and More
Post by: Pfishingruven on September 22, 2009, 09:09:04 PM

Productive couple of days!  Nice job.

 TT^

Title: Re: Pez Machine Sportfishing -- 9/19-22 -- Yellowfins, Longfins, Swords and More
Post by: Hotrod on September 22, 2009, 09:12:07 PM

Nice word Capt Stew.. Really!!

Title: Re: Pez Machine Sportfishing -- 9/19-22 -- Yellowfins, Longfins, Swords and More
Post by: IrishAyes on September 22, 2009, 09:13:54 PM

Nice report and catches.  t^

Title: Re: Pez Machine Sportfishing -- 9/19-22 -- Yellowfins, Longfins, Swords and More
Post by: SurfJockey on September 22, 2009, 09:18:07 PM

 TT^

Title: Re: Pez Machine Sportfishing -- 9/19-22 -- Yellowfins, Longfins, Swords and More
Post by: Chicken of the Sea on September 23, 2009, 08:52:59 AM

Nice bunch of trips you put together - not too many limits of yft being caught by anyone.  t^

Title: Re: Pez Machine Sportfishing -- 9/19-22 -- Yellowfins, Longfins, Swords and More
Post by: Pez Machine on September 23, 2009, 08:55:17 AM

Thanks guys! 

we're supposed to go again thursday, friday, and saturday nights but i think we're out at least two of them because of the weather.   nosmly

Title: Re: Pez Machine Sportfishing -- 9/19-22 -- Yellowfins, Longfins, Swords and More
Post by: Bucktail on September 23, 2009, 08:06:18 PM

Great going Pez! t^