This weeks Trophy Striped Bass just couldn't have been any better ! We landed
our first 52lber !! Along with a few forties,and plenty of thrirties and
twenties !!! Although we had to travel North to find the fish, but once there it
was total chaos !! As we approached what appeared to be acres and acres of
bunker under attack from bass of all sizes, the sights and sounds were
electrifing with bass from 20 -40 lbs free jumping and bunker fleeing from
certained doom ! Regular Joe Franke teamed up with first timer Tom Breeland for
an absolute slam fest with big stripers hitting as aggresively as a bluefish
frenzy ! It was " drop and reel " type fishing with huge STRIPERS !! Tom landed
his and Reel Fantasea Charters first ever 52lber !! Joe landed his biggest
stripers in the 20 and 30 lbs class as well . We actually left the bite still
going ! New comer Mark Fry along with sons Brenden and Shamus and brother
Denise and his wife Linda were out the next day for some more of the insan
e action ! Mark was first on the board with his first ever 40+lb striper , from there on the whole boat
was doubled , tripled and even quadrupled up at time with huge stripers and
releasing all but 4 fish , even returning a beautiful 40+ lb fish to fight
again another day ! Friday nights trip was met with a nasty thunder storm that
ended the trip for Phil Engel and sons before it got started, 60+ mph winds
,driving rain , hail and vivid cloud to ground lighting were encountered minutes
after we were safely back at the dock . Another blown weather forecast changed
regulars John Repko ,Tom Wilson and son Alan's trophy striper plans to a
backbay as the forecast was for "small craft advisory " sea 4-6 ft Sw 20 -25kts
,{ the weather turned out to be a glorious day with light and variable winds} .
The guys had a steady pick of fluke , along with sea robins, blues, and skates
the best action came on the out going tide as the incoming was a chilly 57
degress with the outgoing tide bein
g almost a whole 20 degrees warmer.
Best Regards,
Captain Steve Purul
Reel Fantasea Charters 609-290-1217
