Hi, my name is Captain Pat "T-Man" Renna. I am a custom tackle manufacturer from Suffiled, Ct and charter boat Captain out of Niantic, CT.
I found this website when it appeared as a link on my website tmancustomtackle.com. I just did my first NJ show last weekend in Somerset and it was excellent.
What a great bunch of hardcore fishermen anxious to learn some new techniques for catching lots of striped bass. Both at my booth and during my seminars I met guys who where really interested in light tackle trolling.
I am looking forward to sharing some fishing reports and a lot of "how to" information with the other members here on nysaltwaterfisherman.com.
Do you have a place here for out of state reporting? Even though I'm fishing in CT & NY waters, a lot of the techniques I use work everywhere so I think the reports would still be informative to all.
Very briefly, I spend most of my fishing hours slow trolling the Tube & Worm and Spoon & Worm. All my trooling is done on light braided combos never using wire or leadcore. When rigged correctly I can still troll down to 45-50ft.
Hope you all get off to a great start this season.... I'll have to wait a bit longer up here on the CT shoreline of Long Island Sound.
Here's a couple pics from last season....