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Did well with our annual charter in Gloucester, always fun.
We been going out with “Charlies Charter’s for years. Always great laughs.Nice! Who did your go out with?
Haha nice! I know Scotty very well. He docks his boat at the same dock as my dad's whale watch boat and fishing charter boat.We been going out with “Charlies Charter’s for years. Always great laughs.
He is like hanging out with that funny uncle everyone has. He is great with the kids.Haha nice! I know Scotty very well. He docks his boat at the same dock as my dad's whale watch boat and fishing charter boat.
I gotta get to some salt water fishing one of these days!
I’ve tasted it Bob and it would be a delight to pull in a 30”er.No better eating than a fresh striper.
Bob
Haddock and swordfish is probably my favorite fish but I’ll still eat striper.No better eating than a fresh striper.
Bob
Wow he looks like he has ate well. That's a pigMy dad’s customers got this on his charter yesterday. The people had never been fishing before and they get a 50" 50 pound striper!!. Unbelievable!
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Meanwhile I’m stuck on land and my dad is slaying monster bass out there. I’m almost at the point that I don’t want him to text me these photos
I got some good ones back in July or June but I’m dying to get out again
NES outing? (Not to skinflint or nothin, but: "Friends and Family" discount)My dad’s customers got this on his charter yesterday. The people had never been fishing before and they get a 50" 50 pound striper!!. Unbelievable!
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Meanwhile I’m stuck on land and my dad is slaying monster bass out there. I’m almost at the point that I don’t want him to text me these photos
I got some good ones back in July or June but I’m dying to get out again
Wow he looks like he has ate well. That's a pig
using them for bait? Or going to try to eat them? segment on Chronicle about invasive green crabs and how some chefs are trying to use themGetting geared up to hit the salt in a couple of weeks, and plan to make a small dent in the invasive green crab population while I'm at it.
Ordered a Ketcham trap to try out:
Green Crab Trap – Ketcham Supply Co
using them for bait? Or going to try to eat them? segment on Chronicle about invasive green crabs and how some chefs are trying to use them
using them for bait? Or going to try to eat them? segment on Chronicle about invasive green crabs and how some chefs are trying to use them
Only because it was a charter. If they were in their own boat or surf fishing they would have had to release it due to the new slot limit regulation.
Exempt from this requirement are recreational anglers fishing aboard a for-hire vessel during a for-hire trip and recreational anglers fishing with a natural bait affixed to an artificial lure that is to be cast and retrieved, trolled, or vertically jigged (e.g., tube and worm).
You sure about that? My (as well as my dad's) interpretation is that the only exemptions charter boats have, is with using circle hooks.A recreational charter with a 100K of marine fish finding electronics gets to keep the big stripers.
You sure about that? My (as well as my dad's) interpretation is that the only exemptions charter boats have, is with using circle hooks.
Recreational anglers are now required to use in-line circle hooks when fishing with whole or cut natural baits. An inline circle hook is defined as a fishing hook designed and manufactured so that the point of the hook is not offset from the shank and bend and is turned perpendicularly back towards the shank to form a circular or oval shape. DMF's Circle Hook Brochure has additional information about this gear.
"Exempt from this requirement are recreational anglers fishing aboard a for-hire vessel during a for-hire trip and recreational anglers fishing with a natural bait affixed to an artificial lure that is to be cast and retrieved, trolled, or vertically jigged (e.g., tube and worm)."
Not sure of a damn thing in this mad house...lol