15 June 2007
JJ's Rock Sunset Marina "D" Dock Ocean City Md -Click to Schedule a trip on JJ's Rock-.

Reel Draggin' Tackle was aboard JJ's Rock, out of Sunset Marina Ocean City MD. On board were Anglers, Mark Beales, John Palmer, Jerry Behnken and Gary Prichet. I was in the cockpit with Scott, and up on the Bridge was Capt Rick Huckleby and Capt Joe Riley. We left the dock a little late (6am) due to the 7 to 9 foot forecast. Making a Captains call, Rick decided to go for it. There was a warm water thread IVO the Baltimore Canyon that we wanted to look for after we checked in at the Ham Bone for a quick look for BFT. It was a bumpy ride out, but got better as the day went on. We started trolling on the south end of the Ham Bone to see if we could get an early BFT before heading for the deep. The water was 58 to 59 degrees and green. It never got any warmer, or better looking and we never got a pull so we headed on out to the Baltimore Canyon. Around 11 am we got a radio call that helped us find the water, a little to the south in 100 fathoms. It was only about three miles wide and every pass through we had 3 or 4 lines go off. We ended the day going 5 for 8 on Yellow Fin with the largest weighing in at 47#. On our last pass through we iced a 100# Blue Fin.
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We were conducting R&D on our new 16" and 32" Super Flex Sport Bars which were rigged with Hawaiian Rainbow Shell squid and Green Slammers. The Rainbow bar had a 12" Green Slammer Stinger. I usually don't rig them that way, but Joe Riley (Captain of the OC Charter Boat The Muff Diver) has been trying to convince me otherwise. Needless to say, the grasshopper has learned .... again.
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Thanks Capt Rick Capt Joe and Mate Scott, you put us on the fish, kept the cockpit running smooth and made it a great day for all.