Another L O N G boat ride, but worth it.

Jeffonc · #1 02-16-2007, 11:08 PM

Thanks for the report Ray - pretty fish. Just how long is a "L O N G" boat ride to an hour worth of striper action?

Jeffonc · #2 02-21-2007, 06:30 PM

No, really... What does a guide consider a long boat ride for an hour worth of 30lb surface action (not sure I care - sign me up!). Is this the kind of thing you could do in a half-day trip or are you talking about running several hours each way?

Capt. Ray · #3 02-28-2007, 07:04 PM

My last several trips were 150 miles round trip. Usually my trips are 20-40 miles. I could do a half day trip if someone wanted to pay extra for me to run that far wide open, fish for an hour,then run wide open back, plus there is not many days in the ocean I can run 58 MPH. The last two trips Striper fish were bad. Zero fish. I can count on one hand, the times last year I caught zero. I dont think they are gone, but maybe pushed offshore. The guys in Va. have caught some 8 miles out,but that is all catch & release. If you get caught with one outside the 3 mile line, its big money fine.
I'm starting to take deposits on Cobia trips.If you snooze, you loose.

Tight lines, Ray