10/15/2026
Fish Monger Seabass / Stripes -
Back out for a couple more days (tues/Wed) after yet another couple day off thanks to the wind and unfortunately looks like more bad weather coming. Still working hard on the bottom grounds chipping n scratching away at the seabass but after each blow it seems to get tougher atleast with better fish. Been a grind but making the best of with what we got rn.
3 more trips between the boats. Phil and crew on tues stuck with the bottomfish. The morning was slow but as the day went on the life improved. Lots of action n w**ded thru a ton of small stuff for a box of 70 keepers. Wed both boats looked around for stripes early... miles of bait but not miles of fish... very few bites in the fleet for a lot of miles. Couple bites n landed one between which was Thomas biggest bass...Cant force something that isnt ready. Rather than beat a dead horse riding around hopin both boats went bottomfishing mid morning for more good action w**ded thru shorts n picked away for a half of box keepers (50k each) to salvage the day. Plenty of action n fillets for dinner !
Hasnt been easy fishing or weather but been staying on the best life we can n grinding to scrape together boxes of fish. Plenty of Stripes n a good bite way to the north so wont b long after the next round of weather n colder temps. Patience isnt my strong suit but we wait... Thanks everyone.
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