We had the pleasure of sailing with Chong and his buddies this morning. Pulled wire for a short time but decided to switch over for some fluke given yesterday's action. The fish weren't jumping in the boat, but they were there and were mostly keepers. Tons of sea bass. Hate tossing them back! The guys feasted on sashimi and sake (and Coors Light!) all morning. Nice! A great trip with these first timers and we look forward to seeing them again.

The guys with some of today's catch.

Showing off!

And then comes the sake and Coors Light...(more).

Nice pair!

Another nice morning underway.

Today we fished with Kevin and his crew. We trolled for about a half hour and had some bluefish. With the fluke bite being red hot, we switched gears quickly. We ended up with close to 20 fish, up to 8 pounds, and also had a few big ling in the mix. A great day with a great group of guys.

Just saying...

Not too shabby!

Had a great day today at Montauk's Blessing of the Fleet. Posted a few photos and video below. Unfortunately, the wind kept the ceremony in the harbor. Still, great to be blessed and to remember those who have past on.

Getting ready for the Blessing.

Kissy fish?

Had a great day today at Montauk's Blessing of the Fleet. Posted a few photos and video below. Unfortunately, the wind kept the ceremony in the harbor. Still, great to be blessed and to remember those who have past on.

Getting ready for the Blessing.

Kissy fish?

Had Joseph and his buddies fish wth us this morning. Headed out in search of bass and bluefish. The bass were a bit uncooperative, but the bluefish kept the boys busy. The guys had to fish through some rain and fog, but that didn't deter them. Ended up with a tote full of fish. Plenty of laughs with these NR first-timers and hoping we'll see them again!

The boys posing for a quick pic.

Kissy fish?

Two on...consistently!

Got bluefish?

Had a late-day shark trip with James, Ludo and Luke today. Left the dock at noon and steamed about 15 miles down the middle. We set up in decent water, coupled with pea soup fog. Always a pleasure! Had a quiet couple of hours to start, but the action was non-stop once it started. At one point, we had three of our four rods hooked into sharks. The guys did an awesome job all around. A great day with another group of first-timers on the NOVEMBER RAIN. Hope to see them again.

Luke's strapped into the first blue dog of the day.

Here's a pic of James and Ludo, each fighting a shark…(more)

James on yet another. Smiling for the camera and making it look so easy…(more)

Here's a quick shot of one blue shark we released the boat…(more)

And here's another causing quite a stir.

Had a late-day shark trip with James, Ludo and Luke today. Left the dock at noon and steamed about 15 miles down the middle. We set up in decent water, coupled with pea soup fog. Always a pleasure! Had a quiet couple of hours to start, but the action was non-stop once it started. At one point, we had three of our four rods hooked into sharks. The guys did an awesome job all around. A great day with another group of first-timers on the NOVEMBER RAIN. Hope to see them again.

Luke's strapped into the first blue dog of the day.

Here's a pic of James and Ludo, each fighting a shark…(more)

James on yet another. Smiling for the camera and making it look so easy…(more)

Here's a quick shot of one blue shark we released the boat…(more)

And here's another causing quite a stir.

Spent the morning with John McCann and family. Started out with the wire and after being bombarded by bluefish, we decided to give the fluking a try. Hit a couple of spots and had some fish. Not a slaughter by any means, but I suppose you can't win them all. Except, of course, for George, who proudly displayed this bad boy!

Nice flatty!