Conference wahoo::fishing

    norm 
    Count me in. What type of boat do you have? I have a couple of long
    line set ups and stand up rigs but only small boats that I have
    for sale or to trade up .
    
    I and friends have fished for bluefin at stellwagon bank and have
    sounded a few right off of halibut point.
    
    Where are you located? I fish mostly off cape ann but will try most
    anyplace.
    
    The early tuna came in june this year but if you can find good thermals
    in the cayons? Who knows???
    
                                             Walt Gibson LTN_2
    

RE: < Note 537.1 by JOULE::GIBSON >
    :What type of boat do you have? 
ANS: Ihave a 35 foot opSportfish with a 12 foot beam and twin 350 
     Chevy's to power her. Boat name 'ANZO' with respect to my 
     wife (her name is ANNE).

    
    :Where are you located? 
Ans: I am located at Cape Codd and live there year round. Keep 
     the ANZO about 150 yards from my house at a mooring in 
     Pocasset.

Looking forward to meeting you Walt maybe we can interest a few 
more. Send me some vms mail and I will start a file for 
remembering who wants to fish.
norm

    Norm,
    	I'd like to be considered also. The season here in Maine obviously
    will start later than down there and I'd love to get a jump on it.
    Regards
    Paul

    I forgot to mention in my last reply that I have several handline
    rigs if you want to go that route.
    Paul

re: reply from Paul and Walt--

Great --I just realized that I could extract from tsese notes 
files so it makes it super easy to keep track of responses. Let's
hope the fish get back early this year. 

Oh--Paul  you can stay at my house before we go fishing since 
Maine is a little far to come in the morning ok/?

Norm

    Norm, 
    Are you talking about the Block to Martha's Is. area?  If so, some
    giants were about 12 miles off Block for a few weeks in mid July.
    The yellowfin, showed up real good the last week of July, in the
    east fleet and at Butterfish.  Butterfish only lasted about 2 weeks
    last year tho, I think it was because of the whale carcass that
    drew all the sharks.  I'm not sure when the dump started to produce
    tuna, but there were at least a couple of marlin taken in the Cuttyhunk
    tournement, and that was July 10-11.
    
    Depending where our boat winds up (Pt Judith RI, Danvers Port Ma, or 
    Portsmouth NH area) I'll be happy to take a couple of guys when
    everybody goes out.  We're just  waiting to hear about a slip.  She's
    a 24' Grady White with a 200hp Yam, name - Kingfisher.  
    
    I've only done stand up, but if she comes north, I'ld like to try to 
    handline some giants.  Who knows, if we get really bold (or is that
    stupid ? ;-)) I might throw a standup down while we're handlining and
    see what happens?  An old fashioned Nantucket sleigh ride perhaps?  
           

    Norm,
    
    Count me in...
    
    I am putting together standup gear, have a sabre 50-180 standup
    and have a Penn 50TW on the top of the xmas list. I have 21 ft Chris
    w/ 230 I/O that I can trailer down to pt judith and go for yellow
    fin when they come in...but would crew on your boat anytime, I plan
    to devote August to tuna since this seems to be the best month to
    go after them with a small boat.
    
    Capt. Codfish

    
    norm, sounds great, although i cannot contribute to any tackle but
    i can share with the expenses. the only tuna i have seen came from
    a can.
    
    
    the westminster bass man at heart
    yazoo::m_messier

Norm,

I would love to have the opportunity to try some tuna fishing.  Although 
most of my fishing is freshwater, I do occassionally make it out on party 
boats, but that's not my idea of real fishing.

I don't have any heavy duty gear...but I DO HAVE a heavy duty DESIRE!!
I'd be happy to help share expenses!

Thanks for the offer!

Joe

    Hay Norm,
    
    I am anouther of those bass fishing guys but would like to try tuna!!
    Sounds fun let me know if there is room!!
    
    Bassin Bob'

    Hi Norm
      Count me in if there's room left on the back deck.   Mayby I'll
    even remember your darts by then.
    Jeff

                              -< LET'S GET READY >-

 Looks like I will have a crew after all--

Following is a list of those that have expressed interest in 
going fishing next summer. Four to five people is no problem for 
one trip so I will schedule as many trips as are required to get 
everyone out a least once. Normally I take Fridays off and 
sometimes Mondays during the fishing season so most likely those 
will be the days. Should someone have a big problem on those days 
--well no sweat we will do it some other day as it comes up.

Sometime before spring I will publish an estimated cost list for 
fuel etc. It really won't be bad at all if we have four or five 
per trip. I will start freezing herring soon as they start to run 
in the spring so we have plenty of chum stock.

I forgot to answer a question. Yes I mean the area south of 
Marthas Vineyard around the area called the dump. Also will go to 
the bay and past Nantucket if that is where they are.

___________________________________________________
JOULE::GIBSON!walt_ltn_2
MTBLUE::OKERHOLM_PAU!paul 
TOOK::SWEET!capt_codfish
YAZOO::M_MESSIER
HPSCAD::BPUISHYS!"Bob Puishys"
BPOV09::JAMBERSON

Walt!!

DID YOU FORGET .9???

Please include me to your growing list.

Thanx....

Joe



BTW...what do you do with any tuna that are caught??  Property of boat 
owner??  Divy it up??

    
                        -< GEEZE GUYS, Me too? >-
    
    I would like to on the list, Sounds GREAT.  I can furnish $ and
    desire. (some skill).
    
    Thanks
    
    TBDW
    
    
    ps  Fridays or Mondays are OK with me.  I need several hours notice.
    
    
    

    Norm,
    
          I would also like to be put on the list, also the guy i work
    with would like to be added. Our names are Mike Mcnulty (myself)
    and Rick Weatherbee. Thank you in advance.
    
                                                            Mike M

1. re: what happen to .9

   Wow I am sorry but have now fixed the screw-up I think. I must 
   have hit the wrong key while editing the list. BTW Joe, it's  
   NORM.

2. re: -< Two more >-

   Welcome aboard Mike and Rick.

3. re:who keeps the fish?

   Well since the crew will be sharing expenses and I don't do 
   this for a living the crew will get fifty percent of the 
   proceeds from the sale of any fish.

   Any fish we decide to keep we will fillet out and divide out 
   with fifty percent going to the crew.

   Final decision on whether to sell or keep is per the Captain 
   of the boat.

   Probably sell Bluefin, keep Albacore, Keep some and sell some 
   Yellowfin. (if the price is right it is always for sale)
norm

    NORM,
    It looks like you're accumulating quite a list of people interested.
    If my boat is in the RI area, I'll be happy to take 1-2 guys and
    meet you at the dump.  We've got the 24' Grady, and I've got 2 standup
    outfits, a harness, a belt and assorted tuna tackle.  If the boats
    is up north (Ma, or NH), I'll be begging a ride also :-).  I'll
    know where it'll be living sometime in the Jan/Feb time frame.  
    
    Keep me in mind.
    
    joe amato                
    
    ps. I live in NH, so if anybody needs a ride give me a ring.

    
    Hi Norm,
    
    Sounds like you got a big hit!
    
    If you have room, I'd like to give it a try. I've never been
    fishing for tuna. I have a surf rod and reel but it sounds like
    that isn't going to cut it. I can do $$ though.
    I'd be willing to sell any caught. (I would like to try a taste
    of fresh tuna though, I heard it's delicious.)
    
    Always ready for something new,
    Mike 
    

re: < Note 537.17 by SMURF::AMATO >
                      -< add boat/fisherman to the list >-

   Joe,
Do you have a trailer for your Grady? If so the 'DUMP' is never
too far off.

It is beginning to look real good in the way of tackle between 
Paul, you and what I hope to have by spring. 

Maybe we should organize some bluefishing(not the charlie 
kind) for next summer in order to let some of the landlocked
bass fishermen that have signed up some more fun. One day last
summer I took out a small party of friends and we brought back
450 pounds of Bluefish and five tired construction workers.

Norm

       Count me in too. Blues or Tuna. Thanx.
                                              Denny

    re: .19 <trailer for the grady>
    
    Sorry, no trailer.  I don't think my chevette is up to pulling the
    Grady.  If we're in RI tho, I think the Dump is about 40 miles from
    the marina.  With nice weather, I can do that in a little under
    2 hours.  My fuel consumption isn't too bad, and I carry 90+ gallons.
    
    I'm up for a bluefish trip sometime.  That Sweet guy, aka Capt.
    Codfish, has plenty of gear also.  He's the best to have around
    when your going for blues, but not the tuna species.  Last year I took
    him out for some yellowfin action.  Both times I took him out after a
    terrific trip the week before, and guess what we caught?  Blues,
    but no tuna! He's one of the best bluefisherman I know (hi bruce!:-)
    Anyway, I promised him I'ld get him into some tuna, so I've got
    to head over to Foodmart and get some starkist.
                     
    Like I said, if I'm down there I'm game, and the boat has the range.
    
    Waiting for April
    joe
    joe

    P.S.
    Those bluefish are also great bait for sharks.  I didn't have any
    luck last season with them (saw 3, 2 of them were beaut's but nobody
    would bite!), but I'ld like to give it a try if anybody else wants
    to.  I hear the mako's are terrific gamefish, jumpers, and they're
    out at the dump.  For anybody concerned about catching a shark,
    if I'm not going to keep it, I plan on cutting the leader to release
    them.  If I get a keeper (like a mako), I've got a flying gaff to
    handle a monster.  Maybe a shark trip on the agenda?

re: < Note 537.21 by SMURF::AMATO >
    
!    Sorry, no trailer. 
!    Grady.  If we're in RI tho, 

JOE,
I finally have to ask why have you left out all the good places 
in between RI and NH to keep the Grady?

Make sure the can is water packed--haven't caught any yet that 
were in oil.

Norm

    re .21
    
    Bluefish, bluefish, bluefish....fish everywhere and not a one that
    I would eat!!!
    
    Face it Joe, I take you for cod and we catch cod, I take you for
    flats and we catch flats, I take you for blues and we catch blues...
    
    You take me for tuna and we catch blues...sounds like its a problem
    with the captain to me!! Well this year will be different. I will
    have the "Sweet Dream" down in tuna water and find the tuna myself.
    
    sigh me...
    
    Capt. Codfish

    Well I finally put up th boat for the winter,Hated to but, March
    will be here soon. Capt Cod or anyone else who would like to plan
    a early flats trip to the Cape(Cod) in the spring; Give me a shout.
    
    Now is the time to work on tackle and Ice fish. I've heard the smelt
    are running on the so. shore; so thats the place to go.
    
    As far as Sharks!!! Yes they are fun. I caught a couple trolling
    squid in 200' of the Isles of Sholes last year. Small Blues about
    5' long to big to bring in my boat though. There not hard to catch
    and offer fine sport on 30lb class tackle.

    re: .21
    
    The drive is too long to get to any place that I left out (like
    the cape, I hate fighting traffic), or the slip prices were more
    than our bank account can support.  It only takes me 2 hrs to get
    to Silver Springs Marina (1 that I'm waiting to hear from) so that's
    not too bad.  And the traffic isn't that bad down 93-95.  I also
    know the fishing around Block I., and Isle of Shoals NH, areas.
    I admit I've been real wishy-washy on where to put the boat.  After
    the great first season we had off of Block (8 boated and 8 others
    lost; better than a friend of mine that's been doing it for 15 years!),
    its hard to think of moviong.  But after seeing Steve G's notes,
    WOW!  Would I love to tie into a giant.  Down in RI waters there
    are more tuna, but smaller.  Up north there are fewer but bigger.
    My dream is to try for a line class record with 50lb STANDUP tackle
    for a giant.  The fish are big enough up here...
    
    Sigh, decisions, decisions.  No matter where she goes it looks like
    there'll be plenty of people that'ld like a shot at some charlie.
    Last year on my vacation, everybody dropped out at the last minute
    and I almost didn't get out at all.  Only after harrassing a friend
    and his brother (with promises of $$ dancing in there heads) did
    I get out. And we had a day like you dream about.  
    
    On that trip, there were only 3 boats around us, and they only got 
    1 fish between them.  We literally had a feeding frenzy of school
    blufins at the boat.  One came to the boat to take a line!  We boated 
    2 blufin,  (75 and 76lbs) and 1 60lb yellowfin.  The 76'r took
    my friend 1 1/2 hours to get to the boat on 80 lb tackle.  It didn't
    want to be caught!  We lost 1 fish down deep (we had 2 on at
    once, 1 was the yellowfin, when the yellowfin hit my fish down deep
    and I dropped him).  We lost another at the boat.  It was about a
    150lb yellowfin, but a little green when I tried to stick him with
    the fixed gaff.  He headed for parts unknown with the gaff, but
    luckily the gaff was cleated off.  Next day I purchased the flying
    gaff.  And we lost another small one at the boat, wasn't hooked
    good.  All this in 3 hours of fishing, I use 50 lb standup, and
    my 2 friends had 80 lb standup. 
    
    I had 2 days like that down there, lots of action!  But a giant
    would be nice...

    Norm,
    
       Santa came through on the PENN 50TW, sooooo I am all set for
    some TUNA action (Mount it on my SABRE 50-130 standup) also Santa
    left a 2lb spool of 50lb Ande Tournement of which 800 yrds should
    fill this reel nicely.
          
    Maybe I can try the rig out on the one of the neighborhood kids....
    
    Is it spring yet????!!!!!!!
    
    Capt. Codfish

                             -< Santa loves Tuna >-

re: -1      Santa came through on the PENN 50TW, 


CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!
Wow some people really know nice Santas. Maybe that rig will 
bring us some super luck this year. Summer is coming.
I'll supply a safety line when your on my boat as I sure would 
hate to see that one go over the side.

norm

HI!  
Just wanted everybody to know that the fishing trips are still on
for next summer and thought I would list those already signed up.
I called Brownell last week and scheduled to get the 'ANZO' back 
in the water. The magic day is May 6. Now I sure hope that the 
weather cooperates and gives us some nice days for 
recommissioning her during April. Since Santa was 'REAL' this 
year we have new side mount outrigger holders and an anchor winch 
to install. Also got the ok to buy trim tabs this year. 
Picked up 300 foot of 1/2 inch un-manilla for deeper water 
anchoring last week. BTW-I do not know if any one else out there 
uses this stuff that SPAGS sells but it really is fantastic line.
Please let me know if I missed anyone.
Waitin'
Norm

Thanks for the mail Mike --note your name is spelled differently 
now .
                    TEAM TUNA  
           (maybe shark and blues also)
JOULE::GIBSON !Walt Gibson LTN_2                     
MTBLUE::OKERHOLM_PAU !Paul
SMURF::AMATO !Joe          
TOOK::SWEET !Bruce -Capt. Codfish                           
YAZOO::M_MESSIER                                    
FEISTY::TOMAS "Joe"                                 
HPSCAD::BPUISHYS "Bob Puishys"                      
BPOV09::JAMBERSON!Jeff                              
DARTS::WIERSUM "The Back Deck Wizard"               
CASV01::MCNULTY!!Mike              
CASVo1::Weatherbee!Rick
FISHN::GOODY                                        
BEOWLF::RIEU !Denny                                 

< Note 537.29 by REGENT::BURBINE >
                               -< FOR TEAM TUNA >-

Norm,

Keep me on your list.... I'll probably be running out of New Bedford this
year..... But the radio makes it sound like I'm just next door...

We should be able to get together for a run off-shore.

Talk to you more as it gets nearer to cast-off..


Mike Riopel..... "OLD SOUL"