Nantucket Shoals Fluke

[Zipper]

I put together a charter trip to the shoals with my son, brother, and 3 close friends who I consider my family. It was epic. We fished back to back days, turn and burn, 12 hours on the boat each day. 3.5 hour run to the grounds east of Nantucket at 13 knots in a heavy Downeaster. We ran out in 3 foot chop, but the sea laid down nice as the day wore on. Was able to bucktail with 8 oz first day, 12 oz day two. When you run a trip, you pray for fishable conditions, and that EVERYONE catches and has a good time. My prayers were answered by the big guy. Four out of 6 had personal best fluke! My buddy Tom hit DD, and my brother, son and I had 8 fish in the 9s, just an ounce or 2 under ten. Boat limit day 1, day 2 big fish moved caught 22 biggest only 7 lbs. Lol Enjoy the pics on what real fluke fishing looks like. Also, no losing bucktails fishing over rough bottom. A real pleasure not re rigging every 5 minutes. Happiness is fishing and catching doormats with your son!

Edited July 4, 2019 by Zipper

[nmc02]

Congratulations...New England is the place to be for fluke, stripers, bluefin tuna, porgy, haddock, cod, & pollock. World class

[Zipper]

9 minutes ago, nmc02 said:

Congratulations...New England is the place to be for fluke, stripers, bluefin tuna, porgy, haddock, cod, & pollock. World class

Yes it will spoil you 4 sure!

[cantw82start]

Congrats- looks like a great time was had by all!

[Lunatic]

Very cool

[SPEARFISH]

Great trip. Congrats

[MZ7Extreme]

Next time invite me I promise to be the brother you'd love to punch!🤣

 

Good times and trip

[Farmshine]

Great trip!


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[Buck154]

That's awesome.  Can't wait for our trip. Fluking up there compared to here is the same as deer hunting in Iowa to here. 

Edited July 4, 2019 by Buck154

[Tallman]

Been going up there for five years,this year had the largest average size! We brought home filets from thirty fish from seven to eleven pounds (two days) we gave a bunch away to others on boat! Three of us!

Edited July 4, 2019 by Tallman

[Buck154]

This is what they are going to look like on our trip in August....lol

[3Blade]

Congrats on a great trip!

[Live to Hunt]

7 hours ago, Lunatic said:

Very cool

I agree 

[LPJR]

Awesome trip Zipper. Great times with your son, family and good friends! 

[Bowhunter2004]

Wow that’s phenomenal! Congratulations on an epic trip.  I spent 5 hours on raritan bay today...bunch of dogfish and 3 shorts.