57 miles off OC

[Bunker Head]

Sarturday the 15th some friends started trolling the Hot Dog area with no success and the boats were thicker than the fish.


Decided to make the run east,They needed good weather, nice seas as they were cruising in a 21 ft boat with a 175 Merc single.

Total time going out 57 miles 3.0 hrs.

They started chunking butterfish in about 150 ft and got the slick going first drift nadda second drift BAM rod goes off and the thing was so deep 6oz of lead with a whole butter fish, they didn't know what they hooked into for about 35min and one of them caught a glimpse he says TUNA YEE HA first time out that far for these guys 35 min later 61 lb Yellowfin, as they were fighting this fish the other rod goes this time it slammed my friend into the back of the boat before he could get the belt on, 1 hr later 400lb tiger shark. Fresh tuna, friend brought me a couple nice steaks for the grill

Nice trip for 3 guys who had never been out there before............ Thats why I needed those good weather reports thank you very much hope to get out there myself sooner than later.............

[Randy Stinchcomb]

57 miles offshore in a 21' boat wth a single outboard, tell those guys they got a set of brass over titanium ones nice to see that they got bit and got back, Good Job

[Sam]

Did you guys get any pics of the tiger? Man, I bet that was a blast!

[Coop]

Nice report.

[Bohica]

Man, you got big ones going that far off!!! Hat's off to ya, you picked the exact right day of the year. Great report.

[pohocker]

Never been offshore before, and they go 57 miles out in a 21' boat w/a single engine? They must be nuts.

[fish-aholic]

Yup, totally.....lucky for them it was calm and there were no mechanical problems......I was nervous 13 miles offshore in a 25' with a single i/o

[Randy Stinchcomb]

I can't even ever find a crew that will go-out more then 10 miles in my boat my brother Jeff has that 31' Velocity we rigged for offshore fishing and we would go 60 to 70 miles out off OC and fish all day, I use to worrie about us getting back alive we always did but that thought is always on your mind, now on my dads 31' Bertram, I never worried

[fish-aholic]

It was ridiculous, the chesapeake tower is what...12 miles out of Rudee? I saw some of the smallest boats I've every seen in the ocean out there that day. Absolutely scary that people risk that......I'm not sure if you can tell the size of some of the boats in this picture.....but man.....I swear I saw a 17' CC with a 70 on the back.....I think I'd be afraid to take that into the inlet, much less 12 miles out.

[ocsnapper]

Been out that far in a 26' center counsel on most trips not a problem, till we got hit by a thunder storm one day then it was hell to get back in 8 to 12 seas, Made for one long slow trip back.

[Randy Stinchcomb]

well the thing wth small boats is this, you really have to pick 'n choose your days and you better damn site be listening to the WX on the VHF and keep a look-out for storm clouds
I had a friend who had a 17' Whaler, would load it up wth gas cans and run out 20+ miles to the Jackspot and troll all day, "your nuts" I would tell him

[ocsnapper]

ya but it's fun

[Randy Stinchcomb]

Originally Posted by ocsnapper

ya but it's fun

yes it is, as long as the "bite" is on

[mdram]

i was out the hot dog in a 23' mako cc, single engine once, before we got back to the dock we were in 10+foot seas. kept seeing the perfect storm replay in my head

[Bohica]

It's no fun when you have trouble, I can tell ya. I've been caught 40 miles out in my old 24' GW and limped back on the kicker in bad weather. It sucks.