July 14, 2013

The seas were flat calm with overcast skies and a little fog as Lauren and I splashed the boat. It’s been a little while since I used my boat, so it felt good to be back on the water. I think Lauren was excited too, considering this was her first time on the water this

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Lauren Catches a Cow | Cape Cod Fishing Report July 14
July 14, 2013

We found fish early on in this trip which was great, however we really only got one shot at them before they disappeared. Lucky for us Lauren had the hot hand and was able to hook into a good one before the school vanished into the abyss. I did not weigh the bass but I

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Lauren Catches a Cow | Cape Cod Fishing Report July 14
July 12, 2013

Most Cape Cod Canal fishing reports are saying that the fishing has been very hit and miss. Therefore, renewed motivation is the best way of describing what I felt after hearing a Cape Cod Canal fishing report about a buddy’s 40 pound striped bass. Needless to say, the good news of a big Canal striper

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18 Hours at the Cape Cod Canal | July 10-12
July 12, 2013

Continued from the post 18 Hours at the Cape Cod Canal I headed down to the Ditch on Tuesday night around 9pm and began my fishing at the East Entrance during the end of the flood tide. It was as flat calm as it gets with absolutely no wind and very little mosquito life, which

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18 Hours at the Cape Cod Canal | July 10-12 Extended Report
July 9, 2013

This past week my buddies Jason Mazzola and Andrew Massard hooked and landed a 400 pound giant bluefin tuna. By no means are we tuna experts, but we have logged in some serious time and effort over the years trying to figure out how to catch these impressive fish. Needless to say all that time

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3 Simple Steps to your 1st Cape Cod Tuna | Podcast #4
How to Gill Net Pogies
July 8, 2013

Fireworks burst outside my bedroom window as I lay there, earnestly trying to catch some sleep. My alarm was set for 12:45AM, a rather inconvenient wake up time, considering all the July Fourth weekend activities that take place on Cape Cod. It was already 11:30PM so I was looking at maybe an hour of sleep,

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July 4th Weekend Giant Tuna Fishing
July 8, 2013

Continued from the post July 4th Weekend Giant Tuna Fishing The first hour of every giant tuna fishing trip is often the most nerve wrecking. You have just arrived on scene and have no idea what may be lurking beneath your boat. Hours or preparation, organization and planning have brought you to this 23 foot by

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July 4th Weekend Giant Tuna Fishing | Extended Report
July 4, 2013

I stepped foot onto the sand of outer Cape Cod and was greeted by pitch black darkness, a sky full of stars and a wild bunny rabbit. A howling south west breeze whipped over the mounds of sand, through the eel grass and out over the Atlantic. I stood there for a moment breathing it

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A Night of Fishing at Nauset Inlet
July 4, 2013

Continued from the post A Night on the National Seashore | July 3 Cape Cod Surf Fishing Report About 50 feet out my eel was stopped dead in its tracks by the relentless southwest wind. A moment after the eel plopped into the water, the current engulfed it and pushed it towards the open Atlantic. Several

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A Night of Fishing at Nauset Inlet | Part 2
July 2, 2013

I can sense that I am once again starting to turn into a nocturnal creature. The past couple of nights I have been up all night, going to bed when the rest of Cape Cod is just waking up. It’s amazing the influence a little fish can have on your lifestyle. Yet I love this

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Live Eeling Cape Cod’s Estuaries at Night | July 2 Cape Cod Fishing Report
July 2, 2013

Before I jump into this report, I want to share with you a quick tip for fishing the back waters of estuaries with live eels. Many of the bass you will encounter will be on the smaller end of the spectrum. To give yourself a chance of hooking these small bass, while still also enticing

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Slinging “Pencil” Eels in Estuaries | July 2 Extended Report