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When trolling tubes via braided line, I like to experiment with spinning reels. Again, I purchase equipment that I can use to fulfill more than one purpose. In other words, the spinning reels I use to troll tubes are the same spinning reels I use to cast plugs and live eels. Because of line capacity …
My go to fishing reel for trolling tubes is the Penn 113 Special Senator High Speed Reel (Penn 113HSP for short). I like this reel for several reasons: 1) Durability My father bought me a Penn 113 more than a decade ago, when I first started trolling tubes from my family’s 19 foot Carolina Skiff. …
Hi everyone! One of the most highly anticipated winter events, The New England Boat Show will take place February 11-19 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. The great folks at the Boat Show have offered My Fishing Cape Cod readers 3 pairs of free tickets. I’ve added the free tickets to the prizes below. …
Click here for the latest Cape Cod tuna fishing report Skipping work to go tuna fishing was pretty commonplace during my early twenties. This rang especially true during September and October. Fortunately I had a good fishing buddy, and supportive father who were also willing to drop everything to go tuna hunting whenever the weather …
This is a guest report and photo contest entry from Brian Atchinson, local Cape Cod recreational fishermen. Only 3 more months to go until the bass return! Do you have an epic 2011 report or striped bass fishing story you’d like featured on the blog? Send it over to [email protected] for your chance at free …
Hi everyone! With it being the middle of the winter and all, I figured now is a great time to break out our best photos from the 2011 fishing season. The contest is simple. Send in your best fishing photo from this past season with a brief description. The 5 most amazing and interesting entries …
On a nice day, fishing the flats of Barnstable Harbor is more like fishing the Florida Keys than fishing Cape Cod. Stripers cruise in foot deep water, much like Florida’s famous bonefish. The water takes on a torquoise color that extends for miles in every direction. Under a summer sun tidal pools warm up to …
Over the past two seasons Chatham has held one of the largest bio-masses of striped bass Cape Cod fishermen have ever seen. It is hard to say why these enormous schools of striped bass have chosen Chatham over other Cape Cod striped bass fishing hot spots. There has been an absurd amount of bait present …
Finding a good place to fish is the most challenging and important aspect of any fishing trip. The best gear and most effective baits won’t catch a thing if there are no fish in the area you are fishing. Therefore it’s important to develop a strategy for finding productive waters. Entire books have been written …
Viewed on a chart Billingsgate Shoal is the most noticeable and extensive are of structure inside Cape Cod Bay. The Shoal extends from a few miles north of Dennis’ Sesuit Harbor to northernmost point of Wellfleet. Back in the 1800’s a small village of houses was located on Billingsgate Island which once sat just outside …
It seems that each season striped bass select a different Cape Cod location to infiltrate in amazing numbers. Said another way, certain areas on the Cape fish incredibly well one season while past hot spots quiet down a bit. During 2010 and 2011 the indisputable striper hot spot was the area off Chatham. The fishing …
Happy New Year (or almost New Year)! I find it hard to believe that 2012 is already upon us. I can remember those warm, flat calm August fishing trips as if it was just yesterday. With the 2012 Cape Cod striped bass season still months away, now is the time to get the gear prepared …
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