8/31/04

I'm a day late getting this out because I didn't get the results from the
Grand Slam Tournament until last night. They are as follows;

PARTY BOAT DIVISION

Largest Striped Bass - 29.35 lbs - SEA OTTER V - John Panasuk

Largest Bluefish - 12.3 lbs - VIKING STARSHIP - Brian Borque

Largest Fluke - 11.2 lbs - SEA OTTER V - Hearst Mills

Largest Seabass - 3.8 lbs - SEA OTTER V - Hearst Mills

Grand Slam Winner - 123.4 points - SEA OTTER V

CHARTER BOAT DIVISION

Largest Striped Bass - 41.3 lbs - ADIOS - Capt Skip Rudolph

Largest Bluefish - 12.8 lbs - BREAKAWAY - Capt Rich Etzel

Largest Fluke - 6.6 lbs - KAREN SUE - Tommy Onorata

Largest Seabass - 4..35 lbs - BREAKAWAY - Capt Rich Etzel

Grand Slam Winner - 139.75 points - BREAKAWAY - Capt Rich Etzel

RECREATIONAL BOATS

Largest Striped Bass - 37.1 lbs - Richard Rade Jr.

Largest Bluefish - 11.7 lbs - DOUBLE D - Paul Bruno

Largest Fluke - 10.25 lbs - PROFESSIONAL CRYER - Jillian Edelman

Largest Seabass - 4.9 lbs - SEA CHASE - Frank & Maryanna Wymbs

Grand Slam Winner - 123.4 points - SEA OTTER V

Grand Slam First Place - 140.75 points - Richard Rade Jr

Grand Slam Second Place - 132.95 points - PROFESSIONAL CRYER - Jim Krug

Grand Slam Third Place - 127.85 points - FLEMISH CAP - Joey Blocker


The porgies for striped bass tactic is growing in popularity, making it more
and more difficult for those who are still trolling. Everyone knows where
the biggest bass are most likely to be caught, and trolling through the maze
of boats drifting is getting to be near impossible. Also, the amount of
boats using the liveys seems to be cutting into the big bass population, as
the numbers of fish being caught seems to be dwindling. These fish are the
resident population, and there are only so many of them to go around.

The fluke season ends in a couple of days, but it doesn't seem to make much
difference. There are some real nice fish around, like the ten and eleven
pounders caught in the Grand Slam Tournament, but it's a long time between
bites.

Offshore there are still plenty of those baby bluefins around, along with
occasional keepers (more now than earlier), and they can be found just about
anywhere from the 43700 line south. They have been found out as far as the
43450 line, where some boats are looking for but not finding many longfins
and yellowfins. If you want them you have to get out to the edge, and mainly
to the east of the Tails down toward Atlantis.

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Capt Gene Kelly
Tropical Fishing Adventures
Montauk Sportfishing
800 280 5565
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