Maco's Bait and Tackle

The canal has been much slower than usual but Tony at Maco’s Bait & Tackle said a few guys using pogies have been chunking up bass from below slots to a few well over. With all the bait in the canal and Cape Cod Bay loaded with big stripers those fish might just come back inside to feed on the big mackerel and jumbo squid. There are still some legal sea bass in mid to upper Buzzards Bay and the guys that have been fluke fishing are getting a few more of legal size. Tony said the fishing in Cape Cod Bay has been excellent with live, chunked bait and the tube and worm doing most of the damage. They were getting in a truck load of flats of offshore baits as the tuna have been moving closer to the coast, giving mid-sized boats an opportunity at a recreational size bluefin. They carry every type of bait you need or want.

Our friend Tony was having a busy weekend at Maco’s Bait & Tackle where customers were going after mackerel in the canal or heading out to upper Western Buzzards for sea bass and a rumor of blues that moved into that area. A few of their sharpies are taking some decent bass on eels and chunks fishing after dark and one I know of was tossing their eels near canal structure and picked up two overs and a slot before calling it a night. The chunkers began picking up some dogfish and some Brown sharks on their bait rigs. A few guys caught their 25 mackerel limit from the east end jetties.