October 2017 Archives - Page 2 of 2 - The Fisherman

October 2017

A Tuna to Remember

July 27, 2017, started like many other days. I arrived at the Viking 5 Star around 2 a.m.

2017 10 West Bar

Fire Island Inlet’s West Bar

Heading west through Fire Island Inlet and just before you approach the deep blue, you’ll pass the backside jetty of Democrat Point on the left…

2017 10 Boat Review

Steiger Craft 255 DV Chesapeake

I had the chance to jump aboard Steiger Craft’s next-gen 255DV Chesapeake a few weeks back, and you will definitely want to know more about this roomy, fuel-efficient sportfisher.

Fish Cakes

Codfish, striped bass and sea bass all lend themselves nicely to this recipe.

2017 10 Changing Mood Jigs

Changing the Mood of Jigs

As a former charter boat mate, we used to go through a lot of jigs, especially when employing bucktail jigs on three-way rigs when fishing ripsfor stripers.

A Smell of a Season

Berkley Gulp! is one heck of an invention. I guess it’s good that they’ve figured out a way to keep costs down by using thinner plastic buckets, although they don’t hold up so well to the rigors of moving from duffel bag to back pack, boat to beach, and back again; the Gulp! smell is essentially the cost of doing business on the fluke grounds every year.