After nearly 2 years in hiatis, the Blue fish are back in NY Water. This is the pool winner from the other night...they gave my equiptment a workout with 14 hits. We were in the dock at 10:30 instead of the normal 12AM
(http://images.mrbrklyn.com/marilyn_jean_fishing/.cache/1600x1200-ruben_blues.jpg)
Nice fish!
nice!
Dang'it man, now that's a Big Blue :o
Quote from: ChileRelleno on May 17, 2014, 03:52:32 AM
Dang'it man, now that's a Big Blue :o
It is amazing how much bigger the bluefish are on the Atlantic coast. We have bluefish here but they are very small. I might even enjoy catching 'em if they were that size. ;D Bob
I would love to have a couple of those in the cooler! Sharks love Bluefish heads! I hope to catch some in Florida next week. They have to be 12" long to keep.
Hey Mike! You out there catching those Blues? I heard the bite was crazy!
Looking Good there Brooklyn! ;)
Yellow Demon Eyed Gators! What a great fighting fish - thanks for sharing
Good bait!
Quote from: Cone on May 17, 2014, 04:15:52 AM
Quote from: ChileRelleno on May 17, 2014, 03:52:32 AM
Dang'it man, now that's a Big Blue :o
It is amazing how much bigger the bluefish are on the Atlantic coast. We have bluefish here but they are very small. I might even enjoy catching 'em if they were that size. ;D Bob
Last year there were MANY over the 20# mark. Thankfully they don't get to 50 or 60 pounds. I think then people would be on their menu. :o
Quote from: BMITCH on May 17, 2014, 01:30:24 PM
Thankfully they don't get to 50 or 60 pounds. I think then people would be on their menu.
A-yuh. There's a reason they call 'em "choppers". (http://querytracker.net/forum/Smileys/default/eek.gif)
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Quote from: mrbrklyn on May 17, 2014, 11:40:43 AM
It is weird to think of anything eating Blue fish. When they get rolling as a school, they can strip an elephant to its bone in a few minutes. Its a good thing these things aren't bright or they would topple us for world domination.
Mako candy.
Best fighting fish of the East ;).
Quote from: Shark Hunter on May 17, 2014, 04:19:59 AM
I would love to have a couple of those in the cooler! Sharks love Bluefish heads! I hope to catch some in Florida next week. They have to be 12" long to keep.
Hey Mike! You out there catching those Blues? I heard the bite was crazy!
Looking Good there Brooklyn! ;)
I'm not out there yet. Still waiting for the phone call. Have a great trip down to Fla.
"I think we need a bigger boat..."
;D
Quote from: bluefish69 on May 17, 2014, 04:38:40 PM
Quote from: Shark Hunter on May 17, 2014, 04:19:59 AM
I would love to have a couple of those in the cooler! Sharks love Bluefish heads! I hope to catch some in Florida next week. They have to be 12" long to keep.
Hey Mike! You out there catching those Blues? I heard the bite was crazy!
Looking Good there Brooklyn! ;)
I'm not out there yet. Still waiting for the phone call. Have a great trip down to Fla.
I Will Buddy! Starting to pack now! Get out there and catch some of those Chompers! ;D
The Blues we are having in Florida right is the blues from not fishing. Mother nature is kept us at the dock all week.
Biggest Blue I've seen landed down here was maybe 9-10#, biggest I've landed was maybe 3-4#.
I would love to get into those larger Blues on light tackle.
Need to take a trip to visit my sister in PA... Yeah, that'd make for a great excuse to get up that way
Forgive me, I'm a left coast guy... Are blues good eating? ???
I know Sharks Love them! I haven't eaten one myself. I know they are an oily fish, that's what makes them great Bait! ;D
Quote from: spottybastard on May 18, 2014, 06:59:16 AM
Forgive me, I'm a left coast guy... Are blues good eating? ???
Not really. They are oily, good in the smoker though if you fillet and ice them right away.
Not me, but some chef claim it to be the most flavorful...if you know what to do with it. :-\
If you remove the dark meat and are really hungry, the little ones aren't bad ;D.
Best way to eat a bluefish....,
Soak in milk over night, smother in mayonnaise before cooking, nail to a cedar plank and cook face down over the fire to allow oil to drip off, once done after about 10 min or so, remove fillet, toss aside and eat the cedar plank.
Quote from: TechTeach2530 on May 18, 2014, 12:03:25 PM
Best way to eat a bluefish....,
Soak in milk over night, smother in mayonnaise before cooking, nail to a cedar plank and cook face down over the fire to allow oil to drip off, once done after about 10 min or so, remove fillet, toss aside and eat the cedar plank.
:D :D :D...
Quote from: Alto Mare on May 18, 2014, 12:32:58 PM
Quote from: TechTeach2530 on May 18, 2014, 12:03:25 PM
Best way to eat a bluefish....,
Soak in milk over night, smother in mayonnaise before cooking, nail to a cedar plank and cook face down over the fire to allow oil to drip off, once done after about 10 min or so, remove fillet, toss aside and eat the cedar plank.
:D :D :D...
I prefer mine with a Brick. I don't like Splinters
I had unlimited monster blues on the south shore of LI friday afternoon and saturday morning. Then they vanished. Real bruisers, some 12+ lbs. Honestly, some of the biggest bluefish I've ever caught from the beach. I got one on a bunker head that left me in awe.
Sacfly,
You know you got a big blue when they eat the head... only the big ones do that. That's why I use heads personally and give the chunks to my guest. This way I can catch a striper or big blue and they can catch whatever bites the hook. There are plenty of fish in our waters that'll take the chunk but not many that'll take the heads. I caught a 21" fluke last year on a chunk. Also, when passengers get a monster blue on the line it usually tangles the rest of our lines with it because they don't know how to control their frantic fighting blue.
PS- stripers eat chunks also, I've just had better luck with the heads. I believe the reason for them jumping on the heads first is because they eat bunker head first as opposed to blues that attack from behind or from the sides.
Keep those lines tight!
Thanks
Dom
Word as it last years run of blues was possibly a different strain of Bluefish. Possibly from over the big pond. My PB on blues was 19.5 #, huge fish. Really strong. As for chunking bunker. I always try to get a head. I agree with dom here. Only the largest fish eat the heads. The 19.5# came on a six pound sea bass rack over a deep wreck in November.