I won a free trip to Rhode Island for fishing cod this weekend on the Island Current. I caught a some decent fishing, one would have been the pool winner if I joined the pools, which I don't. The next day my cohort from Brooklyn, Joe, won the pool, so we made out quite alright.
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The fish was so large and my hands were in such bad shape after reeling it in, I could barely hold it up. It was cold, but clear skys the whole two days. A lot of cod went into the boat. I was completely tired out and sore up and down my arm. A have a broken hand which suffers miserably when I use it, and a nice bone tumor on the long joint of my index finger that limits my fishing. But we had a good time. The crazy captain I went with just turned around and ran back up to RI from Brooklyn to catch more fishing this weekend. Imagine?
Ruben
Ruben
I thought that was you when I saw the picture on Noreast this morning. Would I know the Crazy Captain?
Mike
hi mike about 35 years ago when i was healthy, i ran my 22ft. aquasport out of fire island inlet, stopped at 75ft. second drop off and caught 2 cod, mine was 48lb. and my buddies was 45lb. missed one other bite, that was nice. ooo baccala
another friend of mine worked at babylon land fill and a company brought in lots of burlap sacks of scallop shells and guts, boy was that good chum , but that was a different fishing day. i use to sink a 5 gallon chum pot to the bottom with hooks attached to it, only caught 1 cod that way. down on freeport canal i made a friend who ran a skimmer clam dragger, '' mako '' and he would let me go in his cooler and take as many bushels as i wanted, and just left the money on the electric panel, for a couple of dollars more, he would schuck and salt them, boy, those were the good old days, i can remember standing on the bow of a friends wood boat breaking the ice in the canal with long 2x4's so the ice wouldn't slice the wood hull.
I remember that little Dragger, he was a nice guy. He supplied most of the canal with Skimmers back then. 15 Bushels a day for the Starstream & the same for the Capt. Al when he docked on Woodcleft Canal. We would stand on the back of either boat on the way out at 5 AM & shuck Clams for 2-2 1/2 Hrs. till we started to fish.
hey mike it just came to me, the draggers name was george streit, does that ring a bell with you.
Nice fish Ruben, you sure fish a lot for someone who can't fish anymore.
Ron
Nice fish Ruben! If I was going to get hurt, I can't think of a better way to do so. ;D
I need to do one of those trips.
Thanks for sharing.
Sal
Thanks for the report Ruben. I've heard they have lock and load cod fishing up that way! This proves it. You'll have some good eats with those. Thanks for giving us all a look at this fishing.
Bob
Ruben, or any ichthyologists seamy have here...are there worms in the flesh of these fish.? I've heard about this and it's kinda weird to have this parasite.
hi bob yes those cod are some great eats, sea bass also, these fish hang around wrecks eating crab, mussels and lobster, the meat is pure white and boy are they delish, not fishy or foul. i fillet and skin mine and fry them up , thats how i liked my fish way back when 34 years ago. there were certain times of the year we would catch them on open bottom before the draggers would wipe them out. i miss those days
Beautiful fish!
Hey Harry, yeah done my share of cod fishing over the years. Mostly on the Viking outta Montauk. Never had the wide open bite they seem to be having these past couple of years. I wasn't aware of it then, but I've heard these fish are prone to having some kinda parasitic worm in the flesh?? I remember reading on a different forum that when held up to a light you can visibly see these worms and pull them out?? Any truth to this claim?bob
hi bob to tell you the truth i don't know, if i didn't see any worms or parasites i figured i was good to go. i don't remember if i saw any worms and cut that section out. boy i hope this winter will hurry up and get out of here.
Bob
In the West way back when we never saw Worms in the Cod but they had Lice on the outside. The Cod would come up on the Clam Beds or Mussel Beds & scratch off the Lice. The last time I went to Montauk I didn't see many Worms. I N.H. the Cod are loaded with Worms you can pick them out. Some of the guys even made a shadow box & laid the fillets on that to get all of them out. They won't hurt to eat a few the Cod need them to survive, they kill even worse things in the fish.
Mike
Brother, that's called heart! Way to gut it out.
Ron
Ruben, thanks for the info. I've been reading about the IC for a couple years now. They definetly put meat in the box. Really glad you got to wind and grind. I'll there soon. Can't wait to see your dinner pics.they always look great.
Mike, that's right...I remember reading about a shadow box or using a flashlight. Its all good
Ron, I lived in PR for 5 years when I was a kid. Bugs are part of the landscape and food chain. I get it! I just got a thing with worms is all. I can handle them , put them on a hook( even the ones that bite you when you reach into the bait box in pitch darkness ) as sometimes this is the only bait that will make your line come tight on a fish. As far as eating them.....
Bob
back in the mid 70's
Ruben, very informative,. Thanks for posting.
Bob
Nice fish MrBrkln ! The partyboats go out late march early april up here. I will be going soon.
sometimes gloucester yankee fleet even sooner. I put fresh fillets on ice in the sink & the worms crawl out.
Nearly all the cod i've seen had them.Tigt lines,Richie
Oh yeah...all I think about is fish and chips now.
That looks really good...
Come over and shovel some snow, we still have plenty ;D.
Ruben, someone gave me a penn 320 GTI and mentioned that it would be nice gear for Cod, do you ever see any on that boat?
I'm not a fan of level line or graphite, but I must say, this reel feels and looks nice... especially on the inside. I might hold on to it.
Sal
Quote from: Alto Mare on February 23, 2014, 01:51:22 AM
Come over and shovel some snow, we still have plenty ;D.
Ruben, someone gave me a penn 320 GTI and mentioned that it would be nice gear for Cod, do you ever see any on that boat?
I'm not a fan of level line or graphite, but I must say, this reel feels and looks nice... especially on the inside. I might hold on to it.
Sal
Sal,
I fish the gulf of Maine and see guys using them for Cod and Haddock. They can cast far enough to get a good jigging angle. The level winds are nice too if you're fishing bait and reeling up every 15 minutes.
I love my 320, but I have Tani'ized it. It now has no level wind and the reel is all lubed up. It spins and spins. I would think the 4.3 ratio would be great for jigging cod or other non monstrous bottom fish. About the biggest thing I've caught with mine is a just short California halibut.
Ron
Thanks CoastalVT, I appreciate your input.
Ron, I need to see your collection someday.
I've actually got most everything torn apart right now trying to decide what I'm taking to Alan's party in June. WHen it all gets put together and cleaned up I will take some pictures. My reels are nowhere as impressive as most on here. I am still buying reels for specific purposes and not actually "collecting" yet. That will probably start when the Navy is done with me.
I will be able to take a pretty cool shot of a line of Newelled Penns. It will be a Baymaster, a non exploding 501, a Tuna Special, a Grouper Special and a Marlin Special. If their was a Newell base that would work with the 85 spool then I would be happy.
Ron
Thanks guys, I think I'll hold on to this one and maybe do some minor upgrades.
Ruben, that's one sweet rod, is it 20-40? It might be under warranty :-\
Nice catching - thanks for sharing
Those cod are awesome good fun!