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 | June-Aug 2002August 25, 2002
Lidlow wins Elks Fluke Tournament Susan Lidlow caught one of the largest fluke of the year Saturday, and she couldn't have done that at a better time, since her 13.92-pound doormat was worth about $3,300 in the Middletown Elks Fluke Tournament. Susan was fishing from her husband Phil's Dusky when the Belford couple connected with the huge doormat. Though far behind, Mike Adams of Atlantic Highlands did well with the second place 8.88-pound fluke that was hooked by Jerry Carr and also took bonus money for largest by an Elk. Mike Smith from Little Egg Harbor was third at 8.74 pounds, and Robert Skoniecnzy of Staten Island placed fourth with an 8.12-pound fluke. Dennis Whalen of the Middletown Elks said the 88 boats entered enjoyed perfect weather and good drifting conditions in Ambrose Channel where many caught 4-and-5-pounders and all were pleased with the fishing. More
Fluke
Fluke fishing
has been very good this past week in Ambrose Channel. We catch
more keepers than shorts. We have been catching 70 to 100 keepers per trip with pool fish in the 5 to 7lb. range. Capt. Stan Elaine B II Weakfish Are In Thick Capt. Pete Wagner said weakfishing from his
Hyper Striper improved after a slow period. The Curtis Hutchins
party from East Orange not only got into the average weaks last week, but one
drift produced six tiderunners from 7 to 9 pounds. Rich Decanto's party from
Bayonne limited Wednesday morning, but Wagner noted evening weakfishing has been
tougher.
Capt. Lou Grazioso ran Tackle Box Sportfishing out to Chapel Hill Channel where Tom McNellis of Branch Brook and his son did very well with weaks Wednesday morning by casting jigs tipped with worms. They kept only four but released many more up to 5 pounds. Weakfishing was more difficult in the afternoon southwester, but Al Spero's party from Barnegat still put a catch together. Tuna Offshore Slowed up a bit this week for most people I spoke w/ except Mike Stavola who had 11 yellowfin last Friday. They are getting bigger too up to 65lbs. Don't forget to get into Big ed's Tuna Rodeo in September http://bahrs.com/bigedstunrod.html Vacation
Issue:
Fishing Book
Review
I found one of my dock employees reading this book.
I bought it on Amazon and read it instantly. It made me want to head offshore!
Here are some reviews that I found:
AHH Vacation
Issue:
Fishing Book
Review
I found one of my dock employees reading this book.
I bought it on Amazon and read it instantly. It made me want to head offshore!
Here are some reviews that I found: 
Why
is it so amazing that the author, a veteran sport fisherman, heads out to sea,
casts his line, and hooks himself a several-hundred-pound marlin? It's amazing
because he does it all by himself; Bentos is, as far as anyone knows, the
world's only solo marlin fisherman. How does he do what usually requires a team
of burly fishermen to accomplish? What makes him take on this unique challenge?
Part autobiography, part Old Man and the Sea, Bentos' memoir is written
primarily for aficionados of sport fishing, but landlubbers should glean some
interesting tidbits. Among the details about boat speeds and fishing-line
strength and bait rigging, readers will find small, precise portraits of both
the author's fellow fisherman and some of the places he has visited. Readers
will also pick up some of the ideology of sport fishing: the catch-and-release
philosophy, the strategy of competition, the lessons to be learned out there all
alone on the big blue sea. A fine fishing story, yes, but also a resonant
autobiography capable of reeling in a wide variety of readers. David
Pitt Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved From Library Journal An award-winning fisherman, Bentos works alone, fishing for marlin in the Atlantic Ocean, 100 miles from shore. This is normally a team sport, demanding a captain, mate, and crew, but Bentos prefers the solitude and self-sufficiency. He sometimes stays out several days, catching and releasing some of the largest and most challenging deep-sea fish in the world. Doing it at all is remarkable, but Bentos has also been able to win many competitions against experienced teams of fishermen and boat crews. Caution, preparation, and respect for both his prey and the impersonal dangers of the sea are requirements. In this fishing memoir, Bentos muses about the source of his enthusiasm and the roots of his fascination with fishing. A native Uruguayan and longtime commentator and writer for Voice of America, he has an easy style and mixes his observations about fish, the sea, his fellow fishermen, and his personal history in a pleasant and undemanding narrative. While this may not be a source of deep thought or great inspiration, it is a reasonable addition to fishing collections. Edwin B. Burgess, U.S. Army Combined Arms Research Lib., Fort Leavenworth, KS Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. Book Description Marlin fishing is intrinsically, almost compulsorily, a team sport, one that requires a boat captain, mate, and fishing crew for the 16 million deep-sea anglers in America. But Carlos Bentos has won dozens of billfish competitions-working completely alone. In fair weather and foul, he single-handedly maneuvers his boat for twelve, fourteen, sixteen hours a day, days at a stretch, at the same time spotting, landing, and releasing unharmed marlin weighing hundreds of pounds. How does he do it? And why? In A Crew of One, Bentos describes what compels him to troll solo a hundred miles offshore hoping for the strike of the fish called "the apex of deep-sea fishing." Through one man's extraordinary experiences of solitary adventuring, this oceanic A River Runs Through It offers a new way of looking at fishing, at self-reliance, and at the mystique of being alone at sea. About the Author Carlos Bentos is the world's only known championship-winning solo marlin fisherman. Fishing alone, he has won more than thirty competitions, including the annual Ocean City White Marlin Tournament, which he won with an unparalleled Super Grand Slam performance. He is a longtime commentator and writer for "Voice of America" and has been profiled in publications including The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, and Soundings. Why is it so amazing that the author, a veteran sport fisherman, heads out to sea, casts his line, and hooks himself a several-hundred-pound marlin? It's amazing because he does it all by himself; Bentos is, as far as anyone knows, the world's only solo marlin fisherman. How does he do what usually requires a team of burly fishermen to accomplish? What makes him take on this unique challenge? Part autobiography, part Old Man and the Sea, Bentos' memoir is written primarily for aficionados of sport fishing, but landlubbers should glean some interesting tidbits. Among the details about boat speeds and fishing-line strength and bait rigging, readers will find small, precise portraits of both the author's fellow fisherman and some of the places he has visited. Readers will also pick up some of the ideology of sport fishing: the catch-and-release philosophy, the strategy of competition, the lessons to be learned out there all alone on the big blue sea. A fine fishing story, yes, but also a resonant autobiography capable of reeling in a wide variety of readers. David Pitt Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved From Library Journal An award-winning fisherman, Bentos works alone, fishing for marlin in the Atlantic Ocean, 100 miles from shore. This is normally a team sport, demanding a captain, mate, and crew, but Bentos prefers the solitude and self-sufficiency. He sometimes stays out several days, catching and releasing some of the largest and most challenging deep-sea fish in the world. Doing it at all is remarkable, but Bentos has also been able to win many competitions against experienced teams of fishermen and boat crews. Caution, preparation, and respect for both his prey and the impersonal dangers of the sea are requirements. In this fishing memoir, Bentos muses about the source of his enthusiasm and the roots of his fascination with fishing. A native Uruguayan and longtime commentator and writer for Voice of America, he has an easy style and mixes his observations about fish, the sea, his fellow fishermen, and his personal history in a pleasant and undemanding narrative. While this may not be a source of deep thought or great inspiration, it is a reasonable addition to fishing collections. Edwin B. Burgess, U.S. Army Combined Arms Research Lib., Fort Leavenworth, KS Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. Book Description Marlin fishing is intrinsically, almost compulsorily, a team sport, one that requires a boat captain, mate, and fishing crew for the 16 million deep-sea anglers in America. But Carlos Bentos has won dozens of billfish competitions-working completely alone. In fair weather and foul, he single-handedly maneuvers his boat for twelve, fourteen, sixteen hours a day, days at a stretch, at the same time spotting, landing, and releasing unharmed marlin weighing hundreds of pounds. How does he do it? And why? In A Crew of One, Bentos describes what compels him to troll solo a hundred miles offshore hoping for the strike of the fish called "the apex of deep-sea fishing." Through one man's extraordinary experiences of solitary adventuring, this oceanic A River Runs Through It offers a new way of looking at fishing, at self-reliance, and at the mystique of being alone at sea. About the Author Carlos Bentos is the world's only known championship-winning solo marlin fisherman. Fishing alone, he has won more than thirty competitions, including the annual Ocean City White Marlin Tournament, which he won with an unparalleled Super Grand Slam performance. He is a longtime commentator and writer for "Voice of America" and has been profiled in publications including The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, and Soundings August 5,
2002
The dog days are here and so are my reports. Not
because the fishing is not good. It is. Fluke has been holding up nicely in the
bay, stripers and blues are still providing action the canyons are turning on
for tuna and weakfish are feeding in the Reach Channel.
Tuna
Jesse Stavola left his Middletown house in a state
of disaster on Saturday Morning. The conditions offshore were just too perfect
to miss, and besides what else was there to do, chop wood? He fished the Tom's
Canyon on his boat "Yellow Jacket" and trolled up a nice big eye tuna 210lbs.
Caught on a 50w standup it took 2.5 hours with a team effort. Fishing with
him were Paul Cirigliano, Richard Bills, Coy Snow, and John Matteucci. They also
caught 2 small yellow fins and 2 small long fins.
Weakfish
On Sunday the KKat came back with limits on
weakfish up to 27". I saw a few other boats with full coolers mixed with porgies
and blues. One angler showed me a weakfish that was missing its tail. He said
that as he was netting his catch a blue came up to bite it. He netted both in an
instant!
Fluke
Sean Fitzgerald, Highlands, was out with his father
on Saturday. His father wanted to search the bay and ocean for fluke. Sean
suggested the flats just outside of there marina in port Monmouth, but dad
wanted to burn some gas. On the way back 1/2 mile from the the dock they drifted
some killies and landed 3 keepers in 10 minutes!
July 19th
2002
Jessie Stavola had 5 small yellowfins last weekend
again. In th 40-60 lb range. This time he had them chunking. Sal on the "Lady
Diana" fishing with his son Justin, had 12 yellowfins on Mon-Tues, fishing
canyons south off of Delaware. They were in similar size range. There have been
some inshore action with many big dollfins being trolled w/ feathers near the
oil wreck.
Fluking
Last week was one of the better weeks in a long
time. The new size limit did not stop the keepers from limiting out on the
Elaine B. Captain Stan said that they came in early all week as every customer
had their limit with some real big up to 7lbs. He was fishing the Shrewsbury
River during the week when the traffic was light.
of Hackensack Fishing has been very good this week the west end or Raritan Bay. Stan Blues
I spoke w/ Captain Chad on the Sea Fox who said
that big blues were being chummed close to shore near the Highlands Reef. Chad
said that in addtion to big blues they boated a good amount of stripers out of
the chum slick.
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