It had to happen sooner or later

Everyone kows how much I hate bluefish… Well, they are finally here in force in the Niantic area.

I had father and son team Tom and Kevin on board today. We hit the water a little earlier than usual and had our bait by 5:30. We had slack around that time so it took a while for things to start up. Once the tide got rolling, the guys started boating fish…

Although Tom had his hands full, he did fine and had had the first 2 in the boat.

We had a couple more fish in that spot but it died off pretty quick. We moved a few miles away and set up in slightly deeper water. The blues were ferocious, but the bass were there too so we stuck it out. We lost a few rigs and plenty of bait, but the guys were rewarded with some outstanding bass.

A little before 10, the skies darkend up and we began to hear rumbles of thunder in the distance. Within a few minutes, there was a parade of boats flying past us heading for safety.  A quick check of the radar on my Blackberry showed why. We wasted no further time fishing and headed for the ramp at 50MPH. We managed to get the boat on thet railer and I was filleting my second bass when the storm hit. Even in my rain gear, I was soaked to the bone in no time at all. I haven’t seen that much lightning up close in a very long time…