I missed the entire season due to Rotator Cuff Surgery and did not start
fishing till October 1.
October 31: Great meeting many new faces and some
old familiar fans of the shows...here's my take.. You guys were great. The
mates did over $500 for 31 of you guys...very generous and thanks for making
me look good! Speaking of looking good...Amanda
and Jen are a couple of real life dolls and their fishing knowledge
excellent. I expect that from Amanda as the daughter of a captain...but it
is Jen's first year on the boat!! Super!! I hope
they continue to wear the sun visors. Fishing was
tough over all with a small handful of blackfish...I didn't expect much from
the tog as waters are just to warm* but worth a try as they have to start
biting sometime and it could have been today as you never know...but alas it
wasn’t. The porgy bite was way off and the bluefish as well....two ravenous
species did not want to cooperate as they usually do...but what the heck*
that is fishing and no fault of the boat* captain or crew...James great as
well…I had a great time and I will be posting my pics tonight or tomorrow..
November 13:
The Fishing Line group took a night trip on the Island Princess sailing
Tuesday (11/13) night at 11:30 p.m. and returned a little before 5 a.m.
Wednesday morning. The bite was a slow pick through the night. Twenty two
anglers finished with no shorts and 14 keepers to 25 pounds. High hook was
Rich Johnson of The Fishing Line with three keepers, and two folks on board
had two fish. We shared the fish so everyone at least got to take home some
fish. The warmest night in weeks with a slow lazy ebbing tide made for a
slow night fish wise but 14 keepers is nothing to sneeze about by any means.
Here are some comments sent to us from some on that trip:
A big thanks for putting together these free trips for
all of us to enjoy!!!! 
The boat, crew, weather, and company made for great night. Sharing the catch
amongst everyone was a nice touch and very much appreciated. Catch em
up.........Angus63
I got to say I had a great time (even caught a fish). Island
Princess Capt. Brian, mates KC and Dan were the best..... Met and made some
new friends.... Overall great bunch of guys to go out and have a good time
with. Last but not least.... RJ you’re a Class Act......George K / New
Jersey
I had a great time and it was nice to meet a few of you
fellow fisherman. The Capt. really tried very hard to find the fish and the
mates were great, and ready to help in a flash. Very nice boat very clean
and comfortable. Rich, I'm glad you brought those hats, came in very handy
each time we moved to a new spot. I will go out on this boat again
Thank you,…Chevy1
I want to first thank RJ & captains Nick & Brian for
making all this happen I know it has to be a lot of hard work. the crew of
capt Brian with mates Casey and Dan were top notch…this boat is a class act
and will definitely sail with them again though I was skunked, but at the
last whistle I hooked up with a keeper bass, the capt tried hard to get us
on fish but tough fishing with no wind/drift… shmikeynyc / NYC
Thanks for having me on the striper trip... I didn’t
catch anything but hey any bad day of fishing is better then any good day at
work. Thanks to the mates for such a great job of helping me get back in the
game every time we snagged a rock or bottom...-KEVO
Awesome Job Island Princess - Spectacular night with a
great bunch of people - Tks++ for making it all happen RJ. Mr. & Ms
TunaFinatic - thanks for the laughs…Quest4GiantBlue
Thanks RJ for the trip and the great group of fellow
fisherman on the boat. One of the best group of people I've been out on a
boat with. Thanks to the Capt. Brian and mates KC and Dan for the quick
rigging when we got stuck in those sticky spots. It was a pleasure meeting
everyone from the board…fergyfish
November 29: I
took a trip on the
Flamingo 3 on Thursday (11/29) and not having been on many trips this year
because I missed the whole season…I earned my striped today. Hard SW winds
and sloppy, sloppy conditions and 3 to 5 footers. I looked like I had never
been on a party boat before as I tried to get a season’s worth of sea legs
in one trip. Fishing was good at times, and picky at others despite the vast
amount of bird life. The blues were everywhere on every drop and HUGE…the
average blue had to be 10 pounds, some smaller and some even larger in the
teens. They were all lit up and black backed and FAT. There were a few short
bass caught, no where near as many as the 200 to 300 they had on Wednesday
and there were four keepers caught to 12 pounds or so. I had two of the
keepers and my back is killing me as I write this at 5:45 p.m. as I try to
make up for lost time with sore muscles it felt great to be out there and
catching tons of giant bluefish.
December 11: I did a trip
Tuesday (12/11) on the
Flamingo 3. All the signs seem to be pointing to the end on the season
as it was all small fish 18 to 22 inches and a 26 incher was a large fish on
this trip. I had a decent number of shorts, but they came in spurts as the
action was very scattered and while we read the fish they did not want to
cooperate and we had long stretches with no fish or driving around looking
for enough life to jig on. They did have one large bluefish about 10 pounds
and that was the only blue of the trip as they are basically gone. They are
planning on finishing the season and sailing everyday if people show.
