2010 Open Boat Schedule:

BOOK EARLY TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT

All open Boat dates are subject to change without notice and availability (limited to 6 Passengers) is on a first come first serve basis. Paid deposit will be refunded if trip is canceled, but in most cases we will be able to reschedule for a later date.  Deposit must be received to hold your spot.  All prices based on 6 passengers.

Saturday May 8th: Stripers Full Day $120/Person

Saturday June 5th: Stripers Full Day $120/Person (One Spot Left!)

Sunday June 13th: MONSTER SHARK OFFSHORE 10-12 Hours $245/Person (NEW DATE)

Saturday July 10th: Canyon Tuna 14 Hours (2 AM to 2PM) $425/Person

Saturday August 7th to Sunday August 8th: Overnight Canyon Tuna/Sword/Marlin Two Days of Fishing $550/Person

Saturday September 4th to Sunday September 5th: Overnight Canyon Tuna/Sword/marlin Two Days Of Fishing $550/Person

Saturday October 9th: CANYON CHUNKFEST ALL DAY CHUNKING ONLY TRIP $495/Person

Saturday October 16th: Stripers Full Day $120/Person

Saturday November 6th: Stripers Full Day $120/Person

Saturday December 4th: Last Chance Stripers Full Day $120

By: Capt. John A. Cafiero

I must admit, catching stripers fishing with wire is one of my least desirable ways to fish for them. It is tiring to haul them in and it's frustrating to deal with the wire not getting kinked. It almost seems like it is cheating in a way. That being said, I still use wire quite often when targeting big stripers. The reason is simple. Wire line is probably the most consistent way to come home with a few nice bass in the cooler. On some days it is the only way that we are able to come home with those tasty fillets.

My customers expect to come back to the dock with fish in the box. It's my job to make sure that happens. The best part of fishing is coming back to the dock with giant bass and a crowd of people around asking, "How did you do?" Having a few monster bass to put up on the dock is a great feeling.
Now some people will say it is not very sporting to catch bass on wire, so they don't even own wire rods. I will be the first to agree. I only bring them for one reason and one reason only. They produce when nothing else is working. So when there is no bird activity and you have run out of lures to toss out there what do you do? When you have searched and searched for bunker pods and they are nowhere in sight, I get out the wire gear. When all else fails trolling is the best way to turn a bad day into a productive one.

Read more: Wired Stripers: Wire Line Trolling For Big Bass