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Big Blues on the Brooklyn VI

I shot this video on last Friday's trip -- all blues were 10 pounds-plus.

Big Blues on the Brooklyn VI

Steve Donohue
212-828-7372
stevedonohue@gmail.com

This post edited by StriperWorld 01:38 AM 10/08/2009

brooklynsquid

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posted 10/09/2009 10:04 AM

SINCE I BOOKED UP THE OCT 19 TRIP SO FAST I WILL BE DOING A LIMITED MUDHOLE TUNA TRIP DEPARTING THURS OCT 15 @2AM THERE IS A 20 MAN LIMIT AND THE FARE IS $200.00 PER PERSON!!!I AM ONLY TAKEING 20 PASS SAME TRIP AS ALWAYS JUST MOR ROOM!!!!
CALL NOW TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT!!!
CAPT MIKE
917 331-2671

"SHEEPSHEADS BAY ORINGINAL AND FASTEST TOP WATER BOAT" WE HAVE SPEED AND EVEYDAY EXPERINCE!!!

brooklynsquid

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posted 10/10/2009 07:57 PM

TODAY WAS A PICKY DAY WITH ALOT OF WIND MADE IT HARD TO SEE THE FISH SPLASHING WE MANGED A MESS OF FISH WOULD HAVE LIKED MORE BUT WE CANT WIN EVERY DAY WE WILL BE SAILING COLUMBUS DAY FOR BLUES AT 7AM WE ARE ALL SOLD OUT FOR OUR OCT 19 MUDHOLE TUNA TRIP BUT A FEW SPOTS LEFT ON OUR LIMITED TRIP ON THURS OCT 15

CALL 917 331-2671 FOR MORE INFO REPORTS HAVE BEEN GOOD

"SHEEPSHEADS BAY ORINGINAL AND FASTEST TOP WATER BOAT" WE HAVE SPEED AND EVEYDAY EXPERINCE!!!

StriperWorld

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posted 10/12/2009 10:49 PM

Video from Saturday, 10/10/09 trip

Here's the video I shot on Saturday. YouTube is acting funny today -- at times the video shows up in HD quality; at other times the picture isn't so good. They should have it fixed soon.
It was a fun crowd on the boat. I hope to make it back to the Brooklyn this weekend.
Steve

This post edited by StriperWorld 10:53 PM 10/12/2009

brooklynsquid

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posted 10/14/2009 09:48 AM

ALBIES

AS YOU SEE WE JIGGED ON SAT AND SUNDAY WE JIGGED TO START THEN WE WENT CHUMMING ON MONDAY FISHING WAS MUCH BETTER ON MONDAY WHEN WE WENT CHUMMING ALL BIG BLUES NOT SUPER FISHING BUT STEADY FISHING THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS WE HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE BEST ALBACORE FISHING IN YEARS!!!! YESTERDAY TUES TONY FISH HAD OVER 30 ALBACOR WITH ALOT OF GUYS IN THE UPPER TEENS THESE ALBIS WILL NOT BE HERE LONG COME ON DOWN WE WILL NOT BE SAILING THURS WE WILL BE ON A MUDHOLE TUNA TRIP
CAPT MIKE

"SHEEPSHEADS BAY ORINGINAL AND FASTEST TOP WATER BOAT" WE HAVE SPEED AND EVEYDAY EXPERINCE!!!

brooklynsquid

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posted 10/20/2009 10:56 AM

STRIPED BASS TIME!!!!!!

SORRY FOR THE LACK OF REPORTS WE MADE OUR LIMITED TUNA TRIP ON THURS WE HAD 3 TUNAS AND LOST 4 AND WE AHD SOME ALBIES WE WERE OUT YESTERDAY ON OUR LAST TUNA TRIP OF THE YEAR WE TRIED A DIFFERENT AREA WITH NO LUCK JUST SOME BLUES I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO JOINED US THIS YEAR FOR TUNA WE WILL BEGIN OUR TUNA SEASON AUGUST OF 2010!!!

ON THE BLUESFISH FRONT WE DID NOT SAIL THIS PAST WEEKEND DUE TO THE WEATHER THE BOAT IS OUT TODAY AND I SPOKE WITH THEM THE DID SOME JIGGING IN THE MORNING AND HAD A BUNCH OF BLUES AND ABOUT 24 KEEPER BASS UP TO 20LBS PLUS A LOAD OF SHORTS!!!! ALL THE LIFE WENT DOWN ON THE CHANGE OF TIDE SO THEY WERE HEADED OF TO THE CHUMMING GROUNDS THE FALL RUN IS HERE THE BASS ARE STARTING TO SHOW EVERYDAY WE SHOULD SEE MORE AND MORE COME ON DOWN WE AHVE A BEAUTIFUL WEEK AHEAD SAILING DAILY 7AM AND FRI &SAT 7PM

CAPT MIKE
917 331-2671

"SHEEPSHEADS BAY ORINGINAL AND FASTEST TOP WATER BOAT" WE HAVE SPEED AND EVEYDAY EXPERINCE!!!

brooklynsquid

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posted 10/25/2009 06:01 PM

FISHING WAS GREAT TODAY WITH MANY LIMITS CAUGHT AROUND THE BOAT WE ALSO HAD ABOUT 12 KEEPER BASS ON THE BOAT WITH MANY SHORTS REALESED!!!!

WE ARE SAILING TUES-SUN 7AM FOR BASS AND BLUES

FRI&SAT 7PM FOR BLUES

LOOK FOR OUR UPCOMING DECEMBER BLACKFISH TRIPS!!!
CAPT MIKE
917 331-2671

"SHEEPSHEADS BAY ORINGINAL AND FASTEST TOP WATER BOAT" WE HAVE SPEED AND EVEYDAY EXPERINCE!!!

StriperWorld

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posted 10/30/2009 07:21 PM

Fall Blue Fishing
I had my best trip of the year two weeks ago on the Brooklyn VI, fishing for bluefish and striped bass. Here’s the video of the trip on Thursday, Oct. 22. We started off jigging in the morning, anglers caught blues and stripers just under the 28-inch minimum. The short bass were thrown back. The captain then headed southeast to the chumming grounds, where we had a blast catching big bluefish on sardines and butterfish. You’d see more fish on this video, but I spent much of the day fishing myself, with the camera off (I’d consider a helmet cam, but I don’t know how well that would go over).
I think I’ve found my ideal gear setup for the Brooklyn. For jigging, I used a 7-foot Tsunami boat rod with a Penn 545 high-speed conventional reel. For bait fishing, I used a 7-foot Seeker Blue Lightning spinning rod, with a Shimano Baitrunner 4500B reel. It was the first time that I’ve used the Baitrunner for what it was intended for – slowly feeding out line with the Baitrunner switch down, and once a blue begins running with the bait, flipping the switch up and reeling it in. You don’t get as much leverage using a spinning reel, which can be problematic on a crowded boat. It takes a little longer to get the fish to the boat, and your arms are sore by the end of the day, but what a party! I used 25-pound Berkley Big Game mono, which is probably as light as you want to go on a party boat. A lot of the guys use 40-pound line, which is better for hauling big fish over the rail.
I’m fishing the Brooklyn VI again tomorrow morning (Saturday, Oct. 31). I expect that there will be several keeper stripers on the boat, and I hope to catch one myself and capture the rest on video.
Steve

This post edited by StriperWorld 10:00 PM 10/30/2009

brooklynsquid

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posted 11/01/2009 06:50 PM

SAT WAS ALITTLE SLOW WE STAYED JIGGING WE ENDED UP WITH 16 KEEPER STRIPED BASS AND A SLOW PICK ON BLUES

SUNDAY WE STARTED OFF JIGGING HAD SOME SHORTS AND ONLY 1 KEEPER TODAY WE WENT OFF TO 17 1 STOP SHOP PUT THE 2 ANCHORS OUT RIGHT AWAY AND HAD FISH ON RIGHT AWAY AND IT TOOK OFF FROM THERE HAD A LIGHT CROWN AND WAS BACK TO THE DOCK AT 2:30 WITH LIMITS CAUGHT ALL AROUND THE BOAT!!!!THIS IS THE TIME FOR YOUR GORILLA BLUES HOPEFULL AFTER THIS FULL MOON WE WILL SEE MORE BASS DAILY WE ARE SAILING TUES-SUN 7AM FOR BLUES AND BASS THIS FRIDAY NIGHT NOV 6 WILL BE OUR LAST NIGHT TRIP OF THE YEAR WE WILL NOT BE SAILING SAT NOV 7 WE HAVE A PRIVATE CHARTER

WE ARE ALSO AVALIBLE FOR CHARTER DURING THE WEEK FOR BLUES,BASS OR BLACKFISH CALL FOR PRICES AND INFO!!!

WE WILL BEGIN OF MAROTHON BLACKFISH TRIPS STARTING THE BEGING OF DEC THESE TRIPS WILL DEPART 6:30AM AND RETURN 4:30PM THESE ARE LIMITED TRIPS RESERVATIONS ARE SUGGESTED DATES WILL BE POSTED SOON

WE WILL ALSO HAVE A THANKSGIVING DAY SPECIAL FOR EITHER STRIPED BASS OR BLACK FISH THIS TRIP WILL DEPART AT 6:30AM AND RETURN 2:30PM SHARP STILL BE ABLE TO FISH AND BE HOME FOR DINNER I WILL DETERMINE WHAT WE WILL BE FISHING FOR WHEN IT GETS CLOSER TO THE DATE!!(HOPEFULLY THE BASS SHOW UP AND WE WILL BE DOING THAT!!!)FOR ANY QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO CALL 917 331-2671 IF I DO NOT PICK UP PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE AND A PHONE NUMBER!!!
CAPT MIKE
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"SHEEPSHEADS BAY ORINGINAL AND FASTEST TOP WATER BOAT" WE HAVE SPEED AND EVEYDAY EXPERINCE!!!

brooklynsquid

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posted 11/05/2009 09:47 AM

WE WERE OUT TUES AND THE FISHJING WAS EXCELLENT WE STARTED OFF JIGGING HAD ALOAD OF STRIPED BASS WITH 12 KEEPERS UP 23LBS AFTER THE MORNING TIDE WE WENT TO THE CHUMMING GROUND AND THEY WERE RIGHT WERE WE LEFT THEM EXCELLENT BAIT FISHING LIMIT AROUN THE BOAT

SAILING TUES-SUN 7AM FOR BASS AND BLUES
THIS FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BE OUR LAST NIGHT TRIP FOR 2009 SAILING 7PM
CAPT MIKE

"SHEEPSHEADS BAY ORINGINAL AND FASTEST TOP WATER BOAT" WE HAVE SPEED AND EVEYDAY EXPERINCE!!!

StriperWorld

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posted 11/07/2009 03:07 AM

Striped Bass have arrived - video

Here's the video I shot on the Halloween trip last Saturday on the Brooklyn VI -- "Jersey Shore Striped Bass and Bluefish." Another fun day on the boat - even when I almost got clocked in the head with a blue (about 20 seconds into the video).
Also, check out the play list I've put together on YouTube of six videos that I've recorded on the Brooklyn VI, beginning in October 2008, and running through today. I'm hoping to shoot the seventh tomorrow, Sunday, Nov. 8.
Steve

This post edited by StriperWorld 03:11 AM 11/07/2009

brooklynsquid

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posted 11/15/2009 07:07 PM

TODAY WE SAILED AND WITH THE STORM THAT JUST PASTED I DID NOT NO WHAT TO EXPECT

THE MORNING WAS VERY SLOW WITH JUST A FEW SHORT BASS AND A ODD BLUEFISH BY LATE MORNING WE HAD TOOK A RIDE DOWN THE BEACH AND IT WAS WORTH IT WE ENDED UP WITH 27KEEPER BASS UP TOO 27LBS WITH ABOUT 150SHORTS AND A NICE CATCH OF BLUEFISH!!!

IT WAS NOT A SUPER DAY BUT IT WAS ANICE DAY EVERYONE WENT HOME WITH SOME BLUES AND SOME EVEN HAD THERE LIMIT WE ALSO HAD SOME WITH THERE LIMIT OF BASS

I DID ALSO SEE PLENTY OF FISH AND BIRDS ON MY WAY HOME TODAY CLOSER SO THINGSS SHOULD BE BACK TO NORMAL WITH IN A FEW DAYS

WE ARE NOW SAILING FRI,SAT AND SUN 7AM ONLY!!!!!!

WE DO HAVE A THANKSGIVING DAY TRIP SAILING FROM 7AM-2PM SHARP!!!SAILING FOR STRIPED BASS AND BLUES

WE BEGIN OUR LIMITED BLACKFISH TRIPS ON SAT DEC 5 2009 WE WILL BE SAILING FROM 6:30AM-4:30PM THESE TRIPS ARE LIMITED TO 35PASS AND THE FARE IS $65.00 THIS TRIPS WILL BE EVERY SAT AND SUN UNTIL THE CLOSER

WE ARE ALSO AVALIBLE FOR CHARTER CALL FOR EXCELLENT WEEKDAY PRICES!!!!!
CAPT MIKE
917 331-2671

"SHEEPSHEADS BAY ORINGINAL AND FASTEST TOP WATER BOAT" WE HAVE SPEED AND EVEYDAY EXPERINCE!!!

AxBeetle
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posted 11/19/2009 06:05 PM

Mackerel

I just sent an email through the brooklynVI website. Then I saw this.

When do you guys start sailing for mackerel? What type of gear do you recommend (rod/reel/line size)?

I still don't know why you would put that sticker on the stop sign at walgreens???

brooklynsquid

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posted 11/21/2009 06:48 PM

VERY GOOD FISHING ON FRIDAY LOCK AND LOAD BLUEFISHING WITH A NICE SHOWING OF BASS TODAY WE HAD OVER 30 KEEPERS UP TO 22LBS AND COUNTLESS SHORTS AND DECENT BLUEFISHING WE TRIED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE BLUES A BIT TO GET MORE BASS AND IT WORKED BUT EVERYONE HAD PLENTY OF BLUES AS WELL

WE WILL BE SAILING TOMMORRO SUNDAY NOV22 7AM FOR BLUES AND STRIPERS

WE WILL BE SAILING THURS,FRI,SAT&SUN NEXT WEEK AS THOSE WILL BE OUR LAST BLUEFISH AND STRIPED BASS TRIPS FOR THE YEAR!!!!!!

WE WILL BEGIN OUR LIMITED EXTENDED BLACKFISH TRIPS ON DEC 5,6,12,13,19,20 THESE TRIPS ARE LIMITED TO 35PASS RESERVATIONS SUGGESTED BUT NOT REQUIRED WE DEPART 6:30AM AND RETURN 4:30PM THE FARE IS $65.00

HOPE TO SEE YOU ABOARD!!!!!
CAPT MIKE
917 331-2671

"SHEEPSHEADS BAY ORINGINAL AND FASTEST TOP WATER BOAT" WE HAVE SPEED AND EVEYDAY EXPERINCE!!!

brooklynsquid

Joined: 10/17/2006
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Location: BROOKLYN VI SHEEPSHEAD BAY

posted 11/27/2009 05:17 PM

WE SAILED THANKSGIVING MORNING WITH 17 HEARDY FISHERMAN AND IT WAS A BLAST WE HAD ALL THE BLUES YOU COULD HANDDLE AND WE HAD A BOAT LIMIT OF STRIPED BASS!!!!BIGGEST FISH WAS 19.6LBS WE WILL NOT BE SAILING SAT NOV28 DUE TO HIGH WINDS WE WILL BE SAILING SUNDAY AND THAT WILL BE OUR LAST TRIP FOR BASS AND BLUES ALTOGH I MIGHT SNEEK 1 MORE TRIP IN ON THE 15 OF DEC IF THE FISHING HOLDS UP INFO TO FOLLOW

WE BEGIN OUR BLACKFISHING TRIPS ON SAT DEC 5 AT 6:30AM-4:30PM THERE IS A 35MAN LIMIT RESERVATIONS SUGGG BUT NOT REQUIERED

HOPE TO SEE YOU ABOARD
CAPT MIKE
917 331-2671

"SHEEPSHEADS BAY ORINGINAL AND FASTEST TOP WATER BOAT" WE HAVE SPEED AND EVEYDAY EXPERINCE!!!