With all the Cod boats running almost daily, now is the time to get your cod trips booked.
The Journey
Capt. Joe Huck and the crew of the Helen H were pretty well beat when Joe called around 7 p.m. this evening
The Bite
Unfortunately, the pre-dawn bite was dead quiet-nothing really doing. Once the sun crested the eastward horizon, the bite started to take shape, with a slow but steady pick of mixed-size codfish that gained momentum-and size-as the day progressed. During the morning, Huck made several moves looking for the right pile of fish to work on, eventually setting up on a piece around 10 a.m. that immediately began turning out a flurry of nicer-sized stuff, all keepers and many of them from 10 pounds into the teens.
The Gear
Most of that fast action was on undecorated bait rigs armed with fresh sea clams, though a couple of jig purists swinging 12-ounce Vik-E’s with pink grub teasers (the hot teaser of late) had no trouble keeping their rods bent on quality cod. Incidentally, for bait hooks, Huck recommends nice, sharp octopus-style hooks in the 7/0 to 9/0 size range. Some days, dressing these hooks with smaller grub teasers before threading the clam on can contribute to your success
The Island Current out of Wakefield, Rhode Island has also been having amazing trips with their customers often limiting out or coming close.
Both boats have been absolutely slaying the fish these past few weeks and the bite shows no signs of letting up.
Kyle Ondrey