"Team AlloyToy" (wife, sister-in-law, youngest son, and myself) shoved off at 4:30 AM and made our way east of Newport RI in FAC conditions in search of a winning doormats for the "Fluke Till Ya Puke" tournament. We worked from the mansions and kept heading east until we found the flat fish. And boy did we find them
We fished depths of 45 feet to 70 feet with spinner rigs and squid. The bites was constant with many keeper size fluke and large sea bass hitting the deck. We fished parallel to a good buddies boat who also was into the fish and in the tournament. We worked most of the morning with a steady pick of fish and hopes of landing a lunker to place us on the board and a chance at the jackpot. Saw lots of alloy out there (my buddies boat and a 26' Pacific with no lettering (Occam was that you
)About 90 minutes before lines out (1:00PM) I hear my son say "here we go" I look over and he lets the fish have it. Instantly his ugly stick folds in half "Dad I got one I'm tight and man he's pulling" He patiently work the fish from the 60 foot depths.....nice fat slab into the net and a chance to place in the juniors division
Fished a bit longer continuing to fill the fish box with 21"-23" fluke and some nice size sea bass. Then I get the call from my alloy buddy......" we just put a monster in the boat and we're heading to the weigh in"
We fished until 12:45 pushed the throttle up we headed for the barn. The crew each grabbed a bean bag for the choppy ride back tor the final weigh in. The weigh in was a great time with the grill going, cold beer & soda, and lots of fish stories.
My buddy ended up taking first place in the tournament with his fluke which weighed in just shy of 10 pounds. The grand price was $4000.00 My son took second place in the juniors division with his fish which weighed 4.65 pounds, and walked away with an outfitter's bag full of goodies from the local tackle shops, West marine, and Old Harbor Outfitters. Many ot the angler's donate their catch to the Charlestown food bank to help those in need during the desperate times. Overall just a great event, great family day OTW, and a great day of fishing.
Happy Father's day to all you dads!!
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