Terry Nugent
Terry Nugent has been fishing the lakes, ponds and coastal waters from New England to Florida for over 30 years. In 1998 that experience was put to good use and Riptide Charters was born. As a professional guide, Terry is also the captain of the Navionics Tournament Team. With major Striped Bass tournament top 10 finishes to his name and several top 3 finishes in ASA and FLW events. Capt. Terry has proven successful with inshore species and offshore pelagics from the islands to the canyons. He has guided his sports to a Massachusetts Governors’ Cup and back to back 2006/2007 IGFA World Records for Thresher and Blue Shark.
Riptide Report: 2012 Season Recap
The 2012 season has come to an end for me as far as saltwater fishing is concerned here on Cape Cod. I put the boat up a few weeks back and, on the last sunny day, Capt. Shaun Ruge...
Riptide Report: 10.8.12
A quick report from another 2 days on the tuna grounds. Very different from day to day. On day 1 we had 3 swings on the spread: A huge thresher on a ‘hoo we could not get tight to...
Riptide Report: 9.26.12
The last 2 weeks have produced some of the best fishing I’ve seen in many years! With the wind offshore keeping us off the tuna hunt, most days the “fallback” plan has been fishing for albies, FAs, Fat Alberts...
Riptide Report: 9.7.12
Capt. Terry Nugent of Riptide Charters on Cape Cod provides a couple of blow-by-blow accounts of the tremendous tuna action taking place off Chatham: We’ve managed to do a few trips over the last week in between the snotty...
Riptide Charters 2012 Fall Season Options
Capt. Terry Nugent of Riptide Charters of Cape Cod is kicking off the fall season and has open dates available for an exciting variety of species. Here’s his post: It’s that time of year where we change gears and...
Riptide Report: Topwater Striper Action Gets Even Better
Today (5.17.12) I had Team Quad from the Cape Cod Salties out for a half-day Spring Special Bass trip. It started off as a crap morning with me snapping my VHF antenna on a gas station overhang (yeah, I’m...
Riptide Report: Slow Start, Big Finish
After several days of hammering nice fish out around the islands, I figured today (May 14) was going to be a layup. Boy, was I wrong. I hit all the spots that had been holding fish previously, and after...
Riptide Report: Start Your Engines
ANTICIPATION: “Anticipation, or being enthusiastic, is an emotion involving pleasure, excitement, and sometimes anxiety in considering some expected or longed-for good event.” This word pretty much sums up how most of us are feeling. While some folks have struck...
Riptide Report: Early-Season Warning
The recent bout of warm, sunny weather on Cape Cod, combined with rumors of fresh striped bass and bluefish in waters to the south, was more than enough to prompt a pre-season shakedown of the Riptide. As it turned...
Riptide Report: Gearing up for 2012!
After enjoying the best season ever for Riptide Charters, things have barely slowed down. I’ve been spending the fall and winter getting all my gear ready for what is shaping up to be a super 2012. I’ll get right...
