Riptide Report: Topwater Striper Action Gets Even Better
The guys from Team Quad got on fish in the 30-35" range. Photo/Riptide Charters.
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 an idiot and left it up). But once we hit the water, the bad mojo could not overcome Team Quad and the skills they were showing!
The Raymarine Super HD radar found the birds. Photo/Riptide Charters
We hit the same areas as the last few trips, and sure enough the Raymarine Super HD radar found the birds at a couple miles (it really is getting too easy). I headed over to the melee and the guys were tight on the first cast. The new Raymarine CHIRP sounder got a workout with the amount of fish under the boat. The screen shots pretty much tell how many fish we had.
The guys got on fish in the 30”-35″ range, with a bunch of doubles, triples and quads. A few blues were mixed in, but it was mostly a bass bite.
Team Quad continued their clinic for the rest of the morning. I spent 4 hours hanging over the gunwale as they took turns walking fish down to me to unhook and release. Before I could get all the fish unhooked the fish guy would be tight again. It was a non-stop slay-fest. This could go down as one of the best half-day bass trips in recent memory.
A 36.6"er to take the tourney lead. Photo/Riptide Charters
About the Author
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.
