Riptide Report: End of July Update
It’s the middle of summer, and while most non-anglers think this is prime time to fish, generally it’s when things slow down a bit. The warmer water tends to send the bass deep, while the bluefin also head for...
Riptide: A Toothy Busman’s Holiday
Many people wonder what charter captains do on their days off. Well, we go fishing, of course. On a recent day off, Capt. Jeff Smith of Fin Addiction Charters, good friend Big Scott Pillsbury and I decided to take...
Riptide Report: Tuna—and More—to the South
I’m happy to report that the slump I was in is officially over! It took a woman’s touch on the boat to break the curse, but once the curse was broken it has been a fast rise back to...
Riptide: Chasing Rumors Turns to Tuna Excitement
Heading into the holiday weekend we heard rumors of another body of fish spotted within our range. Words like “acres”, “little”, and “jumping” were used to describe the scene and, of course, everyone’s favorite—“epic”. I now had a devil...
Riptide: Late June Fishing Non-stop and Challenging
Once again it has taken me longer than I wanted to get a report posted. Riptide Charters has been non-stop fishing from one end of the state to the other. Over the last two weeks we have seen weather...
Riptide Report: One Whale of a Week!
I feel like I’ve barely blinked since the last report, but it has been over a week. I guess that’s what happens when you’re fishing flat-out nearly every day. Being busy is great, especially when the fishing is world-class....
Mercury Announces Summer Video Contest
Mercury Marine is introducing a summer promotion called Mercury Films, which runs from June 3 through September 30. The promotion will give Mercury customers an opportunity to upload their own on-the-water videos to a special mercfilms.com website and share...
Riptide Report: June 6, 2011
Riptide co-skipper Sean Ruge filed this report after a long day on the water on Sunday: Coming off a strong day Saturday with bass and a few shots at random tuna, I made the decision to go with the...
Riptide Report: May 30, 2011
The last week and a half has been very hectic, but very rewarding. Mother Nature has thrown me curve balls nearly every other day. One day it’s a north wind, the next it’s southwest. With conditions changing daily, trying...
Riptide Report: May 20, 2011
I recently had the pleasure of hosting Big Mike, Mike Jr., their good friend Jeb and Jeb’s son Matt on a charter. Jeb and Matt arrived the night before the trip. When we met, Matt came over to me,...
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.