Nantucket Fluking

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Got back yesterday from Hyannis after a two day Nantucket fluke trip. The trip was outstanding. Most people had at least ten keepers a day. There were 6 to 8 fish over ten pounds each day. I had my first ten pounder to the surface and he/she spit the jig while waiting for a gaff. Oh well. Better hook set may have changed the outcome. By the second day we were swinging four and five pound fish.

If you do this trip be prepared for a screaming current. I used fourteen ounces of lead more than half the time and spent an hour or so with twenty ounces.

The guys I fished with scored primarily using high/low rigs with either 1/4 oz glow spros or a mylar skirt. We brought with us Peruvian smelts. They worked great.

The trip includes a layover in Nantucket and a chance to shower and get dinner. The boat sails for the second day at 4 AM.

We did not see another boat fishing.