I mentioned this on the latest podcast intro but if you haven’t heard, we’re partnering with FISH Northeast to bring you ‘The Rigging Bench” every Friday on the FISH Northeast Youtube Page, Instagram, and Facebook. Make sure you follow and subscribe on all three so you don’t miss anything. This will be your spot for […]
Read moreMatt Perachio of Tighten up Charters is back to talk bait for bluefin, Podcast
In this episode, we chat with Captain Matt Perachio of Tighten Up Charters about all things fishing bait for tuna. Matt talks about 10-tuna days, specific strategies for fishing the Bay, the Bank, and East of Chatham, and how to rig your setups. Lots of great technical talk here about leaders, terminal tackle, and hooks! […]
Read moreNews from the Tuna Front, Report
Nothing gold can stay, folks. The early parts of July saw some of the best recreational tuna fishing in years in the waters off Race Point, out to the Bank, and down the Backside. Acres of 45″ – 60″ slashed through schools of sand eels for two weeks straight. We had some serious “foamers” as […]
Read moreMatt Perachio of Tighten Up Charters talks bluefin, podcast
In this episode, we sit down with Matt Perachio of Tighten Up Charters. Capt. Matt is one of the best tuna captains around and focuses much of his time on getting his clients big fish on spin gear. Listen up if you like tuna! We chat about old school tin boat striper fishing, tuna trends […]
Read moreJoe Diorio talks tuna, sharks, and of course stripers, podcast
In this episode, we’re chatting with Capt. Joe Diorio about all things bass and tuna. Joe recaps his 2021 season (it was “ridiculous,” his words). From the rivers in the Spring to the nearshore grounds in the summer, Joe found the fish. Joe also talks about the recent On the Water episode that they shot […]
Read moreWeekend Warrior: Let’s get back in the loop
You ever have a stretch of days during the season where you just feel completely and totally out of the loop? Yeah, that’s where we’re at as we round the bases in August of 2021, the year of our fish. Sure, I’ll contribute my lack of knowledge of recent trends to the fact that I […]
Read moreWeekend Warrior: Big fish on the mind
After a very disappointing start to the sixth month, things got real hot hot hot. I mean, we were partying like it was 2015 out there. Big bass showed up all the old reliable spots gorging on huge schools of sand eels, mackerel, and herring. Since then, things have quieted down some. In the place […]
Read moreCapt. Jay Cianciolo of Laura Jay Charters talks TUNA, Podcast
In this episode, we’ve got Capt. Jay Cianciolo of Laura Jay Charters talking all things tuna. Jay gives his rundown of the excellent 2020 tuna season, talks tuna, blues and bones in Cape Cod Bay, and outlines his strategies for putting more tuna on the deck in 2021. He’s got three words for you. Control. […]
Read moreTuna Time: 2020 Bluefin Review (and a canyon report)
Them boys from FV Slayride, Carson and Jordan, had a wild year out on the tuna grounds. We’ll be doing a podcast to talk about tuna tips in the next few weeks. These guys are the newest members of Team Seven Stripes, let us know if you want to be part of the team. Here’s […]
Read moreWeekend Warrior: And that’s all she wrote (sort of)
The fall run appears to be dwindling to a trickle, just in time for the first flakes of snow to reach the New England earth. But even while I type this, I’m checking tide stage and wind direction for tomorrow in one last foray into the back bays to search out late fall run stragglers […]
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