Today I had the opportunity to fish with Capt. Tony Guarino from Booked Off Charters. The plan was to leave port at 6:00 AM. I had a two hour commute, so I stayed overnight at the Scarborough Beach Motel, which is only a 15 minute drive to Point View Marina.
We started jigging bucktails on wire line and lead core line. The rod with wire line induced more strikes so we switched out the lead core rod with another wire line setup. When the bucktails stopped producing, we switched to trolling umbrella rigs with colored surgical tubing on wire line. Single, double, and even triple hooks hooks was not as hard as taking a picture in the 4 to 6 foot seas that we experienced at Block Island’s South West point!
I had my water shoes and Stomr neoprene booties. My feet were fine. Some of the anglers on the boat had sneakers. They hung their wet socks on the protruding stainless steel hardware of the highly customized 35’ Terry Jason Downeaster. Thankfully no man or sock went overboard. Before my next trip with Capt. Tony Guarino, I am getting a pair of water proof boots like the Rugged Shark Deck Boots, which I can use all season long (spring, summer, and fall).
Bottom line, this was one of the best charter experience that I have had. I would recommend booking a trip on Booked Off Charters. Booking online is easy. Capt. Tony Guarino has the expertise and local knowledge to get you into fish!
