The Calm befiore the storm.

Hello fish fans. It’s so hard to believe that next weekend is Memorial Day, this month of May is flying by!! I am very excited to announce that my son Capt. Corey, just completed his USCG exams at Mass Maritime Academy and went “7 for 7″ and now he is a 3rd asst. marine engineer. We are all so proud of him and his efforts. He will graduate form the Academy on June 16th with his BS in Marine Engineering and a minor in Mechanical Engineering. Great job buddy!!!! The stress these cadets are under to pass these exams is huge so I know he is very pleased to have this done and in the bag.

 This past Saturday Corey, my store manager Danny, Winslow, and another buddy Ron all headed of Sesuit Harbor to go bass fishing. They grabbed a bunch of live macks and headed up to Barnstable Harbor and had a ball live lining them. They caught a ton of Bass with Winslow catching the pool fish at 40 inches. The bass are everywhere in the Bay and you can catch them anyway you want from trolling to casting to bait fishing. The fish are all over the southside of the shoals as well as Barnstable. It is some of the best bass fishing of the season so get out there and enjoy.

The sea bass are still biting in Buzzards Bay as some of my customers have reported some great catches with some big sea bass. Yummy!!!! There are bluefish starting to show up on the southside beaches and when you get that sw wind the beaches come alive. The tuna have been seen up off of P-town and I was told one was caught yesterday. My brother Capt. Matt fished out east of Chatham yesterday and said everything is there, bait and whales, but he did not see any tuna. Someone will catch one out east this week or next weekend. It won’t be long and they will be here in big numbers and the ”Bite” will be on. Remember the June full moon is on the 4th and that will trigger a really good slug of fish to move in. Things will really turn on then.

 The boats are in the water and the crew and I have been working hard to get them all ready for the season. My bookings are very, very good and I only have a few dates open in June so if you want to go call and book now. I have Friday June 1st and Sat. June 2nd open so who wants to be the first angler of my 2012 season to catch a “wicked” big tuna?!?!?! Umh…… I am still open for the “Tuna Fest” Tuna Tournament on June 22nd and 23rd. It’s a great even to fish with lots of fun and prizes $$$!!!  Check out the Tournament page for details. Good luck. “It’s All About The Bite”  Capt. Eric and Crew 

 

Springtime Fishing is On!!!

Well hello Fish Fans,

The springtime fishing has exploded and it really is something to see. There are small schoolie bass everywhere that you can find saltwater. Keepers size fish have been coming off the Cape Cod Bayside beaches for the last several weeks with some nice fat healthy fish up to 36 inches. Team Hook-Up! caught this fish in the picture yesterday and Capt. Rich lost another even bigger one!! Buzzards Bay has also been giving up some nice keeper Bass and the Bluefish have also started to show up in numbers. Barnstable Harbor has some nice fish with steady action and Sesuit down to the Shoals to Stoney bar has been producing keepers with umbrella rigs, Yozuri Hydro Squirts, and Mack Plugs. Speaking of mackerel the Bay is loaded with them and they are some really nice big ones. On the south side, Saquatucket Harbor gave up 5 keepers last night on chunk bait and there is a ton of schoolies in Bass River with a few bigger fish mixed in.

On the charterboat side of the company we are gearing up for our season. We will be launching ”Tuna Fever” today and the “Tammy Rose” goes into the water tomorrow. We start our tuna fishing charters on June 1st and if this year is anything like last year then June is going to be great. I only have a few days left in June so call today so you don’t miss out on this hot bluefin tuna action. If you wait for the “Bite” you will miss the “Bite”!!! Book now or you will just be reading the reports and watching my videos of someone else catching ‘em!!! Remember we are the only “Full-time” Bluefin Tuna Charter operation on Cape Cod. We don’t do cod or bass or bluefish…. Just Tuna!!!! If you need brain surgery do you go to a foot doctor? If you want tuna do you go with a cod guy? Book with us and experience the difference that makes us catch the number of tuna that we do. 114 tuna to the boat, with 5 fish over 73in last year. Come on and get some.  Good luck and tightlines. Capt. Eric and Crew  

Schoolies everywhere.

Well guys the spring is here and I am in shorts and sandals and it’s only April 17th!!! Schoolie Bass are everywhere and in big numbers too. Rock Harbor, Meetinghouse pond, and Town Cove have given up some great action on the spring schoolie run. The best way to catch them is with a small bucktail and curlytail grub or the Gag’s Whip-it-Eel’s are also working very well. Also small castmasters and some small topwater poppers have taken a few too. It’s been awesome so far with lots of bites and a ton of action so get on it. The freshwater action has also been very good as we are in the middle of our Children’s Tournament week. We have seen some awesome fish weighed in and the kids have earned over 30 state pins so far. Awards will be at Parker’s Tavern in Eastham at 5pm on Thursday night. We will keep you updated on all the action. Don’t forget to sign up for our e-mail list as we will be sending out fishing reports as the season progresses. Also please join The Hook-Up! facebook page. Good luck and get out there. Capt. Eric

12 Annual Open House April 14th

I would like to invite you all to the 12th Annual Spring Open House and Sale to be held Saturday April 14th from 9am-5pm. We will have some awesome food and drink and lots of stuff on Sale from closeouts to rods and reels and everything in between. We will have the Okuma rep Mike Batta on hand to show you all of the new products from Okuma and Savage Gear. This will also be the start of our 9th Annual Children’s freshwater fishing tournamnet. Children from 3 to 18 years of age can compete in 4 age groups with 5 fish species. Everyone who enters gets a free t-shirt and we will be holding an awards banquet at Parkers in Eastham on Thursday the 19th at 5pm. This is a free tournament but you must sign up at the shop. This is a points tournament so swing in and get a copy of the rules. We hope to see you all at the Open House. The food will be great and the “drinks” will be cold!! Capt. Eric & the crew

2011 Bluefin Tuna Fishing VVideo Part 1

http://youtu.be/fhg-zwW51yk

Worcester Show

Well it’s that time of the year… Show season has begun. “The Hook-Up!” will be at the Eastern Outdoor and Fishing Expo Show held at the DCU center in Worcester this Friday-Sunday. The show hours are Fri. 12:30pm to 9pm, Sat. 10am to 7pm, and Sunday 10am to 5pm. We will be in booth #’s 1017-1018. Check us out we will have some great stuff on sale including Yozuri’s and Sebile lures on deep discounts, Squid bars and offshore lures, and a wide selection of Yeti Coolers. And we will have tickets for the 3rd Annual BIG GAME BASH with us on sale. Swing on by and check us out. Capt. Eric

Well guys we ar…

Well guys we are 4 weeks away from the 3rd Annual BIG GAME BASH and it is shaping up nicely!! We have over 20 vendors who have signed up to bring you all of the new and greatest in the Sportfishing and Marine World. We have added many new topics and speakers and we promise you a great time. This is a two day event with lunch provided on Saturday and Free Samual Adams Beer on Friday night. The offshore fishing lifestyle in February. Come on and get some. We will be ordering t-shirts in the next week so please call and get your tickets now. There Will be NO Tickets sold at the door. Call 508-240-0778 and get them today.
Vendors that will be attending and displaying their products are: Raymarine, Okuma, Penn, Fin-Nor, LD Marine, Kent Fab, Kingman Marine & Buzard Bay Yacht Sales, Deland Gibson Ins., Merrill Lynch, Playaction Products, Inox Lubricants, Youngs Electronics, MacDougals Marine Service, Booras Woodcarving, Navionics, Ripetide Charters, Offshore Innovations, Creative Canvas, Impact Impressions, On The Water, Big Game Journal, Canvas Chicks. This is not just a fishing seminar it is a full on Sportfishing and Marine Showcase.

“Windows to the Wild” TV show.

http://video.nhptv.org/video/2188841776

Check out this link to a TV show we filmed last June. “Windows to the Wild” airs on NH public television. I am very pleased with the results. It is always a gamble when you take reporters out on the boat but they were a great group of people and they kept an open mind. Great job by my crew Corey and Chris.

TUNA SEMINAR Jan. 26th 7pm Hyannis Anglers Club

 

Capt.Eric Stewart – January 26th at 7pm
Eric Stewart is the premier Bluefin Tuna charter boat captain/owner fishing off Chatham.
Held at the Hyannis Anglers Club, Ocean St. Hyannis MA.
“Tuna Trolling East of Chatham ” Tips and techniques to get you on the fish and them in the boat. Come and share an evening with Capt. Eric Stewart of “The Hook-Up!” Bait and Tackle and “Tammy Rose” Sportfishing. Capt. Eric will be presenting on tuna trolling techniques th…at he utilizes out east on his charter boat’s the “Tammy Rose” and “Tuna Fever”. Capt. Eric specializes in charters for bluefin tuna and his operation is the only full-time bluefin tuna charter service on the Cape . Bluefin Tuna is all he does. Capt. Eric will give you an up close and personal view from his bridge and will offer up some great pointers on spreads, equipment, tuna tagging, and regulations. Check out www.thehookupcapecod.com See you all on Jan. 26th at 7pm. Call 774-238-8383 for reservations. It’s free but space is limited. Come on down to the club, grab a cold drink, and lets talk tuna!!!!!

I would like to…

I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday Season. Lets hope the new year will bring tight lines and full limts to you and yours. From all of us at “The Hook-Up!”