Canyon Runner I & II 8/21-22 (Limits of YFT and 156lb sw

[Canyon Runner]

Captain Phil Dulanie on Canyon Runner 1 with the Jack Yolinsky charter from Long Beach, NY hit the Hudson Canyon's at 2pm Sunday and started trolling east where they had a triple of small yellowfin that they released. They continued to work south along the edge trolling at 7.2 knots with an 9 rod spread including 3 rainbow squid bars and the rest ballyhoo and found some nicer yellowfin going 3 for 3 on 50-70 pound yellowfin then 1 for 2 on a 60 pound fish. Just before setting up for the chunk they had a big barrage of small yellowfin getting 8 to the boat but releasing them all. The yellowfin ate mostly ballyhoo trolled right next to the squid bars but we did get all 4 of the biggers yellowfin on the squid bars. On the chunk in 550 feet of water they had an eventful night on the anchor 16 yellowfin in the boat with one fish close to 100 pounds and the rest 50-60. At 2am his charter called it quits with 21 yellowfin in the boat. They decided to keep chunking a couple more hours as they rested up to come home just before day break. With just mates Mike Gallo and Greg Ryback in the cockpit they hooked a nice sword at 3am that they fought for 2 hours before putting it in the boat. The sword weighed 156 pounds and ate a whole squid on 80 pound test leader down 120 feet on a rod meant for yellowfin.

Captains Justin Nighan and Mark DeBlasio took Canyon Runner 2 to the west wall with the Joe Terranova charter from Holmdel and started trolling at 2pm also but did not get a bite until just before setting up on the chunk where out in the deep they got 2 50 pound yellowfin to eat ballyhoo. They then dropped the anchor in 550 feet of water and immediately got into fish. The bite started at 9am and it was all 50-60 pound yellowfin. The best bait were live squid and butterfish chunks. They got bit on 40, 60 and 80 pounder leader as it did not seem to matter on the leader size. By 2am they had gone 7 for 9 on yellowfin and had 9 total in the boat when the charter surprisingly said they had enough and stopped fishing as they wanted to be home early. So at they pulled anchor and came

Capt. Justin and the crew of the Canyon Runner