2009 FISHING REPORTS

 

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Fishing Reports will be updated as time permits and we will

make every effort to post them in a timely manner.

 

GROUNDFISHING SHARED CHARTER November 5, 2009 Well it is that time of year, once we hit November we are not allowed to retain cod due to federal regulations. This is no reason not to go fishing and today was a great day to go. This trip was a shared charter with repeat customers Al Fichera, Bob Johnson, Eric Jackson, Charlie (Capt Curts Dad) and Peter, friends of Eric's and Bobs. Heading off to the east and fishing east of Stellwagen Bank this group put a hurting on jumbo pollock, often landing doubles and some nice haddock throughout the day. Al who is a finatic used his spining rod to try something different and was constantly hooked up. Everyone on board were excellent fisherman and by the end of the day fish boxes and totes were full of fish to be filleted on the way home. This kept Gillis busy filleting all the way back to the dock and the crew cleaning well into the dark. Guys once again thanks for stepping on board on these shared charters, it is a great way to get out when you cannot get a whole group together. Have a great winter and we will see you back in April for more shared charters.   Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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COD & HADDOCK TRIP October 26, 2009 Today, repeat customer JR Carlow and his friends from Rhode Island, who fish many times a year on board RELENTLESS, showed up for a great day of fishing. It was slam bam doubles most of the drifts catching jumbo pollock with jigs and teasers. Capt. Curt and the mate were very busy throughout the day gaffing fish and filleting all the way back to Green Harbor. When this group stepped off RELENTLESS at the end of the day they each had plenty of fillets to share with friends and family making them very popular guys back in Rhode Island. I want to personally thank them for fishing with us once again and we look forward to seeing them in 2010 which I expect will be another great season. Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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COD & HADDOCK TRIP October 22, 2009 Today, the crew of RELENTLESS Charters had the honor of taking out Tom May and his friends from New York who all work for or are retired from the NYFD. These guys were great after getting blown out on a previous occasion they were eager to come to Green Harbor, Massachusetts and catch some nice fillets for the freezer. Capt Curt and Shaun met them early and they headed off for a fantastic day of fishing, filling coolers with pollock, cod, haddock and redfish. All of the action was on jigs and at days end each angler had plenty of fillets for friends and family to go around. At the end of the trip they made it a point to say they would be back again next year. We look forward to fishing with them again and want to thank each of them for their dedicated service to the citizens of New York. Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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TUNA & HADDOCK TRIP October 12, 2009 Fishing has been spectacular with anglers going home with plenty of fillets of pollock, cod, and haddock along with some fresh tuna for the grill. Now is the time to get out there for some of this great action. The fish have been hitting jigs and teasers filling fish boxes and totes at a rapid pace keeping the mates extremely busy gaffing and cutting fish on the way home. On Sunday a shared charter was conducted with Warren Conroy of RI and his three friends along with repeat customers Al Fichera and Bernie Thomas. After a bumpy ride out to the grounds they trolled for tuna with them all around the boat but could not manage a hook up despite the abundance of fish around them. After listening on the radio it seemed like everyone was having a slow day when it came to putting a tuna on the deck. Captain Curt with Shaun as the mate made up for the tuna action by filling the fish box and a few totes of large pollock and cod sending everyone home happy. It was non-stop action throughout the day keeping both captain and mate busy gaffing, bleeding and icing down fish. Shaun was busy the entire ride home cutting fish resulting in large bags of snow white fillets for the freezer. Thanks guys for hoping on this shared charter and we will see you again soon.   Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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TUNA & GROUNDFISH TRIP October 11, 2009 On Saturday a shared charter was conducted with Mike Colleary of Milton, MA, Tom Woodside of CT, Eric Jackson and his son Elijah along with Bob Johnson also of CT. Each of these anglers with the exception of Eric and Elijah have fished with us in the past. Leaving the dock early the plan was to troll for some tuna followed up by a day of groundfishing. On board was myself and Jerry who is in my opinion one of the best mates anyone could have aboard. As we left Green Harbor in Marshfield we were met with little wind however it was picking up a bit on the ride out. Once on the east side of the bank we saw quite a bit of life with lots of humpback whales feeding and putting on their acrobatic displays. These whales are very impressive to watch especially if you have not seen them before. Once we moved out of the area of the whales we found literally thousands of bluefin tuna from small 25 LB fish to fish in excess of 500 LBS all over the place. Jerry set out a spread of squid bars and on the center rig one of the freshest ballyhoo you ever did see on a skirted rig. You see this ballyhoo jumped into the cockpit while fleeing tuna and I had a feeling that this bait would get whacked after being place out. I was wrong and after hitting fish in the head with the bars some frustration was setting in. We reeled in the rigs, moved over to a pile of fish and started jigging for the tuna. Mike had on a crippled herring and moments later the sound of Mike yelling "Fish On" was heard. Everyone reeled in and Mike did an excellent job bringing the 64 1/2 fish boatside where Jerry gaffed the prize and brought it through the door in about 25 minutes. Once photos of the fish were taken, Jerry bled the fish, cut off the head and packed it in ice to maintain the meat as sushi quality bluefin. After cutting it up, the fish had great fat quality and was delicious at the dock with everyone enjoying pieces of fresh sashimi. Once out to the groundfishing grounds it was a bit breezy and I located a pile of fish on the bottom. With lines rigged with jigs and teasers it was not long before everyone was tight bringing double header pollock aboard throughout the afternoon. Jerry was busy gaffing and bleeding fish as I remained on the helm keeping the bow into the wind during a stiff breeze. This allowed the jigs to be up and down greatly increasing anglers chances of hooking fish during the drift. At the end of the day Jerry was busy filleting fish the entire road home and once moored loined out the bluefin tuna. On shared charters all fish are divided evenly between the customers sending each one home with plenty of tuna and groundfish for friends and family.   Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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COD & HADDOCK TRIP October 9, 2009 On Friday fishing on board the RELENTLESS on Stellwagen Bank was Dana Paulson of Whitman, MA. Dana was looking at getting out with his family and friends before heading back for another tour in Iraq fighting the war on terroism. Myself and the rest of the RELENTLESS crew salute you along with each and every member of our armed forces who give up so much fighting for our freedom and keeping us safe here in the United States and around the world. Thank you Dana for your service it is greatly appreciated and please be safe while overseas.     Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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COD & HADDOCK TRIP October 4, 2009 Sunday was a great day of fishing aboard RELENTLESS out of Green Harbor, MA. Joining Capt Curt was the Jeff Reis party who called his group together for a day of fishing. Once on board everyone settled in for the standard speech regarding the day and what to do in case of an emergency and the location of lifejackets, raft etc. After steaming out and reaching the tuna grounds it was not the RELENTLESS's day as the tuna would not cooperate. Once at the groundfish grounds it was non stop action of swinging aboard large pollock, redfish, cusk, cod and haddock throughout the day. Fish were coming over the rail wat a constant pace with lots of doubles keeping Jerry very busy. Later in the afternoon we were visited by Mr. Blue Shark who could not resist a fillet of pollock rigged on a piece of wire and hook when presented to him. Jeff fought the 300 LB fish for a half hour before being brought to boatside by Jerry who leadered it and cut the fish off to swim another day. At the end of the day all anglers were full of smiles after catching plenty of fish for coolers to take home and share with friends and family. Once again Jerry kept busy at the fillet table with boxes full of fish resulting in nice fillets for everyone to bring home. Thanks Jeff for another stellar trip and we will see you again soon. Remember if you are interested in a shared or private trip, call Capt Dave or send him an e-mail.   Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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TUNA & COD TRIPS Summer 2009 During the summer we were quite busy catching tuna, groundfish, striped bass and other species. Unfortunately being busy we we did not post a report after each trip. I wanted to just post up some photos of some of the trips we had over the summer months and we apologize for not getting these posted earlier.       Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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COD & HADDOCK TRIP August 28, 2009 Fishing aboard RELENTLESS was repeat customer JR Carlow and his friends from Rhode Island. JR has been fishing with us for about five years now and keeps coming back. On this day they landed excellent numbers of cod, pollock, haddock and redfish sending everyone home with plenty of fillets for friends and family. Most of the action was on jigs however many fish were caught using fresh sea clams. JR we will see you again in a few months and once again thak youo for yoour continued patronage fishing aboard RELENTLESS.   Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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TUNA & HADDOCK TRIP July 19, 2009 Meeting us at the boat early in the morning was Gene Hauptman from Dorchester, MA and his friends celebrating a birthday for Willy on the waters of Stellwagen Bank. Capt Curt headed offshore and found very large feeding tuna. After trolling for a very short period and seeing big fish on the surface in the range of 400 LBS the port line goes off the the Shimano 50 is screaming and being spooled. Just as they start to reel in the others same thing happens on the starboard. Now doubled up on very big fish and the first angler getting into a harness he settles in to fight the fish. After being on while Jerry handles the second it was not long before both lines popped and not only did we loose two big boys but two brand new Carlson Squid Bars (Bad for me, good for my tackle dealer at $120.00 each). After getting reorganized and lines were out it was not long before we had another but more mangeable tuna on the line. This fish was brought to the boat after a 40 minute fight and was 65" with an esimated weight of 160 LBS of muscle. Once the fish was bled, iced and put away it was off to the haddock grounds. Once there Willy, Gene and the other anglers managed to put good numbers of fish which were mostly haddock into the fish box using jigs. It ended up being a great day on the water with everyone going home with plenty of tuna steaks and haddock for friends and family. We still have room for shared trips for tuna and bass or tuna and groundfishing. We leave the dock around 0500 and return between 3:00 and 4:00 PM depending on the fishing. All fish are divided evenly after the trip between anglers, we provide all tackle and all you need is your food, drink and be willing to have a good time. If interested either call me or send me an e-mail me.   Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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TUNA & COD TRIP July 17, 2009 On Friday July 17th, Gary Palmer from the West Springfield area stepped aboard RELENTLESS for a day of tuna and groundfishing. It was a nice day to head out early in the morning and the crew was very excited for the day as they were waiting at the boat at 4:00 AM upon Capt Curt's arrival. Once gear was stowed and introductions were completed they headed offshore. Once arriving in an area where tuna fishing has been productive, Jerry put out the spread of bars and was trolling around in flat calm water. Talking to the other boats, everyone was having the same type of day and after working hard and having a few tuna crash behind the rigs with no hook ups everyone decided it was time to go groundfishing. Once Capt Curt arrived at the groundfishing bottom, all lines were sent below fishing both Norweigien and Diamond plated jigs with teasers. Throughout the day a decent mixed bags of fillets including cod, haddock, cusk, pollock, and red fish were brought aboard. On the way home Jerry filleted the days catch sending everyone home with fillets for the freezer. It was not the greatest day of fishing by any means but it was OK overall and it was a pleasure to have this group of guys aboard. We hope to see them again to give us a chance to redeem ourselves with a tuna or a few more groudfish. Thank you guys and have a good summer. Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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TUNA & STRIPED BASS TRIP July 15, 2009 On Tuesday July 15th, repeat customer Bob Johnson brought a group of guys from NY city and CT to fish aboard RELENTLESS for tuna and striped bass. With an early slack tide and winds predicted at 5-10 SW we met at 3:30 AM and were off the dock at 3:45AM headed to the east to try for tuna and striped bass. On the way over we found a slightly different forecast with winds blowing Northwest 10-15 with lots of white caps. Once we arrived south of the SWC we found shearwaters thrashing sand eels all over the place and marked a few fish but did not see anything on top. After Greg the mate for the day, set out our trolling spread consisting of squid bars of multiple colors we felt it should not be long before we saw some good action. After trolling for fifteen minutes a fish crashed behind the starboard long rig and missed. He never came back and it was fish one-Relentless zero. After moving to the east about a mile we found bait and better sign and things looked very promising. After about ten minutes the port out rigger goes off and Bob's crew all of Asian decent started screaming in Chinese when I was telling them to reel in the other rods. Once settled down and having the first angler of four on the rod we settled in for a 40 minute fight. The fish was stubborn and made three runs once close to the boat but finally Greg sank the gaff into the tuna's lower jaw and slid it through the transom door of RELENTLESS as the group once again was giving each other high fives and yelling something in Chinese. The fish measure out to be 62" and was fat and weighed around 130 LBS. After bleeding the fish, taking a few photos and icing it down we headed over to Race Point to catch a few striped bass and blue fish trolling umbrella rigs on braided line instead of wire and had very good success with everyone landing striped bass to 25 LBS and big alligator blues. Once we returned to Green Harbor, we processed the fish and Zhing (Steven American Name) promised to be back again and we look forward to seeing them wrestle with another Bluefin Tuna on board RELENTLESS. Thanks guys for the great day. Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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COD TRIP July 11, 2009   On Saturday July 11th, fishing on board RELENTLESS was repeat customer Bill Gitzgibbons, his son Kevin and a few of Bill's friends and coworkers. Bill has fished with me in the past and has a wonderful family bringing his daughters, wife and Kevin out for striped bass. We left Green Harbor early with near perfect but flat conditions headed to Peaked Hill Bar to see if we could troll up a nice tuna. Once there all the ocean looked dead with only one or two breaking fish sighted and a ton of weed in the water. After a few hours of tuna fishing with the fish winning today we headed offshore to the eastern side of Stellwagen Bank fishing for cod, haddock and pollock. The fish were there but just not eating the way we expected and the total numbers for the day were below average for the RELENTLESS crew. At the end of the day everyone went home with fillets of different species of groundfish and Kevin did an excellent job reeling in good size pollock using diamond jigs. Maybe next time we will catch a few more fish and get them into the tuna as it is still early in the season. Thanks Bill and Kevin and we hpe to see you again. Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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COD TRIP July 4, 2009 On July 4th, while the nation was celebrating this great country’s Independence Day holiday Capt Curt ran a mixed charter with repeat customer Jeff Ries and his friends. Joining them was repeat customers Bob Johnson and Tom Woodman (Woody) from CT and Mike Colleary from CT. Curt had a great day catching good numbers of cod, haddock and pollock on both bait and jigs keeping Jerry who is a top notch mate who also holds a captains license very busy throughout the day. The fish were eager to bite and putting in a little extra time on the bank proved worthwhile as everyone went home with good numbers of fish and plenty of fillets for the freezer. It was great seeing all of these guys together on one of the Relentless Open Boat Charters. Guys, thanks for fishing again with us and we will see some of you again in as little as three weeks. Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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COD TRIP July 3, 2009 On Saturday July 3rd we had repeat customer Jason Viets who was on board for another day of cod and haddock fishing aboard Relentless. Jason was with us back in May and was eager to get out once again for a day of fishing. Arriving at Green Harbor, he was met by Captain Curt and Jerry and after introductions headed offshore and trolled for the tuna fish for about an hour. Unfortunately there was no joy and not wanting to miss the tide for the cod and haddock Capt Curt hit all of his usual spots landing pretty good numbers of cod, haddock and pollock sending everyone home happy. It was not our best day for sure but a decent day overall. Paul landed a large striped bass however being in federal waters it had to be released after it was tagged and a photo taken. I appreciate Jason and the guys coming back again and the Relentless crew hopes you enjoy those fillets. Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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COD TRIP June 28, 2009 On Saturday, Tom Woodruff from CT stepped aboard as one of our repeat customers bringing with him his crew of hard working landscapers rewarding them for their hard work. Tom works very hard, has a great business and loves to catch groundfish and anything else that swims. Capt Curt got underway and with a little bit of fog and a swell a few of the guys not use to the water were down and out not being able to see the horizon. Once on the grounds Captain Curt found enough fish to keep everyone bending rods landing pollock, cod and haddock in fair numbers considering the few who were fishing. It was kind of a tough day and Jerry filleted everything up on the ride home providing the anglers with fillets for many dinners. Thanks Tom for bringing the guys up and next time I will put an order in for some good sunshine and calm seas for the crew. Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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COD TRIP June 13, 2009 On Saturday, RELENTLESS ran one of it’s shared open boat charters with Brice June from upstate New York bringing his father with him. Also joining them was Jeff Staples from western, MA and his friend Jeff and Bob Johnson from CT, a long time RELENTLESS customer. The day was perfect with sunny skies and light wind making conditions great for the early departure off the dock at Green Harbor in Marshfield, MA. After steaming out to the Bank, Captain Curt stopped the boat and the jigs and teasers were sent to the bottom, where immediately everyone became tight with large market sized cod and a few steakers mixed in. For the next three hours it was non stop fishing landing nice cod, haddock, pollock and wolf fish which were eager to inhale jigs and teasers. This kept Jerry our mate who is also a USCG licensed captain busy filleting all of the way back to the dock. At the end of the day when this group of fisherman who were on the open boat charter went home they each had over 50 LBS of fillets in the cooler of iced down fish for friends and family members. Each of them stated they would be back again and we look forward to seeing them again this summer. As the owner and captain of RELENTLESS Charters I want to thank them for their patronage and hope they enjoy the fish. The cod, haddock, pollock and tuna are all here now and it is a good time to get out on a charter and do some great fishing. These fish are around all season and not just in the spring as some folks believe. Call us to schedule one of these trips. Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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COD TRIP May 30, 2009 It was another excellent trip aboard RELENTLESS on Saturday, May 30th with repeat customer Patrick Lynch coming aboard with his friends from western MA. These guys did well limiting out on quality sized codfish for the freezer by the end of the day. All fish were on jigs and teasers providing great action especially with large market sized doubles coming over the rails at a rapid pace. Jerry was busy running the show on deck and filleted all the way back to Green Harbor. RELENTLESS sails out of Green Harbor, MA and has several good dates available for both cod and haddock or tuna fishing. We also run a great combination trip if you want a solid chance to go home with both cod, haddock and fresh sushi all on the same trip. Have a great day and thanks Pat for stepping aboard once again. I hope you and the guys consider a pollock slam charter where we can fill the box with big pollock and get some bull haddock on the same trip. Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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COD TRIP May 29, 2009 It just keeps getting better and better every day fishing on Stellwagen Bank and customers could not be any happier. Today friend and repeat customer JR Carlow from RI fished on board RELENTLESS with his party of six including his father and had another fantastic day. Leaving Green Harbor in Marshfield, MA Capt Curt left the dock early and headed offshore to Stellwagen Bank. As soon as the first jig hit the bottom the words “fish on” were yelled and it was non stop action all day. These fish could not resist the diamond and Norwegian jigs with teasers placed in front of their face in around 130 feet of water. The bait was thick once again helping set the stage for some fantastic fishing. The fish were mostly markets with a few steakers mixed in providing fillets for several friends and family members. Filleting took place all the way home filling coolers with lots of iced down fillets. By the end of the day this group limited out on quality sized cod fish, along with a few haddock and a couple of dozen mackerel for the smoker. JR was already booked for a fall trip and added a third at the end of the day. Thanks to JR and his crew for coming aboard once again and fishing on board Relentless. We have several days available for shared and private charters if you want to get in on some great fishing action on Stellwagen Bank aboard the RELENTLESS. We promise lots of effort to send you home with bags of fillets for the freezer. If you are interested, please get a hold of us by e-mail or phone.   Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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COD TRIP May 24, 2009 On Sunday May 24th, Captain Dave left the dock at 0400 taking out the same group of anglers as the previous days trip with the exception of Al Fichera who had a family commitment. Taking his place was repeat customer Pete Frackelton from MA. We arrived at the bank at 0600 and what a day it was. Our first drift put 40 market sized cod fish in the box and by 0730 we had our limit of cod. The deck was busy with Jerry running around along with myself gaffing and bleeding fish at a rapid pace. We left the area and headed to deeper water looking for haddock and ended up catching 15 LB codfish which we had to throw back. We ended the day with 70 nice cod and 18 haddock making it one very productive day fishing aboard RELENTLESS. Jerry did a great job filleting the fish on the way home sending them home with some very high quality iced and bled fillets for the freezer for friends and family. These guys had two great days of fishing and we will see them again in a few weeks as they all fish numerous times with us on different trips. I just want to say thanks to each one of them for fishing with us again and being not only customers but good friends.   Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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COD TRIP May 23, 2009 On Memorial Day weekend every year, repeat customer and long time friend Bernie Thomas books the boat for Saturday and Sunday bringing with him a great group of guys. These include John and Anthony who travel up from Long Island, Al Fichera from Taunton and Jeff Reis from New Hampshire. On Saturday Capt Curt took the group out and had a great day limiting out on market sized cod which were feeding aggressively on sand lance and could not resist a sand eel imitation teaser along with the jigs. Captain Curt limited out on this day and found a few haddock in the mix also. They went home with good size bags of fillets for friends and family at the end of the day. The group hit the dock around 3:00 PM making plans for the following morning. During the evening myself and Curt met them for dinner in Rockland, MA just across the street from the hotel where they stay. It was not a late night as we had a 0400 departure the following morning.   Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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COD TRIP May 22, 2009 Stepping aboard for his annual spring trip was repeat customer Stew Duncun and his friends from CT. Fishing with Capt Curt after an early morning start due to the tides, they found the fish eagerly biting both jigs and teasers non stop, filling the fish box quickly. It was another great day of fishing aboard RELENTLESS sending everyone home with near legal limits of cod for the freezer. Stew has been a great customer over the years and we hope to get him back out again this season for another trip. Thanks Stew, your patronage is appreciated and I hope your families enjoyed eating the fresh fillets of cod you brought home.     Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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COD TRIP May 16, 2009 Things have been busy on board RELENTLESS and at times it seems it is hard to keep up with the fishing reports. On Saturday, July 16th we had repeat customer Al Cheskey from CT on board fishing with his friends. If anyone has ever met Al before, you know he goes by the name of “Big Al”. We know when he is aboard because everything on board is labeled “Big AL’ including his Bruins Jersey. Throughout the day this group did well landing market sized cod only 15 miles from the dock reaching their legal limits of good size eating fish providing everyone with plenty of fillets for the freezer. Big AL will be returning again in the fall to land those big pollock, cod, haddock and ground fish along with a shot at school tuna. Thanks for the great day guys and we look forward to seeing you again.   Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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COD TRIP May 9, 2009 On Sunday, long time customer and friend Bernie Thomas came aboard with his sons and friends catching well over 300 codfish in order to get their legal limit of cod and some nice haddock on jigs. Most of the throw backs were between 22" and 24" providing lots of action but unfortunately had to go back over the side. At the end of the day everyone was smiling and once again we will see Bernie for two more days on his annual Memorial Day weekend trip where he and others come every year and fish back to back. Thank you Bernie, I just can't say enough what fun it is having you aboard all these years.   Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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COD TRIP May 8, 2009 On Friday, fishing aboard the RELENTLESS was the Bob Wickman party from upstate New York. When they arrived on board after driving throughout the early hours they were greeted by Captain Curt and the mate Fred who had a box of Dunkin Doughnuts waiting for them. On a perfectly calm day these anglers landed their legal limits of cod and a few haddock using jigs in shallow water on the southern end of Stellwagen Bank. The fish were all market sized and spitting up herring and sand eels. These fish were all caught on jigs with grubs for teasers keeping Fred filleting all the way back to Green Harbor in Marshfield, MA. I want to personally thank Bob, George and the rest of the guys for fishing with us and we hope to see them back again in the future.   Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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COD TRIP May 3, 2009   On Sunday, the Jack Kelley party of six fished aboard RELENTLESS and unfortunately it was pretty much of the same as the day before with the group landing cod and haddock but nothing like we expect to see coming over the rail each trip. It was a long weekend for the Captain and crew along with the anglers on board. Some day you mark fish throughout the day and you just can not get them to bite. Hopefully, next week will improve providing better results for the anglers. We want to thank both parties for their patronage and hope they fish with us again and we promise much better results next time.   Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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COD TRIP May 2, 2009 On Saturday John Bradwell and his friend Tom came aboard with Chris, Kevin, Jerry and Mike in their party for a shared fishing trip aboard RELENTLESS. Unfortunately it was one of those rough days as we hammered shorts throughout the morning putting some haddock and cod in the box before making a fourteen mile move. Once there, we anchored up and caught fair numbers of haddock and cod sending these anglers home with some fish for the freezers but not in the numbers we like to see. They understood we did everything possible and it just was not our day and they vowed they would be back for a tuna and groundfish combination trip later this summer. Jerry landed the largest cod of the day and was all smiles when he landed a nice market sized codfish.   Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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COD TRIP April 26, 2009 Al Fichera holds a wolf fish he caught on board RELENTLESS On Sunday, Relentless Charters had on board a shared charter which consisted of repeat customers Alan Sharaf, Brookline, MA, Al Fichera, Taunton, MA, Jeff Ries, Hillsboro, NH, Alan Marks from Hull, MA and first timers Sherri and Tony Lipizzi also from MA. Leaving the dock at 0430 Capt Curt went to work once again picking codfish and haddock throughout the day both on jigs and teasers and fresh sea clams. The haddock turned on nicely at the tide change filling the fish box quickly. Al Fichera landed a nice wolf fish giving him a decent fight as it was fouled hooked in the tail. Sherri, landed quite a few haddock telling Tony they will definitely be back again. As with all of our shared charters all of the fish was divided evenly between the customers sending everyone home with bags of fresh fillets for the freezer. Capt Dom holds one of Sherri's haddock she landed using sea clams on board RELENTLESS   Tony and Sherry hold a few of the many haddock they landed on board RELENTLESS   Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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COD TRIP April 25, 2009     On Saturday, regular customer and friend Bernie Thomas brought his group together from all over to fish for cod and haddock on board RELENTLESS. Ironically this group has all fished on board at one time or another including Mike from MA, Wayne from upstate NY and Anthony and John from Long Island. Captain Curt was behind the wheel with Capt Dom Petrarca who runs a great center console fishing for everything from fluke to swordfish and everything in between. At the first stop of the day, it was lock and load time as keeper codfish were flying over the rail at a steady pace. The wind was blowing pretty well out of the Southwest and Curt working the helm was able to keep this group of outstanding fisherman over the pile while Dom ran around crazy. After a few moves and limiting out on cod, they continued to jig and threw several more keeper cod back and landed some nice haddock to end the day. I want to personally thank Bernie for putting this group together along with the rest of the crew for a great day on the water. Bernie will be back again in a few weeks making sure his rod is bent with some more fish whacking his jig. Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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COD TRIP April 24, 2009 Jen shows off one of the many fine haddock she landed throughout the day. Fishing on board this Friday was repeat customer Wayne Wood from CT who brought with him his son Travis and daughter Jen along with friends Mike and Ron. You could not ask for anything better in April after a long cold winter. After steaming out to the east and finding very few fish we moved to the top of the bank and anchored up catching good numbers of cod and haddock. Most of the fish were caught on clams with some on the jigs and teasers sending everyone home with plenty of fillets for the freezer. Thanks Wayne for another great trip and have fun in that Conch of yours this season. I wish you the very best and hope you have a great 2009 season. Ron with a large bull haddock caught aboard RELENTLESS. Wayne Wood holds this haddock that he caught aboard RELENTLESS     Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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COD TRIP April 18, 2009   This group of anglers caught plenty of haddock on board the RELENTLESS to bring back home.   A nice haddock caught aboard the Relentless using a high low rig.   One of the many haddock landed this day on Relentless.   Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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COD TRIP April 10, 2009 The crew of the RELENTLESS had a great start to the 2009 season when repeat customer Tony Fantoli of CT stepped aboard with family and friends. Leaving the dock early and arriving east of the bank the action was primarily catching market cod on both clams and jigs. After a while a move was made to the south where good numbers of haddock were landed using fresh sea clams. At the end of the day there was plenty of fish for the coolers for this party of five. Tony stated they would be back and once again we thank them for fishing aboard RELENTLESS. If you are interested in going on a private of shared charter, contact us.   Respectfully Capt. Dave CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com www.relentlesscharters.com (781) 871-2113

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