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Written by: Capt. Jake

Category: Virginia Beach Fishing Reports

Saturday morning Jeff Landis and I set out of Rudee Inlet on a mission to go catch bluefin tuna. There have been some really big fish around and I saw an opportunity to re-set the Virginia State record for bluefin tuna. The current Virginia record is 606 pounds caught April 6, 2015, aboard CJ Dawson's "Ate Up" by my late friend Chase Robinson. I was a part of the crew that caught that fish and I always thought since Chase's passing that it would be fitting if one of Chase's friends broke his record. Earlier in the week, I saw a weather window that looked good for fishing and made some calls attempting to recruit anglers to come crank fish for me on an over night trip on my 35' Henriques Maine Coaster "Toro". I even invited CJ and Phil Casone, but neither could make the trip. No one could. I cant really blame people. Cranking giant bluefin tunas isn't much fun. It's hard work, and when you tell someone they can go crank on a potential record fish, I think their reaction is "I'm not your fool today!"

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Written by: Capt. Jake

Category: Virginia Beach Fishing Reports

Spring has spring here in Virginia beach and it’s time to go fishing! Last night matador charters ran its first trip of the year and we went to the eastern shore to fish at the mouth of the Chesapeake bay for red drum and black drum aboard the "toro" boat. While the fishing wasnt on fire, we had several drum bites, caught a citation sized red drum that we released, brought home a black drum for the grill, and also released several sharks. It was really great to get out on the water and starting off our charter fishing season with a citation is really a great start to our 2019 Virginia beach charter fishing season. We are currently booking charter fishing trips through the summer and still have some prime dates available. Give captain Jake a call today at 7577496008 and get your Virginia beach charter fishing trip booked. Thanks!