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Charlie catch “Off the Charts”
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Charlie catch “off the charts” since the blow subsided. Captain Mark Rowell of Legit Fish Charters agreed and when listing some of the hot spots mentioned just off Duxbury Beach, Fisherman’s Ledge, Provincetown and Peaked Hill Bar. Giants, as well as the supporting cast, are gluttons this time of the year and bulk up in preparation for their own “run” which takes them to more southern environs to spawn. There is an uptick in thresher shark encounters as well according to Captain Pettit, who has also been finding slot-size and bigger bass in the Three Bays as well as blues and pogies in southern Cape Cod Bay. Mixed sizes of stripers can be found in Scituate Harbor with the primary forage consisting of peanut bunker and sliversides. "On The Water"
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Mark Rowell
Scituate, Massachusetts, United States
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Legit Fish Sport Fishing is based in Massachusetts Bay in Downtown Scituate. The crew knows all the hot fishing spots in the area and thrives to provide excellent service and outstanding catches to all its guests and friends. Separating us from the rest o...

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