Crabbe's Charter Fishing Reports

Out with a Bang: February 6

Capt. Danny Crabbe — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:37:26 +0000

The Virginia Beach Winter Fishing Season was very good to us overall. We had a great time and got a huge bonus there at the end!

We had excellent teamwork this year and certainly appreciate all the folks who fished with us and looking forward to the

SPRING TROPHY SEASON IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, which opens APRIL 21! Give us a call and get on the books!

KIT IIheading home leaving Virginia Beach and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel in the distance.KIT II on the hill...takin' a break.

248lb TUNA ON KIT II: February 1

Capt. Danny Crabbe — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:46:11 +0000

AN INCREDIBLE DAY ABOARD KIT II TODAY!!! Congratulations to Eddie Comer, who fished with us today as part of Jack and his Sleepy Hollow Tree Service group. Lucky for us that Eddie was a strong man because he fought for 4 hours, with much support from his fishing team, to finally land a 248 lb 79 inch bluefin!!! Backwards, forwards, sideways…we went in all directions, following our catch, determined to not be like “The Old Man and the Sea!” As mate, Sterling knew just what to do and we all worked hard together. With the help of the gaff and the rope we looped around his tail, 5 of us pulled him up over the side of the boat, producing a loud thump and tremendous vibration! An incredible first for me and for KIT II…oh, did we mention that we caught the tuna on a roof rod (very tough to get down) rigged for rock with a Shimano reel, 100lb line with a 30lb backer! And…that action was a followup to the 4 hefty rockfish we had already caught in the morning – a great catch considering how tough fishing has been the past few days. Here’s to teamwork – a memorable day indeed!

KIT II heading out.

A Good Day’s Work: January 31

Capt. Danny Crabbe — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:38:38 +0000

Glad to have JR and his crew fish with us today. We had a good start and then had to wait til the afternoon before the fish decided it was time to eat! Patience paid off and we returned to the dock with a great catch, including a 42 lb citation caught by Richard. Congratulations to our great group of anglers…appreciate your business and look forward to having you back aboard.

Dark to Dark: January 30

Capt. Danny Crabbe — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:53:08 +0000

Today we had the pleasure of having Frank and his gang aboard again. We tried to get them a tuna. We missed the tuna but got the rock. We also had a spectacular whale show, breaching out of the water…flippers flipping…cameras snapping! But, a good long day is better than a short, bad day! Sorry no pictures except for this one of us heading back to the inlet! We appreciate you fishing with us Frank…enjoy all those good rockfish filets!

Fishin’: January 29

Capt. Danny Crabbe — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:24:10 +0000

Appreciate Rich and his gang coming to fish with us today. It was a beautiful day with plenty of bait, whales everywhere, birds…but just couldn’t get the fish to bite. Managed to bring in this beauty but sorry to say that was it. Thank you Rich for making the trip.

Tough Day: January 27

Capt. Danny Crabbe — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:05:31 +0000

Glad to have Cliff back again with a great fishing crew. Fishing was hard and the weather was real tough – heavy rain, heavy wind. Wish things worked out differently, but we managed to get enough for everyone to have a good dinner. Really appreciate you making the trip and look forward to fishing with you next year. Thanks Cliff.

Got ‘Em Good: January 26

Capt. Danny Crabbe — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:44:50 +0000

Appreciate having Bill and his gang fish with us today. Fishing was on…got our limit of 16 in good time. Looking forward to staying at the beach into February as long as the fish are here. Thanks fellows for joining us.

Wide Open: January 25

Capt. Danny Crabbe — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:06:27 +0000

Sure good to see the rockfish back in range and plenty of them! Appreciate having Brian bring his group to fish with us today. Got our limit of 14 and the boys even had time for a round of golf! Thanks Brian – look forward to fishing with you all again.

Tuna Quest: January 24

Capt. Danny Crabbe — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:36:36 +0000

We had all the big reels set for tuna fishing today. We trolled all day and caught and released around 35 rockfish, some as big as 45 pounds! Where did all the tuna go? We’ll be after ‘em again soon. Whales were rolling everywhere! Thanks Lewis for bringing your folks down…we appreciate your business…see you soon.

Long Day, Long Ride: January 20

Capt. Danny Crabbe — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:50:16 +0000

Appreciate having our neighbor Don bring his friends to the beach to fish with us today. Finally got into a few fish late in the day. Beautiful day…enjoyed having them. Thank you so much for your business!