Well, the weather finally cooperated and we headed out for a day of trolling for tuna. While some tuna were being caught far offshore (70-90 miles), we chose to troll a couple mid-shore locations that were 30 miles closer to shore. We headed out of Great Egg Inlet about 6:30 AM and headed for The Cigar, a long rise in the bottom that is shaped like a cigar. This rise in depth causes an upswelling of bait and, hence, attracts gamefish.
After a couple hours of trolling The Cigar with no success, we moved a bit further out to the 750 Square. I shot several pictures and a few videos. The videos are below and the photos are posted in the Photos section of the site.
We saw lots of sea turtles. We were passed by a huge container carrier. Unfortunately, we had no success at all with the tuna. We saw one fish that swam around our boat, swam directly through our trolling lines and, then, swam away. Strikeout today.
The benefit was a beautiful day with calm seas (see some of the photos for the glassy appearance of the water).