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The Need for Speed

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As the night air starts getting cooler and the kids go back to school in September, my thoughts turn to those little speedsters – bonito and false albacore. Although it was probably 25 years ago, I still remember the first bonito I ever caught.  I was fluke fishing with my father and my next door neighbor.  As I started reeling in my line to get ready to move to another spot, something hit my white bucktail like a freight train.  Instantly, what seemed like miles of 10 lb. test line began to melt off my little Berkley reel.  Eventually I worked it along the boat where my neighbor was waiting with the net.  Once aboard, I was amazed at the sight of this mini-tuna that almost spooled me.  It was probably only around 4 or 5 lbs., but from then on, I was hooked!

ABOUT THEM

Whether you call them bones, bonita, little tunny, albies, or fat alberts, these little pelagics are just a blast to catch on light tackle!

They are often spoken of or written about in the same sentence, as in, “I’m going to try to catch some bones and albies today.”  While they are often caught together as they migrate down the east coast in the late summer and early autumn, they are in fact, two distinct species.   The bonitos that frequent our area are Atlantic bonito (sarda sarda).  They are most easily recognized by the dark angled lines on their backs and their sharp little canine like teeth.  False Albacore (Euthynnus alletteratus) have squiggly lines on their backs and, while they have teeth, they are set further back in their mouths and are not very noticeable.

Another major difference is their food value.  While the bonito is sought after for its delicious meat, the false albacore is not.  A party boat mate once described an albie’s flavor to me by saying, “If you want your cat to hate you, feed it one of those!”  While that may be true, (I don't have the courage to try one) I do know people who have eaten it and liked it.

Whatever their food value, the real reason I target these two fish is for their fighting abilities on light tackle.  Once hooked, they are capable of making blistering runs up to 40 miles per hour.  Put simply, these fish make drags sing! 
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Local Captain Seeks Help In Locating Stolen Dog

louis_grazioso_and_dusty.jpgNJ Charter Boat Capt Louis Grazioso said he left his car running outside the Holmdel Motor Inn on Route 35 North in Holmdel for no more than four minutes?  around 9 p.m. on Sunday night July 17th while he went to retrieve a friend from a room to take him out for pizza.

It was still hot, and he wanted to keep his 65-lb dog Dusty , tied down in the back seat, cool in the comfort of air conditioning. So he left the 2009 black Nissan Versa running, keys in the ignition. A mistake he now regrets.

I walked outside and looked over the balcony, and the car was gone, with my dog, he said Monday. The person who did this must have been waiting right there, just waiting for the opportunity. He said a pizza delivery person saw the car leave the parking lot.

Grazioso, 45 of Middletown is the Captain of a charter fishing boat called Striper Mania out of Keyport. He said he was in the middle of moving to a new home, and the car was packed with clothes, multiple fishing poles, tackle bags and a white cooler full of tuna caught on Saturday, which no doubt should be smelling pretty foul by tomorrow, if not kept on ice, he said.

Whoever took my car took everything of value in my life, he said. But I truly don't care about anything but the dog.

Dusty came into Grazioso's life in December. He said he rescued the 4 ½ year old yellow Labrador through an Internet site after his other dog passed away after 13 years.

?He has a lot of anxiety, he said. ?When I leave him, he goes ballistic. My fear is that this dog will be in a panic and run himself to death.

The dog has a blue and white leash on him, a camouflage collar, and dog tags. Grazioso scoured the farm fields along Centerville Road in the early morning hours Monday and contacted a handful of agencies that will assist with lost pets.  He remains hopeful Dusty will be found.

?The tide always turns at it lowest point, he said.

Holmdel Police broadcasted the information to police departments statewide, interviewed all guests of the Motor Inn and checked the area, but were unable to locate either the vehicle or Grazioso's dog.

The car's NJ license plate registration number is F40-AVV.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the Holmdel Twp. Police Department Detective Bureau at 732-946-4400.

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