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June 11, 2008 ( PowerHomeBiz
) - Virginia Beach, VA --
Mega Bite Charters LLC spent two months of the off season renovating their
1986 47 foot Buddy Davis. The owner decided to keep the classic look and
keep all the varnished wood on the boat. Captain Keith explained the
decision, saying "while many boat owners are are painting their varnish to
keep maintenance to a minimum, we decided to keep the classic look. All the
wood now has 9 coats of spar varnish. We also repainted the bridge and
cockpit areas."
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The teak cover boards were sanded down and coated with a high tech
coating. The decks have been belt sanded back to a new layer of good teak.
The owners even painted the engine room. Also refinished during the
renovation were the fighting chair, helm pod and helm chair.
Captain Keith summarized the project, commenting that "Mega Bite looks as
good as she did in 1986 and is ready to fish for the 2008 season."
Captain Keith fishes the Mega Bite out of Virginia Beach. He has fished
local waters from the Eastern Shore, Chesapeake Bay, and Virginia Beach to
Cape Hatteras for over 30 years. Captain Keith's vast fishing experience
also includes the waters of Barbados, Turks and Caicos, Bahamas, Bermuda,
Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Key West.
Inshore fishing on his boat Mega Bite includes trips for striped bass,
sea bass, and both red and black drum while offshore fishing charters target
tuna, sharks, dolphin, billfish and other species. The area is world famous
for its saltwater fishing.
A stellar attraction of Virginia beach inshore fishing is undoubtedly the
excellent striped bass fishing. Known locally as rockfish, these delicious
fish migrate down the East Coast and congregate in the lower Chesapeake Bay
and coastal waters from November thru March. Anglers sometimes catch monster
rockfish, exceeding 50 lbs. The Virginia state record rockfish has been
broken many times recently, with some of the biggest fish being caught out
of Virginia Beach.
In the summer months, offshore fishing from Virginia Beach is excellent.
Captain Keith described Virginia offshore fishing saying, "Nothing is etched
in stone with fishing around here. We would mostly be chasing yellowfin tuna
thru much of the summer. These tuna like deeper water for the most part,
often being caught in water from 30 to 100 fathoms. We watch the satellite
shots to get a general idea of how far north or south they might be. Fishing
spots include the Norfolk Canyon, Cigar, Weather Buoy or Wayne's World.
These hotspots range up to 75 miles out of Rudee Inlet. In addition to
yellowfin tuna, anglers catch bluefin, bigeye and longfin albacore tuna,
dolphin fish, wahoo, billfish and sharks.
For more information on Virginia fishing, visit
http://www.sportfishingmegabitestyle.com Captain Keith Harlan |
