Severe Weather and Deep Sea Fishing
It was few years ago, an oppressive summer day in late August. Temperatures were pushing around 100 degrees in the city with little to no breeze. The sunshine was brilliant and the the day was perfect for an overnight trip to the Hudson Canyon. We left on a Friday out of Pt. Pleasant New Jersey. The only doubts I had about the weather was an approaching cold front from the NW that was forecasted to push through the area on Saturday. Temperatures continued climb, however once we left the marina and cleared the inlet, the ocean breeze made the temperature drop a good 10 degrees. It was quite pleasant.
We were cruising out to the Hudson canyon ledge at about 30 knots and it was a great way to start the weekend. We trolled for a few hours picking up a few yellowfins, longfin and raised one white marlin. We set up chunk right along the Lindenkohl Cayon at dusk. As it got darker, hundreds or squid and anchovies appeared. We got a few hits right around midnight and were bringing in the yellowfin non stop till around 4 am. At that point, we had reeled in over 20. After that, the action stopped.
In the distance you could see luminous flashes to what appeared to be lighting and slow rumbles of thunder. However, it was still clear where we were. An hour passed and the waters started to rock, the wind picked up and it was evident that the front I was worried about was making its way out to sea. 
As daylight just barely approached, a loud clap of thunder was heard and the storm was moving in on us. Torrents of rain moved in and we felt as if we were suddenly caught in the Bermuda triangle ( or what it seemed to have been) Suddenly, one rod went off, then the next, the next. After a few hours of no action, the morning bite hit. I ran out and grabbed one of the rods, buckled in as did my friend Mike. The waves were building and crashing onto the deck. We quickly brought in 2, 80lb yellowfin. The rain started falling sideways in torrential sheets, the lighting was incredible. Being on the water with a fishing rod was not the best idea, so we decided to forgo the additional tuna and take cover. We were cold, wet and had enough. We wound up leaving with 24 50-80lb class Yellowfins at around 1,500 lbs.