Barnegat Bay raft up

RidgeRunner said:
All adds up to a great time by all. Wish I could have made it. That Newfi is big boy for a gunnel hound. What a great bunch of folks.
A couple observation on Garage holding the fishing challenge trophy. (Charleston and Barnegat) You never have to drive the boat. Captains put you on fish. Otherwise your watching from the dock. It had to be said Lee. :fam:
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Ridge you know the old saying: Even a blind dog can hunt once and awhile!! So here's my take on the Captn statement: Even a blind "Captn" can get lucky once and awhile. :oh: :you:
 
How many specific spots did this blind Captain take your tired old arse too, in waters that are not even his own?
What bait were you using? Did that occur to you in a dream?
What pattern was the Captain running with his drifts to cover the grounds most effectively?
Did he try different drifts in different depths to try and find the almost non existent keepers in these waters that were not his own?
Did the Captain go on line and talk with every mariner he ran into to get intel on what was going on?
Was his boat set up to provide a comfortable day on the water with every piece of equipment and tackle needed to catch the non existent keepers in those unfamiliar waters?
Did the Captain not fish himself to make sure of the boat drifts in the narrow channels and passages that were tried? Did he do so to provide power drifts and to keep his charges on what were the most promising waters while avoiding the horrible boat traffic on one of the busiest boating weekends of the season?
Was the Captain not charming to the ladies encountered and provide camaraderie to the men of venture?
Was not a bottle of fine whiskey available to those who were in need?
Was not the Captain a Son of a Son of a Sailor with a Pirate's smile?
 
willy said:
How many specific spots did this blind Captain take your tired old arse too, in waters that are not even his own?
What bait were you using? Did that occur to you in a dream?
What pattern was the Captain running with his drifts to cover the grounds most effectively?
Did he try different drifts in different depths to try and find the almost non existent keepers in these waters that were not his own?
Did the Captain go on line and talk with every mariner he ran into to get intel on what was going on?
Was his boat set up to provide a comfortable day on the water with every piece of equipment and tackle needed to catch the non existent keepers in those unfamiliar waters?
Did the Captain not fish himself to make sure of the boat drifts in the narrow channels and passages that were tried? Did he do so to provide power drifts and to keep his charges on what were the most promising waters while avoiding the horrible boat traffic on one of the busiest boating weekends of the season?
Was the Captain not charming to the ladies encountered and provide camaraderie to the men of venture?
Was not a bottle of fine whiskey available to those who were in need?
Was not the Captain a Son of a Son of a Sailor with a Pirate's smile?
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Thats funny s**t right there.
 
Willy
You did a great job putting us in places to catch and getting info. Yes your boat is setup nice to fish out of. The answer is YES to all in your response. And most of all you were a very Gracious host. Reel and I couldn't have asked for more.

I was just yankin your chain.
 
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A few shots

Just got time tonight to download some photos from the rendezvous, enjoy

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You are correct Sir!
I decided after owning two V20's that what I was looking for was a pure fishing machine of the CC variety that was a little bigger (23 vs 20) and deeper deadrise (22.5 vs 18 ) to help navigate the nasty chop I deal with every day out in Raritan Bay. That would have a built in large live well and large insulated fish boxes.
Is she perfect, no, but until I can afford my 25 Contender she will do. She rides well, cuts through my chop in the bay much better than I have had in the past, and with my bad neck it makes a huge difference.
She will fish four guys comfortably with complete walk around the boat capability and is now equipped both with electronics and wash downs (fresh and salt) bait well and the room I needed.
I loved my V's, fished them for years. Still think she has the sexiest lines of any under 21 foot boat ever made. Also the most versatile under 21 foot boat ever made.But it was time for me to move on.
Lucky for me I had a bunch of friends to take with me.
 
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THEFERMANATOR said:
One of these is not like the others.
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Uh...one's yellow?...:clap:


Great pics, Willy!!...that REELY was a good time...seein' the guys and dolls again from the Charleston trip...AND finally gettin' face to face w/Lumberslinger, his ladies and the fabulous Bump-Kens!!...I felt the presence...or it might have been a crab nibblin' my big toe...no kiddin', she's really something to see!!...now if I can just get this '84 as clean!!...

BTW...I'd like one day to visit The Miracle Pub again...that was the coolest place...great folks and atmosphere...COLD beer and GOOD FOOD...after a night of no sleep, 14 hr drive SC to NJ, fart-dodgin' from Rocky Mount to Toms River, I was BEAT and about to drop over where I stood...wanted to stick around for the kareoke...HAD to go get horizontal...Gotta visit again sometime...
 
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Miracle Pub is the place to be. Cheap beer and good food and no Bennies. Next time you guys get up this way we will have to hit up the F-cove and fish the Manasquan river. I fished off the dock of my marina the past two days and landed 5 fluke,two keepers, but only in a combined time of an hour. we just have to fish a week day so there is less boat traffic.
 
captpete13 said:
Miracle Pub is the place to be. Cheap beer and good food and no Bennies. Next time you guys get up this way we will have to hit up the F-cove and fish the Manasquan river. I fished off the dock of my marina the past two days and landed 5 fluke,two keepers, but only in a combined time of an hour. we just have to fish a week day so there is less boat traffic.
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I hear ya on the weekday fishin!!...we try like hell not to fish Lake Hartwell on the weekends down here, too...every basshole w/an a$$boat and every jet ski in the Upstate...if they just wouldn't go clear across the lake to buzz ya it'd be another story...

Pete, have a cold one for me next time at MP!!...:beer:
 
OH man guys, looks like a blast! I wish I could have been there with the V20, then maybe showed you guys what a fast v20 is, cause it looked smooooooooooth out there!:sly:
 
UBHSTRY said:
OH man guys, looks like a blast! I wish I could have been there with the V20, then maybe showed you guys what a fast v20 is, cause it looked smooooooooooth out there!:sly:
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LOL ya, but those are the shoals... very shallow water. Go out into the bay and it changes rather quickly. Additionally, Barnaget inlet is considered one of the most dangerous inlets on the East Coast with constantly shifting sandbars and channels. Not the kind of place you want to go "really, really" fast in. :beer:
 
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