Recent content by SkunkBoat

Got out yesterday. Plan was to try a last Seabass trip. Early morning there was a large fleet off the beach in Bay Head. Giant schools of bunker. Humpback feasting on them. So we stopped in there and snagged a couple bunker and sent them out. No striper bites, nobody near us catching. So we...

No meat...all throwbacks. Slot size is 28" to 31" Those in picture were 46"

Got nine over 40" yesterday off Sea Girt.

Monster bass just outside Manasquan Inlet this morning. got four bass 45" or greater. Missed 2 more runnoffs. All on bottom rod in 25-30 ft. Flat line never got touched. Snag bunker, put on circle hook, 3 ft leader, with a 1 oz egg sinker above the swivel. My Grady 265 on the Surfer's...

Been out for seabass a few times. Its not lights out but you can put together a nice catch. Big Stripers on bunker Thursday and Friday outside Manasquan Inlet. It is on!

Got out Tuesday to the Triple Wrecks area. The fleet was 10 miles past the Haskell. We got there late 8 am. Chunked one nice yellowfin quick and then we sucked the rest of the day. Many boats had 3,5,10.... The mahi pots in the Chicken were barren. The Glory pots were not very good but we did...

Labor Day- Went looking for yellowfins out near Texas Tower. Nothing. Passing through Glory pots on the way out at first light. I had to try one pot... got this bull & cow while holding two rods as we passed the first pot! Ended up becoming a canyon Mahi/Tilefish trip...as many of our tuna...

We were out Monday at the spot off Seaside Heights. Jigging squid and putting them out live. We got about a 60 pound bluefin to the boat and broke off the leader. We had him on the the heaviest rod. Penn two speed 80w on a bent butt in a swivel rodholder. Cranked him in fast after two runs...

Thats just my half packed whole for bait. Also had strip bait packs and some for eating. Had it yesterday. Deep Fried... Delicious!

Got in on the inshore bluefin tuna / squid bite off Seaside Heights. It is a large area east of Seaside lumps and north of the Tolten lump. Big fleet there. can't miss it. Less than 15 miles from Manasquan inlet. maybe 10 off the beach. Still get cell service there! 85-90 ft of water. Got out...

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My DF140 had an all metal housing. Easiest water pump change ever... With the DF150-175-200s Zuke went the way of Yamaha and use a plastic housing with the replaceable metal cup and gasket. Getting it all seated perfectly isn't as easy as it should be. If you don't line up the tit perfectly...

I see a V20 cuddy with a hardtop in Manasquan River all the time. Reminds me of the Skunkboat. Beautiful...

Got to dock at 3AM. My crew overslept and I caught 7 dock stripers from 12" to 24" until first light when the crew showed up. Used 1/4 ounce jighead with 4"FinS with an inch cut off. Manaquan River is loaded with quarter sized bunker and small bass are crushing them on a running tide in the...

I think your 175 is like my 200s. there is a hose to the "water indicator". Need to remove the side cover to reach. Better to remove the hose than to push in things in the hopes of them coming out Have you ever replaced the internal anodes on the block? and the Tstat? I have found them gummed...