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  1. SkunkBoat

    NJ Fishing Report 2023

    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...
  2. SkunkBoat

    NJ Fishing Report 2023

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

    NJ Fishing Report 2023

    Got nine over 40" yesterday off Sea Girt.
  4. SkunkBoat

    NJ Fishing Report 2023

    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...
  5. SkunkBoat

    NJ Fishing Report 2023

    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!
  6. SkunkBoat

    NJ Fishing Report 2023

    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...
  7. SkunkBoat

    NJ Fishing Report 2023

    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...
  8. SkunkBoat

    NJ Fishing Report 2023

    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...
  9. SkunkBoat

    NJ Fishing Report 2023

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

    NJ Fishing Report 2023

    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...
  11. SkunkBoat

    Suzuki not peeing

    you'll never know...
  12. SkunkBoat

    Suzuki not peeing

    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...
  13. SkunkBoat

    Who feels the same way I do?

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

    NJ Fishing Report 2023

    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...
  15. SkunkBoat

    Suzuki not peeing

    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...
  16. SkunkBoat

    Suzuki not peeing

    You have a DF140? So no overheat alarm. It can take a while.. 5 minutes or more.. Its hard to wait til it overheats. A non-contact thermometer is a great tool. The impellor could be bad. The water inlet can be obstructed by seaweed. The T stat housing could be clogged The hose to the pee hole...
  17. SkunkBoat

    Switch Panel

    look at https://newwiremarine.com/custom-marine-switch-panels/ Or you can replace the panel with HDPE sheet (StarBoard). You can add a 6 or 8 switch panel from Blue Seas. Don't get hung up trying to make it like original. Think out of the box. Use the space in a modern way with a modern...
  18. SkunkBoat

    NJ Fishing Report 2023

    Got out today for a nice easy fluking trip. Found best bite at Axel Reef SE corner in low rocks. Between three of us we got 6 keeper fluke to 6 pounds. and our three seabass
  19. SkunkBoat

    NJ Fishing Report 2023

    Finally found yellowfin tuna 77 miles out. Then went to Hudson canyon for tilefish. Also got some 5 pound skipjacks on the light spinng rods. Stopped at the Resor on the way in for our 4 seabass allowed. Wreck is covered in nice ones. We had 4 as soon as we hit bottom. All keeper size but we...
  20. SkunkBoat

    NJ Fishing Report 2023

    I use 50 or 60. The loop fits thru the hook eye easier. 80 can be too thick for a 5/0 baitholder hook
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