NJ Fishing Report 2023
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SkunkBoat
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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 dark.
We went out looking for mahi and had to go to Chicken canyon before we found them. Beautiful blue water. Mud Hole and Glory had green water and no fish.
Fish were small and we shook off a lot. Some were taco sized. We kept 18.
I guy on my dock was cleaning a 40 pound bluefin tuna after I cleaned the mahi. Dropped a tuna chunk back on the dock rod and got broke off quick. Had to up the game with a bigger rod. Got 5 stripers from 26" to 33" and that was at NOON! Stripers love sushi!
We went out looking for mahi and had to go to Chicken canyon before we found them. Beautiful blue water. Mud Hole and Glory had green water and no fish.
Fish were small and we shook off a lot. Some were taco sized. We kept 18.
I guy on my dock was cleaning a 40 pound bluefin tuna after I cleaned the mahi. Dropped a tuna chunk back on the dock rod and got broke off quick. Had to up the game with a bigger rod. Got 5 stripers from 26" to 33" and that was at NOON! Stripers love sushi!
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Skunk, the fish killing machine 
use to love sitting on my dock and fish the harbor. 
Pipe_Dream
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Same here! Well done!
SkunkBoat
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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 last Tuesday at 130 PM and had a 57" BFT and back by 6PM
My buddy's wife was catching dock stripers while I cleaned tuna.
Got out again Saturday at 3 pm. Caught 10 gallons of squid. No tuna bites. Saw a few boated but it was slow.
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 last Tuesday at 130 PM and had a 57" BFT and back by 6PM
My buddy's wife was catching dock stripers while I cleaned tuna.
Got out again Saturday at 3 pm. Caught 10 gallons of squid. No tuna bites. Saw a few boated but it was slow.
Pipe_Dream
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NICE!! 
Giorgio
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Skunk, here we go again, how many times have I told you what we think about SHOWOFFS, WE LOVE FREAKIN' SHOWOFFS!!! Looks like you guy's & the lady had a real fun day. 
After looking at all that squid, now I have to go out and get some so I can make my Calamari salad!!!!
Excellent!!!
ENJOY
G
Looks like you guy's & the lady had a real fun day. After looking at all that squid, now I have to go out and get some so I can make my Calamari salad!!!! Excellent!!!
ENJOY
G
SkunkBoat
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Thats just my half packed whole for bait. Also had strip bait packs and some for eating. Had it yesterday. Deep Fried... Delicious!
SkunkBoat
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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. With the swivel near the rod tip, I told my buddy, "pick up the rod and walk it back so I can gaff him". He said " I'll just leader him" and I said "we always lose when we do that".
So he takes up the leader, taking tension off the main line and the main line and swivel immediately flip over the rod tip.The fish dives and 'click'... leader breaks...
I saw a V20 cuddy with a hardtop out there and another with a bimini. Wonder how they did?
We stopped at a wreck on the way home and got our seabass limit and a keeper fluke to add to a gallon of fresh squid.
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. With the swivel near the rod tip, I told my buddy, "pick up the rod and walk it back so I can gaff him". He said " I'll just leader him" and I said "we always lose when we do that".
So he takes up the leader, taking tension off the main line and the main line and swivel immediately flip over the rod tip.The fish dives and 'click'... leader breaks...
I saw a V20 cuddy with a hardtop out there and another with a bimini. Wonder how they did?
We stopped at a wreck on the way home and got our seabass limit and a keeper fluke to add to a gallon of fresh squid.
I guess you were pissed all day, but you got some nice Sea Bass and a Fluke. Nothing beats a good day on the water with an EX FRIEND. 
SkunkBoat
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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 dreams become....
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 dreams become....
Pipe_Dream
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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 dreams become....
Wow, nice haul!
SkunkBoat
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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 get a few small ones and one nice cow.
Fantastic weather. Long 13 sec swell. Thats all going to crap the rest of the week.
The mahi pots in the Chicken were barren. The Glory pots were not very good but we did get a few small ones and one nice cow.
Fantastic weather. Long 13 sec swell. Thats all going to crap the rest of the week.
you say it sucked the rest of the day after you