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NJ Saltwater Fishing Reports and Information => NJ Saltwater Fishing Reports => Topic started by: Bucktail on June 04, 2009, 09:09:18 PM
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Captain Joe invited me out today, so I took advantage of the beautiful weather ::) and headed up to Belmar this morning. Capt Mike and Hareball made up the rest of our crew. The plan was to look for bunker and fish for stripers. Or, if we couldn't find any bunker, to drift for some fluke.
With a light rain and a northeast wind, the ocean was a bit rough as we cleared the inlet this morning making it difficult to spot bunker at first. The seas would eventually calm down and by the end of the day we had almost totally flat seas. Finding the bunker proved to not be as hard as we thought it would be, especially with Capt. "Eagle Eye" Mike on board. In fact, we found pods of bunker almost everywhere we went.
The hardest part of today's fishing was finding a pod that had stripers under them! We live-lined and chunked bunker in quite a few places, but we couldn't buy a bite on them. Out came the trolling rods, to which we attached some bunker spoons, but that didn't work out either. We decided to take a break from that and switch to plan B for a while. So out came the bucktails, fluke rigs, squid, spearing and Gulp! and we did some bottom fishing.
There was life on the bottom as we picked up some short fluke and sea bass. Hareball managed to catch a legal fluke while Capt. Joe landed a nice keeper sea bass. t^
After doing the flukie thing for awhile, we decided to chase the bunkies some more. Again, we had bunker all over, but we just couldn't get bit. 5hrug
I had been throwing a Bob Hahn swimmer (which I won at last year's NJSWF party) when I saw something swirl on it. Some hope! I cast again and BAM! something ate it. After a tough fight and a couple of attempts to go under the boat, Mike was able to sink the gaff into an almost 30 lb. striper.
A few minutes later, lightning struck again on the same plug! This one was bigger than the first, but Mike was soon able to gaff this one as well. I was pumped when I put her on the scale. That's because my previous personal best had been 29 1/2 lbs. for many years. This one was 32! Not huge for a lot of you. But for a chucker like myself, it feels great to finally hit the 30 lb. mark! ;D
Anyway, we stayed with this pod of bunker and made a few more drifts through them, but to no avail. Other than some cocktail blues, those two bites were the only ones we could manage today. We even tried going on the troll again, but another fish just wasn't in the cards for us.
Live-lining, chunking, trolling, jigging and plugging. We certainly worked (played) hard for them today. Thanks to Captain Joe for having me out today and for helping me catch my p.b. It was also great to get out fishing with Mike and Bob (Hareball) again today. It was definitely a fun time!
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Nice fish. Feels good to catch the big ones. Doesn't it. t^
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Nice Fish Bob t^
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Always good to have you aboard Bob. I was a little skeptical about the weather this morning. I'm glad we didn't listen to the weatherman. TT^
Congrats on your PB striper. chrz
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Congrats on the PB Bucktail, that is great you got it on a plug t^
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Bob congrats on the pb with a 30 plus fish TT^
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Congrats Bucktail...really nice fish! Swimmers are doing really well this spring. I have never really fished them too much, but I might need to go shopping :P.
TT^
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Nice fish Bob and on a plug slt AWESOME slt
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Congrats Bob! That's a nice fish.
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way to stick it out joe!!!!!!!!!
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Great job. Catching 30# fish is always fun.
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Great report! chrz
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Nice repot Bucky ;D great job on that 32 pounder t^
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Nice report Bob, and 2 very nice fish. Way to go! t^
As always nothing better than fishing with a great group of guys. chrz
Capt. Joe thanks again for having me aboard, I had a great time and lots of laughs. slt
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Yeeee Doggie! Very nice fish and great report Bob t^
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Nice P/b way to stick it out.
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That fish is a horse! Nice job!
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slt nice fish there Bob congrats, Wtg capt joe
patience paid off
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nice job on the pb Bob
I won a few of those Hahns last year too, they are almost too pretty to put out.... They do swim nicely though.
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Great report and congrats on your PB.
Nice pics too...
Way to go!
Joe T.
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Awesome Bob, Nice pics too. You guys tried everything. I love catching on plugs. What rod and reel setup were you using? You own a couple of rods, dont you?? ;D
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Great report and catch yesterday Bob!!
Thanks again for another great day Capt. Joe!!
Way to go guys chrz
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Nice detailed report Bob. CONGRATS on your PB !!
Capt. Joe always stays with em.
Way to Go Guys!!!
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Yea.. you'll catch fish like that when you Fish 5 Days a week ;) ;D
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Yea.. you'll catch fish like that when you Fish 5 Days a week ;) ;D
So quit your job... :-*
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Soon t^
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Yea.. you'll catch fish like that when you Fish 5 Days a week ;) ;D
Just for the record, my last report was a week prior. That would work out to an average of getting to go fishing hmmm... let's see... more like one day a week! nts
Wish I could do the five day a week thing. Then I could be just like you, "Mr. All Summer Off"! ;D
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I do fish that much and yet 5hrug haven't seen a 30# fish yet Good going Bob TT^ No matter what the carpenter says ;D
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Yo Bob, I am truley jealous!!! On a plug even! Tried to out do you today- strong NE wind and rain. Fished the Jetty in Brigantine and guess what!!! Using a Danny plug I got a 20!! Inches that is. Anyway good job on the Fish.
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Yea.. you'll catch fish like that when you Fish 5 Days a week ;) ;D
Just for the record, my last report was a week prior. That would work out to an average of getting to go fishing hmmm... let's see... more like one day a week! nts
Wish I could do the five day a week thing. Then I could be just like you, "Mr. All Summer Off"! ;D
I'm just breaking your nads Bob.. you earned that Fish and all the ones you catch.. t^
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Yo Bob, I am truley jealous!!! On a plug even! Tried to out do you today- strong NE wind and rain. Fished the Jetty in Brigantine and guess what!!! Using a Danny plug I got a 20!! Inches that is. Anyway good job on the Fish.
Thanks Jerry. You need to start posting reports of some of what you have been catching lately (aside from today). I'm sure the members here (especially the South Jersey ones) would like to see some pics of those big stripers you have been taking from the beach down in Brigantine recently. t^
I'm just breaking your nads Bob.. you earned that Fish and all the ones you catch.. t^
I know you are Rod. Just breaking yours right back! t^ ;D
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Trust me . I'm not jealous that I can't fish 5 times a week. like you can. t^
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FISHING 5 DAYS A WEEK!!! cfzd
HMMMMMMMMMMM, I RESEMBLE THAT REMARK!!!!!!!!!! rofla rofla rofla
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Joe You are retired right, if so I am glad to see someone enjoying their retirement, chrz
tight lines and keep it up
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Yeah Uncle Luna. I retired a year ago this past Feb. Enjoying every minute of it too. TT^
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Thats Great Joe, you are taking the word retired
seriously, I know a few guys I worked with retired only to get part time jobs I don't get it.
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We have several guys that were on my Dept who retired and stepped right into another full time job doing the same thing. Now that is crazy. Doing the same job for less pay, less vacation time, sick time, etc. Can't figure that one out. 5hrug(http://www.getsmile.com/emoticons/smileys-91853/k/vogel.gif)
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Way to go Bob on the bp 32 lber, Great report and pictures too.
Wat to stick out the day and put em on some fish Joe.
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Sweet going Bob... t^ grtn
Congrats on your PB. I am looking to go out tonight and try some plugging around dusk off the beach.
Happy Catching
Paul