Great Bay To Little Egg Reef Fishing Reports

[Pfishingruven]

Great trips and nice catches!

Good Luck tomorrow and Saturday.  Happy Thanksgiving to you too!

 

[Capt Ron B]

Took Friday off but we were out way before sunrise Saturday. What an awesome day on the water to finish the season off. Nice gentle swells with a lot of time between them.

Jigged up 3 shorts as soon as the sun came up and then moved to a troll in deeper water. Did nothing on the troll so we headed back to shallow water. Two hours of almost non stop bailing shorts. We did manage two keepers 32 and 34 inches.

Back at the dock at noon and having a burger and beer at the Tuckerton Grille at 1.

Would have been nice to limited out the last day, but it was a great day anyway.

[Pfishingruven]

Great catch Capt Ron!  Nice ending to your season.  You had a great year!  Thanks for the great reports and here's to next seasons reports that always end with a Boddington and a Cigar !

 

 

[Great Bay Junky]

Went 1 for 9 today. Jigging was better then trolling for us. The only keeper was a nice 34 incher. I did see Ron B whooping up on some rats in tight to the beach. I think thats it for me till spring.

[Pfishingruven]

Not bad GBJ!  Great season for you also!  Congrats again on your Tournament 1st Place.

 

[Capt Ron B]

GBJ,

I was one of the original boats in tight to the beach when My Mistress made the broadcast. I said to my fishing buddy,"in ten minutes the fleet will be here". I really don't think it took the fleet that long to arrive.

Made the call to get the boat pulled this week. Hopefully I will have a larger boat with a cabin for spring stripers.

[Great Bay Junky]

Made the call to get the boat pulled this week. Hopefully I will have a larger boat with a cabin for spring stripers.

Ron

In the spring you don't really need the cabin. I have never really gotten into the spring bunker fishing but plan on learning a lot this spring.

Rick

[Capt Ron B]

GBJ, I also plan on doing a lot more spring fishing. I have a lot of years to catch up on.


Got down to the dock at 5am and they were all ice covered. We got loaded up and pushed off around 530. As we cleared the inlet and headed towards the Red Tower we spotted a nice bass floating on the top. Netted a nice 34 incher without dropping a line. It was gut hooked and had a jig in mouth. That was the only keeper of the day.       We did pick a lot of rats up in real close. Back at the dock at 1030 so my fishing buddy could make a 1230 class.  I keep thinking I am going to get that cow.

Going to try Saturday morning and they are definately pulling my boat Sat afternoon.

[Great Bay Junky]

Is it spring time yet?

[ped579]

Any day now, any day...

[Capt Ron B]

I been doing some white perch fishing and looking for a new boat. Moving up to a 28 or so, but that also means I am also going to need to relocate to a different marina. Heading to Brick tomorrow to look at a 28 Pursuit.

Happy New Year everyone, spring will be here soon

[Hotrod]

Cool Capt Ron..  Way To Go!!!!!!

Come North to Barnegat

[Great Bay Junky]

Cool Capt Ron..  Way To Go!!!!!!

Come North to Barnegat

Don't listen to Rod. They get a nasty algae bloom in that bay every spring and the inlet can be way worse then ours. If you get a bigger boat try Great Bay Marina. It is not a long run to the inlet and they make a mean breakfast.

[Hotrod]

   I just want to fish next to him 

[Capt Ron B]

Looked at a Pursuit yesterday, nice boat. We also looked at a 30 Grady but it was used and abused. Looking at another Pursuit next week,

I am going to stay in the Tuckerton area. All my buds are there and I know the spots now. Probably something on Tuckerton Creek, that will make me real close to the Tuckerton Beach Grille.   

[Great Bay Junky]

To long of a run for those short after work trips in the spring and fall. I like being minutes to the stakes, inlet and Grassy. My buddy had a boat back for 2 years and hated the longer run to the fishing grounds.

[Capt Ron B]

Yes, you are right it is a long run and with that thought in mind I spoke with Rick, the owner of Rands, he is willing to try and accomodate a 28 ft boat. Build longer finger pier etc. He also said if I felt it was not workng out he would refund my money.

My fishing buddy is buying my 21 Mako, so we will have a boat for some back bay areas and a larger one for some offshore wreck fishing.

[ped579]

Sounds like a plan...

[IrishAyes]

Capt Ron, did you make a choice on a new boat yet, or still looking?

Should be plenty of them out there. 

[Capt Ron B]

I have pretty much narrowed it down to Pursuit 2870 Offshore.  It is a pretty cool layout, all the advantages of a CC with some cabin space and a real head to make the females happy. The real head will make me happy also on those cold Nov/Dec Striper Days