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Title: Reel Class NJ Fluke Charter - Bottom Report 6/7
Post by: Reel Class on June 07, 2008, 07:23:04 PM

Had Al Durso, Mike Gasin, and Ryan Helmstetter aboard today for a mixed bag fluke-bottom trip.

Pea soup fog first thing, proceeded SLOWLY out to a few lumps a few miles E of our inlet. First 4 or so drops, nothing but skates, but on the 5th Al bagged a nice 20" fluke, first keeper of the year on the boat. That dried up quickly, just a couple of shorts and more skates on bucktails and dragged bait.

Changed pace, fog got thicker, but ran to a rubble field on the AC Reef. Perfect conditions for drifting, had a .1 - .3 drift over the hard stuff and sent down bucktails, and seabass rigs. Immediate action at first, with some nice fat ling, mixed in w/ some seabass. Real good pick for about an hour, then it slowly dried up as the S wind started kicking and the current started pushing us off the piece.

Went back to fluking on another lump further offshore, put a few more shorts in the boat, and Mike nailed his first two keeper fluke EVER on a fresh spearing/squid combo.

Finished the day with about 24 ling, 6 seabass, and 3 keeper fluke in the box. We probably had 10 throwback fluke, and that many throwback seabass. Good trip, lots of action for awhile until it crapped out w/ the deteriorating conditions.

Title: Re: Reel Class Fluke-Bottom Report 6/7
Post by: gymrat987654321 on June 07, 2008, 07:26:01 PM

Good Catch!  t^

Title: Re: Reel Class Fluke-Bottom Report 6/7
Post by: IrishAyes on June 07, 2008, 07:30:39 PM

Nice job Captain.  t^

Title: Re: Reel Class Fluke-Bottom Report 6/7
Post by: Still Running on June 07, 2008, 07:48:15 PM

Nice job Captain  t^

Title: Re: Reel Class Fluke-Bottom Report 6/7
Post by: fishon42 on June 07, 2008, 08:39:32 PM

nice job man.. a cooler with fish is better than a cool without fish  t^ t^

Title: Re: Reel Class Fluke-Bottom Report 6/7
Post by: Fishin Dude on June 07, 2008, 09:15:23 PM

Nice. Thanks for the report.  t^ <'((((><

Title: Re: Reel Class Fluke-Bottom Report 6/7
Post by: Uncle Luna on June 07, 2008, 09:23:16 PM

Nice variety of fish there capt.  t^

Title: Re: Reel Class Fluke-Bottom Report 6/7
Post by: Luna Sea 5 on June 07, 2008, 09:23:51 PM

 slt

Title: Re: Reel Class Fluke-Bottom Report 6/7
Post by: PeggyLee on June 07, 2008, 09:24:24 PM

Nice Job Capt. That fog is no joy.

Title: Re: Reel Class Fluke-Bottom Report 6/7
Post by: FINITALIA2 on June 07, 2008, 10:31:11 PM

nice day of fishing

Title: Re: Reel Class NJ Fluke Charter - Bottom Report 6/7
Post by: Hotrod on June 07, 2008, 10:41:55 PM

Nice job Capt A

Title: Re: Reel Class NJ Fluke Charter - Bottom Report 6/7
Post by: Reel Class on June 08, 2008, 07:09:17 AM

Thanks guys, Rod did you change the title of my thread??  ???  ;)