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NJ Saltwater Fishing Reports and Information => NJ Offshore Fishing Reports and Information => Topic started by: Pez Machine on February 23, 2010, 12:56:21 PM

Title: MHC 2/20-21
Post by: Pez Machine on February 23, 2010, 12:56:21 PM

We fished offshore out of Morehead City Saturday into Sunday taking advantage of the great weather window.

We started fishing around 4 on Saturday afternoon and dropped the jigs down first because the ballyhoo hadn't thawed out fully...

Over the course of an hour we picked up about 60 amberjacks, released a grouper and had a couple of triggerfish.

Got up on the troll and had a couple bites, landed a blackfin and then ran 15 miles to the southwest to set up for the night.

Didn't do anything overnight but did drift right back to where we were fishing the afternoon before.  Put the lines in and had a few bites around the big rock but didn't come tight.  Came tight on the next fish and it ended up being a 50 pound amberjack. 

Decided to start jigging again after we released the one on the troll and fished for another 3 hours basically fighting amberjacks the entire time.

Around 11am we moved inshore to try for some sea bass and ended up catching 35-40 keepers out of about 100-110 total.

Made the run home in flat seas and were cleaned up in time for dinner.

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Title: Re: MHC 2/20-21
Post by: IrishAyes on February 23, 2010, 01:00:17 PM

I love the bend in those rods. Nice report and great pics.  t^

Title: Re: MHC 2/20-21
Post by: Hotrod on February 23, 2010, 01:03:16 PM

Thanks for the report Capt Stew..  Keep us up to date on the BFT Bite t^

Title: Re: MHC 2/20-21
Post by: Pfishingruven on February 23, 2010, 01:10:38 PM

Nice job!

 clp

Title: Re: MHC 2/20-21
Post by: WATSNEXT on February 23, 2010, 02:05:02 PM

This was last week

1 3 0 #'er

I had to do a double take, thought it was a tuna at first


Fishing's been red hot down here in the key's lately. We've been tearing them up on the Capt. Easy down here out of Islamorada this week. Yesterday we caught a 130# amberjack along with a few other aj's in the 40# range, almaco jacks, banded rudderfish, grouper, and our limit of kingfish. There's also been plenty of snapper and some sailfish and dolphin around.
Capt. Bruce Andersen   

Title: Re: MHC 2/20-21
Post by: Bucktail on February 23, 2010, 02:45:49 PM

Jiggy! Jiggy! Jiggy!  Great job Capt. Stew! t^