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The Surf Fisherman Forum => From The Surf => Topic started by: soxfanjp on July 11, 2007, 02:06:07 PM
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Went out to north beach and picked a spot right at the edge of the "no tresspassing, endangered species" signs and casted out at around 2:15 in the afternoon.
Tide was coming in fast, reached high around 4:30-5PM. During the 4 hours I was there all I pulled out was two sea robins. I was fishing with squid strips, nothing fancy, draggin the bottom for fluke, not even any shorts.
I watched a large school of fish follow the shore about 25-35 yards off the shore moving north. Couldn't make out what they were but there was a lot of them.
That's all I have to say about that, haha. Still trying for my first fluke of the season, we'll see what happens next time!
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soxfan, i did that about 2 weeks ago, 1 short and a few robins in a few hours. dont even bother going there anymore, its to long of a walk and i never see anyone catch anything of keeping size, or any nice stripers. it may be a good spot at times, but never when im there have i had or seen any luck. i changed over to the manasquan inlet or on the beach there by the jetties in point pleasant, ive been there 2 or 3 times since switching from sandy hook, dozens of shorts, few keeper flukes and the one nearly 23 inch fluke, but i know they are there, blues even take a run through there once in a while. it is worth a try to go try a place different, i decided to pass up the sandy hook exit the one morning and it paid off ;D
good report though sox fan, cant say you didnt try, nice job TT^
Fish On
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Good report Soxfan and good advise Fishon. That's what I like about this site. Everyone always being helpful. Way to go! t^
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My girlfriend was thinking of playing hookey from work tomorrow and wanted to head down to Pt. Pleasant, what a wonderful coincidence!! I just may have to try my luck down there.
Anyone else thinking of heading there anytime soon?
A. It's nice to have a friend
and..
B. I could use some pointers.
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keep trying, it will get better.. those fish are probably the bunker pods that are working there way along the beaches.
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Correct me if I'm wrong but where there's bunker there's spripers, right?!?!
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Correct me if I'm wrong but where there's bunker there's spripers, right?!?!
Where there is bunker, there are stripers, bluefish, large weakfish.... BUT, doesn't always mean you will catch. A lot of bait also means, if your there in time, the fish are full already... lol :P
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Too bad I couldn't catch them at dinner time. I mean I was looking for the dark spot, drop offs and clam beds and this "dark spot" kept drifting along the shore and then I saw a few fish jump. When I saw them jump i thought something might be feeding. I casted that way a few times, switched to gulp swimming minnows but no luck there either.