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NJ Saltwater Fishing Reports and Information => Helping Each Other Out => Topic started by: Hotrod on February 03, 2007, 06:13:43 PM
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Written by Capt. Ed Marut
Saturday, 03 February 2007
You'll find fish in places where food is readily available. The mouth of a creek, channel, inlet, or estuary during falling tide is a prime example. Structure of almost any type is desirable. Marine charts and maps are indispensable for locating such potential hotspots. I study many vendor's charts during the Winter to try to get an edge during the fishing season.
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great idea, you can see all the channels and the changes in depth. It's important to update your charts on a yearly basis because things change especially over the winter!
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Great advice Rod, Something else for guys to do is when your going from one spot to another you don't need to always be in a hurry. Slow the boat down a bit and keep an eye on the fish finder. Not only looking for bait and fish but keep an eye on the bottom contour. If you see a drop off or lump or bump on the bottom mark it. Come back and take a look, give it a try for a while. Just because you don't see anything today does not mean you should forget about it tomorrow. I have found some of my most productive numbers that way.
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Capt Rod and Craig are both right on the money ;D.......study the charts, slow down and read the bottom on your FF......and pay attention to the currents, rips etc......pretty soon you'll have a log book full of excellant locations.......
The one thing to remember that my Dad taught me "you do not leave (run over) fish to find fish" ;) ;)