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Title: Roosters Flukin 7-27
Post by: Peterooster on July 27, 2008, 07:23:39 PM

Tom and I made a rare Sunday fishing trip onboard the Roosters this morning. Since we are both retired now a weekday trip is usually more convenient. It was surprising then to find almost no other fishing boats out on Sandy Hook Bay. The lack of fish really surprised us as we had good tidal movement but an almost total lack of wind. It wasn't till slack tide when passing buoy #4 in the Shrewsbury Channel that I pulled in an18½" Fluke. This was our only keeper; almost all the other Fluke caught were way undersize. The bite was starting to turn on when a passing thunderstorm chased us in to our slip at Atlantic Highlands Harbor ending our fishing.
Pete

Title: Re: Roosters Flukin 7-27
Post by: fishon42 on July 27, 2008, 07:26:06 PM

nice try on a bad weather day... one keepers better than none.. of course when the storms roll in the bite picks up


face the weather and the waves or be at the dock cleaning one fish and drinkin a beer.. you decide  t^ t^

Title: Re: Roosters Flukin 7-27
Post by: Luna Sea 5 on July 27, 2008, 08:06:05 PM

 t^

Title: Re: Roosters Flukin 7-27
Post by: njdevil on July 27, 2008, 08:25:30 PM

Better a short trip and one keeper than sitting home and looking at a honey do list.


NJDEVIL  >:D

Title: Re: Roosters Flukin 7-27
Post by: PeggyLee on July 27, 2008, 11:00:51 PM

Quote from: njdevil on July 27, 2008, 08:25:30 PM

Better a short trip and one keeper than sitting home and looking at a honey do list.


NJDEVIL  >:D   Agreed.Quietly....

       Take a trip any time you can.Take her with you.It works.   

Title: Re: Roosters Flukin 7-27
Post by: Gary Hill on July 27, 2008, 11:16:14 PM

Glad to see that you & Tom made it in safely.  Sorry the fishing was not better. However, any day I can be on the water is good day except for stormy weather.

Title: Re: Roosters Flukin 7-27
Post by: Hotrod on July 27, 2008, 11:22:17 PM

Hi Gary... Welcome to the site

Title: Re: Roosters Flukin 7-27
Post by: wink_man on July 28, 2008, 02:21:10 PM

Congrats on the keeper, not bad for a short trip, it's been tough between the weather and the 18 inch size minimum.

Garry

Title: Re: Roosters Flukin 7-27
Post by: brickken on July 28, 2008, 03:07:21 PM

Good job. Better to be chased in then read about the next day in the paper. Nice report