Headed out this morning to troll the back bay with my neighbor, Dick. After a long bumpy ride to the Reach we set up on some marks on the edge. As soon as I started to let out the second lure it was fish on the first rod. Dick brought in the first bass of the season, unfortunately it was a short. After we worked the edge for a while without further action we trolled the flats to the west where Dick got another bass this time a nice 32" fish. I then landed a 26" short. We missed a few others and decided to head back in as the wind was begining to pick up. Not a bad start but I did hear there was a hot bite further inshore by Keansburg.
