This weeks striper bite was more tempered , but big mean and nasty bluefish in the 8-15lbs range filled the gaps as did the red hot sea bass bite !! Huge schools of adult bunker being harassed by blues have moved in making for some exciting " snag and drop " type fishing .
Sean Castle teamed up with Bucky Hayes for a backbay/inlet open boat trip . We got off to a slow start landing just a few bluefish , To add insult to injury what appeared to be a " Slam Dunk " bird play blitze just East of the inlet found only 4-8" snappers feeding on bay anchovies. Back at the inlet area Bucky got things started with a short 27" striper on live spot , after a few more bite offs and 1-2 bluefish the large bunker moved in with HUGE blues slicing threw them! The guys ended the day in overtime fighting the big blues !!
Regular Jay Simmons along with Jerry Kronemeyer of Seashore foods teamed up for a near limit of nice seabass and also porgies spicing the mix. Double header seabass were common thru out the trip making for " Drop and Reel " style fishing ! As a school of big blues took up residence over the wreck it turn the fishing into " Drop and Reel REALLY FAST "! style fishing as the blues would either cut thru the seabass or as you reeled up your seabass it would turn into a bluefish [ lol ] . As we made our way back to the inlet we ran into more bunker schools but found no blues on them [ I think because they were full of some of our seabass ] . Jay the " Bass Master " did manage a striper back at the inlet before ending the day. Sunday Bloody Sunday !!! -The Ted Artmen party was out to experince a Full Foamer Blitze!!! Big blues were on top or completely out of the water for most of the morning if not the whole day feasting on every thing that moved !! The boat was covered in blood and slim thru out the trip . After getting therir fill of the blues we ended the morning at the inlet catching a mix of blackfish, porgies, bergals and short stripers.
I have this Friday Oct 17 [ just opened ]available for a wreck and striper/bluefish combo trip . There is room for 2 more anglers- and October 23, these are the last two dates left in the 2008 season. Anyone interested in open or private charter call asap.
Best Regards,
Capt. Steve Purul
Reel Fantasea Charters
609-290-1217
