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:clapping: :clapping:Nice ledhead! I am killing myself for not going back last night. Way to keep at it you deserve those fish!
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plugcrazy
This is stll a great time of year to be a beach fisherman. Guys in the boats are striking out big time when searching. Apparently the bass aren't around even in enough numbers for them to find consistent marks.
X2. Some of the headboats have been striking out. There was one report from yesterday, private boat. The guy loaded a circle around his boat with crushed clams. Clam chum and clam on the hook they should have clobbered the fish. Their catch? One 28" bass for all that and 1/2 bushel of clams. :kooky:Tells me the fish are really not as thick as some say they are.
Ledhead nice job. Thats your best bet right now to let the bass come to you as they scour the flats for food at the end of the day.
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Great catch ledhead you da man!
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Jigged up a few in the back tonight. They were aggressive maybe feeding on small grass shrimp or spearing not sure. Small rubber. Some fat fish. Got 9, one that went about 8#. No legal fish. All still swimming.
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fished the ocean the morning with clams not a thing. going to try the bay tonight.
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:thumbsup: to all who are making the effort.
The TCB crew was at it last night got some fish on clams to 10-11#. :HappyWave:
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I was out last night for the 2nd trip of the season.
First kayak trip of the year, bad time and tide by the time I got out there.
Still managed 2 short bass on rubber.
Report in the kayak reports thread.
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Picked up 4 bass today in rariitan bay from 4:30-6:30. Tide was incoming. Water was very warm. I don't know what the exact temp was but the app I checked on the phone said it went from 48-58 degrees. Wow 10 degrees! Bass were 22-26 ". Clams. good to go! Beautiful weather, very crowded.
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good deal I was itching to get out there today and couldn't. Thanks for the reports.
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fished the bay last night 630 till 930 2 bass 1 keeper 29 1/2 inches and a skate.it was a beautiful night,and only 2 other people fishing on the whole beach.
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Fished rb early am to 10 am. A few shorts caught and saw bunker poping in close.Anyday the fing should pick up.
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Bay last night. Found a quiet spot got one keeper at 30" and a few shorts. stinky clams
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1. Caught on Mon night. Sent in by a member here. Caught by his friend. 28lbs, Congrats :HappyWave:
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2. Other congrats to T, who I met about 8 years ago and fishes every chance he gets. Landed a 15# bass about 2 hours ago before the rain. :HappyWave:
Congrats to all who are getting out. The smartest ones are not following the herds. They have their own logs to follow. They remember the patterns from year to year and don't need the internet to tell them how and where to fish.
Some of the standard crews have been out since the beginning of the season, pulling all-nighters and suffering for it with work and family the next day. These are the guys who have been out whether the weather is good or bad and do pay attention to subtle differences every year.....when you hear that they caught 20 or 30 in a night there will be haters who feel it isn't possible...
The best response I can say to that is:
"If you are only fishing when the weather is good, and not willing to sacrifice, freeze your hands and feet, sacrifice hours of sleep, and not willing to learn not just where, but why, you may catch one of these fish....but to do it consistently, every year....you need to open your eyes and fish when the fish are there....
Despite the hype, there are very small windows each year.
Every year, in my experience, those windows get smaller and smaller.....
The numbers of resident fish shrinks, the sizes shrink....
The reality is that the bigger fish, have been caught at the rate of about 1 out of every 200 fish.......
Food for thought.....:learn:
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:skunk: tonight. Dropping pressure good, lightning on the water bad. Nice fish dark.
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Beautiful fish 28 lbs whoa! Looks like the bigguns are finally here!
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The best response I can say to that is:
"If you are only fishing when the weather is good, and not willing to sacrifice, freeze your hands and feet, sacrifice hours of sleep, and not willing to learn not just where, but why, you may catch one of these fish....but to do it consistently, every year....you need to open your eyes and fish when the fish are there....
Despite the hype, there are very small windows each year.
Every year, in my experience, those windows get smaller and smaller.....
The numbers of resident fish shrinks, the sizes shrink....
The reality is that the bigger fish, have been caught at the rate of about 1 out of every 200 fish.......
Food for thought.....:learn:
:clapping: Amen brother!
It almost sounds like you're referrring to Swiss, yamo and DT with the crew reference. You couldn't have been talking about us we catch fish by accident. ;) We were out there last night till it got hairy. Few small fish and one keeper 31". Lightning on the water and all hell broke loose mad dash for dry ground. Its been said here many times that no fish is worth your life. Be careful out there fellas.
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Its been said here many times that no fish is worth your life. Be careful out there fellas.
x2 don't be a hero. Be safe
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Tonight from 6 to 10 I finally decided to see if I could get some action on the bay. Didn't get any keepers but pulled in two shorts. :)
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DarkSkies
1Some of the standard crews have been out since the beginning of the season, pulling all-nighters and suffering for it with work and family the next day. These are the guys who have been out whether the weather is good or bad and do pay attention to subtle differences every year.....when you hear that they caught 20 or 30 in a night there will be haters who feel it isn't possible...
Well we didn't get 20 or 30 but we did get 18 tonight.:headbang:Good night of fishing. Weather not as bad as the forecast and the fish were hungry. Seems like a new crop moved in. Most were small but we did manage to pull 4 keepers to 36" out of the slop between the 4 of us. Some nice fat fish. Went through a half bushel of clams. One of the better nights we have had so far.
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Nice ledhead thanks for the info!
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Finished work early today and went down to the delaware with some worms. Fished the incoming tide for 1 1/2 hours. So far nothing. Water is pretty dirty from the rain and there is some junk floating by. I will try for another 2 hours will report back if I hook up.
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Out last night on the incoming tide, halfway in. Great weather, not great fishing. I must have picked the wrong piece of real estate. Managed 2 short bass on rubber mullet. nice going ledhead looks like you were in the right zone.
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well I went out there and fished in the raritan bay from 4 to 7. I got one striper 27" and I missed a nice one. Put it back. Should have paid attention to you guys who said hold the rod. will remember next time! Clams from the tackle shop.
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Seemed a little slow last nite a bud and i fished together. We fished a different area. Only 3 fish between us. They were bigger though. 23", 28", and 33". Fished the whole tide. Congrats on your catch porgy. Holding the rod you will lose less fish.
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ledhead36
Seemed a little slow last nite a bud and i fished together. We fished a different area. Only 3 fish between us. They were bigger though. 23", 28", and 33". Fished the whole tide. Congrats on your catch porgy. Holding the rod you will lose less fish.
way to go leadhead it seems like you fish a lot of hours. whole tide that must be tireing but you do what you have to do to get the fish. thanks for the tips as well I appreciate them. I fished this morning in the rb, 8-10. The tide was incoming the water seemed cold and a little dirty. I was using fresh clams from freds. Maybe the cold water turned them off a bit? I had one hit and I missed it. May try again tomorrow depends on the wind. Good luck to all you guys!
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Thanks baitstealer. We try to figure it out by looking at log books. Still tough just when you think you have these fish figured out they throw you a curve ball. They show up in the same places every year, but not the same place every night. We are starting to move around to find them. There were a few skunks during the week that I did not report so its not always fun and games. I thought a new crop of bass came in the bay but by tomorrow they could be swimming up the hudson you never know. Thats the reason to put your time in. Good luck to you too.
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Wow ledhead you are on a roll kudos to you! Great job putting your time in you deserve your catches. I was in the bay today and fished the last 2 hours of the outgoing as the water was cold and I thought I would wait. Clams got me one short striped bass. I put it back but some guy didn't put his back. There were a few others caught, not much action at all. The guy with the short got nabbed by a game warden and he was ticketed!:clapping:
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Finally got out after this cold spring start, managed 5 bass to 28" for me on plastics while my friend did the damage on plugs, Not a bad start, they weren't in some places we expected to find them by now though, hopefully all the spots up and down the coast will fill out nicely. Its time guys!
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Nice going guys I fished the del bay this afternoon. It was pretty nice out there but someone forgot to tell the fish. One tiny striper didn't measure but it was probably about 12" on bloodworm.
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The guy with the short got nabbed by a game warden and he was ticketed!:clapping:
Glad to hear that the more tickets they write the less the guys will poach.
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Went out last night but got :skunk:.
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Good to hear about the game wardens cowherder. Have been getting feedback about them for a few weeks now and am glad to see them making the rounds.
Fishing slowed down a bit yesterday with the cold water from the rain as some bay temps dropped 10 degrees. Friends with yaks noticed this as well but still caught using rubber. One friend fishing S Jersey got an 18# fish last night with rubber.
The fish below was caught yesterday afternoon with clams, nice and fresh, clean lines. Sent in by a member. :HappyWave:
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tough night found a different class of fish 18-21" but had to make 4 barren stops before finding those. should be more fish in some these key traditional spring spots i,m checking. Feels like a continuation of the weak fall so far hmmm
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Fished this morning ocean side from 1:00 until 10:30.
Its like Ground Hog Day for me......
I have fished 3x this year and each time I have caught 1 short bass on the same Surfstix Teaser.......
Had a great time, water was a bit murky, but was nice.
Getting close to mid season form for me, fished the whole time (hours per bass getting close to normal), missed a couple hits, shoulder is completely shot, tripped in the sand 1x ...next outing if I catch the skunk I'll be there :)
http://rocksimpson.com/images/2013_4_14_SR1.jpg
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Monty at least you caught something. I got the skunk. fished rb this morning on the incoming tide. Ir got a little windy, no fish caught by me or anyone else at that spot. We tried but it didn't seem to be the morning to catch. Will try again next weekend or maybe sooner if the bunker were around. Nice going on your catches too sharkhart!
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SharkHart
. Feels like a continuation of the weak fall so far hmmm
Why do you say that? thanks sharkhart.
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I can t break 28" much like fall even like over 25" seems tough
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^^^^Do you think the resident fish are getting smaller or do you think the cold weather has something to do with it?
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^^^^Do you think the resident fish are getting smaller or do you think the cold weather has something to do with it?
Since the size regs were last changed it seems like more of the resident population has become sub 28" fish. Maybe this is just a result of what was left over from the slot sized years -> sub keepers growing up?
There is certainly less fish around compared to just a few years ago and more fisherman.
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Here's a family report:
I went out Saturday morning with the family (brother, mother, father).
I woke up later than they wanted to head out and they were all giving me hell about it. I had been out fishing the night before for a few hours after a tough day @ work. It was cold, raining and the wind never laid down like they predicted it would. When I got home around 2am I didn't feel like sleeping so I started working on my taxes. I fell asleep sometime around 4am, they woke my *** up around 7 and said "everything's in the car, you coming?".
Knowing that some bigger fish were being caught I said YES!
We started fishing around 8am. It was slow just a few hits and small fish between us and then it happened.
I casted one of my setups with a new toy on it (Shimano Albrid) and handed it to my Mom. I had setup the rod myself with one of my FF rigs and set the drag on it. The reel was spooled with fresh line (sufix 30lb 832) and the knots were done right.
She gets a hit and sets the hook. Im standing right next to her and I can hear this fish peeling some serious line (on a tight drag). She turns the drag knob a bit to tighten the drag a bit more and a few seconds later the rod is seriously doubled over and POW the line snaps. I grab the rod and check the drag, it was practically locked down at that point. We all agreed the fish was easily 20lbs+ by what we experienced in the initial run.
My mom is experienced and knows not to over tighten the drag but she is use to fishing on reels like a shimano bait runner where you need to do a full turn before it affects the drag. The Albrid reel is like a VS where it can go from tight to locked down very quickly.
We called it quits about two hours later - nothing else worth mentioning.
We went home and I got some sleep. My mom wanted to go back out again for the night tide so I agreed and convinced my brother to come also (dad has to work). I wanted to hit the outgoing starting around 11:30pm but they wanted to give it a try on the incoming so that's what we did. From 7-12 all we got was constant harassment by bunker.