50 deg in the rb, just hit it!
Won't be long now!
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50 deg in the rb, just hit it!
Won't be long now!
OGB
Ah Rabbi jokes^^Originally Posted by storminsteve
Pay attention to what history has taught us or be prepared to relive it again
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Went out tonight and the water was cold. I waded in and is was like crap. A lil longer yet
"Don't be shy, give it a try"
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That would be after the circumcision, no?
Poor kid, he could have been a John Holmes. Now he's just a little "short". Hey cardoc at least you gave it a try.
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Fished the incoming yesterday. One fat short (do not know what they could have been feeding on with no bait around, this thing had a football shaped belly) 23" on sandworm.
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Nice, rip!
The temps hit 57 in the back of rb today woo hoo!
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I brought these comments to light because I wanted to give a little depth to this issue here. It's great that these temps are edging upward.I check the guages every day for several areas as well and get pumped when I see the water reaching the 50 degree mark.
However, I wanted to get people to think about the fact that as fin and others have said, those are surface water temps. Moreover, those temps exist for a static period in time as the sun heats the water near the data stations.
The fish are still sluggish at this point. I know guys are bragging about catching, and I'm happy for them.
I met several groups of people today who travel 2-4 hours (one way) to out NJ bays to fish. While we complain about wasting our time out there, these guys will spend a minimum of 8 hours a night fishing when you take their commuting time into account.
So while I'm happy to see the tackle shops sell clams and worms (cause they certainly need the business, they really do!) it's more accurate to say fishing is spotty right now. I know there are no guarantees in fishing. But if you're driving 2 hours or more one-way to get to the bayshore and anticipating fish, it's not likely right now.
If you're going just to get out of the house and have to be away from the wife,or because your son or daughter is begging to go fishing, then by all means don't let my cautions stop you from going.
The gas crisis has made people more picky about making trips for nothing. All I'm trying to do is save folks who live far away a few dollars in these tough times.
In a week or 2, the action should really be worthwhile.
Even the bunker that people are harping about in the bays can't help most fishermen right now, as the largest majority of fish that are available aren't big enough to swallow a bunker. Most of those resident fish are keyed in on worms, crabs, small marine life, grass shrimp, and the winter spearing that have shown up.
So, without seeming too negative, just trying to keep it real for the folks who live furthest from the surf.
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I have heard so many stories from tackle shops saying people are getting fish. But it is interesting how there are no weigh ins. Who wouldn't want a gift certificate for the first weigh in of the year. I agree with Dark's water temps. What you read is not waht the temp is deeper in the water column. My comment of the water being crap was a reference to how cold it was. Looking at my logs from last year, the ouside temp was 60 for several days. Yes, i started to catch fish consitently starting March 17th. but the water temps low and high were hovering around 50 to 52. It was not a drastic change between high and low tides. That is what you want, more consistency in the water temps. Middle or end of next week show start to show more signs of fish. There have been a few shorts caught so far, so it's looking good.
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