raritan bay and ocean area temps

[ledhead36]

The preferred spring bait in the bays and rivers was blood and sand worms which were dirt cheap. Sand worms were like $10.00 a flat (12 dozen). Anglers put 2 and 3 whole worms on at a time on a 4/0 hook . Most people use clams today because they are much cheaper than worms .

The preferred boat method in the spring was drifting a whole worm on a 3' leader with a dipsey sinker just heavy enough to reach and bounce bottom. This was done in the rivers or channels in the bay. Caught quite a few 20 to 30 pound fish that way in the 60's and 70's. Big weakfish in the 10# to 18# range were common a little later on.

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Thanks for the memories finchaser. Sand worms $10/flat, weakfish 10-18lbs, sounds like a land far removed from the nj we know now.
The bay temps went up to 54 yesterday, are now around 47. It can only get better from here.