Striper hatchery 5-10

Met Capt Rich to tie up the boat in the new slip, after wrestling the lines in the wind and getting the boat set we headed out to do some striper fishing. Got some intel there was bait north of the inlet, so headed north marking some bait but not what we were looking for. Decided to go look for some jig fish, working north we could see birds gathering from a long ways off. Made the move and ended up in the middle of acres and acres of bass rolling on the top . Rich took some video we hope comes out because the sheer numbers of bass coming boatside chasing jigs was unreal, really like fishing in a hatchery. we pounded bass on sting o's and storm shads moving around to stay ahead of the school for a couple hours before heading back in. Had one of the "Big" boats known for trolling come so close that his stretch 25 snaged my line while I was fighting a bass , slide down the line and foul hook the bass in the belly.. Glad he heard me whistle and had his fare stop reeling so I didnt get my hand ripped off as I tried removing the hook.

super night on the water doing what we do best Hammer the bass.

ALL BASS RELEASED TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY.

Bass Blues 5-08

Had JB , Rch and Matt On board for the striperthon. Wind was blowing 25 + as we left the inlet at 530. Told the guys with the expected forcast we would prob only get to fish till 8-9, found bait deep outside the inlet, had to snag them as netting them just wasnt happening. Saw some great marks so handed Jb a rod with a livie on it. Bass screamed away with it as it hit the water, didnt have drag tight enough and the bass spun the drag on the set , pulling the bunker away. made a run north if the inlet not finding any marks for couple hours. bass had moved deep with the falling temps. Weather got a lull in it and winds backed off around 930 and it got REAL nice out there. Tried chunking at the rocks and didnt have enough of a breeze to set on the anchor well. pulled the hook and headed East Finally got a shot at the bass just inside the 3 mile line around 10. they hit the last of the freshest livies , had a couple misses and the big blues took over, destrouying everty bait hitting the water. Tried trolling but was just more jumbo blues. around 11 the wind started honking again and the seas built quick, so decided we should head back as it was going to be a nasty ride. Made one more stop on great marks where we tried jigging some bass, and had a trolling rod go in the drink as I lifted another rod out of the rocket launchers, JB made a valient effort to try and grab and then hook the rod , doing all but jumping in after it, but couldnt get a grab on it. Took an hour to get back in running head on into swells building to over 5'. By the time we docked it was blowing 40+.

got a call an hour later that my boat was against the bulkhead. It had pulled the boards right off the dock with the cleats still attached to the dock lines. Luckily another boats owner had the same thing happen a few minutes before and saw my boat swing free, and put some anchor balls between it and the dock tying ot off till I got there. Capt Rich , and Capt Joe beat me to the boat, assuring me I could slow down on the way to the boat. Took 3 guys to get the nose into the now even stronger wind, and I shot out the slip to safety. Cant thank all those guys enough for helping me out !!!!!!!!!!!!!.

No bass for us today oceanside, but we def had fun busting chops, telling stories, and stretching some lines on big blues.

Bunker bassin

Matt met me tonight to drop the boat into its new slip for the season. Told him to bring some rods and we would fish for a little while. Made bait quick south if the inlet on big schools of bunker. Did a few drifts in the pods but there wasnt anything on them. Made a move out to some lumps hoping to find the bass on structure, and it was game on. Great bassing with no one around. Used all but 5 baits, watching every bait we pitched in to get creamed on top by hungry bass. They def wanted the liveliest baits tonight , hitting them quick, but playing with the injured baits for awhile before eating them. All bass released except Matt's last one as it was hooked deep and bleeding pretty bad, rest are there to fight another day. South wind def has the south swells kicking up tonight

Stripers 5-02 Easy limits

With the boat still in the shop, jumped on the Big Cat with Capt Rich, looking to put Vic , Tom , and Dennis on some stripers. Easy limits the first drift, with Dennis breaking his striper cherry !!. Had between 20 -25 bass, keeping 4 for the table. Back in the barn before the south wind came on strong. STINGO'S and Shads were preferred jigs today.

Pinky's Shad bash on the big D

Since the boat is in the shop, and Lindsey finally had a weekend off of school, we met my buddy Craig this afternoon to hit the Deleware chasing some poor mans salmon. Had Shad on within minutes of the anchor setting and had a super pick of fish the next 4 hours. Best shad fishing I have seen since the mid 90's. All fish caught on flutter spoons.

Striper bash 4 4-24

Had Brad, Brett and Barry on today for a striper trip,Started off at the clam beds and picked two keepers quick , then got a call there was some fish stacking up to jig down south.Caught a bunch jigging , then it shut down due to boat traffic. so switched over to trolling, which was good because we started a steady pull of nicer bass.went back to the clam beds for the incoming tide to play C/R as the guys had limited early.Nicest bass today were 24 and 21 poundsBrett broke his striper cherry and had the most bass clamming.Dont get between Brad and a trolling rod thats hooked up as he def was getting to the rod QUICK LOL

Striper bash 3

Headed out with my Buddy Capt Rich on his boat this afternoon, for a shake down cruise, with 2 of his friends. Went back to the same area we have been doing well on the bass, not sure what to find after hearing some poor reports today. Well the bass didnt dissappoint us , as they were there spread out over a large area. We jigged bass with constant action for 4 hours, in the rain.