Tight Lines

Capt. Ron Santee of the Fishermen reported “ch Richie started the day off with a beautify at 6lbs 8oz….It was all down-hill from there!

Fished several area’s looking for a decent bite and never could make the same drift twice.

Ended up with a handful of keepers, all nice fish just not enough. Not much in the way of Sea Bass either today. Back at it in the AM!!

FRIDAYS TRIP THIS WEEK, WILL BE SAILING EARLY 6:30am-1:30pm. THIS IS A ONE TIME CHANGE, Please make a note. Other than that, the rest of the week is our normal schedule.

7:30-2:30pm. Open Boat, No Reservations. Fare is $95, Rod Rental $20.

Fresh off winning the White Marlin Invitational. Shark Byte took the lead in blue marlin at the MIidAtlantic out of Cape May with a 599 pounder.

C Boys added a 523-pounder.

Talkin Trash leads in tuna at 182 pounds.

Boss Hog weighed a 80-pound

white marlin that could be worth millions.

Low Profile had no competition in rough seas on the first day of the MidAtlantic at Cape May.

That surely won’t be the case today as 191 boats are fishing. Low Profile boated a 71 pound yellowfin tuna to take the daily win.

Golden Eagle bluefish report for Monday

We had great readings in shallow water today and picked away at some nice gaffers, with plenty of 10 to 14 pound BLUES showing on the scope. The fish just didn’t want to bite the way they should have based on what we were seeing.

We decided to take a ride offshore on a report and were rewarded with some super jigging on 2 to 4 pound BLUES stacked up from mid-water all the way to the bottom. When we got on them, the jigging action was excellent!

Dave Lilly returned to the same tiny NY Bight spot that produced fluke limits from 4-7 pounds last week with Brian Farmerand this week found the same thing up to a 9-pounder!

The MidAtlantic started today with 211 boats and a purse of over $ 6.5 million. Jeff Merrill said both are tournament records.

The Beach Haven Marlin &Tuna Club White Marlin Invitational was won by Shark Byte over 56 other boats as Crisdel was second.

The MidAtlantic begins fishing tomorrow.

Fluke pro Dave Lilly fished an ocean spot he hadn’t tried in a long time while fishing Brian Farmer and Paul. He got “4 over 5 bs , a 7 lber and a 3 man limit of low 4s to finish the day . left them biting and quit early well before noon .”

The Golden Eagle from Belmar loaded up with 15-20- pound dolphin on Monday’s Exotics trip and added others to over 30 pounds plus a white marlin.

Dave Lilly had a super fluke trip today. Details tomorrow.

Capt. Ron Santee reports from his Fishermen out of Atlantic H[ghlands that the fluke bbite was strong during a gorgeous day with many limits. Scott Rever took the pool at 4 pounds 6 ounces. That boat is chartered on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday this week. n