After a slow start, NJ sea bass fishing has become consistent. The Big Mohawk from Belmar had great jigging on May 27 that produced a limit for all 28 anglers!
Sunday starts well with NW winds at 5-10 knots before blowing in the afternoon.
The Golden Eagle from Belmar reports “We started with a couple of drifts inshore, but that bite didn’t last long, so we worked our way out east and kept moving until we found better life. From there, we managed to pick away on every drift. Some were better than others, but there was action to be had throughout the day.”
There even a few whiting and squid.
Capt Ron Santee went back to the area that produced sea bass yesterday, but it was slow there and the same at other spots. Some fares on the Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands caught 5-6 sea bass.
It was another day with 56 degree water temperatures that produced dinner for all aboard the Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands. Capt. Ron Santee said the best bet was an Avva 17 diamond jig tipped with a Gulp teaser. There’s more calm conditions coming up tomorrow.
Chuck Many made the bes of bad weather as follows”Friday forecast was for a hard East wind with building seas, well they got that right. Justin, Chris & I Decided to stay close, beat our way out about 2 miles and drifted in with east wind. Landed 10 Big Bass and lost just as many. Decided to call it before it went wind against tide, which probably was the right move.
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Capt. Ron Santee found blue 56 degree waters today with his Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands as everyone went home with sea bass for dinner.
The forecast is for southwest winds at just 5-10 knots.
Chuck Many got a break from the weatherman before the weekend when a bad forecast turned out well. His crew ended up releasing 31 out of 45 big bass hooked. Ironically, there is little competition for these trophy fish as most charter boaters concentrate on smaller bass that may include much smaller keepers — or don’t want to invest in costly eels for bait.
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Northeast winds at 20-25 knots don’t bode well for weekend fishing.
Chuck Many reports he had to finish Monday morning by 11, but still had great jumbo striper action as 21 were released — including a quadruple on Tyman. As usual, eels did the job.
Vinny D’Anton is back from Sarasota and used sand fleas to catch a 30-inch striper from the northern N.J. surf before adding a 24-incher. Those baits had been ineffective last year.
Capt. Ron Santee reports a good bite today on his Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands. ,Ling and some flounders made up for the fact that all the sea bass were too small. There was a hot bite of blackfish at the end, but they are out of season.
Dinner for all on the Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands.
Capt. Ron Santee reported a good bite today of ling and some flounders. All the sea bass were shorts.There was a hot bite of tog at the end, but they are out of season.
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