Tight Lines

After a day of hot jigging, the big choppers were mostly missing today. The Golden Eagl from Belmar caught some up to 8 pounds.

Big blues appeared again as the Golden Eagle from Belmar covered areas that had been producing only small ones a few days ago, They reported “Today’s trip produced steady action with 4- to 10-pound BLUES all day long! We worked several different areas, stopping on scattered readings and setting up long drifts that produced fish for over an hour at a time.

Both plain and tailed jigs produced the best action with fish spread out over a few different areas and a nice mix of sizes.

The majority of anglers had their limit of BLUES.

We also had a few nice TRIGGERFISH, and one lucky angler added a Spanish Mackerel to the catch!

The weather forecast looks excellent, and the fishing continues to be outstanding. Now is the time to get in on this great BLUEFISH action.“

There was a big surprise today on the Golden Eagle from Belmar as big bluefish replaced the small ones on the hills to the north. Tailed diamond jigs worked best.

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Capt. Ron Santee reports hard southerly winds in NJ Bight made for tough fluking today, but that won’t be a problem tomorrow.

Capt. Ron Santee said there wasn’t much of a drift Monday even though there was a decent fluke bite on his Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands. Five fares had three as a 5.4-pounder took the pool,

That boat is chartered Friday and Saturday.

mass of sand eels from which the Golden Eagle out of Belmar has been jigging limits of small blues disapered — but is back again. They even boated a Spanish mackerel among them.

The Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands had to fight a NW wind against tide but still did well with fluke on Sunday.

Capt. Mark DeBlasio of Blue Runner reports that he had “Dan Dan Reineke out with friends and family for an overnight trip. We had some junior anglers aged 8, 9 and 12 joining us. We fished a totally new area we have not fished this year and found some really great quality Yellowfins .. without a doubt the biggest we have seen this season. The junior anglers did an incredible job handling the rods and fighting the fish. They were mesmerized by the dolphins swimming around the boat and the whale sharks we saw during the trip. It was a cool experience for me to see a dad and his kids having a good timeDan Reineke out with friends and family for an overnight trip. We had some junior anglers aged 8, 9 and 12 joining us. We fished a totally new area we have not fished this year and found some really great quality Yellowfins .. without a doubt the biggest we have seen this season. The junior anglers did an incredible job handling the rods and fighting the fish. They were mesmerized by the dolphins swimming around the boat and the whale sharks we saw during the trip. It was a cool experience for me to see a dad and his kids having a good timeDan Reineke out with friends and family for an overnight trip. We had some junior anglers aged 8, 9 and 12 joining us. We fished a totally new area we have not fished this year and found some really great quality Yellowfins .. without a doubt the biggest we have seen this season. The junior anglers did an incredible job handling the rods and fighting the fish. They were mesmerized by the dolphins swimming around the boat and the whale sharks we saw during the trip. It was a cool experience for me to see a dad and his kids having a good timeDan Reineke out with friends and family for an overnight trip. We had some junior anglers aged 8, 9 and 12 joining us. We fished a totally new area we have not fished this year and found some really great quality Yellowfins .. without a doubt the biggest we have seen this season. The junior anglers did an incredible job handling the rods and fighting the fish. They were mesmerized by the dolphins swimming around the boat and the whale sharks we saw during the trip. It was a cool experience for me to see a dad and his kids having a good time”

Though anglers in Jimmy Johnson’s Quest fpr the Ring Tournament out of Atlantic City failed to catch a marlin big enough to weigh for big money, Beast won the points category with 338. Yellowfin tuna were active at the end of the contest and the total got up to 85 along with just one bigeye while there were releases of eight blue marlin and 18 whites. Dolphin improved to just six. and Gpt Game won with a 24.2-pounder.

Jimmy Johnson’s Quest for the Ring Tournament is winding down with no million dollar billfish weighed in.

Releases are up to five blues and 13 whites. Yellowfin tuna did improve with 52 weighed up to a new leader at 73.6 pounds for Solid Cost.

Even dolphin remain scarce though Craftmanship took the lead at 23.4 pounds.

Capt. Ron Santee found little current yesterday. but worked the engines for a good fluke catch over sticky bottoms on the Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands. Several fares caught four, and famed angler Gen Wong took the pool at 4.2 pounds.

Offshore fishing remains slow for anglers fishing in Coach Jimmy Johnson’s Quest for the Ring Tournament headquartered in Atlantic City. The first three days produced only 2 blue and 10 white marlin releases plus weigh-in’s of one bigeye plus 68 yellowfin tuna — and 21 mahi.

The Golden Eagle from Belmar reports loads of small bluefish feeding on sand eels at the hills. A few bonito and chub mackerel are mixed in — and giant tuna have been spotted there.

Capt. Ron Santee reported better fluking on his Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands during Wednesday’s charter.