Capt. Ron Santee says it’s been a struggle to pick up a few fluke and sea bass after a period of decent action that was topped last Monday when Phil Dolgan made the catch of the year with a doormat fluke of 10 1/2 pounds.
The Golden Eagle from Belmar marked blues yesterday, but they didn’t hit jigs readily. A bonito and a little tunny were added to the catch.
An exciting last day is being contested today after Boss Hog’s 80-pound white marlin was tied yesterday by Lizanne while Taylor Jean took over in blue marlin at 680 pounds.
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.
Tight Lines 