by The best Raritan Bay reports lately seem to be coming from boaters fishing with live bunkers. However, obtaining those bunkers hasn’t been as easy as it usually is in April.
Capt. Joe Massa reported plenty of striper action in the bay on Friday from his My Three Sons out of Morgan Marina, and also checked the Hudson River to find it full of striper marks. However, he had to work hard for the bunkers which produced bass.
Chris Buchta had a similar report today, with more effort going into catching the bait than the bass.
Capt. Frank Masseria said Saturday morning was a struggle because his customers were having a hard time hooking stripers on live bunkers with circle hooks. He switched to trolling with Vitamin Sea from Keyport only to find the bass finicky despite lots of marks. Everything was back to normal with limit catches this morning.
A small craft warning is up until 2 a.m. when the northwest wind drops to 10-15 knots before switching to southwest at 5-10 knots in the afternoon.
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