by The fourth generation of Sciortinos is keeping the Tackle Box family tradition of fishing expertise going as Phillip’s son Paddy spiced up a night of catching stripers on worms in Raritan Bay by hooking into the biggest weakfish I’ve heard of this season.
Paddy didn’t weigh that beautiful spawner, before releasing her, but it’s probably over 10 pounds.
Weather prospects are poor as a small craft advisory is up before going to a gale watch in the morning with east winds at 20-25 knots plus gusts to 30 and a chance of rain.
The Big Mohawk from Belmar reported a 12-pound male tautog which wasn’t in the pool was caught yesterday. The pool winner was half that size, but part of a limit as shorts continued to dominate.
Capt. Frank Massaria said it was blowing hard in the bay, but he got on bass hitting shads and stayed with them on his Vitamin Sea from Keyport for hours.
Tight Lines 
With those fingers in the gill that fish has a low chance of surviving.
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