by The Sandy Hook Bay Anglers 41st annual Two-Day Fluke Tournament will be contested this weekend, while Jimmy Johnson’s Quest for the Ring Championship gets underway in Atlantic City.
The last chance to get in on the fluke contest is at tonight’s 7 p.m. captains meeting in the Senior Citizen’s Building at Atlantic Highlands Marina. For details call 732 787-4008.
Jimmy Johnson’s contest features a $1 million guaranteed purse for offshore anglers next week. Get additional info at questfortheringac.com.
Nick Honachefsky has his Saltwater Underground programs running every Saturday this month on Discovery Channel at 5:30 a.m. Surf stripers are next up.
Friday’s forecast is for southwest winds at a mere 5-10 knots before increasing to 10-15 plus gusts to 20 after midnight.
At Belmar, the Big Mohawk reported a “great” day of fluking with action all day and many limits up to 5 pounds.
The Golden Eagle once again anchored up on the edge of the Mud Hole to chum up chub mackerel in flurries. They ended up moving out to anchor for sea bass and ling.
The Queen Mary from Point Pleasant only had a small group which preferred fluke. That turned out to be a good move as Mike Payne limited and released 23 shorts. Thirteen-year-old Colin boated a 19.5-incher and released 24 shorts.
Kil Song took a day off halibut fishing at Icy Bay Lodge in Alaska to concentrate on lingcod — a large northwest Pacific species that’s neither a ling or a cod.
Dennis Muhlenforth said the 2 1/2-day tilefish trip on the Voyager from Point Pleasant was tough due to wind and strong currents that required 3-5-pound sinkers, but he still hand-cranked this second place 35-pounder in 1000 feet.
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