Jersey Shore surfcasters didn’t have to look around for a blitz today as Seaside Park came through again. Vinny D’Anton said he was able to score with a popper before bunkers became too thick and would be snagged on every cast. A switch to the legal circle hook snagging rig he devised then did the job before he became too tired to catch another bass. A change to southeast winds tomorrow could change things.

They are all sizes at Seaside as Grumpy’s Tackle sent this shot of Dom Talarico with a hefty bass released yesterday.

The Golden Eagle from Belmar reported as follows: “It was a good day of angling and we ended up with a nice catch of KEEPER BASS with all anglers going home with fish. We had a nice pick with shots on most drifts, some better than others. STRIPERS were up on top busting in the bunkers at times.

Shads worked best today. The BASS were also caught on tailed 4oz. Run Off jigs.

There were plenty of throwbacks along with tagged fish on board.

Come join us tomorrow for another fun day.

The Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands had a similar report with a good early start followed by a long move out of traffic to be sure everyone went home with fish. Catskill John released a 45-pounder. Shads proved to be most effective today. Try to get out tomorrow, as Thursday may be weather problem.

You never know what you may find during any day of saltwater fishing. Capt. Monty Hawkins of Morning Star from Ocean City, Md. counted 80 boats trolling for tuna a couple of days ago and had a tuna line out yesterday as he was on his way to drop materials on a reef site before sea bass fishing. Sure enough, a 40-inch, 47-pound tuna hit that line. The sea bass fishing was poor, but a switch to fluking produced another prize — a 30-inch doormat.

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