Beach Brawl kicks off Friday

Nick Honachefsky gets his 7th annual Barrier Island Beach Brawl underway on Friday. Nick notes “There’s $6,000 worth of 25 rods and 12 reels from Shimano, Daiwa, St. Croix, Tsunami, Toadfish, Penn, you can win either by placing in a category or even just winning in the free raffle.

And BONUS – You don’t have to even catch a fish to win any of these, along with the $25,000 worth of gear from Yeti Coolers, Savage Gear, Rapala, Fishbites, Yo-Zuri, Mustad, Spro, Grundens, Berkley, Pure Fishing, Tony Maja, The Fisherman, Bubba, Toggy Time Jigs, Grumpy’s Tackle, Betty and Nicks, Hook House, Charlies B&T, Gabriel Tackle, Fishermen’s Supply. A free raffle offers shots nearly all the gear, so everybody goes home with some gear and good times.

Plus, we raise money for St. Jude’s and donate hundreds of pounds of fresh fish to St. Gregory’s Food Pantry to feed the homeless and hungry every year.

$45 entry gets you admission, a T-Shirt, goody bag of Fishbites and gear, admission to tourney and admission to the after party at Heavy Reel Brewing. You can’t lose.

Click SaltwaterUnderground.com under the Barrier Island Beach Brawl Tag to sign up.”

Bottom fishing for porgies and sea bass has been generally very good in northern N.J. offshore waters, though Capt. Ron Santee of the Fishermen at Atlantic Highlands reported Tuesday’s bite was off a bit.

A small craft advisory is up through Thursday afternoon in NY/NJ Bight.