A good day for stripers

It was another fine day for boaters in the NY/NJ/ Bight area as the Golden Eagle from Belmar reported lots of readings and long drifts with good action on 4-6-ounce diamond jigs — both plain and tailed.

Capt. Ron Santee reported from his Fishermen out of Atlantic Highlands as follows:

As we got to the life this morning I watched a whole fleet of boats who were on the birds and life, all pick up and raced out to some new life that had come up!!! No way I was going for that, ran to where they all left and it was game on right off the bat.

Even through the change we still managed to pick away every drop. Had some awesome drifts after the change of tide even with all the traffic. Keepers, Bonus fish and several big babies that got to see another day.

Don’t let a BS forecast of some rain in the AM keep you home tomorrow, the bite has been very good, don’t miss it!! Not much time left….Back at it in the morning!

7:00am-2:00/2:30pm. No Reservations, Open Boat. As we got to the life this morning I watched a whole fleet of boats who were on the birds and life, all pick up and raced out to some new life that had come up!!! No way I was going for that, ran to where they all left and it was game on right off the bat.

Even through the change we still managed to pick away every drop. Had some awesome drifts after the change of tide even with all the traffic. Keepers, Bonus fish and several big babies that got to see another day.

Don’t let a BS forecast of some rain in the AM keep you home tomorrow, the bite has been very good, don’t miss it!! Not much time left….Back at it in the morning!

7:00am-2:00/2:30pm. No Reservations, Open Boat. As we got to the life this morning I watched a whole fleet of boats who were on the birds and life, all pick up and raced out to some new life that had come up!!! No way I was going for that, ran to where they all left and it was game on right off the bat.

Even through the change we still managed to pick away every drop. Had some awesome drifts after the change of tide even with all the traffic. Keepers, Bonus fish and several big babies that got to see another day.

Don’t let a BS forecast of some rain in the AM keep you home tomorrow, the bite has been very good, don’t miss it!! Not much time left….Back at it in the morning!

7:00am-2:00/2:30pm. No Reservations, Open Boat. As we got to the life this morning I watched a whole fleet of boats who were on the birds and life, all pick up and raced out to some new life that had come up!!! No way I was going for that, ran to where they all left and it was game on right off the bat.

Even through the change we still managed to pick away every drop. Had some awesome drifts after the change of tide even with all the traffic. Keepers, Bonus fish and several big babies that got to see another day.

Don’t let a BS forecast of some rain in the AM keep you home tomorrow, the bite has been very good, don’t miss it!! Not much time left….Back at it in the morning!

7:00am-2:00/2:30pm. No Reservations, Open Boat. As we got to the life this morning I watched a whole fleet of boats who were on the birds and life, all pick up and raced out to some new life that had come up!!! No way I was going for that, ran to where they all left and it was game on right off the bat.

Even through the change we still managed to pick away every drop. Had some awesome drifts after the change of tide even with all the traffic. Keepers, Bonus fish and several big babies that got to see another day.

Don’t let a BS forecast of some rain in the AM keep you home tomorrow, the bite has been very good, don’t miss it!! Not much time left….Back at it in the morning!

7:00am-2:00/2:30pm. No Reservations, Open Boat. As we got to the life this morning I watched a whole fleet of boats who were on the birds and life, all pick up and raced out to some new life that had come up!!! No way I was going for that, ran to where they all left and it was game on right off the bat.

Even through the change we still managed to pick away every drop. Had some awesome drifts after the change of tide even with all the traffic. Keepers, Bonus fish and several big babies that got to see another day.

Don’t let a BS forecast of some rain in the AM keep you home tomorrow, the bite has been very good, don’t miss it!! Not much time left….Back at it in the morning!

Mike Monte

7:00am-2:00/2:30pm. No Reservations, Open Boat. 

The forecast is for southwest winds at just 5 knots with a chance of morning rain.

Mike Monte tried the Sea Girt surf this morning, but there was nothing doing. A good sign was of loons diving and coming up with something — hopefully sand eels.