Angler Name : Sid Roni Adam Gold and Louie the man Grato
E-Mail : sidgold@optonline.net
Boat Name: Can Do Too
Date Fished: November 28 2004
Location: 1/2 to 1 mile off Barnegat
Fishing Method: Troll & Jig
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: to 38"
Bait or Lure: Umbrella and spoons
Water Depth: 25-35
Water Temp.: 54
Information : Jim Foy and Lou Grato are some team! Left the dock in Brielle at 7:15 AM returned by 11:15 AM with the limit for 5 fishermen. Let a lot of shorts go...... Had a few double headers on the same umbrella rig.... blue fish and striped bass. This is the absolutely last until we go to New Gretta for haul out. Louie and Jim MANY thanks for a most enjoyable first year with you.... had lots of laughs and caught a lot of fish... Pity Jim put away the net and I lost the rod hookey. Water was dead calm at 7:15 AM turned a slight bit choppy by the time we had the limit at 11:15. Everyone have a great and Healthy New Year

Angler Name : Capt. Ron
E-Mail :
Boat Name: FISHERMEN
Date Fished: 11/27/04
Location:
Fishing Method:
Specie: Striped Bass
Size:
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Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Terrible fishing today! Started out heading to the south looking for jig fish, never say a bird, a swirl, bait, nothing. Made a hard left turn and put out the eels, got to the channels to find there was no current, no drift...Thought patience would pay off, well, we did get the current and caught 2 fish, thought it would start to happen, read fish on the snags, sure enough as the current ran harder, here comes the south wind! Kept trying thou, hoping some jig fish would show, had some life at the point but with a hundred small boats there, it's almost impossible to catch...did manage a couple slots and a major headache....I surrendered at 2:05.....Sunday sounds lousy with 25 to 30 SE, but they have been wrong before....Capt. Ron (Another 2 Scotch day today)

Angler Name : Paul Hagerman
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 11/27/2004
Location: Inshore Wrecks
Fishing Method: Bottom Fishing
Specie: Blackfish
Size: Up to 7 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Green Crabs
Water Depth: 75 Ft.
Water Temp.: 53 Degrees
Information : Capt. Paul had the Paul Hagerman charter on board the Bounty Hunter and made his second Blackfish charter of the fall season. Fishing on local wrecks 5 miles off the Inlet the charter had a steady pick of Blackfish up to 7 lbs. The fish bit well from early morning thru noon then the south wind came on and the bite slowed considerably. It did not matter as the 4 man charter boxed 30 Tog and released another 30+ shorts. Green Crabs provided the catch.

Angler Name : Jim Sagerholm
E-Mail : jimsag@comcast.net
Boat Name: No Sail
Date Fished: 11/27/04
Location: Sea Isle Lump
Fishing Method: Troll
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 24-32"
Bait or Lure: Umbrella Rigs
Water Depth: 24'
Water Temp.: 51
Information : Trolled low and slow over the lump, caught all the slot and bonus fish we could handle. Green tubes and sassy shads on 6 arm umbrellas

Angler Name : Steve
E-Mail : sfabiyan@comcast.net
Boat Name: Reel Appeal
Date Fished: 11/27/04
Location: Seaside Park to IBSP
Fishing Method: Troll and Jig
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: To 32"
Bait or Lure: shads
Water Depth: 50'
Water Temp.: 46
Information : Started trolling just south of the seaside pier and began picking bluefish immediately. Had a triple header, 2 blues and the first bass. Stayed just north of IBSP and continued to pick fish. Kept our 24"+ fish and wasn't happy throwing back 32" bass. Looks like things may be swinging into gear.

Angler Name : Jack Singh
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Double Diamond
Date Fished: 11/27/04
Location: inshore
Fishing Method: bait
Specie: Tautog
Size: 2-7lbs
Bait or Lure: crabs
Water Depth: 60
Water Temp.: 50
Information : Hoping to find birds and stripers underneath didnt look promising for Jack Singh and his friends on this day so we went after blackfish instead. Action was pretty good with a lot of nice size fish. Made two stops and 4 anglers limited out with 32 keepers to 7lbs and about 20 shorts by 1:30pm. A couple of decent seabass were also mixed in.

Angler Name : Stroker Ace, Filo Beddo, Sea Weed Girl
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Dead Eel
Date Fished: 11/27/2004
Location: Sandy Hook
Fishing Method: Bottom Fishing
Specie: Tautog
Size: 4-7Lbs
Bait or Lure: Green Grabs
Water Depth: 45
Water Temp.: Cold
Information : Had a nice day on the water with a steady pick of nice Tautog and came up just a little short of our limit. Could have done without the stiff south wind but a good day in all,

Angler Name : steve h
E-Mail :
Boat Name: captain cal
Date Fished: 11/27
Location: elberon?
Fishing Method: anchor
Specie: Tautog
Size:
Bait or Lure: greenies
Water Depth: 30-40
Water Temp.:
Information : tough conditions, and fishing. managed two keepers all day with a few shorts. will be in cape may next week, i hope it is much better

Angler Name : Marc
E-Mail :
Boat Name: North Star
Date Fished: 11/26/04
Location: Off Atlantic City
Fishing Method: Anchor
Specie: Tautog
Size: 3+lbs
Bait or Lure: Green Crabs
Water Depth: 75-120ft
Water Temp.: 60?
Information : Steady Eddy action today. The seas were calmer than anticipated and the bite was on. My dad and I caught limits up to 8 lbs. The fish were aggressive and more jubilant than usual. Small seabass were boarded too as well as some dogs. FUN TIMES!

Angler Name : Bill Beyrouty
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Double Diamond
Date Fished: 11/26/04
Location: inshore
Fishing Method: bait
Specie: Tautog
Size: to 8lbs
Bait or Lure: crabs
Water Depth: 40
Water Temp.: 49
Information : Tog fishing today with the Bill Beyrouty party was good but not quite what it was earlier in the week. The second and third drops paid off better than the first and a steady pick of 2-8lb tog was had. 6 anglers wound up with 45 keepers to 8lbs. and about 20 shorts.

Angler Name : Christian and Matt Palmisano
E-Mail :
Boat Name:
Date Fished: 11/26/04
Location: Normandy Beach surf
Fishing Method:
Specie: Striped Bass
Size:
Bait or Lure: clams
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Threw a line in during our annual Bonfire. Burnt a ton of wood and had a great party! The fishing wasn't all that fun. Perfect conditions... full moon... high tide... but no keepers. We caught 1 short and 2 skates. The boys are still wating for thier first keeper for the fall run... and that 50 cow!

Angler Name : Werner & Wolfgang Sprie
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 11/26/2004
Location: Island Beach
Fishing Method: Trolling
Specie: Bluefish
Size: Up to 8 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Shad & Eel Rigs
Water Depth: 40 to 60 Ft.
Water Temp.: 52 Degrees
Information : Release Fishermen Werner & Wolfgang Sprie were on the Bounty Hunter for what was to be a Striped Bass charter but quickly developed into a Bluefish trip. Starting off at the Shrewsbury Rocks without a sign of a Striper we proceeded down to the IBSP area to the south where all we caught were Bluefish up to 8 Lbs. For us it was the slowest day of Striper fishing this season. Hopefully the fishing will change for the better in the days ahead.

Angler Name : Gendell Family
E-Mail : www.castawaysportfish.com
Boat Name: CASTAWAY
Date Fished: 11/26
Location: Sandy Hook
Fishing Method: Drift
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: up to 30lbs
Bait or Lure: Eels
Water Depth: 45
Water Temp.: 50
Information : Capt. Mike Riccardo had the Gendell family aboard the Castaway on Friday for a great day of striper fishing. We headed down the beach in search of bird life. After a few hours of very little bird activity we decided to switch to eeling. An outgoing tide along with a 20 knot west wind made for an extremely fast drift, but the bass didn't seem to mind as 12 fish were boated from 34 inches up to a 30lber!

Angler Name : Tom Headley
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 11/24/2004
Location: Off Sea Bright
Fishing Method: Jigging/Trolling
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: Up to 33"
Bait or Lure: Ava's & Shad Rigs
Water Depth: 25 to 50 Ft.
Water Temp.: 53 Degrees
Information : Capt. Paul had Tom Headley & Ron Werner out on Wednesday and headed up to the Sea Bright area. The sea condition although a bit bumpy was not as bad as predicted and was fishable. We found a big bird play off Sea Bright and shared the Striper and Bluefish action with the "Fishermen" the only other boat out. The 2 man charter had their limit catch of Slot & Bonus fish within the first hour and spent the rest of the day Jigging/Trolling and releasing Bass & Blues. Ava jigs and Shad rigs provided the action.

Angler Name : Docco
E-Mail :
Boat Name: n/a
Date Fished: 11/21,22,23/04
Location: Atlantic /Brick surf
Fishing Method: beach fishing
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 18"-26"
Bait or Lure: clams & soft-tails
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Fished the flood to the 3/4 outgoing Sun., Mon., Tues.Caught bass everyday,all were shorts except for two slots. FIND EM & FISH EM ! Docco

Angler Name : "Mac" MacSherry
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 11/23/2004
Location: Inshore
Fishing Method: Bottom Fishing
Specie: Blackfish
Size: Up to 12 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Green Crabs
Water Depth: 75 Ft.
Water Temp.: 54 Degrees
Information : The "Mac" MacSherry charter was on board the Bounty Hunter today for Capt. Paul's first Blackfish effort of the Fall Season. Fishing 2 of our favorite drops in 75 Ft. of water the 5 man charter had a field day landing Tog up to 12 lbs. By days end a limit catch of 40 fish was in the box and another 40+ Tog were released. Green crab baits provided the action.

Angler Name : Shirley Vandyke
E-Mail : sidgold@optonline.net
Boat Name: Can Do Too
Date Fished: November 23
Location: Point Pleasant
Fishing Method: troll
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 36 38 40
Bait or Lure: Green Umbrella rig
Water Depth: 35
Water Temp.: 54
Information : Captain JIM FOY DID IT ONCE MORE , AGAIN Shirley never caught a fish and we only had 1 hour! Shirley had a single and a double all striped bass and keepers ... we had 3 on the boat...... No blue fish only stripped bass. After the 1,200 Giant Blue Fin off Hyannis this was a great end to the season.... going to dry dock next week...... Water was flat and calm... a great hour and good fishing.... Happy New Year and Tight Lines to all Sid.

Angler Name : Garry
E-Mail : Economyselfstoragellc@netzero.com
Boat Name: Reel Deal
Date Fished: 11/23/04
Location: Sandy Hook and South
Fishing Method: jigging
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 24-28 inches
Bait or Lure: metal jigs
Water Depth: 50 feet
Water Temp.: 54
Information : Started out in the Hudson and worked south to large schools of blues/bass mixed in. As many fish as you wanted on diamond jigs- use light tackle as many are under 10lbs. When the birds were not working the blues were down deep and hit the diamond jigs hard. Caught over 70 fish in total. Perfect day on the water.

Angler Name : Scott
E-Mail : kearneyfamily@joimail.com
Boat Name: Teal (Atlantic Highlands)
Date Fished: 11/22/04
Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method: Drifting
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 24-38
Bait or Lure: Eels
Water Depth: 30-50'
Water Temp.: 52
Information : Capt Danny Seich put us over fish throught the bay all nite. 20 anglers, 36 keeper, 10 over 36" and about a dozen in between 28-33.99". Holding bottom with 6-8 oz on outgoing tide.

Angler Name : George Bailey
E-Mail : gbail122@hotmail.com
Boat Name: From the Beach (Surf Casting)
Date Fished: 11/19 - 11/20 - 11/22/2004
Location: Surf City, NJ
Fishing Method: Bottom
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: N/A
Bait or Lure: Bottom rig - Clam and bunker
Water Depth: Surf
Water Temp.: 50'ish
Information : Despite near perfect conditions, action has been slow, with few (mostly shorts) fish taken on clams. Some mid-sized bluefish caught on bunker. We're optimistic that the slow fishing is related to still-warmer water temps up north. Pessimists say the run of large fish already happened in October. Let's hope not. I'll be out there again tomorrow - Sixth Street.

Angler Name : Ben Dyl
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 11/22/2004
Location: Sea Bright
Fishing Method: Jigging
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: Up to 40"
Bait or Lure: Ava's, Krocodiles, Cripple Herring
Water Depth: 25 To 50 Ft.
Water Temp.: 54 Degrees
Information : The Ben Dyl charter was on board the Bounty Hunter and Capt. Paul ran up to the Sea Bright area. The bird play was intense from Sandy Hook south to Monmouth Beach. Working the area with Ava's, Krocodiles & Cripple Herring Jigs the charter had non stop action for most of the outgoing tide. At the end of the day we had 5 Slot, 3 Bonus fish and 1 Bass measuring 40" Another 40+ Bass along with 30+ monster Blues were released.

Angler Name : Capt. Ron
E-Mail :
Boat Name: FISHERMEN
Date Fished: 11/22/04
Location:
Fishing Method:
Specie: Striped Bass
Size:
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Water Depth:
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Information : Today had to be one of the best days of the year! Action within 15 minutes of the dock, Bass, Blues, Small, Large, pick your fish! Fished the point and the knoll for a good hour and a half, when that died we headed south a bit to the next blitz. Huge Blues and larger Bass on the old reliable Crockadile's. Plenty of slots and short fish also. This is the absolute best time of year to fish, especially since we have had some what decent weather....I do like the sping run, but there is something about the Fall, watching a bass smack a bunker or hearing with his tail and attack like there's no tommorrow. My heart pounds and I can't wait to get back on another drift wondering if the next batch of fish is going to produce a 25 or 30 pounder. I do have the best job in the world!!!!!! Capt. Ron

Angler Name : Jim Coffey
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Double Diamond
Date Fished: 11/22/04
Location: Seabright
Fishing Method: Jig
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: to 20lbs
Bait or Lure: jigs
Water Depth: 30
Water Temp.: 49
Information : Had the Jim Coffey group out today for a shot at the stripers We found a decent amount of bait and birds diving off sea bright and had fish on instantly. We started off trolling and switched to diamond jigs, but the action was nonstop with either method catching a mix of striped bass and bluefish.By noon we had our limit of 8 slot fish, 1 bonus fish, and 2 over 34" including a 20lbr. plus 40 bluefish to 15lbs and 13 short stripers when we made the switch to blackfishing. Blackfish were on as soon as the baits hit the bottom also and we quickly put 25 keepers to 8lbs in the box in to finish out the day.

Angler Name : WEST SARVER
E-Mail : WEST@MYTABLEWARE.COM
Boat Name: KALVIN J
Date Fished: 11/21/04
Location: SANDYHOOK RIPS
Fishing Method: TROLL
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: (2) 26
Bait or Lure: PINK 35FOOT DIVER MANNS
Water Depth: 45
Water Temp.: ?
Information : GREAT DAY TO BE FISHING CAUGHT THE TALE OF THE A.M.TIDE GOING OUT

Angler Name : Greg
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Storm Front
Date Fished: 11/21/04
Location: Spring Lake to Lavallette
Fishing Method: Troll/Jig
Specie: Bluefish
Size: Up to 15lbs
Bait or Lure: Shads/Strect 25/Ava's
Water Depth: Up to 80ft
Water Temp.: 52-53
Information : Since I was fishing in a center counsel w/o radar by myself, I decided to limit the distance of my travels due to varrying severity of the fog. Trolled south in about 50 feet, caught several blues but no bass. Found birds working in shallower water only to find more blues. Just before ending the day, saw birds working off the beach. Saw many bass breaking the service but I couldn't get them to hit. I even tried some poppers. I saw a couple caught on the boat next to me. Then the fog came again, so I called it a day. All in all caught about 3 dozen blues of varying sizes which is much better than catching nothing. Highlight of the trip was a single football bluefin tuna of about 30-40 lbs clear the water about 15 feet from the boat. In the fog, it startled the hell out of me momentarily.

Angler Name : Joe
E-Mail : JDKovacs@att.net
Boat Name: 26 ft Grady White
Date Fished: Nov 21st
Location: Sandy Hook Reef
Fishing Method:
Specie: Tautog
Size: up to 8lbs
Bait or Lure: Green Crabs
Water Depth: 50 ft
Water Temp.: 46
Information : Very Foggy and damp conditions. Lost a lot of fish with many snags.Had 2 throwbacks and 4 keepers. Boy were they good on the grill tonight.

Angler Name : Capt. Ron
E-Mail :
Boat Name: FISHERMEN
Date Fished: 11/21/04
Location:
Fishing Method:
Specie: Striped Bass
Size:
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Fog all day!! What a bitch trying to find bird life, started out with the eels for the last of the outgoing tide, had a hell of a roll but we did manage a half dozen very nice size fish. The bite didn't last long so we switched to the jigs. Fished the same area as yesterday, all on readings, and picked away all day on Bass and Blues. We did manage to find a few birds working with the radar so that helped out alot. Still a good day despite terrible conditions....Capt. Ron

Angler Name : Brad Fletcher
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 11/21/2004
Location: Monmouth Beach
Fishing Method: Trolling
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: Up to 34"
Bait or Lure: Shad Rigs
Water Depth: 25 to 45 Ft.
Water Temp.: 54 Degrees
Information : Capt. Paul had the Brad Fletcher charter on board the Bounty Hunter today and decided to pass on fishing with Clams and give Trolling a try. Although a thick fog made for very poor visibility all day we did manage to locate a body of Bass & Blues off Monmouth Beach. Trolling Shad Rigs produced a nice catch of Stripers for the charter which at the end of the day finished with 6 Slot, 4 Bonus & 1 Striper over 34". 10 Bluefish also made up the catch. Another 30+ Stripers were released.

Angler Name : Bob G.
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Canyon Man
Date Fished: 11/21
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunking
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: Up to 300 lbs.
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : The big bluefins are still out there. Caught 11 to around 300 lbs. Fantanstic day!

Angler Name : steve h
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Mimi
Date Fished: 11/21
Location: off barnegat
Fishing Method:
Specie: Tautog
Size: to 7 pounds
Bait or Lure: greenies
Water Depth: 60
Water Temp.:
Information : slammed the tog today I had 15 keepers slow morning outragous afternoon.

Angler Name : Jon Murray
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Fish Repellent
Date Fished: 11-21-04
Location: IBSP
Fishing Method: Jigging & trolling
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: to 26"
Bait or Lure: diamond jigs & stretch 25's
Water Depth: 25-60
Water Temp.: 52
Information : Took Bob Simon out for his first trip on my boat. Very good trolling in the morning and good jigging in the afternoon. Three bass to 26" and over 30 blues to 13lbs. were caught.

Angler Name : jack glassen and frank bareca
E-Mail : happyjax710@yahoo.com
Boat Name: cimmaron
Date Fished: nov 21st,2004
Location: elberon
Fishing Method: bottom
Specie: Tautog
Size: 3 to 10lbs
Bait or Lure: green crabs
Water Depth: 46ft
Water Temp.: 50
Information : me and my buddy frank hit the rough bottom off elberon for another excellent catch of nice blackfish.the highlight of the day was the 10 pound 5 oz tog i nailed(my personal best.we maxed out with our 16 fish by noon and headed in with alot of fog,last trip of the year for frankies boat,rest of the season we'll hit the party boats for tog...tight lines guys

Angler Name : Ron Walker
E-Mail : ronwalker56@hotmail.com
Boat Name: MegaBite
Date Fished: Friday 11/19
Location: Delaware Bay, 20ft Slough
Fishing Method: Anchored, drowning clams
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 26, and 27
Bait or Lure: Clams
Water Depth: 19
Water Temp.:
Information : After a pathetic 2004 season, it was just good to finally catch something. We also had a 23+ throwback that many would have kept except for those who respect the rules. I have to admit to being a member of the 90% club ... the club that catches only 10% of the fish, but all in all it was still a beautiful day on the water. Remember that old saying, the worst day fishing (or golfing), still beats the best day in the office. Capt Ron.

Angler Name : Capt. Ron
E-Mail :
Boat Name: FISHERMEN
Date Fished: 11/19/04
Location:
Fishing Method:
Specie: Striped Bass
Size:
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Very good jigging today for Bass and Blues. The Bass are pretty much Slots and Shorts, Blues range from 2 to 12 pounds..Tried eeling at the change in the A.M., lost 4 big fish..Didn't think that was the way to go today, so we headed south.....Capt. Ron

Angler Name : Mark Lukenda
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 11/19/2004
Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method: Clamming & Trolling
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: Up to 32"
Bait or Lure: Clams & Shad Rigs
Water Depth: 25 To 45 Ft.
Water Temp.: 54 Degrees
Information : The Mark Lukenda charter was on the Bounty Hunter and Capt. Paul made his way back to Raritan Bay in time to catch the morning tide change. Anchored in 25 Ft. of water it was a repeat of yesterday's action a non stop bite for the first 2 hours. The 6 man charter landed over 40 Bass limiting out on Bonus fish and releasing the rest. A stop on the way home to troll the bird play off Sea Bright added 6 slot fish and a dozen Blues to their catch. White & Pink Shads were hot today.

Angler Name : Jon Murray
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Fish Repellent
Date Fished: 11-19-04
Location: IBSP
Fishing Method: Jigging & trolling
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: to 27"
Bait or Lure: diamond jigs & stretch 25's
Water Depth: 25-60
Water Temp.: 53
Information : Fished off of the bathing beach at IBSP for some great jigging action in the morning. 8 bass, mostly slot fish, and more blues than you could want. Jigging was very productive today!

Angler Name : R MAYER
E-Mail : king_of_the_sea@hotmail.com
Boat Name: IMPETUOUS
Date Fished: 11/18/04
Location: SHREWSBURY ROCKS
Fishing Method: BOTTOM
Specie: Tautog
Size: TO 6lb
Bait or Lure: GREEN CRABS
Water Depth: 35'
Water Temp.: 49
Information : Captain Lew put us on the meat once again. This Captain knows how to use the hook and has more spots than a leapord. Great day of toggin'. Nothing better than cutting work to chase the best fish of all with an 8 bag limit. Frankie "BIGFISH" and Pat got a real hometown beatin' by Capt. Lew and myself. We limited out with 32 with the two of us keeping 26. Sometimes it just be's that way. We never moved the boat all day. We tossed back "keepers" all day and the three o'clock bite didn't disappoint us with great sized tog. Gotta love that Jersy Fishin in November.

Angler Name : Buckthefluke
E-Mail : bill@durstcorp.com
Boat Name: Brown Eyed Babe II
Date Fished: 11/18/04
Location: Casino Pier & South
Fishing Method: troll
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 25"-33"
Bait or Lure: Shads & Bunker Spoons
Water Depth: 52'-60'
Water Temp.: 52
Information : Took my Bud Tom C. out for a day of Striper fishing.Started trolling 1/2 mi. e. of Squan bell & caught blues right away.Half an hour of that was enough so I headed south ton the S.S. piers. Trolling south in 55' was the ticket. Ended the day with 8 bass & many blues. Another glorious day at sea. Peace!!! Join the R.F.A. we need to fight for our share of fish.

Angler Name : "Mac" MacSherry
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 11/18/2004
Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method: Clamming & Trolling
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: Up to 36 "
Bait or Lure: Clams & Shad Rigs
Water Depth: 30 to 45 Ft.
Water Temp.: 54 Degrees
Information : Capt. Paul had the "Mac" MacSherry charter on the Bounty Hunter Thursday and headed back to Raritan Bay. Anchoring in 25 Ft. of water the charter had non stop Clamming action for the first 2 hours of the incoming tide, landing over 30 fish while limiting out with 6 Bonus fish, the largest measuring 36". Trolling the bird play off the Highlands Bridge on the way home added another 3 Slot Bass to the catch along with 18 Bluefish. Yellow & Blue Shad rigs were hot on the Troll.

Angler Name : Dave
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Solty Dog
Date Fished: 11-18-04
Location: South of Mansquan Inlet
Fishing Method: troll
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: none
Bait or Lure: stretch 25, umbrella, spoons
Water Depth: 45 - 60
Water Temp.: 52
Information : Nice morning. Trolled south. Nice marks off "Thunderbird". Had a sizeable striper on a Stretch 25, lost it boatside, just short of the net. Did manage five bluefish.

Angler Name : Capt. Ron
E-Mail :
Boat Name: FISHERMEN
Date Fished: 11/17/04
Location:
Fishing Method:
Specie: Striped Bass
Size:
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth:
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Information : The morning started out good with jigging slots and shorts in our bay. When that died we switched to the eels, not a whole lot of success today with that. We did manage a half dozen nice fish on some of the snags we fish, but the main turn on never happened. Waited for the hard outgoing that never came until it was too late...still a fun day thou with perfect weather and a calm ocean.....Capt. Ron

Angler Name : Tom Headley
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 11/17/2004
Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method: Clamming
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: Up to 40"
Bait or Lure: Clams
Water Depth: 30 Ft.
Water Temp.: 54 Degrees
Information : The Tom Headley charter was aboard the Bounty Hunter on Wednesday and Capt. Paul made his way up to Raritan Bay. Once anchored in 30 Ft. of water the charter went on to land over 20 bass putting 3 keepers of 40", 39" & 34' in the boat while releasing the rest. A brief stop off Sandy Hook on the way home added 2 Bonus fish to the catch.

Angler Name : Jon Murray
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Fish Repellent
Date Fished: 11-17-04
Location: off of IBSP
Fishing Method: troll & jig
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 26"
Bait or Lure: Stretch 25's & diamond jigs
Water Depth: 30-55
Water Temp.: 53
Information : Took Matt Konow out for a catch of over 20 blues to 14lbs. and 3 bass, one slot & 2 shorts. Many areas had dirty water. Trolling was more productive than jigging for us.

Angler Name : Nigel Fairbank
E-Mail : nfairbank@aol.com
Boat Name: Skipper
Date Fished: 11/16/2004
Location: Atlantic - North of Belmar, NJ
Fishing Method: Bottom
Specie: Blackfish
Size:
Bait or Lure: Crabs
Water Depth: 35 - 65
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Information : Fished the Skipper with Hurricane Jack. The Captain had problems anchoring, but still managed to put us on the fish I was not having a particulary good day, but then I never do with blackfish! We finished the day with 3 keepers each. Some people had blackfish up to 12lbs. Also, it appeared that there were some limit catches. All in all a great day on the water.....

Angler Name : Capt. Ron
E-Mail :
Boat Name: FISHERMEN
Date Fished: 11/16/04
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Specie: Striped Bass
Size:
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Information : The morning started out slow with just a handfull of fish on eels, nicer fish. Ended up back in the bay with birds working on the Bass. Had several good shots at Slots and Shorts, then it went to a pick, then dead. By that time it was time to come home, all in all, it was a good day....Capt. Ron

Angler Name : JKing
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Kingfisher
Date Fished: 11/16/04
Location: Off bathing beach IBSP
Fishing Method: Troll/Jig
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 40" 23LBS
Bait or Lure: Metal jigs/shad rigs
Water Depth: 61ft
Water Temp.: 53
Information : A great day on the ocean. Clam and clear, heavy bird action about 2-3 miles off the beach. All the blues you could ask for. Arms were tired. Bass hit a suspended blue and silver jig. Tough fight almost lost at the boat. The fish slid in the net then the line broke. Very close call. Tigh lines and screaming drags.

Angler Name :
E-Mail : jfishman01@aol.com
Boat Name: nansea j
Date Fished: 11-16-04
Location: nne of shark river inlet
Fishing Method: bottom
Specie: Tautog
Size: limits to 10.5 lbs
Bait or Lure: green crabs
Water Depth: 60'
Water Temp.: mid 50's
Information : had a charter on a great belmar boat the nansea j,we hammered the tog with fish up to 10.5 lbs ,also had a few over 6lbs , 1 at 8lbs and numerous roasters.excellent captain and crew, a great and memorable time had by all.

Angler Name : Bob
E-Mail :
Boat Name:
Date Fished: 11/16/04
Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method: Jigging
Specie: Hybrid Striped Bass
Size: Shorts
Bait or Lure: Hopkins, Diamond Jig
Water Depth: 40-50 ft
Water Temp.: 47F
Information : A fantastic day of fishing! Hey, lets call it a Blitz!!!Boated 20 stripers, released 19! Lots O' Shorts! And Lots O' Fun!Oh well, less to clean. I've already eaten the one we kept! Yes it was Good! The one we kept was 28" It had 1 herring (approx 6") 5 peanut bunker and the remains of a small lobster. They seemed to take anything shiny! And yes, Capt. Ron, I saw all of your guys hooked up too! Especially when you were close (but not in) the New York fishing area. (I saw that Police boat Too!) For anyone out there who knows, could you list the web address of where you can find the current Striper size and limits for both NJ and NY. other than Freds on rt 35, I haven't seen it in writing from an official website. I'm sure this info would also help other anglers than myself.

Angler Name : Mark Bennett
E-Mail : mbennett@ameritechgraphics.com
Boat Name: Jamaica II
Date Fished: 11/15/04
Location: wrecks from Barnegat to Manasquan
Fishing Method: bottom
Specie: Blackfish
Size: 14-18
Bait or Lure: green crabs
Water Depth: 50-75
Water Temp.: n/a
Information : Took a much needed day off Monday and did some blackfishing. Couldn't ask for a nicer day. There was action on every wreck. Ended with seven keeper togs and four sea bass. My buddy had his limit. Captain and crew did a good job.

Angler Name : Tom Miller
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Double Diamond
Date Fished: 11/15/04
Location: SeaBright
Fishing Method: bait
Specie: Tautog
Size: 4-8lbs
Bait or Lure: crabs
Water Depth: 30-40
Water Temp.: 50
Information : Tog season is finally open and Tom Millers group was out as usual on day one. Fishing was red hot all day on the two drops we made. The 5 man party had caught their limit of 40 keepers by 1000 but returned all fish under 17" The result was a cooler full of 40 fish from 4 to 8lbs, and another 40 keepers released to 6lbs by 1:00pm. There are plenty of open dates for fall blackfishing available.

Angler Name : randy
E-Mail : rgwallington@aol.com
Boat Name: griff two
Date Fished: 11 15
Location: sandy hook area
Fishing Method: anchor
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 18-32 inches
Bait or Lure: clams
Water Depth: 15-25 feet
Water Temp.: 50 something
Information : hooked and released about20 keep 2 for dinner lots of skates beautifull day

Angler Name : Bob F
E-Mail : rfordpra@aol.com
Boat Name: Contender
Date Fished: 11/15/2004
Location: 2 mi. East of Casino Pier
Fishing Method: Trolling
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 36 lbs, 24 lbs and 20lbs
Bait or Lure: Bunker Spoons
Water Depth: 60-65 ft.
Water Temp.: 55
Information : Trolled innumerable bluefish and 3 bass on bunker spoons (white and silver) using wire line approx 2 miles East of Casino Pier

Angler Name : Capt. Mark
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Boat Name: Primal Scream
Date Fished: 15 Nov 2004
Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method: Bait
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 29"-40"
Bait or Lure: Clams, Bunker, Eels
Water Depth: 25-65'
Water Temp.:
Information : Fished the outgoing tide around the Hook, Short sticks and Ambrose Channel. Picked up three bass between 29 and 40 inches, all on eels, had and lost a nice bass on a bunker head as well. Picked one 34" bass over in the Ambrose. Marked alot of fish but the bite was slow and the tide very strong.

Angler Name : Tim V
E-Mail : valente66@cs.com
Boat Name: The Fisherman
Date Fished: 11/15/2004
Location: east of Sandy Hook North Beach
Fishing Method: drifting
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 36 to 42 "
Bait or Lure: live eels on 3 way rigs
Water Depth: 20 to 80 feet
Water Temp.: ?
Information : Captain Ron put in the effort yesterday, staying out an extra hour. The bite came on strong well after the top of the tide. The fast tide required either power pro line and a lot of free spool or up to 20 ounces of lead on conventional tackle to hold bottom. Once it got going after 1PM, each of the 7 anglers in our group each had their fish over 34". I did not see one slot caught the whole day. As the tide got past midway down, the fishing got progressively better. Everything was on the eels. All of the fish were mid to high 30 inch range, leaving a big fight on light tackle. The pool winning fish was 42". Great Job Captain Ron. We appreciate the effort!

Angler Name : Phil
E-Mail : fm85506p@pace.edu
Boat Name: dauntless
Date Fished: 11/14/2004
Location: Mud whole and different wrecks
Fishing Method: bottom
Specie: Black Sea Bass
Size: 8-15 inches
Bait or Lure: clam and squid
Water Depth: 50-120
Water Temp.:
Information : Headed out of the dock at 8PM and made a quick first stop. Anchored and found nothing so captain Willy moved to another wreck. This wreck produced many dogfish and very few seabass. Shortly after seeing that no one was catching anything, good old captain Willy decided to head out to the mud hole. When we got otu there everyone was excited but the swells were simply to big. Came back in and our last stop made this trip into a decent one. Even though the fish were abundant, many anglers love the fact that Captain Willy always tries to look for fish even if there were only 21 fisherman on board like yesterday. GREAT DAY OUT ON THE WATER. THANKS CAPTAIN WILLY!!!!

Angler Name : Tom Taranova
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Double Diamond
Date Fished: 11/14/04
Location: Sea Bright
Fishing Method: Troll
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: to 18lbs.
Bait or Lure: jigs
Water Depth: 25
Water Temp.: 51
Information : Went out for stripers but did not find much action. Birds were not working anywhere up to highlands bridge. Trolled around some readings off seabright and managed 5 stripers, 3 slot and 2 over 34" , biggest fish at 36" and 18lbs. It was a slow pick and no bluefish were caught today.

Angler Name : Capt. Ron
E-Mail :
Boat Name: FISHERMEN
Date Fished: 11/14/04
Location:
Fishing Method:
Specie: Striped Bass
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Information : Today was the first day of eeling, the colder windy weather the past few days has things moving. Tried jigging first with no luck, no blues either. Switched to eels at the change of tide and had the beauties we've been waiting for! Largest fish of the day was 29 pounds. All large fish with only 1 slot. Speaking to boats out East and to the south today, no one found any jig fish, or bird life, water temperatures seemed to range from 46 to 52 degrees, depending where you were. We will be running a special early trip on Thanksgiving morning, 7:00am till 1:00pm for Stripers. Normally that has always been a good day with the lack of boat traffic out there.....Capt. Ron

Angler Name : Mike Macrone
E-Mail : macrone@optonline.net
Boat Name: Jeric Sea
Date Fished: 11/11/2004
Location: Pt. Pleasent - Bay Head
Fishing Method: Trolling
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: n/a
Bait or Lure: Bunker Spoons & Shad rigs
Water Depth: 50' - 65'
Water Temp.: 52 degrees
Information : The crew included: Captain Jerry Lake, Jimmy, Mark, Mike, and myself. We broke the Manasquan inlet at 8:30AM and headed for the Bell Buoy. The trolling spread was a combination of Bunker Spoons and Shad rigs. Due to the number of short strikes and collateral damage, we ditched the rigs and switched to all hard baits, including a Manns 30+ stretch minnow. Fluorescent green was the hot color for today’s success. We trolled from the Bell Buoy south to Bay Head, zigzagging from 60' of water to 50'. Most of the strikes were on the Green Bunker spoon. The hottest strike zone was by the Bell Buoy. In 4.5 hours we netted about 20 - 30 strikes and boated 6 bluefish. The bluefish were plentiful, but there were no Strippers to be had. Excluding a strong south wind that kicked up in afternoon, it was an excellent November fishing day.

Angler Name : Tom & Joe McHugh
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Boat Name: Irish Aer II
Date Fished: 11/11/2004
Location: Brigantine Shoals
Fishing Method: Drifting
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 38"
Bait or Lure: Clams
Water Depth: 30
Water Temp.: 54
Information : My Dad and I had a great day on the water as we boated (1) fish and lost several more. Strikes seemed to be mostly on clams.

Angler Name : Kurt
E-Mail : trapperjohnawrs@yahoo.com
Boat Name: Distant Waters
Date Fished: 11/11/04
Location: Toms Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunk
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: HUGE
Bait or Lure: sardine
Water Depth: 600 hundred
Water Temp.: 64f
Information : started fishing 6am Toms Canyon. had a knock down and broke off a fish in the first halfhour. marked fish from anywhere from 100 - 200 ft finally boated a longfin tuna at 9:30 on a sardine 180feet down. 11:45am we hooked a huge tuna on a 50w. For 6 hours we put constant pressure on that fish at 5:45pm the knot pulled. Next time we run we'll have only 80s out

Angler Name : CHRIS
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Boat Name: CHICKEN OF THE SEA
Date Fished: 11/11/04
Location: NORTH OF SR INLET
Fishing Method: TROLL/JIG
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 25"
Bait or Lure: SHAD RIGS/AVA/HOPKINS
Water Depth: VARIED
Water Temp.: 55
Information : GOT OUT EARLY AND HEADED NORTH FOR BASS, MANAGED 3 BASS - 2 SLOTS, 1 SHORT. STILL A TON OF BLUES AROUND. BEAUTIFUL DAY ON THE WATER. GOD BLESS AMERICA AND GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS, PAST AND PRESENT!!!!!!!!!!

Angler Name : Jon Murray
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Boat Name: Fish Repellent
Date Fished: 11-11-04
Location: Off of IBSP
Fishing Method: troll
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 4-15lbs
Bait or Lure: Stretch 25's
Water Depth: 30-60
Water Temp.: 55
Information : Took Bernie Griesel & Howard Schultz out for a day of trolling and caught 12 blues, one 29" bass (released)and a nice surprise for this late in the year, an 8lb. bonito! Another surprise that wasn't so nice was a 28' True World that ran right across the back of the boat & cost us 2 $10 plugs! This was in the afternoon with very few boats around. If whoever did this sees this report, you have about 100 yards of line on your prop. ENJOY!

Angler Name : Tony C
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Boat Name: The Fisherman
Date Fished: 11/11/04
Location: Off Sea Bright
Fishing Method: Jig
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: up to - 10 lbs
Bait or Lure: Jig
Water Depth: 15 to 60 feet
Water Temp.:
Information : What a Day! What a boat! What a Captain! Capt. Ron worked hard to find the bass, putting us on the birds, bait and bust'in blues the whole time! All the time knowing that sooner or later we would find the combo that held the feeding bass. The action was constant as we worked south of the hook hitting each group of feeding fish. Finally, we scored on the stripers as the hour grew late. Putting in an extra hour to take advantage of the opportunity, the boat landed a dozen bass to 10 lbs and all the 2 to 10 lb blue fish you could imagine. Hats off (literally for one unfortunate guy in the wind) to the Captain for a great day of fall fishing in New Jersey.

Angler Name : keith kennedy
E-Mail : keith@habitatvc.com
Boat Name: 31 OM
Date Fished: Nov 11
Location: Off Seaside
Fishing Method: Trolling Shads
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: All Shorts
Bait or Lure: trolling shads
Water Depth: 35-55
Water Temp.: low 50s
Information : Trolled till noon. Picked up a few shorts. No keepers. Nice morning on the water.

Angler Name : Joe B
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Teal
Date Fished: 11/11/04
Location: Sandy Hook/ Raritan Bay
Fishing Method: Drifting Eels
Specie: Striped Bass
Size:
Bait or Lure: Eels
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : 30 guys and about 4-6 keepers--none over 34". Very slow despite seemingly perfect conditions----Outgoing tide most of the night and not very windy. Lots of boats initially and then there were none. Next time.

Angler Name : Jeff & John
E-Mail : netdeal@erols.com
Boat Name: J 2
Date Fished: 11/11/04
Location: S Hook
Fishing Method: drift
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 41 lbs.
Bait or Lure: eels
Water Depth: 25-40
Water Temp.: 45
Information : Finally got out on a nice day. Started with drifts in SH Rip without a touch. Then moved to the Knoll and drited with the outgoing tide near the sticks, first fish on a cow @ 41.lbs+, bent the net bringing her in, then a good release. We then changed drift starting at #12 and drifted the edge on SH Channel and across to #10...Managed 7 more stripers, several at 20 lbs and some slots. A good day on the water with bent rods.

Angler Name : "Mac" MacSherry
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 11/11/2004
Location: Manasquan to Seaside Hgts.
Fishing Method: Jigging
Specie: Bluefish
Size: Up to 8 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Ava Jigs
Water Depth: 25 To 50 Ft.
Water Temp.: 57 Degrees
Information : The "Mac"MacSherry charter was on board the Bounty Hunter today and Capt. Paul worked the entire area from Manasquan to Seaside Heights in search of Striped Bass. Unfortunately the bird play of the past several days did not materialize today and the huge bait readings only attracted Bluefish. The charter put over two dozen Blues in the box over the course of the day.

Angler Name : Jeff
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Boat Name: Instigator
Date Fished: 11/11
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method:
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: 200 lbs. +
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth:
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Information : Took advantage of the break in the weather to run to the Hudson and glad we did. It was a mad dog bite from the minute the first chunks went into the water. Wound up releasing 21 bluefins to well over 200 lbs.

Angler Name : Capt. Ron
E-Mail :
Boat Name: FISHERMEN
Date Fished: 11/11/04
Location:
Fishing Method:
Specie: Striped Bass
Size:
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Information : The morning started out dismal. Went back to all the local areas we had fished yesterday, not much bait around, jigged a few small blues Didn't like what I saw, so we got the hell out of there! Went for the ride down the beach, plenty of bait and blues until 1:15 then the bass started to bite...Had a terrible roll with the south wind and outgoing tide, but the action was good. Slots and Short fish again, high hook had 4. Not as many Bass as yesterday, I am surprised we caught any with the South wind....tommorrow sounds like NE 20 with some gusts....I doubt if we will get out...if it's to nasty we could probably find some fish in the bay, if anyone shows up. Capt. Ron

Angler Name : Tom Headley
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 11/10/2004
Location: Sandy Hook
Fishing Method: Clamming & Jigging
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: Up to 30"
Bait or Lure: Clams & Jigs
Water Depth: 30 Ft.
Water Temp.: 57 Degrees
Information : Capt. Paul had the Tom Headley charter on board the Bounty Hunter and headed up to Sandy Hook to give Clamming a try. After 2 hours all we had to show for our effort was 2 Stripers. One a slot fish the second a 30 inch Bass. Working our way back to Manasquan and Jigging the bird play added a third Striper to the catch and 15 Bluefish. All the Blues were released.

Angler Name : Capt. ron
E-Mail :
Boat Name: FISHERMEN
Date Fished: 11/10/04
Location:
Fishing Method:
Specie: Striped Bass
Size:
Bait or Lure:
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Information : Much better action today, and closer to home..Fish were up right from the start in the A.M. and lasted pretty much all day. Both channels had life, Bass and Blues. Much more bait up our way also, yesterday looked like a dessert North of the Highlands Bridge..Saw a few larger fish caught on eels, so that should start to take hold now. Weather looks good for Thursday, then windy again on Friday.....Capt. Ron

Angler Name : Frank Lukenda
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 11/09/2004
Location: Off Mantoloking
Fishing Method: Jigging
Specie: Bluefish
Size: Up to 10 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Jigs
Water Depth: 30 Ft.
Water Temp.: 57 degrees
Information : The Frank Lukenda charter was on board the Bounty Hunter and Capt. Paul headed south to the Seaside Heights area where the Jigging action took place yesterday. To our surprise the bait and bird activity was gone We had to make our way back to Mantoloking to find the fish. The charter had a steady pick on Blues up to 10 Lbs. putting 25 in the box and releasing another 30+ fish.

Angler Name : Tom W
E-Mail : Capttom@comcast.net
Boat Name: SusieQ2
Date Fished: 11/9/04
Location: Asbury to Belmar
Fishing Method: troll
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 24-28
Bait or Lure: Shad rigs/Tube rigs
Water Depth: 45-60
Water Temp.:
Information : caught 6 bass all slot fish & too many blues to count.

Angler Name : Capt. Ron
E-Mail :
Boat Name: FISHERMEN
Date Fished: 11/9/04
Location:
Fishing Method:
Specie: Striped Bass
Size:
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth:
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Information : Nice fishing today, all on jigs. Had to run south to Long Branch thou, lots of NW wind and not much life up our way today. All slots and short fish again, some good size Blues also. Wind looks like it's going to die down tonight, hopefully we will find some action closer to home. This colder weather should get the bigger fish moving soon......capt. Ron

Angler Name : Chris Cameroni
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 11/08/2004
Location: Seaside Park
Fishing Method: Jigging
Specie: Bluefish
Size: Up to 10 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Jigs
Water Depth: 30 Ft.
Water Temp.: 57 Degrees
Information : The Chris Cameroni charter was on board the Bounty Hunter and Capt. Paul decided to fish to the south of Manasquan for a change. The area from Seaside Heights down to IBSP was alive with bird play however working the entire area only produced 1 Striped bass along with a non stop bite of Blues. The charter put 24 Blues up to 10 Lbs. in the box and released another 50+.

Angler Name : Rich Copeman
E-Mail : cap.copeman@verizon.net
Boat Name: Tricia
Date Fished: 11-7-04
Location: Rocks
Fishing Method: trolling/jigging
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 24-28"
Bait or Lure: Spoons /shads
Water Depth: 25-55ft
Water Temp.: 58
Information : got about 20 bass only 5 keepers alot of bluefish, bass was over by 800am,bumpy ride back to the mansq inlet

Angler Name : Robert and Christian Palmisano
E-Mail : rpalmisano@stgeorgetitle.com
Boat Name:
Date Fished: 11/7/04
Location: Barneget Inlet to Manasqaun Inlet
Fishing Method: Jigging
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 5-15 lbs.
Bait or Lure: jigs
Water Depth: 20'-60'
Water Temp.: 57-58 degrees
Information : Capt. Russ Binns invited my son and I out for a day of fishing aboard his new "used" 28' Rampage. Were in search of the elusive stripped bass. No bass caught but approximately 60 bluefish, 2 fluke and 2 sea robbins. All fish caught on various types and size jigs. Starting fishing off Island Beach State Park and worked our way north stopping several times before heading into Manasquan Inlet. Great day to be on the water and the boat is great. Looking forward to some bass fishing the next few weeks before the permanant chill sets in.

Angler Name : Mike Macrone
E-Mail : macrone@optonline.net
Boat Name: Jeric Sea
Date Fished: 11/07/2004
Location: Pt. Pleasent
Fishing Method: Trolling
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 34"
Bait or Lure: Bunker Spoons - just off the bottom
Water Depth: 40 - 50'
Water Temp.: 57degrees
Information : We broke the inlet at 8:00am with the other gentlemen fishermen. The crew was Captain Jerry Lake, Helene, Vince, and myself. Conditions were perfect, sunny & mild with just enough of a ripple on the water to disguise our lures. There were Strippers & blues breaking right from the inlet, chasing schools of bunker out to the one mile buoy and south for as far as the eye could see. Our party fished south of the inlet for approximately 4 hours. In that time we boated one stripper of 34" and about 30 bluefish ranging from 8# - 15# on average. According to the radio reports, this was the typical experience of everyone in our area. There was also a huge fleet to our south; they fished just off of the Seaside pier. According to the reports, those boats were into the bluefish, but no reports of stripped bass were intercepted. Toward the early afternoon, the wind picked up and shifted from the west, to the south-east. Arm weary and with worsening conditions, we headed back to the barn. Between the excellent weather and non-stop action, it was a spectacular day on the water. .

Angler Name : Stan Elias
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 11/7/04
Location: Pt. Pleasant to Sandy Hook
Fishing Method: Jigging
Specie: Bluefish
Size: Up to 10 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Jigs
Water Depth: 20 to 40 Ft.
Water Temp.: 58 Degrees
Information : Capt. Paul had the Stan Elias charter on board the Bounty Hunter and headed back to Sandy Hook to give the Stripers another try. After 2 1/2 Hrs. of Clamming with no results it was back to chasing the birds and Jigging. We worked the birds from the Highlands Bridge south to Pt. Pleasant with the same results as yesterday. No Bass and all the Blues you would want. The Bluefish ranged in size from 2 up to 10 Lbs. and the charter had no problem putting 50 fish in the box.

Angler Name : steven dominick
E-Mail : debbtide@comcast.net
Boat Name: DEBBtide
Date Fished: 11-7-04
Location: seaside heights
Fishing Method: trolling
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 10-18 pounds
Bait or Lure: bunker spoons
Water Depth: 45-60
Water Temp.: 58
Information : BLUES AND MORE BLUES, CATCH THEM UP NOW BEFORE THEY ARE GONE. BUNKER SPOONS GREEN AND WHITE WORKED GREAT.HAVE FUN FISHING,ONLY USE RELIABLE BUNKER SPOONS, THEY WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN.

Angler Name : andrew
E-Mail :
Boat Name:
Date Fished: 11/7/04
Location: Monster Ledge/Mud hole
Fishing Method: troll
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: 0
Bait or Lure: various
Water Depth: 140-250 ft
Water Temp.: ?
Information : No fish caught or seen. Rough ride home.

Angler Name : Darren Hasara
E-Mail : captreelaction@aol.com
Boat Name: Reel Action
Date Fished: 11/7/04
Location: South of Mansquan Inlet
Fishing Method: Trolling & Bait
Specie: Striped Bass
Size:
Bait or Lure: Tubes and Clams
Water Depth: 20'-70'
Water Temp.: 57
Information : Capt. Marc trolled from Bayhead to Seaside Heights for stripers. We didn't have much luck with stripers but put over 30 blues in the boat on the troll.

Angler Name : Tony
E-Mail : ACHICCARINE@FLUITRON.COM
Boat Name: DONNA
Date Fished: 11/7/04
Location: MANASQUAN BELL BUOY
Fishing Method: TROLL
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 5-10 POUNDS
Bait or Lure: Bunker spoons
Water Depth: 45-60 ft.
Water Temp.:
Information : Caught a 10 pounder on a stretch 25 halfway to the bell buoy. Then it died, so we switched to bunker spoons on wire line which provided all the fish you want. We were throwing back 8-10 pound fish by 10:30.Never went more than a mile from the buoy. Left for home early. Great day. Never saw a striper.

Angler Name : Buckthefluke
E-Mail : bill@durstcorp.com
Boat Name: Brown Eyed Babe II
Date Fished: 11/07/04
Location: South of Squan Inlet
Fishing Method: Jig & Troll
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 2-18lbs
Bait or Lure: jig & bunker spoons
Water Depth: 55'-65'
Water Temp.: 57
Information : Took my bud Tom C. out for a day of Striper fishing.The only problem was the lack of Stripers. Caught lots of blues both on the troll & jigging. Could not believe our eyes when we watched two morons gaffing then releasing big blues.I told them both off but they were too stupid to figure out what they were doing wrong. Like to find those two floating on a cooler.!! Another glorious day at sea!!!! Peace

Angler Name : bill D
E-Mail : billd@appliedinfo group.com
Boat Name: Dauntless
Date Fished: 11/07
Location: south of manasquan inlet
Fishing Method: clams/bottom
Specie: Black Sea Bass
Size: 12-16"
Bait or Lure: clam
Water Depth: 50-70ft
Water Temp.:
Information : Fished a boat which is usually overcrowded. I guess the forecast scared them away. Windy but is was blowing out of the west so seas were fine. All the action you wanted. all drops were productive with 3 0r 4 of them holding the the majority of the larger fish. I limited out by 12.Dog fish became a problem the later the day got. There is a way to avoid them to an extent you just have to pay attention overall real good trip

Angler Name : Dave
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Solty Dog
Date Fished: 11-7-04
Location: off Seaside
Fishing Method: troll
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: none
Bait or Lure: umbrella, spoons, stretch 25
Water Depth: 30 - 40 ft.
Water Temp.: 58
Information : trolling north from Barnegat Inlet. Good marks near bottom. Ended up with 16 bluefish but no stripers. Few on radio had stripers trolling. Hope to get out again. Stretch 25 was the hot lure .. at least for bluefish.

Angler Name : Mike Copeman
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Boat Name: RENEGADE
Date Fished: 11/07/04
Location: Ambrose Channel
Fishing Method: Jig/Trolled
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: Upto 30"
Bait or Lure: Shads
Water Depth: 20-70
Water Temp.: 58
Information : Caught and released over 20 stripers, keeping 6 slots. Also boated and released a countless number of bluefish. Second trip in 5 days without any larger fish.

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Boat Name: Fish Repellent
Date Fished: 11/07/04
Location: Off of IBSP
Fishing Method: Troll
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 4-15lbs.
Bait or Lure: Stretch 25's
Water Depth: 30-60
Water Temp.: 56
Information : I took Jack Gillan & Jim Lieberman out for a day of trolling and picked up 22 blues from 4-15lbs, most were in the 8-10lb range. The blues seemed to be everywhere we went. The weather was great in the morning but got a little nasty by noon when we headed in.

Angler Name : CHRIS
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Boat Name: CHICKEN OF THE SEA
Date Fished: 11/07/04
Location: NORTH OF SR INLET
Fishing Method: TROLL/JIG
Specie: Bluefish
Size: SMALL TO MEDIUM
Bait or Lure: JIGS, POPPERS, SHAD RIGS
Water Depth: VARIED
Water Temp.: 56
Information : HEADED OUT LOOKING FOR BASS AND ONLY FOUND BLUES. NICE DAY ON THE WATER WITH CALM SEAS UNTIL WIND CAME SOUTH AT 15-20 KTS. GREAT WEATHER FOR NOVEMBER. GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!

Angler Name : Andy Sokol
E-Mail : Skolmann@aol.com
Boat Name: Gambler
Date Fished: 11/07/04
Location: South Of Manasquan Inlet
Fishing Method: Jig
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 4-10 pound bluefish
Bait or Lure: Tubeless AVA047 and 067s, 5 & 7 ounce Krocodile Spoons
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Information : Although the sky wasn't 'black' with birds we did find some bird life a few miles south of Manasquan early in the morning. Upon having the horn blow for our first drop both Jason and I were soon hooked up. I dropped my fish but Jason put the first of his 6 bluefish on the deck. The only 2 stripers of the day were taken on this drop. One was between ther now taboo 28-34" and the other was just under 28" taken . This was the eventual pool winner as it was a striper only pool. First part of the morning was a steady pick of bluefish from 4-10 pounds. Around 11:00 a brisk south wind picked up and that seemed to shut off the bite for a while. We moved around a bit and dropped on some readings for a very slow pick. We steamed north off Sea Girt and moved within 1/4-1/2 mile off the beach and got back into the bite. Seemed as if the fish fought alot harder in the shallower water, as my last 2 blues of about 6 and 9 pounds both kicked my butt. I ended the day with 14 bluefish while breaking off another 2 or 3 & 2 skates. Jason had 6 bluefish, 1 monster skate and a short fluke (one of 2 on the boat). Tubeless AVA047s and 5 ounce Krocodile spoons were the bait of choice before the wind/drift picked up then I switched to AVA067s and a 7 ounce Kroc. Smallest of Jason's and my bluefish was about 6 pounds with the largest going alittle over 9.

Angler Name : buckthefluke
E-Mail : bill@durstcorp.com
Boat Name: Brown Eyed Babe II
Date Fished: 11/06/04
Location: South of Squan Inlet
Fishing Method: Jig
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 30"-32"
Bait or Lure: Jig & Teaser
Water Depth: 20'-65'
Water Temp.: 57
Information : Lots of bird action both north & south. Great day of jigging, too much s.w. wind to troll by your self.Caught small blues in tight & big blues out deep.The only bass I got were caught 5 minutes of each other in 65'.It's a pretty sad day when you can't keep a 32" fish. Every one needs to join the R.F.A. to stop this non-sense.Another glorious day at sea. Peace!!!!

Angler Name : Werner & Wolfgang Sprie
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 11/6/2004
Location: Sandy Hook to Asbury Park
Fishing Method: Jigging
Specie: Bluefish
Size: Up to 5 lbs.
Bait or Lure: Jigs
Water Depth: 15 to 40 Ft.
Water Temp.: 58 Degrees
Information : Capt. Paul had release fishemen Werner and Wolfgang Sprie on board the Bounty Hunter and started the day clamming the morning tide change at Sandy Hook. After 2 hours without a touch we decided to chase the bird play down the beach and Jig. We did not see a Striper all day but the Bluefish action was more than adequate as we stopped counting after we went over the 100 mark. As usual all the fish were released.

Angler Name : Capt. Ron
E-Mail :
Boat Name: FISHERMEN
Date Fished: 11/6/04
Location:
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Specie: Striped Bass
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Information : The fall run seems to have started, todays fishing was excellant with birds working and fish up all day from North Beach to Elberon. Tons of Blues with Slot and Short Bass mixed in. No large fish yet, none over 25 to 26 inches the past few days. The guys who fished with clams under the blues did catch fish, but it was tough getting through. Tommorrow looks like another great day!!! Capt. Ron

Angler Name : Greg
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Boat Name: Storm Front
Date Fished: 11/6/04
Location: Mantoloking to Deal
Fishing Method: Jigging
Specie: Bluefish
Size: Up to 20lbs
Bait or Lure: Metal w teasers
Water Depth: 40-80ft
Water Temp.: 56
Information : As soon as I left the Manasquan, birds were diving. Jigged up numerous blues of various sizes. Decided to go elsewhere in search of bass Hooked one bass in about 80ft of water off Bay Head but lost it boatside. As the wind howled, I moved closer to shore where it was Bluefish after Bluefish. After the "monkey boy" chased me from listening to channel 65, I recieved a call from a friend who trolled a couple of bass off Deal. I took a chance running up there. Just south of Deal about 2 miles off, it looked like a scene for the movie the Birds. Gulls, Gannetts and splashes everywhere. Jigged as many blues as I made casts but no bass. Great day on the water, wish I could have found some bass but I will take action like that any day. I took a bit of a beating on the way in since the wind was howling out of the southwest, not the west.

Angler Name : Bill Keith Chris
E-Mail : cline7mm@aol.com
Boat Name:
Date Fished: 11/6
Location: 20 foot slough del bay
Fishing Method: chunking
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: to 42''
Bait or Lure: bunker
Water Depth: 22'
Water Temp.: 53.2
Information : Wind was blowing about 20-25 stopped short of where we were going due to marking a lot of fish. anchored up and began catching croakers then after an hour the stripers moved in and we managed five keepers to 42". Not a bad day despite the 5-6 waves and the beating we took while anchored.

Angler Name : jack glassen
E-Mail : happyjax710@yahoo.com
Boat Name:
Date Fished: nov 4th,2004
Location: lavallette
Fishing Method: didn't matter what you did
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 8 to 18lbs
Bait or Lure: poppers and ava jigs
Water Depth:
Water Temp.: 58
Information : big bluefish hit the beaches of lavallette.beached 21 blues up to 18lbs and one 22 inch striper.guy next to me nailed a bunch of bass,i could not get thru the blues though.fish were boiling right at your feet in schools of peanut bunker.go get these big blues now,they won't be here much longer

Angler Name : Scott Anderson
E-Mail : ESPNboyninetwo@AOL.com
Boat Name: Surf
Date Fished: 11/04
Location: Belmar
Fishing Method: Surf Casting
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 0''
Bait or Lure: Clams
Water Depth: ??????
Water Temp.: About 70
Information : headed to belmar but no action.not even a hit.seas were pretty rough though.used 9 ouncers and was still not holding bottom at all.

Angler Name : Capt. Ron
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Boat Name: FISHERMEN
Date Fished: 11/4/04
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Specie: Striped Bass
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Information : The clamming has been terrible since Monday. Had two nice fish this morning down the beach, that was it on the bait. Fortunatly, the Bass were chasing bait, rain fish, and they were up. Fished off the Highlands, jigging, all slots and short fish, not a 28 or 34 incher among them. Some larger blues also. Plenty of action from 12:00 o'clock on. May try some eels over the weekend if the jigging doesn't hold up. The weather is a big factor now, it seems it blows just about everday....if it's fishable, we go...Capt. ron

Angler Name : James Mercready
E-Mail : JPM937@aol.com
Boat Name: Glory Days
Date Fished: November 3, 2004
Location: Brick Beach
Fishing Method: Jigging
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 30"
Bait or Lure: Crocodile Spoons
Water Depth: 75'
Water Temp.: 53 degrees
Information : Capt. Jim had Glory days out for the final trip of the season Went out Barnegat inlet at 0730 hrs. and had large blues north of the inlet. Traveled up north and found a massive school of blues and bass about two miles off Brick beach in the early afternoon. Landed three 30" stripers and lost count of the blues early on. All action was on Crocodiles with a medium retreive. Great last day as we sailed back into Manasquan inlet.

Angler Name : Tom Headley
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 11/03/04
Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method: Clamming
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: Up to 37"
Bait or Lure: Clams
Water Depth: 32 Ft.
Water Temp.: 59 Degrees
Information : The Tom Headley group toughed out the 30 knot NW winds of Raritan Bay to get in their Striped Bass charter today. Capt. Paul made 3 stops, the first on the ocean side of Sandy Hook then at Chapel Hill channel and last at Romer Shoal. The conditions were not nice but the Bass cooperated 6 keeper Bass were put in the boat the two largest coming in at 37" and another 18 Bass were released.

Angler Name : Justin Moyer
E-Mail : mwahl@fishbeincpa.com
Boat Name: Surf
Date Fished: 11/3/04
Location: jetty
Fishing Method: jetty
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 43 Inches
Bait or Lure: eel
Water Depth: 8ft.
Water Temp.: 56
Information : Had one hook up early in the morning before I landed this 43 inch, 32 pound beauty. I caught it around 10am off a jetty in Ocean City.

Angler Name : Ryan Kimmins
E-Mail : mbroth1@comcast.net
Boat Name: TENACIOUS
Date Fished: 11/02/04
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunk
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: 90 lbs
Bait or Lure: Butterfish/smelts/squid/whiting/ling
Water Depth: 600ft
Water Temp.: 56
Information : Capt Bernie Roth hosted the Ryan Kimmins charter from Greenbrook NJ for a day chunking charter in the Hudson Canyon. We arrived at daybreak on the east wall and found no draggers and one party boat. The charter had a hookup immediately but lost the fish due to a broken line. They did not have another bite until noon despite outstanding markings fron 35 to 200 ft and boated a 90 lb bluefin. We left for home at 1pm with the bluefin on ice. We communicated with the party boat and three other boats that arrived during the day and were the only boat that landed a fish by the time we left.

Angler Name : john
E-Mail : trapperjohnawrs@yahoo.com
Boat Name: jamaica
Date Fished: Nov. 2
Location: canyon
Fishing Method: chunk
Specie: Swordfish
Size: 70lb
Bait or Lure: squid
Water Depth: 600 ft
Water Temp.:
Information : Had a great trip boated a 70lb swordfish a total of five swordfished hooked on the boat three were boated the other two were in the 50lb class there was a constant pick of fish throught the trip everything from 27inch yellowfin to monster bluefin a few reels were spooled I had a monster on for an hour and a half he took me around the boat four times we got one look at him he was huge and tail wrapped once the sun came up the longfin bit I managed one in the 50lb bracket. the wind picked up at the end of the trip it was blowing 40 knots the jamaica had no problem handeling the seas this boat was built with rough water in mind