Sea bass season opened this past week and we ran our first trip of the year with return clients Keith, Kevin, and Bob. It was a one stop shop in the morning. The crew went right to work filling up the cooler. They had to weave through a bunch of shorts, but got it done plus added a couple nice ling to the box as well. It’s always a pleasure fishing with you guys and we will see you guys several more times this year for your other trips!
12-5-2021
The great fishing continued again this morning with repeat client Mike out along with John. I got a little nervous when we showed up to where we have been fishing and there weren’t any signs of life at all, but we ended up finding the bites right away. We were throwing keepers back by 8am. We had to pick through a bunch of keepers to finish filling our tag fish. It was non stop action all day with double headers and these guys even had a quadruple header at one point! Great job and we look forward to fishing with you guys again next year.
12-4-2021
Another awesome morning of fishing with repeat clients Steve, Pete, and Rob. The guys were able to jig and plug a handful of fish early in the morning before the boat traffic picked up. We also lost just as many as we caught. Once the birds scattered, we hopped on the troll and it was non stop action the for the rest of the trip. Great job today guys, we look forward to fishing with you next year! Fishing is as good as it gets right now but I don’t know how long it will last. We will be back at it again tomorrow.
12-1-2021
Today was another awesome day of bass fishing with our friends Joey and Al! We chased birds around in the morning but they were very boat shy. We hopped on the troll around some birds and got our limit of slot fish and tagged fish all at one shot. We put away the trolling gear and spent the rest of the day throwing poppers and jigs, catching fish on every single drift! Always a pleasure fishing with these guys!
11-28-2021
We had our best fishing of the season so far this morning! I had return clients Keith, Kevin, Bob, and Ed out for a striped bass trip. We immediately got into fish casting plugs and jigs at them. The guys filled their limit of bonus tag tag in the matter of minutes as well as a few slot fish. We chased birds throughout the morning, catching bass on every single drift. Once the boat traffic scattered the birds and fish, we switched to the troll at the very end of the trip to finish filling the cooler with the last couple slot fish that we were looking for. We have been waiting for this bite all fall and these guys did awesome catching 18 bass this morning! We ended the trip with a triple header, headed home with a full boat limit, and left them biting.
11-25-2021
Happy Thanksgiving to all of our family, friends, and clients!
This morning we had Kozak, Suzie, and Mike out for their annual thanksgiving morning trip. Although the drumstick cup tournament was cancelled, we still went fishing. It was another tough morning marking piles of fish and bait, but they did not want to cooperate. We finally got a bite towards the end of the day and landed a solid 34” bass before heading in for Thanksgiving dinner.
11-21-2021
It’s crazy how much of a difference a day can make. This morning we had return client Matt out with Joe, Sean, and TJ for a striper trip. We started in the same area where we had our fish yesterday. We marked tons of bait and fish all day but they did not want to cooperate and bite. We finally got a bite towards the end of the trip which turned out to be a jumbo 46” bass which was well deserved for these guys. Thanks for sticking it out today guys and we look forward to fishing with you in the spring!
11-20-2021
What a slow start to an awesome day! This morning we fished the Beach Haven Marlin and Tuna Club LBI Cup striped bass tournament with our friends Mike and Joe. Jess even made a guest appearance and fished with us as well for the first time this fall. It was a slow morning but we ended up finding the right bites. We ended the day going 4/5 on bass up to 35”. As far as the tournament goes, we won 1st place overall, 1st and 2nd place striper Calcutta’s, and top female angler. Awesome day on the water with great friends!
11-17-2021
This morning I had return client Chris and his son Ryan out with Pat and his son Sean for a striped bass trip. There was a lot more life around today compared to yesterday. It took us a while to find some bites but we were able to put some keepers in the box today. The crew went 3/4 on bass up to 35” along with a big bluefish. As soon as the south wind turned on the fishing shut off like a light switch. Glad we got a shot at some fish today before the wind and always a pleasure having these guys on the boat!
11-16-2021
This morning I had return client Keith along with some family out for a striped bass trip. What a difference a day off makes. After sitting out yesterday’s blow, we covered a ton of ground today trying to find marks on the screen or any signs of life but it was pretty barren. After getting tossed around for a few hours we finally found a very small patch of fish and had a chance at a few bites. We ended up going 1/3 on some very big fish. We pulled the hook on the first two but finally got to land the third fish which taped out at over 45”! This fish was definitely hard earned and well deserved today, especially since Jeff and Dre flew out from Seattle to come fishing with us. Great job sticking it out today guys and we will see Keith again next week for another bass trip!
11-14-2021
The weather finally cooperated for us this morning and we were finally able to make it out fishing! I had my long lost cousin Jon out who I’ve never met up until today along with his friend Glenn out for a striped bass trip. We saw some birds working and instantly had action. Jon and Glenn doubled up on 44” and 40” fish. That was Jon’s biggest bass to date. Shortly after he had his biggest bass beat, but it pulled the hook right behind he boat before we had a chance to boat and measure it. Great time fishing with you guys today and it was awesome to meet more family, I look forward to fishing with you guys next year.
10-8-2021
Sorry for the lack of reports, Jess and I have been extremely busy working 80+ hours a week on top of trying to move into our new house as well as Jess just starting dental school too, but we have still been out there fishing when weather permits.
This past Columbus Day weekend weather was a big let down for the opening weekend of sea bass season. Before the weather hit, my father and I were able to sneak out Friday morning for a quick birthday trip for him. The fishing was definitely not what we expected. We hit several spots and caught hundreds of short sea bass. At some spots the fish were over 60’ thick on the screen, but they were all small. We kept at it and ended the morning with a dozen keeper sea bass, some jumbo porgies, as well as a bonus trigger fish. It was a beautiful, flat calm day on the water for my father’s birthday!
Unfortunately we had to cancel all of our trips over the weekend due to the strong northeast winds, but we will hopefully be back at it again this coming weekend.
8-7-2021
Saturday we had new clients Patti along with her husband Brian, daughter Brianna, and her husband Tony out for a 4hr fluke trip. With some technical difficulties with our Rhodan trolling motor, we had to fish the old fashion way and hover over structure. This was their first time jigging for fluke and they did an awesome job releasing almost 40 shorts while boxing 2 keepers for dinner. They also lost their fair share of big fish that pulled the hooks.
We sat Sunday out due to weather. This coming weekend we are taking off to fish the Beach Haven White Marlin Tournament, but we will be back at it again the following weekend to fish the 7th annual New Level fluke tournament.
08-03-2021
This past weekend we had the Chinskey family back out again for their annual fishing trip. We decided to hit the blowfish grounds since last year the kids absolutely loved catching and eating them. It was a slow start at first but once the tide slowed down, the bite was on! The family did awesome catching blowfish, short fluke, and sand sharks. They kept 25 of the bigger blowfish to take home for dinner!
Also sorry for the late report, but the weekend before we had return client Kozak out with Suzie, Ryan, and Matt out for an ocean bottom fishing trip. Coming off of the full moon, the tides were ripping making the fluking conditions pretty tough. The crew did their best to catch and release over 25 fluke while boxing up their full boat limit of sea bass up to 4lbs!
7-11-2021
Today we had return clients and long time fishing friends Jeff and Jeff Jr. out for an ocean fluke trip. These guys are die hard fluke fishermen and fished extremely hard but the fish just didn’t want to cooperate. We fished countless areas and pieces of structure but couldn’t find the bite that we were looking for. They ended the day with 1 solid keeper fluke along with 2 very nice sea bass. We also released a dozen short fluke. It’s always a pleasure fishing with these guys.
7-10-2021
Today we had new client Keith along with Kevin, Bob, and Ed out for an ocean bottom fishing trip. We were going to fluke fish first but with a big leftover swell from the tropical storm, we opted to wreck fish since the bottom was churned up and fluking would have been tough. The crew easily boxed a boat limit of sea bass along with some bonus ling. We then made a few drifts fluking, but with the poor conditions we were only able to find a half dozen shorts. Still a great day on the water aside from poor conditions after the tropical storm but the guys went home with some of the best tasting fish out there!
6-6-2021
This morning we had new client Frank along with Matt and Joe out wreck fishing. With the forecast calling for some strong southwest wind, we left early this morning to try and beat the weather. The crew went right to work boxing up their limit of nice sea bas so that we could head back a little early before the wind turned on. Sea bass fishing continues to be exceptionally good, we will be back at it again next weekend!
6-5-2021
Sea bass fishing continues to be hot with LIMITS both days this weekend! Today we had new clients Chuck and Jim out for a sea bass trip. The weather wasn’t too nice with a sloppy ground swell, but as soon as we set up, the duo went right to work easily boxing their limit of sea bass along with a ling. We will see Jim in a few weeks for a couple fluke trips!
5-23-2021
This morning we had return client Mike Lombardi for his second trip of the season, along with Tom and Sal for a sea bass trip. The bite was a little off compared to last weekend. We marked tons of fish all day but it was hard to get them to bite. The crew worked very hard and were able to box their limit of sea bass for the day. Great job as always and we will see you guys on your next trip!
5-16-2021
It was a one stop shop this morning with return clients Andrew and his son Aidan! The crew was able to box a full boat limit of sea bass and 5 nice ling in no time at our first and only stop of the day. We spent some extra time picking through keepers to just box the bigger ones. Another great morning on the water with beautiful weather as well. We will be back at it again next weekend!
