Flounderhooked21 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 My friend who I always bottom fish with called me up and asked if I wanted to go Cod fishing on the Mary M III out of Barnegat Light Marina, NJ. The rates are a bit pricey though. Has anyone ever fished on the Mary M III before? If so, how is there service and would you recommend it to me? Are there other boats that go Cod fishing but for a reasonable fare? I'm still deciding whether or not to go. Thanks for any info! -Flounderhooked21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diklarsen Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 going cod fishing in jersey waters is a waste of time in the winter. they will put u on cod but its not gonna be any where near as good as the cod bite off of block island. its pretty much gonna be a ling and dog fish trip. plus that boat is slow as hell. I DONT KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS BUT AFTER ALL THIS TIME ................. IM STILL KIND OF A BIG DEAL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diklarsen Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 your better off hoping on one of the jersey boats that do the trips up to block. I DONT KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS BUT AFTER ALL THIS TIME ................. IM STILL KIND OF A BIG DEAL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTats Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Been on there for blackfish and only have positive things to say about Sam and his trips. Go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diklarsen Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 yea but u comparing black fish n cod dave. black fishing is better down south where as cod fishing is better up north I DONT KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS BUT AFTER ALL THIS TIME ................. IM STILL KIND OF A BIG DEAL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaps Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 yea but u comparing black fish n cod dave. black fishing is better down south where as cod fishing is better up north Dik is right , just read the reports, the voyager does the block island trip, but it is an extremely long boat ride, look at the gambler he does 20-40 mile wreck trips, look at the reports on the "other" site but like dik says its jersey cod , might be kind of a crap shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishNH Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 been more and more cod the past 2 years down there though. Still not enough to specifically target them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik W Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 been more and more cod the past 2 years down there though. Still not enough to specifically target them I'm not sure if I agree with that statement. Obviously the NY Bight doesn't have the numbers of cod that up north has but IMO has enough of a fishery during certain times of the year to specifically target them. From the end of May to the beginning of July last year, my dad and I made several trips for cod on our boat and had some good days. We would average 8-12 keepers plus shorts a trip plus a good amount of ling and sea bass. Most of the winter party boat trips now are pretty slow, although I've had some pretty good trips. Just remember if you get a keeper or two plus some ling and maybe a pollack that is a good day. It's all relative. If you get 4 or 5 keepers, that is a great day. I personally think it's worth going around here, but if you can get to Montauk that is a much better bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishNH Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 I'm not sure if I agree with that statement. Obviously the NY Bight doesn't have the numbers of cod that up north has but IMO has enough of a fishery during certain times of the year to specifically target them. From the end of May to the beginning of July last year, my dad and I made several trips for cod on our boat and had some good days. We would average 8-12 keepers plus shorts a trip plus a good amount of ling and sea bass. Most of the winter party boat trips now are pretty slow, although I've had some pretty good trips. Just remember if you get a keeper or two plus some ling and maybe a pollack that is a good day. It's all relative. If you get 4 or 5 keepers, that is a great day. I personally think it's worth going around here, but if you can get to Montauk that is a much better bet. Thats interesting that your targeting them in the warmer months and doing well. We get them all summer up here but I would have thought it was a winter fishery in NY/NJ I stand corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik W Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 Thats interesting that your targeting them in the warmer months and doing well. We get them all summer up here but I would have thought it was a winter fishery in NY/NJ I stand corrected. Yeah this was the first year that we had an abundance of them on the deeper ling/sea bass spots. We probably would have caught them in March and April too if the boat was in the water before April 15th (our normal splash in date). But in general, you are right. It is a winter/early spring fishery for the most part (January to April) offshore. But this year they came and stayed inshore from April-June and then came back inshore in November. I guess it's associated with water temp. I only disagreed with you when you said that there aren't enough cod in NJ to target them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diklarsen Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 Yeah this was the first year that we had an abundance of them on the deeper ling/sea bass spots. We probably would have caught them in March and April too if the boat was in the water before April 15th (our normal splash in date). But in general, you are right. It is a winter/early spring fishery for the most part (January to April) offshore. But this year they came and stayed inshore from April-June and then came back inshore in November. I guess it's associated with water temp. I only disagreed with you when you said that there aren't enough cod in NJ to target them. theres plenty to target in the warmer months but for some reason they become less abundant after august I DONT KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS BUT AFTER ALL THIS TIME ................. IM STILL KIND OF A BIG DEAL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 We caught cod in april in 55-60' of water, 3 miles off the beach, on jigs and clams - this went on in may, and you guessed it, june. We actually even had cod into early July fishing depths up to 75' while fishing for seabass. After that, we started fishing deeper water, and kept catching cod (100-230') in August, September, and October. Most trips we'd have a few and our best trip we had about a dozen. You gotta fish the right kinda wrecks, and you will find the cod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WetSideJay Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 i only fished for tog with him..best day of toggin i ever seen...it wasnt even like toggin,more like mackeral fishing... (aka). the 7 fathom sportsman.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acedink Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 Anyone know if Capt Sam is ok? Have been trying to contact him for a while and his website is down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Anyone know if Capt Sam is ok? Have been trying to contact him for a while and his website is down. he may no longer be doing charters. check pm Riff Raff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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