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  1. Hogy paddletails and Ronz seem to get the most bites inshore. Incredibly frustrating at times. I find the shallower they are, the more finicky they are. Try to run out deeper instead of north/south…for some reason your chances of hooking up are higher the deeper they are. Try to find them feeding on bunker, instead of sand eels. It makes all the difference. The bigger the bunker the better.
  2. Maybe 2 fish with the bonus tag, but he’s still wrong about the sizes. I used to have words with poachers a lot. Unless you are ready for confrontation (which usually ensues), it’s best just to call NJDEP. But calling is really fruitless unless they can respond quickly, which they usually don’t due to limited staff.
  3. Hall of famer. Helped me out at the shop on many occasions. It’s a shame you can’t bottle up the knowledge guys like him had, because he had a lot. RIP.
  4. At times, yes. CCC type crowds. I’ve also seen the point at Buxton more crowded than that. And Montauk just as crowded. So it’s not unique to NJ when the fishing is good.
  5. Agreed, anyone that has fished has unintentionally killed a striper they wanted to catch and release, with plugs or live living, or whatever. But it is the sheer scale of what is going on right now that raises an eyebrow. Many people fishing for big bass out there with no idea how to fight or properly catch and release a big bass. The “Let ‘em eat it, count to ten” guys, for a fish that suction feeds and can inhale a foot long bunker in a half a second. This is the norm unfortunately. Not to mention that you can’t properly revive a big fish from a head boat rail ten feet high above the water. Or, other rec boats passing around a 40 lber for 5 minutes and then just throw it back dead with not even an attempt to revive it. Dare I say I’d rather see them all eaten? The position that a couple years ago all of these fish being released would have be filleted, so we are at least killing less, ( even unintentionally) is true, yet a cop out. We can all do much better. And last I checked, snag and drop with treble hooks is still illegal, despite zero enforcement. This photo is probably just 1/4 of the boats in this area on one day, not to mention big fleets up and down the county. As I said, it’s the scale of the situation. I’ve been surf and boat fishing MoCo for 25 years and never seen boat crowds like this, and Ive seen some very crowded days. Maybe it’s time to adjust the CnR mortality value that NMFS factors into their population estimates? I can guarantee it’s quite a lot higher under the current slot regulations than in past years.
  6. From everything I see, the Hudson is becoming the predominant spawing grounds now. Thats my theory at least. The Raritan Bay spring, pre-spawn fishery has just exploded in the last 4-5 years. But who knows.
  7. I used to use the SS a lot as a teaser. I still have a couple packs and use them for jigging seabass. They love them.
  8. He was a legend. NJ Surfcaster hall of famer. RIP
  9. They are using seismic air guns for surveying areas for windmills. Its only a problem if the oil companies use them I guess.
  10. Is there an active email or phone number for Penn Reel service? When i call the number its says 60-70 people in front of me and hours to wait. The email i have is not in service either. thanks
  11. Sent a boat reel to them for service in Philly and repair over a month ago. No contact yet. Called the number listed on their website a few times. Usually anywhere from 55-70 people waiting in front of me with 2-3 hour hold time. Lol Tried an email i found for them online for Pure Fishing, which is apparently invalid. Is this a joke? Also sent a reel to Avet (California) around the same time. Its back already, good as new.
  12. Its not typical sonar. This is the myth they are spreading. Seismic air guns for geotechnical data is not traditional sonar. Only 40% of the whale necropsies indicate ship strike injuries. No one knows whether the whales were killed before or from the ship strikes. No one know how many whales are dying and not even being “counted” as they havent washed ashore. Id imagine the actual fatalities are 10x what they have counted.
  13. The seismic air guns being dragged all over our ocean for months on end now can put out 200-250 dB every ten seconds. 180 dB will collapse a humans lungs. Over 200 is instantly fatal to a human. Sound travels 4x faster in water than air. Do the math… These are simple facts. If these air guns are so safe why do the companies offer new “ecological friendly” models for use in “sensitive areas” where marine mammals exist? There has been no mention that these are being used or even considered here. Studies have been done in the past that show whales aversion behavior up to TEN MILES away from seismic air guns. If the wind companies and their lobbyists are so sure that they arent killing marine mammals, lets ask them to wear scuba gear and let a row of seismic air guns operate above them.
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