Whitewater Bass

[A Frayed Knot]

Good luck John catch a healthy one.

[The Irish Jig]

We want pics John! :thumbsup:

[MyMistress]

I am sure he will rub it in real good with plenty of pictures.

For the record, the boater in distress today did have the motor running when he let the anchor go and then it stalled due to loose gas line. Just a bad set of circumstances.

[JoeyZac]

I am sure he will rub it in real good with plenty of pictures.

For the record, the boater in distress today did have the motor running when he let the anchor go and then it stalled due to loose gas line. Just a bad set of circumstances.

That makes much more sense. Couldn't figure out how/why someone would seperate from an anchor to "chase" a fish and not have the motor running.

Glad that turned out well. Last thing any of us want is another bad incident in our inlet.

[DEEP POCKETS]

Lesson here, never come off or pull your anchor unless your motor is already running. Once a drift you are at the waters mercy.

Glad to hear he made it back ok, good tip firing up the engine before you pull anchor:thumbsup:

[stoneman]

Ted,

Pulling on Sunday? Jigging will be in full swing soon.

I usually have room and your always welcome when I go.

[A Frayed Knot]

Had a great Thanksgiving Day bass trip. I was limited out with bass to 21.5 lbs by 7:30 this morning. I had a double header that was fun (Solo Trip) I was able to land them both but it was interesting to say the least. I left them biting and I am good graces with the wifey for being home early.:thumbsup:


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[Lucky John]

Good job Rick. I was probably still drunk at that time :D
Had several run-offs last night and caught a nice keeper red head :thumbsup:

[JoeyZac]

Slow day with relatively poor results. Left the dock with a friend at 6:10 and was anchored up in the "the right spot, the right tide" by 6:40. Thought it was a can't miss kind of morning.......... Watched A Frayed Knot bail double headers for an hour about 60 feet away from us, mocking me the whole time. :fighting: He actually had me call the bait shop to see what time they were open so he could weigh in the fish. :fighting: I'm not mad, but I will get even. ;)

Once he left (at like 7:30) we jumped right in his spot and immediately put a 29" in the boat. Our next present was a nice wave broadside out of nowhere the gave us a nice little wakeup call. Fished for another 2 hours in that spot and got NOTHING. NOTHING!

Left there and tried 3 more spots. Picked up 1 fish at each spot and really had to work for it today. Ended up with 4 fish at 29", 32", 32", 34", but didnt' really feel at all like we banged them up today. Certainly not enough fish for the effort. I know others did well today, so I guess it was just my turn to have an off day. Not sure if I'll be back at it tomorrow; the weather report looks pretty foul.

http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq135/joeyzac/11-26-09Stripers.jpg?t=1259269840

[A Frayed Knot]

Joey don't get cocky mister. 4 keepers for 2 guys is a great day. I bet the boat that followed you around all day did not catch that many.:eek:

[Dave/Ocean Addict]

Yes, 4 keepers is a good day. Nice job Joey! We didn't fish today, but if we did, we would take the day you had.

[JoeyZac]

Joey don't get cocky mister. 4 keepers for 2 guys is a great day. I bet the boat that followed you around all day did not catch that many.:eek:

This coming from the guy that had 4 fish in 20 minutes. ;)

And no, I bet the boat that followed me around all day didn't get 4 fish. You have to have a line in the water to catch fish, not be idling around the entire bay/inlet all day. :naughty:

They say 10% of the people account for 90% of the fish. I wonder if 1 person/boat can account for 90% of the traffic in any given area. Is there some kind of prize for endlessly circling around for hours trying to decide where one is going to fish? :D

[MyMistress]

Stoneman, yes pulling the boat after Sunday as I now have to pay the price for taking most of November off with a 2 week business trip. Will be getting back on Saturday the 12th and then be busy with stripping the boat down and Holiday preparations so fishing time will be limited. I have free passes on the Karen Ann for a togging trip I have to sneak in as well. If I get a chance to get out with you I will let you know.

[stoneman]

Have a safe and fun trip. Call me anytime.

Was going to go tomorrow but with the look of things, prob heading down Sunday.

[Lucky John]

Hey Joe,if you fish enough that happens. Last week I was banging fish like mad until I took Seafevre with me. We had 3 nice keepers and three throwbacks with some big alligators,but I felt like I should have been flogged that day.
Seems like that happens in "that" area sometimes,boat is very close to you banging fish and you are banging your head............:huh:
Looks like tom is looking like a blow out :(
My days are numbered now.

[johnny d]

I got my 2 yesterday. Thanks for the Flyby on wednesday.:D

[Re-Bait]

There's been a fatality in the Big bay today. Poor guy's boat sank crossing over..... He was the brother of one of my fishing partners

[A Frayed Knot]

That is always sad to hear. Prayers to the family.

[The Irish Jig]

Sad to here prayers sent

[JoeyZac]

Terrible news. Does anyone know what happened?

Every year........... :(

[MyMistress]

Dave, very sorry for your friends loss.

[MyMistress]

Have things I have to do in the am. May try to shoot out in the afternoon for a few hours depending on the conditions.

Leave me a post if anyone is going tomorrow and I will call to see how conditions are.

Will be out all day Sunday, just debating on game plans:

Anchor/clam morning outgoing then go jigging
Anchor/clam morning outgoing then go togging
Tog in am and then go jigging

I would try to do all three but not sure there is enough time.

Was going to tog in am but it is hard to pass up the outgoing am bite that has been so consistent.

[JoeyZac]

am clamming on the outgoing
late am/early pm togging
pm clammin on the incoming on the way back in

;)

[stoneman]

Very sorry to hear this news Re-Bait.

Any details to this tragedy?

[A Frayed Knot]

Was going to tog in am but it is hard to pass up the outgoing am bite that has been so consistent.


Ding ding ding we have a winner. I am going to give it a shot myself. Tomorrow looks like a nogo.

[BASS-TARD]

There's been a fatality in the Big bay today. Poor guy's boat sank crossing over..... He was the brother of one of my fishing partners


RIP Big Al:(

[tern two 24]

RIP Big Al, my condolence to the famly, I dock next to his brother ,sad to here.

[Lucky John]

Sorry to hear this Dave,what happened?

[johnny d]

Rebait,
Sorry to hear about your friend. My condolences to the family.

[A Frayed Knot]

This crappy weather is killing me. I am glad I am not a drinker because it has been a true rum front.:please:

[Fox_Follows]

The APP "covered" it, just said his boat "began taking on water". I don't understand aren't all boats built after the 1970's have to be positively boyant?
Its just shocking to hear this about one of "us".
Condolences.

[A Frayed Knot]

Those of you that have low water issues with the west winds might want to get out by 6 AM tomorrow. High tide is 5 AM. I just talked to someone down there and the tides are running VERY LOW.

[Lucky John]

My days are numbered,pulling the plug on Thursday :( Hopefully I get a 3-4 trips left before then.

[A Frayed Knot]

John are you going out in the morning?

[SEA FEVRE]

Sea Fevre will be out at 700AM. Not sure if I want to do the clam or run the beach.. John, Rick what are you guys doing

[BM3BANDIT]

bob, glad to see that you are back on the water. we will be running out around 5-530 to anchor and clam

[A Frayed Knot]

We will clamming the outgoing and then running up the beach.

[Lucky John]

I'm on a culvert tag and release program tonight,not sure what time I will go :D

[SEA FEVRE]

your such a slut john ahahaha... Im crackin up over here..
Im thinkin live bait and/or jig ( running up the beach ) for the outgoing and clamming for the incoming... I had alot of nice fish on the incoming thanksgiving afternoon. My son had 4 fish between 15-18 pounds.
Wayne for some reason I dont have your cell # shoot me an email tonight lefpaintinginc@aol.com

[MyMistress]

I will be clamming the outgoing in the AM at sunrise and jigging in the afternoon until sunset. Decided to pass on togging.

[bob marlin]

outgoing clam bite has been red hot but gotta tog jign early then tog slaughter fingers crossed but i think the outgoing clamis a sure bet for bass for numbers and the table catch em up!

[stoneman]

Had Channel Bass and another friend aboard for the first trolling trip. I had enough clam smegma on my deck for the year!

Typical areas held fish in 20-30 ft. With the S.W. winds the Northern troll had the fish biting as no other direction led to hook-ups.

We had our 3 man limit by 10:30 up to 31" with about 17ish stripes total. Mixed in were many large blues.

Best part of the day is having my friend drive home and making it past philly before the eagles let out!:)

Anxiously awaiting Lucky John's report from last night. :D

[JoeyZac]

Off day. Had dad out again, and we wanted to bang up on the Tog in the am, and then hit some Stripers in the inlet in the pm. Knowing the wind was supposed to kick up late am, we opted to stay pretty close to the inlet and try a local wreck. Plenty of Tog on it, but they were all small - not one keeper in the bunch. Boated (and released) about 40 Tog and a few small Sea Bass.

Ocean started kicking up a little around 11am, so we head to the inlet and picked a spot. 3 hours - 2 bites - landed a 30" and fat 38", but that was it.

Can't complain since we did get to bring home some fish, but I was hoping for better. Hearing a nearby boat chant "The good guys have 7 Joey!!! :razz:" didn't help either. :fighting::fighting:

All in all a nice day, especially for this late in the year. Hard to beat spending time with dad, so I'll take it. Back at it tomorrow am.

[A Frayed Knot]

No Joey what I said was "7 for the good guys.":D WE got #8 soon after you left.:razz: It was a long but fun day with my cousins that I only see at funerals.:o Tim and Mike thanks for being such good sports and waiting out that last fish. Ted was wooping up on them when I left and Irish jig had one when gave him the rest of my clams. Why can't every month be November?

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[BM3BANDIT]

we ran out around 530 and got setup early in the spot that has been producing well for us lately and even though the bar never really got going we managed to pull two fish out. put in some more time before we decided to run over to a nice unoccupied rip on the north side and we were able to pull two more fish there before heading in. fish were 29'-35", hope the weather hangs on and we are able to take advantage of this stellar fishing a little while longer. i must say we are very pleased with fishing the south end so far.

[The Irish Jig]

Started out jigging and trolling out front, trolled spots from the inlet all the way north of Brant Beach....nothing but a couple of blues a crappy ride back. Not great for us today out front, but always good to be on the water:thumbsup:. We ended the day with 2 fish from the inlet 1 35" and a fattt 36" fish.

[MyMistress]

Picked 2 keepers (33 37 inches)and two shorts (one lost) on outgoing tide. Ran up the beach only to find it too sloppy and sporadic marks. Moved back to inlet for incoming and picked two shorts on north side and lots of grass. Moved to my favorite spot when tide is up and quickly boated a double header (38 and 36 inches) and then finished the day and 2009 season with a fat 36 inched fish at sunset.

Frayed Knot, Lucky John, Joey Zac, Irish Jig, Drop Off it was a pleasure hanging out at the bar all November with each of you. Lucky John, Drop Off, Sea Fevre, Ocean Addict, and Stoneman, it was also a pleasure actually fishing with you this season.

Mullica Bob, we didn't spend as much time fishing together this season as in past seasons, but the few we did were as usual, enjoyable and productive.

Will see most of you up the beach in May. :cheers:

[MyMistress]

Sorry, I have to include Rebait in my thank you list as well. Dave it was a pleasure. See you up the beach in May.

[Lucky John]

Well since I didn't get home till 430 am I decided to stay home and get ready for Panama. Got all my chores done and will fish in the am. Ted ,as always a pleasure. Maybe when I get back we can kitch a ride with Emily Lynn and a day of big toggies.

[ReelyHooked]

All that west we had, had the inlet looking like a lake, so we decided to run north and try some more jigging since we had a decent day playing that game on Wednesday. Unfortunately yesterday wasn't our day. We saw very few quality marks on the Brant lumps, but gave it a shot. Nothing. Okay, so we moved down to the Beach haven slough. More scattered marks. That wasn't gettin it. We slugged out several drifts, with the only action being my son foul hooking a monster skate.

The trollers were doing "okay" and the boyz clammin the inlet were boxin fish, but we struck out on the jig. Oh well, back to shuckin clam for this week.

[cgmiller]

Headed out again with dad and wailed out the inlet and headed north...looking back into the wind and building seas, I pulled back on the throttle considering the potential for a long ugly ride back to the inlet. Started with the big blues right away not 1 mile from the inlet. Worked the area in and out north to about 1/2 way between the green and red towers. Hooked into a nice 30" bass on a panther-martin 9-shad rig in about 25' of water. Worked our way back south and picked another bass on the panther-martin shad rig. Put a litoral society tag in a nice fat 25 incher and let her go. Ended the day with 6 big blues and 2 bass. Not a bad day and only burned 10 gallons of gas...nice weather and caught some fish with dad = great day!

[JoeyZac]

Finally got a chance to get out a neighbor who I've been unable to synch plans with all month. Called his cell at 7:15 and woke him up; at 7:30 we left the dock - Perfect!

Tried a couple of reliable spots and 1 new one, and while the bite wasn't hot and heavy, there are some fish still around. Managed 5 keepers at 38", 36", 30", 29", 28", and 4 shorts. He was suffering from sea sickness the whole time, so we couldn't really hang out on the bars like I really wanted to. 4 hours - 9 fish - no complaints here.

Back out tomorrow am. It's not over yet!!!! :yahooo::cheers: :wave:

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[Lucky John]

Joe you should have stayed next to me,the never stopped biting :thumbsup:
If I had gone to that spot first I would have had a 20-30 bass day. I made a move to the other side when the tide turned a little more and left them biting and ran out of bait.
This was my last trip for 2009,pulling the hook and going to finish getting ready for Panama. I will give you guys some pictures in the offshore forum if my new laptop works down there.

[JoeyZac]

Joe you should have stayed next to me,the never stopped biting :thumbsup:...

John I wanted to. I knew that we had finally found the right spot, but the neighbor I was with was puking every 5 minutes. He was hanging tough and not complaining, but I could tell he was dying. I could also see that the waves hitting the back of the boat were making him a little nervous. He's a good guy, and that fact that he wasn't complaining really made me want to get him to a location where he could actually enjoy the fishing, so I had to go inside, even though I knew the fish were out by you. It's all good though, he had a good day and caught some fish, so, mission accomplished.

And yes, pics from Panama are EXPECTED at this point. We want colorful, exciting pics of Panama's best catches.

You can throw in some fish pics too. ;)

[Re-Bait]

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[Lucky John]

Joe I would head right there about 9am tom morning and have enough bait to catch 20-30 bass.
I think Rebait used to work for the CIA with all those nice spy cam shots :thumbsup:

[JoeyZac]

Joe I would head right there about 9am tom morning and have enough bait to catch 20-30 bass.
I think Rebait used to work for the CIA with all those nice spy cam shots :thumbsup:

Got a fresh bushel at Scott's tonight. Probably my last bushel (of clam ;)) of the season. Got some fresh bunker too. Caught several on bunker today. I will be at that spot by 8am looking to do some damage. :fighting:

[fishhead728]

joey i wont be out till wed send me a report or ill call you tomorrow afternoon ok catch em up

[A Frayed Knot]

I think Rebait used to work for the CIA with all those nice spy cam shots :thumbsup:


That is by far the best shot of my boat taken so far. Thanks Rebait I told my wife that I want that picture framed for Christmas. I still have not figured out how you took that picture with My Mistress between us. Joey Zac took a nice one a few weeks ago but it was of my boat coming over a big wave that I still hear grief about.:D

[JoeyZac]

SOLID day today. Beautiful sky, not really cold, nice west wind, and BASS!!! Fished the inlet from 8:15 - 2:45 and boated 7 Bass with some doggies and skates mixed in. Bass sizes were 38", 35", 34", 32", 30", 29", and 28". Used a tag, kept 3; can't believe it's still this good on DECEMBER 1st!!! :thumbsup:

Not sure how long this can last, but I'm taking every day I can get, and doing it with a smile. :D Back at it tomorrow am. :thumbsup:

http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq135/joeyzac/12-01-0938in35in34in.jpg?t=1259707050

[A Frayed Knot]

Joey you are a sick pup. They have 12 step programs for people like you.:D I cooked dinner tonight and had it ready for my wife when she got home from after school tutoring. I am in very good graces for when she gets home from HS play practice tonight.:thumbsup::wave:

[Lucky John]

Ut oh,better be carefull or there will be baby knots running around soon :D
What is surprising is the size of the fish,by now they are usually mostly rats.

[JoeyZac]

Yeah, my wife stopped talking to me 2 weeks ago. Mumbled something about "fishing every day is ridiculous" and "get a life", or something like that. :nuts: :huh: No need trying to get back into her good graces while there are still fish around. I'll figure out what to do about that mess once these fish have all gone south for the winter. :D

John, yeah, surpised there are still some bigger ones in the mix. It's not like it was 2-3 weeks ago when it seemed like every fish was 38+, but for December 1st? Wow, hard to beat. :thumbsup: This time last year the only real action I knew of was almost exclusively trolling/jigging out front, with the far majority of the fish between 22"-30".

[Dave/Ocean Addict]

Ocean Addict is now dry docked for the winter. It was a very good season. It was a pleasure fishing with My Mistress. I'll see you all out there in the spring!

[Lucky John]

I'm going down in the am to clean out the boat :(
Might even have her yanked in the afternoon since the weather on Thursday is looking gloomy...........Hopefully when I get back I will be able to get on some toggies.

[shadow12]

Yeah, my wife stopped talking to me 2 weeks ago. Mumbled something about "fishing every day is ridiculous" and "get a life", or something like that. :nuts: :huh: No need trying to get back into her good graces while there are still fish around. I'll figure out what to do about that mess once these fish have all gone south for the winter. :D

John, yeah, surpised there are still some bigger ones in the mix. It's not like it was 2-3 weeks ago when it seemed like every fish was 38+, but for December 1st? Wow, hard to beat. :thumbsup: This time last year the only real action I knew of was almost exclusively trolling/jigging out front, with the far majority of the fish between 22"-30".

Yup. It's that time of year when the wives aren't talking to us very nicely. I'll be on the jig at 6 am and if it ain't happening, I'm stopping at your inlet for some action. I'll give you a call on 68 if I stop at LEI.

[JoeyZac]

Yup. It's that time of year when the wives aren't talking to us very nicely. I'll be on the jig at 6 am and if it ain't happening, I'm stopping at your inlet for some action. I'll give you a call on 68 if I stop at LEI.

I don't give out much info over the radio, but if you email me through the Barn email, I'll give you my cell #.

Catch'em up!!!

[helmar]

This has been sone of the best fall Bass fishin that I can remember. As long as the bait stays and the water isn't to cold we may get another week or two of this.

[A Frayed Knot]

This has been sone of the best fall Bass fishin that I can remember. As long as the bait stays and the water isn't to cold we may get another week or two of this.


The WATER temps are in the high 40s. I think it will be over soon.:o

[Emily Lynn]

I'm going down in the am to clean out the boat :(
Might even have her yanked in the afternoon since the weather on Thursday is looking gloomy...........Hopefully when I get back I will be able to get on some toggies.

Check your voice mail and you can get some toggies in the am and pull the boat in the pm. We have to be back at the dock by 12:30 anyway. Leaving at 6:30.

[Lucky John]

I just got in from bowling. I will give you a holla in the am around 530-6

[drewtym]

I was lucky enough to get on my friends boat out of B.L.>>>>:> Not much to talk of>>> bunch of shorts... few for the table... Leaving in 1 hour @3.30 a.m...Just as crazy as you guys!!!! Last trip for the YELLOWTALE.. coming out on sunday!!! George at the mordecai boat basin is ready to get to ISLMORADAI(is that spelled right) anyway>>> I hope yopu guys have safe travels in the winter... Looking forward to the spring...P.S. going for my first ROOSTERFISH in C.R. in jan... I am o for 3 trips.. DREWTYM..YELLOWTALE:wave:

[SEA FEVRE]

Im not sure if you'll see this before u head out today but give me a shout on the radio. We have had 3 man limits four trips ina row and releasing up to 6 fish each trip as well, fish 15-22 lbs.<<< not to far from home:thumbsup:

Bob

[ReelyHooked]

Joe, (and others that run past hatfield to great bay)

Tried to hail you this afternoon around 3:30, but didn't get through to you. I found That "floating thing" you found at the mouth of the hatfield creek a few weeks ago but it's moved east, just past the Coast guard station, and closer to the bank. Wanted to give you a heads up for your way back, although chances are good it's too close to shore to be a bother. (for now)

I hope it sinks where it's at. The tide was out big and just about 1 foot of it was exposed, still bobbing up and down like one end was stuck in the mud.

[JoeyZac]

Fantastic day. Not much quantity, but the inlet provided QUALITY! :thumbsup:

Took out a neighbor (Art) who I was finally able to synch schedules with, and was able to get him on some fish. Only boated 5 fish, but they were 29", 36", 38", 41", and a personal best 47" 36.5lbs!

The big one was so barely hooked that I had to include a pic of it. Can't believe the fish stayed on the line, but we landed her. :thumbsup: Also included pics showing the 47" and 41" together, and all 5 with the 29" to add some scope for how big the bigger ones were.

Absolutely beautiful weather for Dec 2nd, finally in the 30lb club, and was able to get another neighbor out fishing. I'll add Art's pic when I get my hands on his camera. Can't believe there are still big fish like this around. :yahooo:

It's not over yet!!! I may not be able to get out tomorrow (forecast is gnarly), but I'll be back at it Friday am. Catch'em up!!!!

http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq135/joeyzac/12-02-09Pics.jpg?t=1259791904

[A Frayed Knot]

Very nice Joey.:thumbsup:

[fishhead728]

:thumbsup::thumbsup: joey congrats on the nice fish i saw you fighting it and it looked nice then when you held it up I knew it was over 30 i had 5 fish today also 29,31,34,34,37 not bad for dec 2 nice day today it was a pleasure fishin next to you and fran on the drop off today good luck fri :thumbsup:

[The Irish Jig]

Way to go Joey...very nice fish!

[ovrtimefshing]

Hey guys we were in the whitewater yesterday on the south side on the outgoing and scored a 36". During incoming we shot out to about 30ft and jigged landing a 33" and a 32" and a 12lb slammer blue. Then we moved to the north and landed another 32".

Today we stayed south all day and landed a 36" a 34" and a 33". Awesome fishing on both days and we couldnt have asked for better.

[snprblue2]

Joey Z...

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Billy BaitSlinger]

Very, very nice JoeyZac.

Were those babies caught on some fresh noggins or chunk, by chance?

Thanks, man.

[JoeyZac]

The 47" was caught on a live Peanut Bunker (yes, they are STILL alive in my pen - 2 months now).

The 41" was caught on a chunk of fresh Bunker.

Everything else was caught on fresh clam.

[Lucky John]

Joe good job on the fish. Bogan said your rod will be ready in another 2 days or so. I did order another rod while I was up there and it will be ready in two weeks,so if you don't need that stick I can pick yours up when I go for mine.
Getting hauled out in the am............this should be interesting with the forecast.

[AKscuba713]

Beautiful fish joey!! I got work for the next week or so, adding moving into that mix... let me know how long the boat will be in the water Id love to come out for one more trip if your still goin!

[JoeyZac]

Got a bad feeling the boat is getting pulled on Saturday............. :(

[AKscuba713]

Oooh boy... no worries!

Looks like Im not gonna be leaving NJ anytime soon anyways so we'll hafta put another whompin on the fish this spring!

[JoeyZac]

What a complete and total RIP OFF!!!! :mad: :thumbsdown:

Seeing yesterday's forecast for 45mph today, I decided yesterday afternoon to take today off. Seemed like the only "safe" thing to do. I mention it to my parents yesterday and lo and behold just like that my wife shows back up last night with the kids. That seemed great, evidently she's willing to talk to me again, and I get to see the kids. Went to bed happy.

Wake up today to find out that the weater is fine. FINE!!!!!! I should be leaving the dock in a scramble right now, but nooooooooooooo, now that I let it out that today was a planned off day, looks like I'll be spending the day with the wife and kids doing the whole Costco/Walmart/Target/etc thing.

No way out of this now. The striped ones get a break today. May have to think twice about pulling the boat on Saturday. This will need to be avenged somehow.

Sorry everyone.......... no pics today. :(

[Emily Lynn]

Nice job with the bass Joe. Why even consider pulling now?

[JoeyZac]

Nice job with the bass Joe. Why even consider pulling now?

Last 2 years I stayed in till Christmas and didn't do much fishing the last few weeks of Dec waiting for the nicer days. Wound up pulling and power washing in freezing cold, promised myself I wouldn't do it this year. Wife and dad are all over me to pull, but I want to stay in till the stripers are GONE, so we'll see how it goes.

It was starting to look like I was going to get bullied into puling on Saturday, but with today's "off day", I may be able to work the "I got ripped off" angle to get another week.

[Lucky John]

Joe I just got back from the boat. It was beautiful down there,like a spring day and the water was like a lake :huh:
Don't beat yourself up,you had more time on the water than me and I'm retired.Spend the day with the wife and kiddies and enjoy yourself !

[A Frayed Knot]

Joe I just got back from the boat. It was beautiful down there,like a spring day and the water was like a lake :huh:
Don't beat yourself up,you had more time on the water than me .Spend the day with the wife and kiddies and enjoy yourself !


I agree with John.:D

[Fish The Drop Off]

I agree too, Joey. The wind is going to pick up a bit. I will be in until the end of the month if any one need to get out after they pull. Might be in in for the first of the year if weather lets me. Will be out friday......:thumbsup:

[SEA FEVRE]

Joey its just a fish..... say it 3 times with me... its just a fish... its just a fish... its just a fish
Now I gotta run and drop down some live baits in the inlet hahaha.

PS I will be in till the last week of DEC so one of us will get u out.

[JoeyZac]

Just got back from LBI. Hit it on the way to Costco/Comcast/etc. Spur of the moment decision. Absolutely beautiful day on the beach. Only spent an hour on it, but the kids ran around and it was a good time. Didn't realize it would be so nice or I would have brought a surf rod with me, and we'd still be there. ;)

I cannot believe the weather we are getting for December. Felt like early October out there today. Can't wait for tomorrow!!!

[the grinch]

It's starting to honk now, steady 25 with much higher gusts, still warm and sunny tho, I'm about a mile off the bay

[MyMistress]

Joey needs an intervention.:nuts:

Nice fish Joey, time to quit and go out on a high note for the season.:thumbsup:

I am stuck down here in Lake Charles LA and it is colder here than at home. So much for the warm south.

[A Frayed Knot]

OK Joey I know you and your wife were fishign this afternoon. Where is the report. I hope she didn't push you overboard.;)

[cc19]

Well I finally caught some fish in the whitewater!! Nothing to write home about but out of 5 stripers, two made it into the box, 29" and a 31". Got them both just after slack tide in the morning. One ate a bunker head and the other was on clam. Hd to move the boat a bunch of times before I found where they were.

[ReelyHooked]

Strange sorta day for me.

It was soooo gorgeous, I figured it would be perfect for running out LEI and up to the lumps. All the way there my screen is literally blacked out with fish. I get to the lumps, the marks are perfect, and I start jigging. First fish, 26 inches. Second fish, 26 inches. Third fish 26 inches. Hmmm.

so, I slap on the stretch 25's and start a troll. Boom, monster bluefish. Boom, another. Boom another. Hmmm. So, stop and try jigging again. 26inches. Then 25, then 26 again. This wasn't working.

I put the stretches out again, and boom, big bluefish.

The take away was 12 stripers, 11 at 26, 1 at 25. 7 bluefish.

Sort of an odd feeling coming home, after enjoying that beautiful day, the ocean like a mill pond and yet nothing in the box (except a couple blues)

But that all said, it was one of the single most beautiful Dec days I can remember. I hope you guys all "caught em up"

[stoneman]

It was a pleasure having Sea Fevre aboard today although the feeling may not be mutual since we only trolled up 1 striper at 26" and a big gator! :)

Bob noticed immediately how dirty the water was. Trolled the same areas as Sun. Decent marks, trolled all directions; I guess they couldn't see.

They surely can smell since clams led to hook -ups in the inlet. December 4th, go figure. Of course that was our plan if trolling was off but I didn't get clams like a jerk since this time of year (like Sun) we usually crush them. Good job Channel Bass; sticks to the plan and limits out.

Lesson learned.

Again, nice fishing with you Bob.

[stoneman]

ReelyHooked: are you the one I spoke to in the Steiger doing figure 8's?

[JoeyZac]

Two shifts today. Fished from 8am-Noon by myself. Brought home my two at 29" and 32". Released a 27" and 26", lost a nice 36" (roughly) at the boat due to net "issues" :mad:, and had 4 or 5 Spiney Dogs. All Bass on bunker; all dogs on clam. All bass caught right at the high tide slack.

Headed back in to pick up my dad, who drove down this morning after work, only to find my wife standing at the dock. Last night she starts talking to me again, and now she wants to go fishing? :eek: :huh: OK, looks like Poppy gets the kids, and off we went. Managed to get her her two fish; a 29" and 34". Both fish were "fiesty", so I'm glad she got to experience a nice little bite. Ironically, both fish came right at the low tide slack. All fish on slack tide, and nothing while the tide was moving? :huh: :huh:

Left at 4:30 and enjoyed an amazingly calm ride across a flat bay. Cannot believe the weather (and fishing!!!) we are enjoying this late in the season. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Going to make an attempt at tomorrow am, but the weather report looks kind of gnarly. We'll make that decision when we wake up tomorrow and take a look outside. Hoping for the best.

[JoeyZac]

Here's the pic of me and Art (thanks to Scott's B&T in Mystic) from Wednesday. I believe some of you on this thread may know him.

http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq135/joeyzac/12-02-09Art-1.jpg?t=1259969060

[SEA FEVRE]

We probably should have started drinking.. that might have changed our luck today LOL. Radio was quite all morning for the " trollers N jiggers" but by afternoon some found "old faithful" still works. I wanted to head up the beach also to see if the birds were working and there is nothing like reeling in fish on the jig.
One thing I do know, I really enjoy meeting and fishing with my fellow barners and even if u think u know it all you can always learn something new.

[Lucky John]

Stoneman,you have to go with the condtions,not how things have been in the past. This fall has stayed warm and they will continue to bite on bait until the water temp drops a little more. I guess you learned a lesson,which is a good thing.
I am leaving in the am and will hopefully be able to post up some pictures on Monday when we start fishing.Have a great weekend and see you upon my return.

[stoneman]

LJ- Sunday they were all over in the areas they normally frequent this time of year....I truly think the umbrella's/jigs/stretches today just had to be right in front of their noses....very dirty water......still had decent marks. :huh:

Have a great time in Panama; I heard the Redheaded fish there are worth the effort!

[JoeyZac]

.......Have a great time in Panama; I heard the Redheaded fish there are worth the effort!

I think it's safe to say that we are waiting for pics of that! :thumbsup:

[Mystic22]

Here's the pic of me and Art (thanks to Scott's B&T in Mystic) from Wednesday. I believe some of you on this thread may know him.

http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq135/joeyzac/12-02-09Art-1.jpg?t=1259969060

Joe, you gotta watch out for the sailors.;)

Artie must have been good luck, nice catch.

[A Frayed Knot]

Going to make an attempt at tomorrow am, but the weather report looks kind of gnarly. We'll make that decision when we wake up tomorrow and take a look outside. Hoping for the best.

I am going to try to get out for an AM trip before the blow. I talked my father in law into going tonight. Monday looks like a good day.

[lippyat13]

I am going to try to get out for an AM trip before the blow. I talked my father in law into going tonight. Monday looks like a good day.


looking at the radar this morning and i will be out there

[SEA FEVRE]

heading out now and probably fish till 1100-1200.

[ReelyHooked]

Stoneman--

Yep that was me. I thought it was you just off from me, but then I think I confused things as I said I was just west of you, which was bass akwards (sorry, brain fart) as I was just east of you. In fact, I saw you pull in that first blue, we weren't but 300 yards apart.

It was kind of odd as you said. the bottom was paved with fish. Jigging with Ava's got me a handful of rats, but towing the 25's only got me blues. I was there since 7 am, so I headed in around 12:30, and I guess shortly after things picked up a bit. (figures)

Was going to try for this am with clam, but decided against as my honeydo list is 6 miles long, and the weather isn't great. So, I'll knock out honey do's and hit it again Monday.

[stoneman]

Reely: nice speaking with you out there. We didn't drop a jig there since I didn't see a massive ball of them. Very soon! :D
Many times in that area we've had 50+ days. See you out there again.

[A Frayed Knot]

It was a litlle sporty out there today. We went one for five with one break off and one lost hook. The one we did land was about 38 inches.


http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab196/AFrayedKnot2/poppop.jpg?t=1260038105

[JoeyZac]

Even though I knew better, I headed out today at 8am. Ice on the car, ice on the dock, ice on the boat, here we go. Had a neighbor with me that was dying to go, and I couldn't bring myself to call it off. As soon as I saw the water temp on my depth finder (8 degrees less than Friday), I knew we were done.

Worked our way across the bay to the inlet, which was a mess, tried a couple of spots, and caught nothing but wind, cold, and some water in the boat. Useless. This could be the cold snap that slams the door shut on the inlet bite.

There were some others out there that stuck it out. Hopefully they fare better than I did. Back at it tomorrow am, hoping for the best.

[ReelyHooked]

Kudo's for sluggin it out Joe. I attended a Christmas party last night, and cozied up to too many Crown Royal's. Got up at 5:30 saw ice on my floating dock and said "not today".

Tomorrow however....

[The Irish Jig]

Went out to the inlet today...at the top of the incoming I had 1 fish spit the hook at the boat smile and swim away....a few minutes later a couple of bolts on my pulpit sheared so we pulled the anchor and headed back to the dock.

[LIP RIPPER]

fished from 12 to 4 had 4 bites caught one rat bass saw a few others caught no more clammin for me hopefully get out next weekend jiggin then pull the boat. hell of a season we had out there :thumbsup:

[SEA FEVRE]

Ended up leaving the dock a little later cause it was freakin cold this morn. Inlet was a mess so moved inside a bit. Got a nice one in the box within 15 minutes of settin the anchor. Next one 15 minutes later and threw that one back. Wind against tide became a bit much so headed out front even though the temps in the back are still awesome 49-50 degrees. Managed a few small ones on the troll. Just a heads up guys... the water out front is DIRTY and the troll is lame... dont waste the gas if u dont have to. The bite is still on in the bay.

[helmar]

Skim ice on the lagoon this morning, the fat lady is getting ready to sing:(

[drewtym]

Headed out of L.E.I. @ 7 a.m......; not much.. mWater looked pretty clean..,(could be wrong) 2 shorts and a bunch of gators!!!!! water was 48... gonna go toggin tomm.... Channel, 9 maxwell

[JoeyZac]

Took a break from the Bass today and went Toggin' on the Emily Lynn. Didn't really get on the fish till the 4th stop, but we found some good ones in the end. Long day, but a fun one. 19 keepers, 5 of which were around 20". Back at the Bass tomorrow am.

http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq135/joeyzac/12-07-09Tog.jpg?t=1260241111

[missingtwo]

Took a break from the Bass today and went Toggin' on the Emily Lynn. Didn't really get on the fish till the 4th stop, but we found some good ones in the end. Long day, but a fun one. 19 keepers, 5 of which were around 20". Back at the Bass tomorrow am.

http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq135/joeyzac/12-07-09Tog.jpg?t=1260241111

Well done Joey:thumbsup: You are a damn fish market up there!:eek:

[stoneman]

Had to get out today since I wont be able to go again until next week weather permitting. Glad I did.

Brought Sea Fox out today to troll. Hit my favorite lump lines again since the water had cleaned up nicely since Friday's troll with Sea Fevre. Had a steady pick from the 1st drop.

Ended up with 13 stripes and 2 blues (kept them for the mother-in-law;)) with 10 rats coming up on a tube umbrella from 24" - 26" and 3 keepers on the shad umbrella from 29" - 35". Yes Channel Bass, your creation caught more than mine! (again)

Good talking with everyone today.:wave:

There's a first for everything: On the way in, right before making my turn towards Rutgers, a gannet flying approx 2 feet off the water at full speed towards my starboard side smashed right into me!:confused: Watched the entire thing and sounded like I hit a log. Maybe it was drinking or on a suicide mission?:huh:

[JoeyZac]

Tried for 3 hours today out in the inlet on the incoming. Used live Peanuts, Bunker chunks, clam, and a live Porgy. 2 Skates (both on clam) and NOTHING else. NOTHING! :(

Stuck at work for the next 3 days, and unless the bite turns back on, the boat is getting pulled Saturday. I'll still get a few Tog trips in between now and mid-January, but I have a bad feeling that all that snow/ice on Saturday was bad news.

Without question there will still be a good troll/jig bite for another month, but the inlet clam/bunker bite? Yikes. We may be done.

All I can say is - EPIC YEAR!!! Best month of fishing EVER, and I have no complaints. HATS OFF TO THE WHOLE LEI CREW!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: It truly was a pleasure fishing with all of you, sharing info, and having a nice little group to keep an eye on one another. Evidently some of us need to be watched a little closer than others :eek:, but I'll be more careful next year. :D

Got to meet (and fish with) a few more Barners this year, and got to fish again with the ones I already knew, and that's always a great thing. See you guys next Spring when the Bunker show back up. Can't wait!!!

Now it's time to pull out the skiis and get ready for the white stuff. :yahooo:

[Emily Lynn]

Joe, did you let the porgy go at the end of the day? He'd been in prison for a longggg time:D.

[JoeyZac]

The Porgy and the last 4 living Peanut Bunker all got to swim away free after a 3 month sentence. And if they make to wherever they're going, then god bless'em.

[A Frayed Knot]

All I can say is - EPIC YEAR!!! Best month of fishing EVER, and I have no complaints. HATS OFF TO THE WHOLE LEI CREW!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:


That it was Joey that it was.

http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab196/AFrayedKnot2/JoeyZintheheatofbattle-1.jpg?t=1260329901

[MyMistress]

I have had better numbers and better weather in past falls, but overall quality of the fish was by far better than any previous years. Probably also the single most consistantly productive location of any previous year as well.

I think that storm robbed us of what would have been an epic 4 days of fishing as well.

But like Joey said, no compliants.

[Lucky John]

What storm??????:huh:

[MyMistress]

The one that kept everyone at the dock except some guy named Joe. :nuts:

I hope we are going to get better picture from Panama than that. :huh:

[Lucky John]

Ted, there is a couple of young guys here that are very computer savvy. I'll wait till I get their disk. They took some incredible pictures that made mine look sick. I'll post some up when I get back. Check out the Panama thread they have a couple posted in the offshore forum,but we are well into cocktail hour right now.I'm lucky I can add a post watching these guys work on their laptops.:bow::bow:

[helmar]

Cant believe everybody is giving up lots of good bass fishin still to be had.

[A Frayed Knot]

Cant believe everybody is giving up lots of good bass fishin still to be had.


I did not give up. My boat is still in the water and will do 1 or 2 jigging trolling trips before I wrap it up.

[JoeyZac]

Well, I'm stuck at work, and "the plan" is to pull the boat on Saturday, but I wouldn't put money on that until you actually see it out of the water. ;)

[SEA FEVRE]

I wont pull until after x mas, Ive had fish up to 25 lbs in mid dec on the troll, plus I still have live baitsicles in my pens. When im trolling up 16 inch bass then Im done.

[Fish The Drop Off]

I am in for the long haul. Will pull around X-mass. Will be trolling the next couple of trips if the bay water is to cold.

[BM3BANDIT]

im pullin the bandit tomorrow. it was nice talking with you guys on and off the water. we are looking forward to getting the south end dialed in a little better next year. see you on the water for the spring run.

[SEA FEVRE]

wayne, are u going to be docked and fishing the south end in the spring??
PS I had them good on the clam in our favorite spot on Tues afternoon, I cant beleive there still biting in the bay.

[BM3BANDIT]

bob, yeah were are running both the parker and the albemarle out of holgate marina next year, so it will be all new inshore/offshore for us. i was wondering if that spot was holding fish still. i wanted to get another trip in before it gets pulled but the marina called and said that they are shutting down tomorrow so thats it for us.

[TimC2520]

Hi Wayne,

Tim here from another 25' Parker "Finest Kind" in the southeast corner over there. I came out last week, you'll enjoy it down there, looking forward already to next year. Love that green hull by the way, looks real good. :thumbsup:

[The Irish Jig]

This will probably be my last weekend too.The big boat is out...Plan to have the small boat out by next week (we'll see how we do this weekend :D) We may have to push it back a week.

[A Frayed Knot]

This will probably be my last weekend too.The big boat is out...Plan to have the small boat out by next week (we'll see how we do this weekend :D) We may have to push it back a week.


Here fishy fishy.

http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab196/AFrayedKnot2/HPIM3651-1.jpg?t=1260506008

[My-Time]

Any one going to give it a shot Sat & Sun out front.

[SEA FEVRE]

We will be out Sat most likely in the afternoon... let it warm up a bit and the wind is "supposed" to lay down some. Sunday possible rain /snow and a south wind:thumbsdown: so I am leaving Sun open for now.

[lippyat13]

I will be out on Sat. afternoon and sunday. will try the strech 25's up the beach.

[helmar]

If you are going tomorrrow watch out for low water, the wind has really blew the water out.

[My-Time]

If you are going tomorrrow watch out for low water, the wind has really blew the water out. Very low tide today.:eek: Tried some jigging off the red tower today. No bird play to be found. Water temp 42, water was kind of murky. Not much chatter on the raido either. Has the fat lady done song. :huh:

[A Frayed Knot]

It is all over for me this year. I did my jigging trolling trip and I now have full closure till next spring. Gary thanks for the boat ride and we will get them in the spring.:wave:

[The Irish Jig]

Always a pleasure Rick...didn't think we were going to make it out with that blow out tide:thumbsdown:, but we did and had a great few hours on the water to close the season. We had a great season fishing on the Irish Jig and the Dominator(soon to be re-named Irish Jig 2 ) and we are already looking forward to fishing with all of my new and old Barn friends next season.

We should all try to get together and hit a head boat or two this year.:thumbsup:

[JoeyZac]

........We should all try to get together and hit a head boat or two this year.:thumbsup:

January Toggin'? :yahooo:

[The Irish Jig]

I'm in:thumbsup: I went last year a couple of times in January out of Pt. Pleasant.
Snow, green crabs and heated hand rails...Doesn't get any better than that! :D

[A Frayed Knot]

Send me pictures and I will post them in real time.

[JoeyZac]

I'm in:thumbsup: I went last year a couple of times in January out of Pt. Pleasant.
Snow, green crabs and heated hand rails...Doesn't get any better than that! :D

I'm in. Let's figure out some dates. :thumbsup:

Would be a load of fun to get the whole LEI Bass crew out on a Tog trip!

[Vitalsigns]

I'm in I'll have a buch of snafu rigs tied up.

[The Irish Jig]

Send me pictures and I will post them in real time.


Pictures!!! You better man up and be there:eek:! A little cold weather fishin is good for the soul!!!:thumbsup:

[The Irish Jig]

Any time and date is good for me...I don't have any weekend commitments till next spring:D:thumbsup: Lets do it fella's...let me know

[MyMistress]

Pick a date and if I can make it, I will be there.

[JoeyZac]

Well, as an initial idea I would suggest Saturday, January 24th. Saturday I would think allows the most people to go, and there are 2 NFL playoff games on Saturday the 10th and 17th.

Anyone have a suggestion for a boat? Which inlet?

[JoeyZac]

Initial planning thread for a Jan tog trip found here.......

http://www.thebassbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2125518#post2125518

[JoeyZac]

Updated info on the Tog trip:

http://www.thebassbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=203318

[A Frayed Knot]

The lights are on the house, the tree is up and I finally got my new bumper on my truck. Is it spring yet?

[SEA FEVRE]

SeaFevre is tucked away for winter:( Yesterday was a beautiful day for it. It was a long year... now time to get to my leaf cleanup in the yard

[stoneman]

Thanks for the reports yesterday Channel Bass and Fevre, regretably I also trolled nadda today. Had 1.5 hrs to find them, but my normal lump lines didnt hold any.:(

What I did find was an ok sea, dirty water, a rare mark here and there, and a birdless ocean! This fall was very different from the past few. I cant remember the inlet producing bigger stripes so late in the season and so few bass on the troll and jigging.:huh:

That's it for me, made the call to yank her.

It was a pleasure speaking, fishing and having some cocktails with some of you guys.

Have a great Holiday everyone.

Cheers:cheers:

[SEA FEVRE]

john... no birdplay was the most discouraging part about Dec for me. I normally dont jig unless I am surrounded by birds. I will troll the lumps and 40-50 foot depths without birds but the water this fall is filthy. I spent a small fortune on stretchs this year and was excited to try them all out and never got the chance to have them chomped on. I looked at my 2008 logbook and found that on this day last year I had 50 stripers with 12-16 lb fish all on the jig north of the towerlump. Whatever..... time to concentrate on work and my home maintenance... sorry to hear u didnt get em today

bob

[JoeyZac]

The TOG trip on 1/23/10 on the Searcher out of BL in on!

Details here:

http://www.thebassbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=203318

[stoneman]

Bob,

I found the birds!

They are all up and down the Schuylkill river and shopping center parking lots North West of Philadelphia.:D

Not sure if the bass are under them though........too many shoppers beeping at me when I try to throw a jig out of my window.

[SEA FEVRE]

thats freakin hilarious.. hahaha I found them at Mcdonalds and snagged one (bird) and landed a big mac