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Originally Posted by BRIELLY

Here's a list of ramps in NJ. http://www.thefishingline.com/njramp.htm Scroll down the page a bit to see the Barneget bay ramps. There are a few within striking distance to Tice's. Supposedly there is a free ramp near the state marina in Forked River but Ive never used it. Hopefully someone else will chime in on that. Any ramp in that area will be a 5-10 minute ride across the bay. I'll see you guys out there.

See the beginning of this thread. It's not a free ramp.. it's a street that has a launch area at the end of it. It's just a side street that ends at the waters edge in a little cove. A long time ago someone dumped some crushed stone in at the end for better traction.. others followed.. after a while there was a launch area. I used to use it in the mid 70's all the time when I lived in Tom's River. I checked on Google Earth a few weeks ago and it's still there, and it's listed on NJ Launch ramps. There are two problems... one is it's a very gentle slope, so you need to get your trailer wet. The other is that it's only a street... when the street fills up with trailers you have no place to park after launching, so you need to get there early (4am ish) if you want to launch there. But it's free, and it's in fresh water (Cedar Creek) so your engine gets a little sweet water internal wash after being in the brine all day. It's a 5-10 minute run down the river past several Marinas to the bay (5 MPH-No Wake Zone) and then a short (10 mins tops) ride straight across the bay to the lighthouse. If anyone wants/needs directions to get there send me a PM and I'll tell them where it is. Really only locals know about it and they keep it's location secret for the most part.