gettin BSB while the gettin is good

[SkunkBoat]

Had a couple good trips to the wrecks for Black Sea Bass Sunday and Thursday. Averaging 10 nice keepers per person. Gotta get em early cause the Head Boats are hammering the keepers hard every day and there are no fluke around to distract them.
Speaking of fluke, I drifted a mile on good May fluking grounds with not even a throwback.
Striper bite died off but should pick up after the full moon...I hope!

[bgreene]

Originally Posted by SkunkBoat

Had a couple good trips to the wrecks for Black Sea Bass Sunday and Thursday. Averaging 10 nice keepers per person. Gotta get em early cause the Head Boats are hammering the keepers hard every day and there are no fluke around to distract them.
Speaking of fluke, I drifted a mile on good May fluking grounds with not even a throwback.
Striper bite died off but should pick up after the full moon...I hope!

You made a smart move hitting the seabass for good action and keepers.
Striper bite was off yesterday, deep and in close. The charter boats were working the bunker off Asbury - big bluefish. I even had a huge gator blue on my largest spoon.
Thanks for your report.

[awthacker]

You guys got it made up there. We took our limit Sunday, too... down here that's 5 per person. They opened them June 1 and will close before July is over. here they close them when the quota is met. How do they know when the quotas met? Wild azz guess.

[Kracker Jack]

perogies and fried black willys!!!!!! you are the man!!! I havent fished in about 3 months. I might take the Albemarle this weekend.

[macojoe]

Great going!! I love them things!! How about a eight up in the recipe section on how you cook them up?
We start getting 10 per person in May, but then its increased to 20 each mid June till Oct.

[SkunkBoat]

oh, by the way, CLAM is the bait for BSB. I was on a buddy's boat Sunday. He was a mate on a Belmar head boat for 10 years. He said you have to use clam. We did great.
I went out Thurs on my boat with squid & spearing thinking I'll fish for both fluke & seabass. Could not buy a fluke and seabass were barely pecking. We went back in to the closest bait (Hoffmans) and bought 5 lbs of clam ($20). Back out to the reef...bang,,bang bang...they jumped all over it.

[bgreene]

Originally Posted by SkunkBoat

oh, by the way, CLAM is the bait for BSB. I was on a buddy's boat Sunday. He was a mate on a Belmar head boat for 10 years. He said you have to use clam. We did great.
I went out Thurs on my boat with squid & spearing thinking I'll fish for both fluke & seabass. Could not buy a fluke and seabass were barely pecking. We went back in to the closest bait (Hoffmans) and bought 5 lbs of clam ($20). Back out to the reef...bang,,bang bang...they jumped all over it.

Skunk -would like to speak with you - or email. I'm sending a PM to you.
B. Greene

[ssiredfish]

Originally Posted by SkunkBoat

oh, by the way, CLAM is the bait for BSB. I was on a buddy's boat Sunday.

I gotta DISAGREE 100%. I must say seabass like nothin more than themselves to eat and the chunks stay on the hook alot better. I have caught double-digit seabass on one 2" peice. Just cant beat it!!!!

I will throw some seabass pics up next time I go since no one on here really cared to see Grouper or Cobia........