Who's fishing this weekend ?

[Striper80]

Originally Posted by Destroyer

Of course.

I used to use the Highlands ramp. Nice wide, shallow entry. Great ramp. I also used to use the Leonardo State marina ramp. Only 2 truck wide, short steep entry and easy to put the wheels off the end.

Now I use the free ramp in Laurel Hill park in Secaucus, NJ.
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Launch into the Hackensack, 21 mile boat ride downriver to the Hudson River, under the Varrazzano-narrows bridge and out into Sandy hook bay. I get there in less time than trailering to either Highlands or Leonardo, and although I use more gas, I don't pay GSP tolls or launch fees. I figure it's a wash. But it's way less time, with no weekend traffic to buck on the way there or back. Once I'm launched it's a nice half hour boat ride, compared with an hour and a half drive on a Sunday afternoon going back home.

Oh, and did I mention that the trip upriver on the way home is a great freshwater washout for my engine? Maybe not as pure as tap water, but way better than the saltwater that I left behind. I still put it on the muffs when I get home, but there's never a time when the engine dries out with salt inside her. :)

My first trip with my V 18 was from there. It's not a bad trip down the river to the bay at all. You just have to make sure you have your NY saltwater registry card as well as your NJ card. There's a decent fall Striper bite not too far from the launch ramp as well.