Saturday out of Belmar

[bgreene]

Stripers still there ...... and lots of bunker.

Two in " da box " solo trip.

[willy]

good for you, I like doing solo's but going to be harder now trailering.

[bgreene]

Originally Posted by willy

good for you, I like doing solo's but going to be harder now trailering.

You'll be fine trailering alone. I use a long bow line so I can control the boat even from reasonable distance when it comes off the trailer and into the water. Same for the stern line if needed in heavy current. Tie it off, go park the trailer, and that's it.

Take your time - don't rush, that's where the mistakes happen.

[step up here]

Am with you Willy, I had a Trenton fireman and a paramedic with me!!!!!!!!!!! [just lined up that way for that trip]
I got to tell you I pulled in the boat ramp and saw a beautiful v-21 behind me and it was Bennet Greene I just had to ask him are you fishing alone ??????????? Yes he was and he did it all solo!
All I can say is am looking forward to Barnegat Bay rendezvous. Everyone I met in person on this site are super people.

[willy]

Oh I trailered and went solo for decades. It was not to bad with my two V20's.
With this big Hydrsport it is a lot tougher, not as much the launch as the retrieve. If I power up the trailer I have no way to get down off of it to come and hook up the cable and winch it in the rest of the way.
The V20 I would slip down off the bow end hook up and go. Especially easy after I removed my rail from the bow.
FishBones is a good foot and a half taller with a rail and flair. With my bad knee it is too high.
Also the ramps I use are not conducive to launching and lining your boat to a pier. There are none. Atlantic Highlands is very wide and the piers are out and away from the concrete launch.
Keyport is like launching down a muddy tunnel with no piers and high walls on both sides, also narrow.
Both ramps require you to launch, start the motor and back off and pull back and come around to a pier away from the actual ramp.

[bgreene]

Willy - long admired the Hydrasport, almost bought one, liked the ride.


Step up - lost your phone # on my I phone - please send an email to me at [email protected], or call me again so I can save it.
Good to meet you at the ramp - thought I was a fairly good striper fisherman, till I saw your catch at the dock.....

[macojoe]

I agree willy, I use to go alone all the time in the V, but the Ox is way different! I just missed a nice day of fishing on Sunday as no one could go Hoping to go this up coming weekend? Kenny is back from vacation now , but not sure on boat as he needs knee replacement, SOB getting needy at his young 76 years LOL

[bgreene]

Originally Posted by macojoe

I agree willy, I use to go alone all the time in the V, but the Ox is way different! I just missed a nice day of fishing on Sunday as no one could go Hoping to go this up coming weekend? Kenny is back from vacation now , but not sure on boat as he needs knee replacement, SOB getting needy at his young 76 years LOL

A grown man could almost cry for another guy who wants to go fishing but can't due to lack needed partner. Seriously - the though of sitting at home when you should be out on the salt water......... I don't know what to say except I'm sorry to hear that.

There's a ramp around the corner from Crabby's Bait & Tackle that I seem to remember as being easy to handle alone. Also, the ramp at Bry's Marina - in Neptune ( Belmar ) is easy,
and the guys there are mostly decent about grabbing a line when others are solo. I do.

I often fish solo because I like it - no one to " baby sit " ..... too cold, too hot, no fish, let's go back, lets stay out, sea sick, etc, etc, etc. I work all week to fish as I like on the weekend so that's my story. I do have a few key guys that I'll take with me - my 18 year old son being # 1, then just a couple of others.

[macojoe]

Yea I hear ya! My son (25) is my wheel man most of the time now, but knows nothing about the GPS, Radar, Sonar I am trying to teach him this year.
But I am going to doctors now all the time as they going to do the testing, and put me on the kidney transplant list next month. ai hoping all goes well so I can fish a few more years!!
I pick on Kenny at 76 and i just going to be 50 in July

[step up here]

prayers sent Joe, you still have alot of fishing to go. By the way thanks for running this awesome site!