V-20 Weather

[dan4836]

I'm gaining confidence in my V with every trip. I fished with my father today and we both can't believe how well the V handles the chop. I have trim tabs and almost always use them (except in following seas)

I have the range and eprib. I would not mind getting a light weight, three person raft and PLB. All I would have to do is wait for the Bermuda high!

I would like to get out to the Shark River Reef or the mud hole but I don't know of any spots or what time of year to fish each area.

South Jersey (mostly Cape May) is most of my experience. Deeper water with more structure up here...

[SkunkBoat]

http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/pdf/reefs/reef_guide.pdf
Dan,
Here's a link to NJ Reef Guide. It'll get you started on the right spots.

[SkunkBoat]

Saturday the 12th is looking like V20 weather for a Chicken Canyon run.

[bgreene]

Yes, I'm looking at that marine forecast for fishing plan.

[dan4836]

I am looking to go on Friday, maybe afternoon as that looks a little better.

Saturday looks great - run offshore and catch them up!

[SkunkBoat]

talked to the guys at Hoffmann's gas dock. They haven't seen one Bluefin.

So we'll probably do some sharking at Humpty Dumpty. Plan to clear inlet at 5 am. I'll be on 68 if anyone is out.

[SkunkBoat]

So it was beautiful but we didn't got to the Chicken Canyon, we stopped 20 miles out at Humpty and trolled around looking for the Stolt wreck. It wasn't at the numbers I had and it is not where the NOAA chart marks it. We picked up a 3 pound Bonito on the troll. We never found the wreck but we did find a giant floating tree full of barnacles. Got up close we saw at least three dolphin and about 100 other fish, triggers, jacks, chubs, and mackeral. I grabbed a freshwater rod with a jig on it and bang, immediately had a 3 pound dolphin. After that we couldn't get a dolphin thru all the other fish. We caught some bait for chunking up in the shark slick. Caught a beautiful 14" mackeral bait

We left the tree and set up a drift on the ledge. The mackeral bait got hit quick, it was a big pull but did not get hookset. Came back with just a head. Then the bonito got hit and same thing, never stuck it. about an hour later a small brown shark came in and we got it on a small bait with a circle hook and a mono leader. Surprisingly he never bit off. He was about 50 pounds. We cut the leader and saved the swivel.

We got back to my dock the guy in the slip next to me was tying up. Big grinns asking us if we got one. He went to the Chicken and had a 90 pound Bluefin on deck.

But I did get a Mahi Sammich out of it, and that ain't bad