NJ Fishing Report 2022

[SkunkBoat]

3 seabass out at manasquan ridge and 4 nice fluke and some ling at Axel Reef. Easy day. nice...

[cfelton]

Nice report Skunk. Looks like fun times. Thanks for the report and pics. Good eating there!

[Giorgio]

Skunk, nicely done. Good to see some Fluke being caught.
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[SkunkBoat]

We were pot hopping for dolphin at the Mud Hole lobster pots on Friday. Mud Hole pots are well within range of V20s. I used to fish them in mine. they start at the Shark River reef and run southeast for 20 miles and then you reach the Glory pots that run another 20 miles east. The pots run along the west edge in 180 ft, with another line out in 220ft. Its like a 20 mile weed line. This fishing lasts until the nights start getting cool in September.

Most were on trolled ballyhoo and strip baits. Did get one and lost another on lite spinning gear throwing chunks at a pot that we had trolled a fish and two knockdowns. If its calm its a good idea to go back and chunk pots that had life. Sometimes you can hit the mother lode.
Decent size. The cutting table is 24" for reference. Didn't catch any tiny ones.

The three biggest fish got away. One 10# was gaffed in the head then fell off and swam away, one broke off a bird teaser and ballyhoo rig and we watched that 15#er greyhounding away towing a bird, another 10# did three somersaults and waved goodbye. We suck fishing team... :rolleyes:

[Giorgio]

Now your showing off!!! But as you know, we all love SHOWOFFS!!! Those are some real nice Mahi Mahi.
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[cfelton]

Very Nice! Thats my dream, to catch a Mahi off my old V. My son in law was a good fisherman, mated of charter boats heading out of Oregon inlet. Worked at Whalebone bait shop for years. Lost him in 2019. Haven't had my boat out since he passed away.

[SkunkBoat]

Ran out in flat calm after 1 pm today. Hit the lobster pots again, mostly trolling but we chunked a few off of two pots.