NJ Fishing Report 2023

[SkunkBoat]

Originally Posted by Blue_Runner

Purdy feesh!!!!!!!!!!!! Just a tad jealous. Nice double dropper rig, looks like you have a diamond jig on the bottom instead of a weight

I can tie them in my sleep... we lose a lot of rigs when bottom fishing

[Blue_Runner]

Same here, the ones I tie look very similar. I use cheap 80lb mono in most cases, fishing in 80-100+ ft. I think I have mentioned it before here - my motto, 'y'all break em, I make em."

[SkunkBoat]

Originally Posted by Blue_Runner

Same here, the ones I tie look very similar. I use cheap 80lb mono in most cases, fishing in 80-100+ ft. I think I have mentioned it before here - my motto, 'y'all break em, I make em."

I use 50 or 60. The loop fits thru the hook eye easier. 80 can be too thick for a 5/0 baitholder hook

[Blue_Runner]

Roger that. I can't remember what size hook I used bottom fishing but the eye is big enough for 80. Agree that smaller hooks this won't work.

[SkunkBoat]

Finally found yellowfin tuna 77 miles out. Then went to Hudson canyon for tilefish. Also got some 5 pound skipjacks on the light spinng rods.
Stopped at the Resor on the way in for our 4 seabass allowed. Wreck is covered in nice ones. We had 4 as soon as we hit bottom. All keeper size but we dropped a few more times and culled to get the bigger one's. 5 minutes of nonstop fish and we were done.


Then when cleaning tuna at 930 next morning got the 2 biggest dock bass ever(31..ish) on tuna chunks. That bass was caught on a little penn spinner meant for crappie and sunnies.

[phatdaddy]

nice looking bunch of fish, Skunk. I've never had tilefish, heard they are delicious.

Glad you able to get out, almost too hot to fish down here.

[Giorgio]

Now, let me see if I read this right, you guy's caught Tile Fish, Yellow Fin, Skipjacks, Sea Bass and the next day just sitiing around at the dock, a Striper decided to take a hook, again just sitting around at the dock, I get it, I get it, you had a great two day's!!!! So what I'm trying to say is this, I'm FREAKIN' JEALOUS!!!! Never had Skipjacks before, I had Tile fish once and I thought it had a lobster taste to it, but what the hell do I know, I'm just a jealous guy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzYNwN3UWVU
Enjoy & WELL DONE!!!!
G