Sunday Striped Bass with the John Liptock Charter

On Sunday I had John back with his son and friends for a striper trip. Left the dock at 10am and found the bait right outside our inlet. Stayed with those schools for a bit but no bass with them. Decided to go bottom fish for a little while so we headed east to the same area where Capt Fred had a very good pick of fish a couple days before but the fish were not chewin there so we headed south and found a pick of fish on some rubble in 60 foot. Got 2 dozen keepers there plus one 24 inch fluke and 2 cod before heading inshore for another crack at the stripers. Same scenario.. Alot of bait with no bass on them. Buddy stayed with the bunkers till 9pm and only sharks. Another tough day with the bass for us. ~Capt. Carlos

NJ Striped Bass with the Tom Lawrence Charter

Had Tom with repeat customer Don Geiss and buddies Bobby, Jeff, Jerry and John. Tom had invited 3 of the guys from Canada and they had never caught a saltwater fish. Jeff, Jerry, and John (the Canuck Crew), landed their first Bass on the first drift. This set the tone for the day, ended up anchoring and chunking another 5 fish, with Don getting the 30lb pool winner.

Striper Trip with the Mike Fox Charter

Had Mike with buddies Scott, and Chuck who brought Aunt Linda, and Uncle Al who drove all the way from Ohio last night. Got out bait and headed north first part of the drift landed 3 Bass with Linda catching her first Striper of her fishing career and Uncle Al and Scott landing one each. Slow pick, later in the evening the bite really turned on, Bass packed up the bait and had 5 on one drift. Mike landing his personal best on light spinning tackle, and Chuck getting 3 overall. Pulled the hook on some more, charter had enough fun, so went into release mode, then headed back to the barn. Landed 8 fish to close to 40lbs, no certified scale to weigh in.

Bottom Fishing trip with Tony Picaro Crew

Had Tony with regular crew of Joe and Richie, and newcomers Joe Picaro, and Barry. Started out bottom fishing up north and had a decent pick of 25 keeper sea bass, 1 cod with some throwbacks, and 1 dozen nice ling filling out the cooler. We had intentions on Striper fishing, but the nasty thunderstorms we saw and one we got caught in quickly changed their minds. Had a great time with the guys, wish the conditions held, their was a lot of bait out there, should be a good evening of Striper fishing.

Striper Limit with the Belliot/Loiselle Charter

Had Mat with girlfriend Collen, and brother Greg on board. Started out trying to net bunker, very difficult today, had to snag. Tried Spring Lake, then Asbury, then Deal nothing, heard from 3 different captains how good the bite was way north!. Decided to make the run, glad I did, Capt Max threw once and we had what we needed. first drift we limited with fish to 32lbs, Collen's biggest of her career.. Went in to release mode landing another 8. went back towards home and landed another off of Asbury. total was 15 for the day. Cool thing was Greg landing his first Striper and Colleen with her personal best.

Striper Limit with the Bill Staubach Charter

Had Bill on board with buddies, John, Lou, Charlie, Danny, and Mark. Made bait early in dense fog, and took our first drift landed one fish, but a slow pick. Decided to pick up and head north and found the fish. in 3 drifts we got our limit on fish to John's pool winning 36lb'r. Fish turned on later in the day in 50 feet of water.

Day 2 with Matt Hodges Charter & Striped Bass Limit Again!

Today I had Matt, his dad and bunch of his buddies for their second bass trip in a row. First thing in the morning was hot on the pods but boat traffic killed that so we headed north and found some bass working the bunker there. By noon we headed in with their limit of 10 big bass up to 32lbs. Good day for a Saturday. We also dropped a lot of fish today. The bass were picking it up and dropping the baits after a 15 second run. Tight lines. ~ Capt Carlos

Striper Limit with the Matt Hodges Charter

Had Matt on board this morning with his Dad Frank, buddy Mike and Abe. Capt Max made bait this morning with a nice toss of the net getting 100 pieces. Ran south to the bite, Thanks Capts Jerry/Wayne (Monger Dudes) and worked the pods, made 2 drifts and had our limit on fish to 35lbs. Played catch and release the rest of the morning releasing another half dozen. Fish wanted livies no weight. Bite started in 20 feet in the morning and got deeper later in the day. Crazy season so far, can't get any better. Planned on bottom fishing but the charter went to Jenkinson's to get their drink on!

Fat Ling Caught with Jim M. Charter

Today I had Jim and his buddies for a full day charter. Left out of the highlands and headed south to Long Branch and dropped livies on the same spots where the fish have been hanging for a while and nada. Trolling has been hot so we trolled stretches and shad rigs with the same results. Got a call from Jerry (Monger) about a bite way down off Lavallete, thanks man, but since we had the boat in the highlands for the weekend , I couldn't make the run. Well we hit a wreck in 50 feet off the highlands and we bailed out on some fat ling and a few cod. We tried trolling again for a while and we still couldn't buy a bite. Tough day!!! ~ Capt Carlos

P.S. Ran over my damn camera for the second time. Trying to get some pics out of it :-(

Wilson Gama Charter Striper Limit

Felt good to be out today after a long hiatus. Had a four man charter that wanted some bass and then we were going to get some local cod. Headed up north to where the fleets been catching and we got into the stripers right away. The guys landed 8 bass in three drifts throwing back two of the keepers that were a little over 28 inches. That might of been the kiss of death cause after releasing the second keeper the fish dispersed and it was over.

Around 9:30, we headed south and by the time we hit the first wreck the south wind was starting to come on. Two drops in 70 ft resulted in a few bites and that's it so we hightailed outta there getting to the dock in time for lunch. Some cod would of been nice but the guys still had a great time! ~Capt Carlos

Miami Sailfish

In Miami on business/pleasure. Ran my buddy Gunther's 28 Dusky, with Dr Barry Ray part of the crew. Made bait at the bug filling the livewell with over 5 dozen bait in 15 minutes. Ran southeast of Fowey Rocks in 110ft and had instant action went 2-3 on some nice sails. Had constant action with Bonita to keep us on our toes. Great day besides the weather was putting Gunther and Barry on their first sails, luv busting cherries.