Seabass Beatdown

Had the regulars and it was game on
Back at the dock early!

Flat seas, and sunny warm day for end of December.

Extreme Bottom with Oscar Carillo

Had regular Oscar who wanted to try out some extreme offshore bottom,
Boy did he slay them, filled up the Box in no time and back at home,
Had Seabass to 5 lbs, porgies to 3lbs, and 12lb pollack. Great job Big O!

Offshore Bottom Fishing Trip the regulars

Had regulars Anthony and Tony on the boat today, first wreck was
Drop on reel with limits of Seabass, half a dozen cod to 12lbs,
Half a dozen pollack to 15lbs, and tons of big porgies.was back at 
The dock by lunchtime. Good fishing with a great weather day!

1st extreme bottom fish limit

Did our first trip of the year with Bob, Mike,Ryan and Ed.
It was a beat down had our sea bass limit in
A few hours with fish up to 6lbs, cod to 15lbs
Pollack and tons of porgies. Fish were on the
Chew back at the dock early!

Stripers with Rich Wilk Charter

Had Rich out his buddies Paul, Glenn, Jason
And ChrisX2. Went south and found the birds
Put in the spoons and went to work,'landed 7 fish
To 25lbs, and some big blues. Once bite slowed
Did some togging getting some shorts and keepers.
Good guys to fish with on a brisk sunny day!

Striper Fishing with the Adam Conley Charter

Had Adam back again with buddies Mat, Pat, and
Zach. Knew forecast for rest of week would be bad
So left early today, very few boats on the water, what
A difference. Worked the first pod and just bluefish.
Kept working pods to the south and more bluefish.
Found some working birds and caught a bunch of stripers
On light spinners, all shorts. Saw birds futher off and started
The troll with spoons no luv, put in the shads and
Had doubles for the next hour, the keepers
Were spitting up baby weakfish same size of the shads,
Talk about matching the hatch! Ended the the day
With more stripers under the birds,
Ended the day with over 20 landed.

Striper fishing with the Brian Hurff Charter

Had Brian back with son Alex for some liveLining
And snag and drop. Started outside the inlet and
landed some blues To 10lbs.Ran down the
Beach and found some bunker getting worked over,
Dropped in the baits and went 3-3 on fish to 25lbs.
Good to see the Hurff family again!

Striper limit with Luke Caverly

Had Luke back again and wanted the boat
For himself, got the bait and went looking, 
Talked to Chris and he had some some marks,
Worked it and had Luke landed his limit! 
Stripers are here boys!

First Day of Stripers with the Adam Conley Charter

We concluded our canyon season and hosted
Our first striper trip of the year. Had Adam out
With buddy Keith. Made our bait in one throw
Outside the inlet and headed off, found a pod
Of bunker and landed our first one, figured it
Would be lights out, not! Was our only striper
Of the day. Tried different spots, trolling and lures
Just bluefish.

Halloween Open Boat Canyon Trip

Had regulars Anthony, Tony, and Scott back
Again. Made good time to the canyon and went
On the troll, no tuna, just a Mahi. Went on the
Chunk early and had no bites except for a few 
Sharks and a short sword. At false light broke
A fish off and had some nice mahi, in the morning
We were able to jig and chunk some longfin, glad 
Guys went home with some meat!

Open Boat Canyon Trip

Had Jim and his son Brett, and Tony back out

For some tuna, run out was easy started off half

A dozen mahi to get the guys warmed up. Went on 

The troll nothing, as we went to set up for the

Evening the wind came on strong. Very slow

Pick and and had some shots but for various reasons

We were 0-5, finally at false light we landed our only

Tuna, a nice yellowfin, added some more mahi and then

Made the run back to the barn. Glad the guys went

Home with some meat.

Canyon Charter with Mark Brzozowski

Had Mark out with buddy Al. Started out 

Landing half a dozen mahi to start the trip.

Soon after set up on the chunk at 6pm and 

Had bites right away. Had a steady pick till 

Midnight of swords and tuna with Mark landing

His first ever. At midnight boxes were stuffed

And decided to chill the rest if the night and head

Home in the morning with a full box of 4 yft 

To 80lbs, 4 lft to 60lbs, and half a dozen mahi!

Mixed bag Canyon Trip and some Boat Records

Had an open boat trip with regulars John, Anthony,

And first timer Scott. Made great time to canyon

Yesterday-3 hours in a decent swell. Started trolling

No bites but found the life and great marks, decided

To start chunking during the day, had 2 fish on

Right away, one landed being a boat record 66lb slob 

Longfin, weighed on certified scale at Clarks. Decided 

To stay the night there and went 6-8 on yellows to

80lbs, and the longfin. In the morning the crew wanted 

light tackle Mahi and had decent pick, breaking another 

boat record with A 56 inch, 35lb mahi, biggest I have 

ever seen in NJ!

Inshore Mixed Bag

Had regulars Dan and Tony out today to take

Advantage of a small weather window. Did some

Trolling finding small tunny, changed gears

And hit the gear for mahi, landed 3 nice gaffers,

Hit some wrecks and jigged cod to 15lbs. Ended 

The day chunking for bft and sharking no luck. 

Beautiful day on the water with some good guys.

Chilling with the Canyon Runner Crew

Had intentions on fishing the Manasquan River

Club tournament but boat issues curtailed those 

Plans. In steps Adam from the Canyon Runner to

Invite me for a crew trip, timing could not have been

Better! Left the inlet with Capt Phil at the helm with

Me in the pit with Adam and 2 of his steller crew-friends 

Chris and Jay, buddy-photographer Mike with son Bryce,

And superstar puller angler Dr Phil Infantolino, mind you 

This is the same angler who owns the state record Blue

Marlin to his credit and has landed over 150 bigeyes!

Got to the canyons and started to troll weeds which

were brutal, Even though we were tournament fishing the CR team 

Chunked a few for the crew for the grill nailing 2 yellows to

50lbs for the grill. Resumed the trolling and got the right

Bite, Dr Phil got on the rod and destroyed this fish, had color

Within 15 minutes and I planted the steel in him, fish is 

Currently in 3rd place at 185lbs, few minutes later, landed 

Another eyeball at 150. During the night Jaybones made 

Short work of a eyeball on the jig of 120lbs, and I chunked

A nice yellow and decked him in minutes. In the morning

Trolling was slow and the CR team decided 6-6 on quality

and fish to weigh In it was time to go home.

Want to thank The CR team for a great 

Time and truly had a great time spending time with Jay, and Chris who 

Is the best on water chef I have experienced, and chatting with Dr Phil!

Nearshore Pelagic Crew Trips

Hey guys this past week we have been doing Maintenance to get ready for the Manasquan Marlin Tuna club tourney. In meantime been Making runs to the nearshore lumps to see if There is any life. Been pleasantly surprised to Find schoolie Bluefin in sight of land. Running The Canyon Runner, Mini Mamba bars in purple/black Have been the ticket, bar closely resembles sandeels the tuna have been on, nice size Mahi are around as well and eating the bars!

Canyon Chunking-Jigging Trip with Andrew Lin Charter

Had Andrew out with kids Harrison and Corina And buddy Rich. On way to canyon made a pit Stop at inshore spot, got an under Bluefin and Yellowfin. Continued towards Hudson and Stopped for some mahi, landing Corina's first. Trolled square till dark no bites. Got set up for The night and began chunking, had a mystery fight For half and hour on a tuna rig, might have been a sword Chafed off the leader. Had a couple of sharks then At 4am all hell broke loose, fish schooled up under The boat and had them on jigs as well as sardines. These Yellows were the nicer jumbos making them difficult to Land for my inexperienced crew, did manage to get 3 to the boat to 60lbs losing many more. In the morning Crew had enough and came home. Andrew had been Planning on this trip for a while, Glad he got to see what canyon chunking and jigging is all about!

Bluefin Lunch Express with the Jeremy Ingle Charter

Had Jeremy backout again for bft with buddy Angel

Took advantage of the weather window and got to the 

Grounds early. Looked around and found what we 

Needed, went 4-4 quickly and got our 2 unders and 

Went into release mode. Soon after the guys wanted a

Shot at mahi, no luck, hit a wreck for cod no luck, we 

Decided to get home for lunch to grill the fish up!

Canyon Trip with Adam Conley's Crew

Had Adam with buddies Mark Sr and Jr 

And Dan Payet. Made ourway to the southern

Canyons, went on the troll and found the life

Right away, had mahi, skippies and yft bites into

Dark. Set up at night and had thousands of tinker

Mackeral in the lights. No bites on sardines so sabiki'd

The macks and livelined them, had some good bites

Losing a few, then got sharked up for a while, landing

A hammerhead. In the morning had fish on the troll

Right away, bite lasted for a few hours landing half a

Dozen yft, mahi, and our first white marlin of the season.

Midshore trip with the Bob Hewitt Charter

Had Bob with three generations of The clan, son Rob

And Grandson Dillon. Made our way to the bft 

Grounds and bad nothing on troll, was marking fish

Deep so decided to chunk and jig, had action

Right away with some nice mahi. After

A few hours went back on the troll and was

Uneventful for us, had one knockdown on a 

Way way back bally. Good fily to fish with and 

Busted some mahi cherries.

Midshore Trip with Oscar Carillo

Had Oscar out for a half day tuna trip, left 

The dock and had Dennis point me in the

Zone, had fish on right away getting our 2

Unders asap, soon we got a nice gaffer mahi

Then had a nice lit up White Marlin in the spread

One of my newer crew tried to feed a pitch bait

Whiffed badly, albeit his first time trying a tough

Task. Tried everything to get the over

Way backs and planers but no luck. Went chunking

And jigging no luck, finished off on a wreck with

A pick of pollack and ling.

Open Boat Midshore Trip

Hosted out first open boat offshore trip of the year.

Had regulars Jim Surmick and son Bret and Oscar 

Carillo. Left at first light and ran east to where there

Have been rumors of bluefin, got there and found the

Mammals and bait, but no tuna. After trolling for a while 

Decided to try sharking in the clean blue 70 degree water,

Nothing came in the slick after 3 hours. Decided to shift gears

And bottom fish to save the trip landed Pollack to 15lbs, and 

Over 2 dozen jumbo ling.

First Canyon Run

Had long time customer Adam Conley with buddies Brian "Marlin" and Dave. Plan was to hit the Toms Canyon, but at the last minute decided to hit the Hudson instead. Got lines in at grey light and found life right away, trolled both elbows no bites. Picked up and ran to the square right before we got there found the life, thousands of tuna chicks, mammals, and tons of bait, pounded the area and get getting covered up in skipjack. Kept trying pulled off one good fish and decided to tilefish, too much wind and fast drift so we bailed on that. Tried to hit the pots but water too cold. Decided to run inshore and hit some cod for wrecks, just bluefish and ocean pout. Shifted gears and started a shark drift, with fresh skipjack and bluefish fillets no figured we would crush them. No bites and no life in the slick, wtf!!! After a long day of trying Adam said too pull the plug. What a frustrating day! Tried my best but no species wanted to play. Will get those mofos next time!

Striper Blitz with the Horst Klein Charter

Had Horst out with regular buddies Ed, Scott

Herman, Kevin, and Steve, made bait in one

Throw and went searching, nothing but got the call 

From Joe and Derrick there was some fish to the north

Made some drifts and had a few fish. Went closer to the 

Beach and landed a few fish from the first pod.

Then it was total mayhem, bass were blowing up bunker 

Out of the water, then the bass started chasing the bunker

Into the bathers on the beach, never seen that before!

When the dust settled we landed 10 fish to 40lbs.

Shark Fishing

Entered into the Brett Bailey Shark Tourny

With buddies JB, Josh, Tyler, Andrew and Harrison

Made the decision to go 60 miles to get away

From the crowd. Were all by ourselves and all we had

were bluesharks. Came inshore and got what 

We wanted, a nice 62 inch mako, fun day to be out!

Stripers with the Bill Staubach charter

Had Bill back again this year with John, 

Ray, and Mark. Headed out this morning

With some sporty Conditions and made bait 

as usual. Pod Hopped for a while till we found 

the right Pod. Had a decent pick landing 4 good

Ones to 35lbs, with Ray and Mark getting their

personal bests, until the sun came out and bite 

Was over. Turned out to be a beautiful day!

The Blues Brothers

Had the Blues Brothers back for their annual fishing trip. The plan was to get in on some stripers then head out for some sea bassing. Well the stripers did not want to play along today. The guys fished hard and are such a pleasure to have on board, thanks for your effort today. Lou had the big fish of the day landing a nice sea bass. See ya on the water...

Striper Livelining with Sean Bruff charter

Had Sean back again for the second time in the

Last few weeks with Rob, Ken, Richie, Jim and Ron.

Didnt know what to expect after the last 2 bad trips

But today was different. Got the call from Jerry and 

It was game on! When the dust settled we landed 4 

Fish to Ken's fish 51 inches, 26 in girth which is the

Biggest of the season so far.

Striperfest with the Roger Whitaker Charter

Had Roger back again with buddy Rich, and 

Glenn with his kids Lauren and Colby. Made

Out bait in some challenging conditions 6 foot 

Swells, ran north and went on the drift very slow

To start the day. Came inshore to about 40 feet and 

Landed out first striper with some blues. Moved around 

A bit nothing, came back to the original spot and had a 

Nice flurry wound up boxing another 6 with 2 fish going

Over 40lbs, even cooler was Lauren landing her first

Striper ever!

Boat Move to Point and Certified Striper Slob

Hey guys, wanted to report boat move to Point

was good and took a look outside to get familiar

with home again! Went solo and corralled and netted

50 pieces in 40 feet of water. Took my first drift

And had a good one on, netted him myself and took

Measurements, 47 inch length and 27 inch girth. Didnt

Want to estimate even though I have landed 1000's

of Stripers. On a certified scale it only weighed 42lbs.

Looked much bigger but the looks can be deceiving!

Anyway she was the biggest fish of the season so far

And look forward to fishing in the ocean!

Stripers with Horst Klein Couples Charter

Had Horst back with his Lovely wife Diane, regular

Ed and Marybeth, and newcomers Steve and Cindy.

Made our bait in usual fashion and made the run to

the grounds. Made some drift and just blue, set up on

the chunk and wrestled through the blues, finally Diane

Landed our first striper, Later Steve landed our second

which was his first striper ever. Wound up wrestling

More blues to end the end. Beautiful day with a bunch of

Cool couples!

Charles Liu Charter... Target stripers!

Had Charles Liu and friends John, Ferdinand, and "bad luck" Jacki on board today... Our first stop was for some bunker and one throw we had more than enough. Headed out and found good marks, the fish were not biting so decided to throw the hook and it was game on.... The Guy's had a great time and sure know how to hoot and holler when a fish is on!!! The guy's had enough and we headed in for the day...

Striper Blitz with the Don Palathinkal Charter

Had repeat customer DJ back with brother in law

Terin, Tom, Don, Walt, Carl. Made our bait and went

To the spot, first drift was mayhem had 4 fish on most 

Of the time but had a hard time connecting, when dust 

Settled we were 1-10. Before the next drift talked to the 

crew About technique and not missing bites! Rest of the day 

Guys got better and we landed 9 to 30lbs! Good comeback

Guys! Also got invaded by over 40 gator blues.

Striper with the Igdalsky Family

Had long time customer Brandon with Wife  Suzanne and twin daughters Madison and  Mckenzie. Brandon's wish was to have his  Twin daughters land their first stripers of  Their life. Started off the trip making bait In 1 throw, made our way to the grounds and Set up on some great marks no luv. Decided Throw the anchor and chunk, good call both Of the girls landed their first stripers of their Lives! Wish the rest of the day was that way, Wound up wrestling close to 50 blues to 15lbs the rest Of the day! Great family to fish with.

Stripers-Bottom with the Adam Conley Charter

Had Adam back out again with Steve, Andy,

And Larry. Made our bait as usual and made 

Our way to the grounds, had a few nice

Fish to 20lbs and made a move, had another

Decent pick landing 3 more when we decided 

To go for the home run. Went down the beach 

And found pod after pod of bunker, had great 

Marks and figure it would be game on, wrong!

No bites, so we hit a few wrecks and got some 

Seabass and ling to add to the catch.

Stripers with the Tim Drag Charter

Had Tim out with buddies John, Joe,

Mike. Made bait in one throw then went 

looking for some marks. First drift we 

2-3 on Stripers to 20lbs and figured it

Was on not. Set upon the chunks and 

had 3 right away, then-bluefish invasion,

Caught about 50 choppers to 15lbs and

Got out of dodge. Went popping to no avail,

Then went back on the drift, just blues. Tough

Grind today, but guys were fun to fish with.

Striper Live-lining with the Brian Hurff family charter

Had Brian out today with son Alex and 

Brother John and Dad Don. First day he

Has fished with us and gave me the ultimate

Challenge, live-linining with none of them 

Ever have landed striper! Well with the 

Challenge we were on out way. Made bait in

2 throws close to home, then went to last 

Nights slaughter. Got there and saw the marks 

And figured we would wreck them, wrong! On the

First drift we landed over 30 blues to 10lbs-damn!

Left there and scratched and clawed but in the end 

3 generations of Hurff's all landed their first stripers!

Fun day with a great family and even cooler kid

In 8 year old Alex, who was a wonderful mate!