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Striped bass, lots of throwbacks, but some big keepers, were socked at the Cape May Rips on trips Friday and Sunday on the Heavy Hitter, Capt. George said. The shorts gave up lots of action, and the keepers were all beauties. Larry Walker’s charter aboard Friday whacked stripers to a 46-incher. Joe Derito’s charter on deck Sunday whaled stripers to a 43-incher. The 43-incher was actually heavier than the 46-incher, a long, skinny fish. So sizeable stripers could be slugged at the rips, on eels or bucktails. Those were the final trips of the year on the Heavy Hitter, and the vessel was being pulled from the waters for the year. But George has access to another boat to run charters on through this winter. Trips with him will remain available for stripers, as long as the linesiders stick around, sea bass, cod and blackfish. Sea bass fishing was good, but far offshore, and the season for them will close January 1. Decent cod catches were boxed. Call if interested in any of this fishing.
Fishing for striped bass at the Cape May Rips last week aboard was the best yet this season, Capt. Bob from the Down Deep said. He wrapped up his season with the trips, and the catches went very well last Monday to Wednesday. One trip landed 13 keepers. The Horn charter bagged five keepers and reeled in 40 stripers total, including throwbacks. Trips scored lots of action. Catch this: Holiday gift certificates are available for trips aboard. Bob thanks everyone who sailed aboard this year, and will kick off fishing again on the boat probably in March, starting with striper fishing. Drum trips will launch in May.
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