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Hi Flier, Barnegat
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On the Hi Flier we have been catching crazy numbers of stripers on
10-pound spinning tackle the last few days. Chumming with live grass shrimp into
the Barnegat Inlet jetty. Also in the mix have been blackfish, sea bass and a
few huge porgies. This fishery is typical throughout the summer. Most of the
stripers are 22 to 26 inches, but each of the last few trips have yielded one
keeper for the cooler. I suspect we have had a few more legal ones on, but they
know to run right over the rocks, and when the light line hits those mussels on
the jetty, it comes back in shreds. We can switch to heavier tackle, but after
you battle the most common size on the light stuff, it's hard to switch to the
heavy stuff. Check out this video and this
video to see what we're doing. We have not been running offshore
lately with all the heavy southerly wind, but after this next heavy, four-day,
easterly blow, I will be anxious to visit Barnegat Ridge and the Mudhole to see
what new life it brought to these grounds. Still catching lots of fluke in the
bay as well, best season for numbers Ive ever seen. Still catching about one
keeper out of twenty, but we're jigging them on light tackle and having a blast.
Three eighths of an ounce leadheads tipped with Gulp swimming mullet and shrimp.
Yesterday we caught a dozen weakfish and two puffers on the west side of
Barnegat Bay, though they were all under the 13-inch minimum. Back out today to
try to find the kingfish, a guy on the radio had six nice ones on ice. We are
running open-boat, single reservations every day, or you can charter the
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Fri Aug 13 2010
1:49 PM
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