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6/28/08:  Out today off Mantaloking in massive schools of bunker.  No bass today under the schools, bu we did troll up a nice size dusky shark on a large bunker spoon.  Book your tuna trip now as the tuna are here!!  We also have just added a open boat shark trip fo this friday July 4th. I have three spots left for this 12 hour trip.  Capt. John


6/27/08:  We went to the Barnegat Ridge North tonight and landed and realeased a 6 foot hammerhead shark with Mike and Chris Bodner and Gene Mancini from Philadelphia, PA.   Capt. John


6/21/08:  Today we went to the exact spot in the Glory Hole that we landed the Mako the day earlier.  We were entered for Mako fever as well as Mako Mania.   Not even 15 minutes went by and we were on for our almost hour-long battle with this creature from the deep.  We thought it was a mako as it almost jumped several times, but then we saw that familiar tail of a huge thresher.  This one even bigger than yesterday as it was just over 8' not counting its tail, which based on our charts of shark weights it was a whopping 425 lbs.  We set it free, as this was a tournament for Mako sharks only.  If anyone wants to catch a monster shark, book your trip today and we can get right back out there.   Capt. John



6/20/08:  We fished the Mako Fever Tournament today with Jack Rinkers and his co-workers from PA.  We went straight out to the east end of the Glory Hole.  If there was a prize for the first one out there we would of won it.  We set up in 240 feet of 65 degree water where I some nice marks on my sounder.  Within the first two hours we landed a 125 LB. mako.   As I was setting out our lines again I had a major run off.    So I set it in gear and set the hook and we were on for another battle before even getting all of our lines back in the water.  About a half an hour later we had a 300 Lb. plus thresher to the boat, which we released as this was a Mako only tournament.  We got one other fish that day, which turned out to be an 8' blue shark.  The guys were pumped with all of the action for the day.

Fishing Report 6/14/08:  Today we had two trips scheduled as well. 
Morning Trip:  Dwayne Holmes and his crew from PA wanted nothing to do with the big bass that have been around lately.  They wanted blues!  So I headed my boat to where I knew tons were being caught, just north of the North Barnegat Ridge in 80' of water.  We caught big blues all day ranging in size from 8 lbs to the biggest at around 14 Lbs.    
Afternoon Trip: In the afternoon we had Rob Graham and his wife, Sherri or "Buda"   as she likes to be called and friends out for bass and blues.  This is the second time back for Rob and gang from Deleware.  I promised him a big bass that he could be proud of so the pressure was on.  We went north and in about 40' of water off Seaside we found a nice bass for rob.  In fact it was so big he needed a little help from his friend to land it (See Picture - Sorry Rob, I had to put that in there)  The bass weighed in at 38 Lbs.  We watch a bass inhale a bunker before our eyes and lost another bass boatside as it was a large cow that bent the hook on a Storm shad.  Dropped another bass while we had Robs bass on as well.  Also caught a few blues and had to end the trip a bit early due to an approaching storm that I was monitoring on my Raymarine E-120 with Satellite weather.  Thank God for the electronics these days.  Capt. John



Fishing Report 6/13/08: Today we had two trips scheduled. 
Morning Trip:  I was out this morning with Gary Zepp, his wife Dawn and family.  We went looking for stripers and we found a big one! Just a tick over 40 Lbs !!  It was gary's biggest bass that he had ever caught.  They then wanted to switch it up a bit and look for fluke and sea bass.  So we went to a rough spot and found some nice sea bass and a few fluke.  I would of rather stayed on the hunt for bass, but the customer is always right! 
Afternoon Trip: In the afternoon we went in the same spot we caught the big one in the morning, but none where there.  The afternoon trip had John Spada of North Jersey and a few of his buddies. We went further north and found some scattere schools of bunker in the rough seas from the persistant south wind.  We were able to snag a few bunker, but there were no takers.  So we went on the troll and had a fish on but the guys were unable to land it.  Just couldnt turn them on again.  Capt. John

Fishing Report 6/9/08: Out this morning on a trip with some of my friends.  What a great day.  We caught 10 bass total from 25 Lbs. to the biggest one at  38Lbs.   Some huge monster size blues in the  mix as well.  Glad to see we still have bass around.  Bunker was a little lighter today so we were able to get enough for bait and drop them down to the bass.  Only trouble was getting them past the hungry gators.  I'll be back out this Friday looking for bass again and Sat will be searching for blues, which I am positive will not be a problem.  Still have good dates available.  Get them while they are still here.  Capt. John

Fishing Report 6/7/08: Today we had two trips scheduled. 
Morning Trip:  I was out this morning with Butch and Carol Palmer of PA. and their friends.  The fog was as thick as pea soup in the morning so we had to crawl out there.   We went looking for bunker and we found them a few miles north of the inlet.  Only trouble was that the water temp dropped and there were no bass under any of the schools.  This party didnty want bluefish, so we stuck it out with no luck.
Afternoon Trip: Was out with Jamie Sholl and friends from PA as well.  They just wanted to catch fish!  So I headed my boat right back to where I found them the day before and we bailed big blues from 12 LBS. plus.  Biggest was about 15 LBs.  Jamie and crew never caught such big aggressive fish before and were amazed at the battle of these bruisers.  Their last words to me tonight were, "We'll be back! - Definately!!"  Come and get em now.  If you want unbelieveable action then now is the time to target blues!  We are also still booking tuna dates.  Some good dates are still available, but you better hurry as they are going very fast!  Tuna will be ariving soon!  Capt. John

Fishing Report 6/6/08: We went out today with Nick and friends, which were another group from Romania looking for stripers and blues.  Well the bass were no where to be found, but the blues were a different story!  we caught all monsters of 13-15 lbs.!  We caught them all on bunker chunks.