SCENTIN’ UP SEA BASS

Black sea bass season just reopened in Jersey with regulations dictating a window from May 15th to June 22ndwith a 10 fish limit and 12-1/2 inch minimum size and you bet, the bite is flat out on. I hopped on the EightBall with Captain Dom Mancuso to ply some of the inshore wrecks in reefs […]

TARGETING TIDERUNNER WEAKFISH ON SOFT BAITS

If you want a chance at landing a true tiderunner weakfish of 8 pounds and greater, now’s your shot in the NJ/NY area. Weakfish are on the spawn through the month of May, and any large females will be hanging in the back bay waters, patrolling the flats and channels of the ICW, creek outflows […]

All Signs Point Towards Summer

Ask a group of fishermen in South Florida about their favorite time of year to fish and the majority will say summer. Now, it’s not quite summer yet, but it’s aaallllmoooost heeeerrreee….and I can’t wait. It goes like this, the winds start laying down, schools of bait start to show up and bigger fish show […]

SWITCH THE RETRIEVE

I just got off the Manasquan riverbanks searching out blues and bass, and an early morning shift had me casting Daiwa SP Minnows to test the waters. Blues have been running through the last few days, and as blues in general tend to like fast paced offerings, I sped the retrieve up just a tad […]

BLUEFISH BOMBARDMENT BY BOAT

The first wave of spring bluefish has moved into Jersey waters. It still remains to be seen what size class will dominate the rush, whether it be 6 to 8 pound choppers or the 10 to 20-pound gorillas, but you better be prepared when doing battle with the tackle busting yellow eyed demons. The best […]

TOP RUBBER BAITS FOR SPRING STRIPERS

Striper fishing is lit up right now in New Jersey, and it’s just the start of the spring run. While there are varied tactics to catch bass via trolling, livelining, snag-n-drop, etc. jigging bass with soft baits is always an adrenaline juiced affair with jarring strikes and high hookup ratios. Late April through June, stripers […]

STOP, DROP AND TROLL

Striper season is upon us with the peak of the run set to crash Jersey’s shores in the next month and a half. This time of year, many anglers get pigeonholed into a one trick pony type of mindset where they will only impart one technique; whether it be trolling, snagging bunker, jigging, etc, but […]

South Florida Fishing Potpourri

Those of us in South Florida find ourselves surrounded by two things during the Spring, thawed snowbirds and a potpourri of species of fish. Those of us in South Florida find ourselves surrounded by two things during the Spring, thawed snowbirds and a potpourri of species of fish. The downside is the snowbirds eagerness to […]

SPRING TOG TACTICS

Jersey anglers only have a few more weeks to target tautog as the season closes on May 1st, but the bite is bubbling right now. The key is to target shallow water depths as tog are on the migratory move back inshore. Depths right now from 50 to 70 foot are prime and will get […]

OPENING TROUT TACTICS

Opening day of trout season is set to hit Jersey on April 6th, and streams are loaded to the brim with stockers and hatchery trout. In all my life, I don’t believe I’ve ever missed an opening day of trout season in New Jersey. The day is not only a rite of passage, but it’s […]

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