Had a great day on the Water on Saturday May 17th. Capt Bill & our club president hosted Jeff & DeMarcus in the Fins4Freedom Veterans fishing event! Trolled…jigged….gave it hell for them to get some striped bass on board. Tally for the day was 3 boated up to 33 inches and 2 lost boatside about 36 inches or so. The weather was fantastic and the water was paved with readings of fish. We were happy to be a part of the days events and giving back to the Veterans who have served.
I wanted to thank the Dark Hose and Capt Justin for a great day on the water yesterday. He and his crew made the day special and enjoyable for everyone on board….all the Veterans, Guests and SHBA Club Members had a great time!
Started out the morning jigging for striped bass with shads and spoons. One of the veterans, Glenn in the bow, next to me hit a fish pretty quickly on the Spoon….game on. Capt Justin searched around for more fish and we had a couple keeper bass come over the rails on the day with some overs boated and photographed as well. Those were released after measurements on the FishStix rulers scattered about the boat.
After the turn of the tide, we went fluking for a while with some nice action. Mix of bait and jigs caught fish. Had a couple keeper fluke come on board with the president of the club Barry boating a nice keeper. There was some throwback action as well on the flatties….got some nice pics for those who caught.
This is our way…of saying "Thank you for your Service." The Sandy Hook Bay Anglers is giving back in a way that let everyone on the boat relax and have a good time amongst comrades. In speaking with those who came along for the day of fishing, everyone was really thankful for the opportunity we provided them. Even if they didn`t catch a fish, the amazing weather and relaxing pace of fishing yesterday was a big deal to everyone. Im truly happy we were able to make this happen.
Got out on Saturday finally for a beautiful day on the bay! Out on the Avery Lynn, I had British Dave and Bob W. Started the day jigging some shads with a slow bite happening. Got into troll mode and grabbed a few fish pretty quickly.
Pushed North in the bay after getting some Intel and found some birds and life again. More jigging shads for a few fish. Headed back towards the dock and wanted to make a couple passes with the trolling gear out….and found some crazy good marks! Hit a fish right away on the troll, but while clearing that fish i grabbed the flutter spoon…Game on!
Violent Hit came quickly……stowed the trollers and started jigging and flutter spoons for a while…that was great fun. Lots of overs on the day with 3 slot keepers in the box. Can`t say I`ve had that much fun passing in a long time.
Next meeting is scheduled for 5/9 at 8pm in the Atlantic Highlands Senior Center! Come on down!
Will be talking about our tournament coming up in July among other things. Fishing reports and talking about how we did on our (upcoming 5/7) Veterans Trip as well.
ANNOUNCING the Sandy Hook Bay Anglers 43rd Annual Fluke Tournament!!
Coming in July, the Captains meeting is Friday the 11th with fishing days being Saturday the 12th & Sunday the 13th.
A great number of our Sponsors are back with new ones coming on board as well. Looking forward to seeing everyone again. Our website will have the updated information and entry forms as well…coming soon.
This is our T-Shrt design for the tourney as well.
Our upcoming meeting has been adjusted due to Valentines day being Friday Feb. 14th. We will be holding our meeting on Thursday the 13th at the same location. Come on out! We are going to begin discussing the upcoming year and our schedule of events. If you have any questions or want to reach out, sandyhookbayangersfc@gmail.com
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Just posting up here that my 32 SeaCraft Avery Lynn is up for sale! Got some nice pics…but they dont do it justice. Hours are just under 2900 on the 250 Suzukis. This boat is Very Fishy….plenty of tackle storage in the helm seat. Includes the Rhodan 96 inch trolling motor. Newer AGM batteries all around. Clear Gull Wings. ALL new Combing Bolsters & Coffin Box Cushions! Includes a refreshed Loadmaster Trailer for it. Sale can include a brand new Vinyl Wrap if desired. Raymarine GPS/Radar/FishFinder and Humminbird 9 inch GPS/Chirp/Sidescan unit.
Asking price $79k or best offer!!
email fishstix@gmail.com for info or to schedule a viewing.
Decent Catch today on the water. Current and wind were wonky and made conditions difficult. The damn spiny dogfish are relentless and just don`t stop. Looking forward to Tog season opening!
