Recent content by hartattack
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Fluke Season 2026 Analysis
I'm thrilled that my NJ friend BroadBill is now here and engaging folks with his extensive findings that he's formulated over the last 10 years. I know he is preparing his detailed reply to MakoMike but here is a preview of his stance and mine: (FYI - Department of Commerce oversees NOAA...- hartattack
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Fluke Season 2026 Analysis
Analytics matter, especially when the underlying numbers used are directly from the federal regulators .....- hartattack
- Post #78
- Forum: General Discussion
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Fluke Season 2026 Analysis
46% of the commercial harvest occurs between January and March. Its like shooting fish in a barrel when they're spawning !- hartattack
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Fluke Season 2026 Analysis
Let me repeat this factoid from above : North Carolina holds a massive share of the coastwide commercial quota (often around 20–24% of the entire East Coast allowance). Because North Carolina boats hold these highly valuable state permits, they are legally!!!! allowed to harvest huge quantities...- hartattack
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Fluke Season 2026 Analysis
The winter off shore spawn is when the comms target this naturally occurring fluke biomass, thus facilitating upgrading to larger fish for higher prices. Maybe the biggest offending comms (Virginia and North Carolina) would changer their ways if the winter spawn period is outlawed. All I...- hartattack
- Post #35
- Forum: General Discussion
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Fluke Season 2026 Analysis
Accounting? I don't know his profession but do know his Fluke Stock analysis is impressive and has drawn interest from MAFMC.- hartattack
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Fluke Season 2026 Analysis
Under the federal Summer Flounder Fishery Management Plan managed by NOAA Fisheries and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, commercial quotas are allocated to states based on historical landing data from the 1980s. [1] North Carolina holds a massive share of the coastwide...- hartattack
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Fluke Season 2026 Analysis
Re: Assessment of 2026 fluke season and status of fishery I'm retired now and was able to target Fluke in 2026 more often than I ever have before. I had a great year quantity-wise but not quality-wise. I always go Scouting b4 the season from shore (until I got correctly called out by Angler...- hartattack
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Fluke Season 2026 Analysis
I lifted these 2 posts from the NJ website where originally posted. I'm hopeful the NY comments are productive and the arguments can be used effectively when meeting with fed regulators next year... thx #1 Yesterday, 10:42 AM Broad Bill NJFishing.com Ambassador Join Date: Mar 2023...- hartattack
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Where'd they go?
Caught many Fluke on Friday on Clams when targeting seabass at inshore NJ reef. Was tempted to try for out-of-season fluke but the by-catch Triggerfish and Blackfish kept me clamming. Great 88 degree October day on water with son, unbeatable. But yep, the Fluke are still here. . . .- hartattack
- Post #14
- Forum: Fishing Report
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Post your 2019-2025 Fluke Pix & Trip Reports Here!
They're still inshore and so are the seabass, big ones at that. Hopefully September is one to remember 🤞 .. today we never fished deeper than 60'. My crew loves to be back at the dock by Noon; cleaning fish in the sun now seems to take longer than ever 😕- hartattack
- Post #1,388
- Forum: Inshore Tackle and Techniques with Lep
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Post your 2019-2025 Fluke Pix & Trip Reports Here!
Weekend Recap Sat. - was joined by my son Brian and his g/f on the best charter boat in NJ. The 3 of caught nearly half of the 30+ keepers, happy to keep the captain's Fluke charter limit streak intact. Dana caught her PB and cooked us all a great dinner, impressive after 7 hours at the rail...- hartattack
- Post #1,376
- Forum: Inshore Tackle and Techniques with Lep
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New Dark Matter Rod
A shortie spinner is my go to rod for Striper jigging and tossing swim shads from a Party Boat. You can really fling 'em underhand better than with a longer rod- hartattack
- Post #25
- Forum: Inshore Tackle and Techniques with Lep
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Post your 2019-2025 Fluke Pix & Trip Reports Here!
They freeze and refreeze very well. The darker pieces need trimming but it's no big deal given the cheap cost....- hartattack
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- Forum: Inshore Tackle and Techniques with Lep
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Post your 2019-2025 Fluke Pix & Trip Reports Here!
Best Fluke Bait This Season Hopped on a Belmar NJ party boat yesterday b4 the storms, glad I did. They were hungry and hooking themselves (love when they inhale the bottom jig). I was the only one on the boat using Salmon skin strips and I was easily high hook. Mates were skeptical that it...- hartattack
- Post #1,355
- Forum: Inshore Tackle and Techniques with Lep
