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Just got caught up with this thread - 2024 was definitely a weird fluke season in NJ, made plenty of trips to NY and some of the SS bays hit the lottery this year...everywhere else, not so much. The Captree/Moriches for hire fleets are happy, they pushed for the 19.5" increase in exchange for...

It should be even better from a boat/kayak - definitely stay in deep and cast shallow, or paralleling/45 degreeing a break/dropoff, or on flats...that way your jerkbaits' diving angle matches the slope of the bottom and you should stay in the strike zone a lot longer than working it from shore...

Thanks George! Hope all is well...I think the clear waters of Smithtown Bay will be perfect! Just uploaded p2 - needed a slightly deeper diver that day. If you're only going to pick up a couple jerkbaits to try, the Jackall Rerange 110 and Rerange 110 MR are the ones to get.

Hi Lep! The 2 jerkbaits I used in this video were the Jackall Rerange 110 and the Duo Realis 120SP - both of them run about 5-6ft on 10 - 12lb fluoro, the 120SP maybe a hair deeper. At the end of my cast we're in about 13.5ft at high tide, and that first 6lber ate the 120SP near the end of my...

I've been playing around with this off and on for a few seasons, things finally came together as my freshwater jerkbait experience (and collection!) grew and I started to understand what depth control is all about fishing a suspending diver from shore. Here's the first video with over 10...

Throw in some gobies and you'll have a recipe for 30lb bags of smallies lol

Thanks George! It was a fun piece to write!

Thanks Lep, but ahem...just a minor correction, the channel is "cooking and fishing"!

Well said and much appreciated Gene!

@movetheboat generously sent me the Catalina knobs, and they are PERFECT on my Exist LT!

Hmm, can't send you a PM for some reason. Did you restrict access to your profile?

Yes! PM incoming :)

Lep (or anyone else who replaced the knobs on this beast)...Let me know if you decide to sell, I have a new Exist LT that is screaming for that slim EVA knob :)

Pete, by "backwards" do you mean like this? If so...please tell us how you do it from the butt end!

The Certate LT is bar none the smoothest, most precise feeling spinner I've ever used. I'll take it over the Stella any day! My cousin is throwing his 4k on a Dialuna AGS for surf fluke...I'm considering a 2500 for freshwater.

That's pretty shallow water right? I would take the teaser off, go as light as you can on a single jig, and cast up current. Way fewer weeds on the line that way, at least in my experience. Rapala knot or Kreh's Loop are what I prefer. I made a little video on sizing the knot for optimal jig...

If anyone wants to sell me the original knobs...send me a PM :)

38F water temp, might as well be ice fishing haha...

Can NJ fishos apply? :)

38F water, these fish were stiff as boards...