Spring is coming

[longcast]

hunter in the back of jamaica bay still holds them and the flounder are big,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,, ><)))):>
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Absolutely miss those days. Used to fish in the marshes out east, around docks, etc for flounder like that!

 

[MOJOE]

Absolutely miss those days. Used to fish in the marshes out east, around docks, etc for flounder like that!

longcast yep at the mojoe dock,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ><)))):>
><)))):>....

 

[longcast]

longcast yepat the mojoe dock,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ><)))):>
><)))):>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FIGZT2j2BM&t=18s

You only now realize I followed you around the bay for those flounder?

 

[Hunter704]

So the boat was suppose to go in tomorrow, but with the rain gonna hold off. Last year was the same thing rain and it cost a truck load of top soil to fill the ruts from the trailer company. Not there fault nothing they can do just not dealing with that again. I will be ready to fish Wednesday if weather is good

 

[Hunter704]

I’m ready to get just checked my trolling rigs

 

[captmike28]

I’m ready to get just checked my trolling rigs

Nice looking rig, Vinnie. Are you getting many bites by the lawn?

You are still well ahead of me. Just got the meatal polished today. Man, there is a lot more railing than I remember!

 

[Hunter704]

So with the weather looking like a small window before she starts blowing out of the East tomorrow gonna pass on the north shore outing, south shore boat isn’t ready yet, Friday is definitely out with the wind forecast. And taking the better half to A/C till Monday have to play nice with fishing season being here keep them happy and all in all we’re good.

 

[OVERBORED]

The nice thing about Jbay is there's always a spot that's out of the wind.

 

[Hunter704]

Little fine tuning today was gonna make attempt but by the time finishing up it started blowing. Not worth getting a beating first trip out

 

[captmike28]

Little fine tuning today was gonna make attempt but by the time finishing up it started blowing. Not worth getting a beating first trip out

Looking good, Vinnie!

From that perspective the trolling motor shaft appears to be about 200" long!!

Very interesting mount as well, right on your pulpit. Don't think I have ever seen one set up like that. Does it ever interfere with your traditional ground tackle?

 

[OVERBORED]

Good to see DEC out in force the other day. From what I heard, many summonses were written. Most regarding size.

 

[Hunter704]

Looking good, Vinnie!

From that perspective the trolling motor shaft appears to be about 200" long!!

Very interesting mount as well, right on your pulpit. Don't think I have ever seen one set up like that. Does it ever interfere with your traditional ground tackle?

Hi captain no it doesn’t interfere at all

 

[Hunter704]

Heading out after work gonna troll around for a little while see if we get any knockdowns.

 

[Pangaroo]

In May the Flounder would be leaving the bay and I remember fishing in Reynolds channel across from the Town of Hempstead Boat ramp in Lido Beach. All you had to do was anchor along the bay island about 20 feet off and you caught one fat flounder after another and you let out a piece of squid you caught fluke that were coming into the bay. Imagine that, catching flounder and fluke !
The last winter fishing we had where you caught whiting,ling, winter flounder, mackerel was in the early 1990's. 1993 they were all gone. They destroyed the fluke stock in the late 1980's and when they couldn't catch fluke they targeted all of the above. Gov. Florio of New Jersey allowed commercials to catch mackerel and sell them to the foreign commercial fleet. After that we never had mackerel ever again in the spring. The winter fishing was so good in the early 1980's you didn't have to go out east to fish. Catching 5-10 cod on a Freeport Party Boat in the early 1980's wasn't that hard.

 

[OVERBORED]

In May the Flounder would be leaving the bay and I remember fishing in Reynolds channel across from the Town of Hempstead Boat ramp in Lido Beach. All you had to do was anchor along the bay island about 20 feet off and you caught one fat flounder after another and you let out a piece of squid you caught fluke that were coming into the bay. Imagine that, catching flounder and fluke !
The last winter fishing we had where you caught whiting,ling, winter flounder, mackerel was in the early 1990's. 1993 they were all gone. They destroyed the fluke stock in the late 1980's and when they couldn't catch fluke they targeted all of the above. Gov. Florio of New Jersey allowed commercials to catch mackerel and sell them to the foreign commercial fleet. After that we never had mackerel ever again in the spring. The winter fishing was so good in the early 1980's you didn't have to go out east to fish. Catching 5-10 cod on a Freeport Party Boat in the early 1980's wasn't that hard.

.....and I was younger, stronger and better looking back then. I could also easily dunk a basketball. Now I'm older, have a ton of aches and pains and I'm lucky if I tie my shoes without throwing out my back!

You can either sit home and look at photos all day or get out and appreciate what you DO have. Adapt or die.

 

[pequa1]

I actually have found that surfcasting and kayak fishing, even with long walks and having to launch and retrieve the kayak off my pickup's ladder rack. are easier on me physically than when I had the trailered stinkboat. To each his own and yes, adapt or die. Now in the process of readying my abg pool for a new liner installation. Termites ate the last one. Again !

 

[captmike28]

Little fine tuning today was gonna make attempt but by the time finishing up it started blowing. Not worth getting a beating first trip out

Finally, one of those special days we all look forward to each spring...launch time!

I still have a few more items on the check list to complete before Monday's planned shakedown cruise but at least she is resting comfortably in her slip. I must say she still looks pretty good at the ripe old age of 21.
Wish I was still 21!!!

 

[OVERBORED]

The years go by way too fast!

Catch em up cap! Have a safe season.

 

[longcast]

She looks beautiful

 

[Hunter704]

Looking good Capt.