First Fall Keeper, Dave Spendiff

First Fall Keeper, Dave Spendiff

I left the dock this morning (11/12/14) at 5:15AM in fog so thick that I could barely see the bow. I was headed for Barnegat Inlet and had to go at idle speed until I got through the Manahawkin bridge area. In that I don’t use the ICW to go to BI, I was able to...
Ice in the morning

Ice in the morning

On Monday the 20th of October, I woke up to a beautiful windless morning with ice on the deck, the dock, the boat…let’s go fishing! The lagoon water temp. was 51 degrees. I headed south to the middle grounds area and started throwing BKD’s on 1/8oz....
Three trips – one report!

Three trips – one report!

Last Monday, September 29th, my neighbor and I went to my favorite middle ground area to fish for weakfish. We threw soft rubber baits on 1/4oz jig heads on the outgoing tide and had shredded plastic baits and a handful of small bluefish to show for our efforts. The...
Thanks, Doctor! by Dave Spendiff 9/5/14

Thanks, Doctor! by Dave Spendiff 9/5/14

Got a call at 9 this morning from my doctors office saying that he will not be able to keep our appointment and rescheduled for tomorrow…looked out onto a mirror smooth lagoon and said “what the hey, let’s go fishing.” Headed to my favorite...