Dashed plans – but not bad!

Posted on June 13, 2014 by VHFC

Bill Dabney and I left the dock at 4:30 am this morning and headed for Barnegat Inlet for a day of Striper fishing. As we cleared the Manahawkin Bridge and headed through the sedge island towards BI, it became all too clear that the weather forecast was more than a bit off. There were 2 – 4 foot rollers out of the NE and whitecaps as far as you could see, if you could see in the fog and rain. Bill and I looked at each other and instantly decided we both wanted to live to fish another day, so, we scrapped our Striper plan and settled for a day of rock n’ roll fluking. We were North of Gulf Point and South of the #42 marker in 5 -8′ of 69.9 degree water. We made 5 or 6 long drifts over the course of the next 4 1/2 hours – had 4 bites, caught 4 fluke. One short and 3 beauties; 22″, 23″, 24.5″! The largest weighing 3.84 lbs. Not a bad outing!
Dave Spendiff

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