Bayside Dave’s Memorial Day Weekend outing on The Great Bay

Posted on May 27, 2024 by bayside425

I went out Saturday on the Great Bay fishing for fluke with 3 buddies, including fellow VHFC member Doug O’Brien. We picked up a couple keepers trying different areas before we found a steady bite. We all caught fish and nearly limited out on fluke. I was lucky enough to catch a nice weakfish along with a 21″ fluke. Bucktails and jig heads with 5″ white Gulp jerk shads tipped with live minnows was the key. It felt good to get out on the water again with good friends on a beautiful day.

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Of the fifty United States, thirty-eight have a striped-bass record. New Jersey has the largest striped-bass record—a 78-pound 8·ounce whopper that was caught in 1982. The state with the smallest striped-bass record is Iowa. That landlocked striper weighed only 9 pounds 4 ounces and was caught in 1983.

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