Sporty Day by Marty Friedrich

Sporty Day by Marty Friedrich

On Thursday, April20th, we made another tog trip. The weather forecast from a couple days back changed and it ended up being a very sporty day on the water! Despite 3 to 4+ foot waves and very windy, we managed to make it work. We caught 10 keepers including 2 at 7...
Tog in the Fog by Marty Friedrich

Tog in the Fog by Marty Friedrich

We went out on Saturday April 15th with a crew of 4 including me. There was fog from the moment we left the dock all the way until we reached the Garden State South reef. The bite was moderate, but we had to move to a few different wrecks. Overall. we caught 11 tog...
First Striped Bass by Pat Presutto

First Striped Bass by Pat Presutto

On Wednesday, April 12, I decided to go to Graveling Point to fish for Striped Bass. The tide was incoming tide at 9:45 AM and there was a hard West wind. I was using bloodworms and I was quickly rewarded with a nice 33″ bass. I was especially glad I caught...
Big Red, Light Tackle by Basil Dubrosky

Big Red, Light Tackle by Basil Dubrosky

Departed the dock before sunrise today, March 14, easy to do with the time change. Went to the mangroves near our condo in Sarasota, Florida on Sarasota Bay. I caught this personal best red on a 1/16 ounce jig with a root beer color paddle tail. The fight on my very...
More Surf Stripers by Pat Presutto

More Surf Stripers by Pat Presutto

The featured picture is from today (11/30). The striper measured 34” and I caught it before the blow started at around 9:30 am. A few days back (11/26), I caught the fish shown with my granddaughter on a Tsunami Popper. The other photo shows the stomach content which...