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Barnegat Bay Slam by Ed Valitutto

Monday July 3rd, had a beautiful weather forecast so I took my four grandsons (Nick and Vinnie Rossi and Jacoby and Braddock Cline) out to the Middle Grounds for a little Fluke fishing. There was enough action to keep everyone

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Seabass Fishing Can be Exhausting by Bob Dodds

On June 6th, VHFC current members, Bob Dodds, Caesar & Greg, past member Bert & future member Boston Bob met for a day of fishing. We went out with Greg Carr on the Kev n’ Ash. We had a rough

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Three Days of Fishing Over Father’s Day Weekend by Larry Leary

On Saturday (6/17), The Jen-Jen fished the Tires on Barnegat Reef. Strong winds made it a bit rough for the crew, so we came back inside Barnegat Bay and kept 4 nice fluke. When we came back to dock, a

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Even the Best Have A Slow Day by Ed Valitutto

A charter with Brett Taylor Reel Reaction usually is a guarantee you will bring home filets for dinner. Unfortunately, our Monday morning charter with Bob Dodds, Caesar Pesarini and I did not end up as planned. Conditions were near ideal

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Some Nice Fluke Down South by Ed Valitutto

My neighbor Chris has an 18′ skiff and asked me to join him for a Father’s Day short morning outing down south. We headed down to Tuckerton Creek and began our initial drifts with the west wind against the incoming

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JCAA Fluke Tournament by Ed Valitutto

The JCAA Fluke Tournament was held this past Saturday June 17. I fished with Phil Simon in his boat with VHFC member Dan Ludwig and his son Joe. Due to the strong winds, we opted to fish the bay and

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Three Fluke, Two Greenheads & a Massive Cow Nosed Ray by Ed Valitutto

When new member John Stuebing asked me to join him for a southern bay fluke trip, I immediately said yes. John keeps his boat – a 28 Parker with twin 300 hp Yamahas. – down in Sheltered Cove marina in

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Fluking Between the Gas Docks by Ed Valitutto

On Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, Alan Goracy asked me to go fluking. Since my boat is still awaiting a fuel injector, I said sure. We fished the length of Double Creek Channel and despite excellent drifting conditions and an

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Windy Evening Fluking by Ed Valitutto

When Bob Dodds asked to join in on a Brett Taylor 4 hr bay fluke trip, I immediately agreed since my boat is still waiting for a fuel injector. We fished the back end of High Bar along the west

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Two Days Perching by Ed Valitutto

When Dave Spendiff asked me to join him perch fishing on Friday Cinco de Mayo, I quickly said yes. Despite having just made a trans-Atlantic flight the night before – my wife and I were in Greece for 10 days

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