by VHFC | Apr 28, 2021 | Member Reports
With the honking west winds forecasted to finally slow down, I jumped at the invite for a day of tog fishing with Phil Simon. Our first stop was the Persephone, a tanker torpedoed just north of the Barnegat reef. My line barely reached the bottom before a...
by VHFC | Mar 18, 2021 | Member Reports
This is a summary report for the 10 weeks my wife and I spent in Cape Coral in Southwest Florida. The photo shows a decent Spanish Mackerel I caught on a shrimp under a float. After I filleted it, I brushed EVOO and sprinkled blackening seasoning followed by 3 minutes...
by VHFC | Nov 28, 2020 | Member Reports
With near perfect weather, my grandson Nick joined Dave Spendiff and me for a striper trip on the Friday of Thanksgiving weekend. We left my dock at 6:00 and joined a procession of boats exiting Barnegat inlet and heading north to the striper grounds. Unfortunately,...
by VHFC | Nov 10, 2020 | Member Reports
We went today 11/9 out of Barnegat Inlet and headed just south of Seaside. Slow pick but we were able to land 6 Bass and kept 3. One @38″ we entered for FOM, one @ 29″ and one @26″ using a bonus tag. Absolutely a gorgeous day and flat seas. Appears...
by VHFC | Nov 6, 2020 | Member Reports
We went out yesterday, Thursday November 6th leaving around 7:30. Things were a bit challenging in the morning fog but an hour later the inlet was clear. We trolled from IBSP up to Mantoloking just below Manasquan with not one knockdown. Never saw so many bait pods in...
