Weather or Not, You Still Fish by Bob Dodds

Posted on August 26, 2020 by kelli

On Wednesday 8/19, we left @ 6am on the Kev n’ Ash charter with Captain Greg Carr from Barnegat Light. The weather was threatening but was supposed to be good until early afternoon. It wasn’t, but more on that later.

The seas had been messed up for a few days and the fluke were definitely not interested in biting. Greg tried several spots but all we were able to catch was a 19” keeper and a 4-5’ wreck shark. All of a sudden the radio announced the storm warning around 10:30. We immediately started back and made it just as the skies opened up with a deluge. We normally leave and return to Bobbies boats. However, if you can picture a boat version of Rt. 72 traffic with all their rentals, pontoons, center consoles, etc. trying to get in at the same time, you can imagine what it was like. Instead of docking there, we went to another marina and unloaded.

Friday It Was Totally Different
Since we were a bit frustrated, we decided to make another try on Friday. Definitely, it was a wise decision. Greg took us to a different spot and we caught our boat limit just before the seas started getting a little rough. My limit included a 7 pound beauty that went 25 1/8”. This trip certainly made up for the poor biting and bad weather day on Thursday.

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