Anyway, had a beautiful morning to go and check out the epic best bite they've had in decades down off IBSP. On the road at 430 am and down to Barnegat Light and in the water at 630 am. We were maybe the 10 th boat around the inlet. S wind with and incoming tide with the waves 2-4 ft. Had some birds working just as we cleared the rocks but no signs of bass or blues on them. Saw a guy way out on the rocks land a short.
We drove around close to the inlet for a bit and Cindy started feeling a little green with running and stopping and drifting. The number of boats increased and the occasional party boat would make a hard left and burn right through. We marked some fish but out of range with the fly rod. I borrowed a neighbor's spin set up and had Cindy throwing an AVA. She picked up a nice dogfish just north of the inlet. We had a bunch of birds and boats working at the end of the beach near the north jetty but didn't see a fish caught. As time went on I realized it was getting time to go. Cindy said she wasn't feeling well and I jokingly replied, "How about a pepperoni pizza with anchovies?" And that was just about the end of the morning, as she then leaned over board. We were back on the trailer by 830. Got to hand it to her she's a trooper. I mentioned about taking a quick run a little north to see what the fleet was on, but that wasn't happening.
One more thing I learned, socks and Croc's don't cut it taking a boat out at the ramp at high tide!
When we first got out before sunrise I saw some boats moving down to Surf City on LBI and when we left it was a boat expo near A7 or south Seaside Park. After reading some of the reports and comments about today the brakes were applied hard on the bite. These fish may have finally moved more south.
It was a beautiful morning and nice to be with the wife and take the Jones Brothers out for a spin.
