There is no win for me here. @Leprechaun is much more than a great captain, he can produce a fake news photo like no other ?
Fact is this was the best season I've ever had fluke fishing. And I got to fish with some great people.
Thanks Pete!
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Ah Hah! So now you’re implying “fake news collusion?”?
Hmmm, where have we seen that before? ?
Hmmm, where have we seen that before? ?
"Luck" is when preparation meets opportunity.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
CaptainOriginal Crew2,216 postsSince 2018
Hit the Deep today with George and Kevin - beautiful ocean all day. Right off, I hit a 3.5lb and 6lb-even fish, and thought, O.K., here we go!
But it was not to be as the bite disappeared until later on, well into the afternoon tide. That's a lot of time spent picking through shorts and assorted non-flat trash fish. We did finally get a bite going around 1:30 - and worked our way to six keepers, including George's 6lb12oz beauty. The results weren't what we had hoped for, but we all fished VERY hard, not even stopping for lunch 'til well into the afternoon. My 9-trip full boat limit string is now broken, but hey it was great fun while it lasted. 🙂
Frankly, I think "Tropical Storm Seven" will probably end the 2022 fluke season - and so if this is our last deep jigging trip for the year, at least we took some really nice fish among today's catch.
Usually a good sign when the first fish of the day is a solid keeper
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Followed up almost immediately with a fat 6lb beauty!
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George's "Fish of the Day" at 6lbs12oz
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And don't believe the "modern school of psychology" - a bit of negative reinforcement DOES produce results - why, just look at "George's Corner" at the end of this trip - a BIG improvement, indeed! And I count THAT among my greatest achievements this season. 😎
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AdmiralOriginal Crew20,417 postsSince 2019
Hit the Deep today with George and Kevin - beautiful ocean all day. Right off, I hit a 3.5lb and 6lb-even fish, and thought, O.K., here we go!
But it was not to be as the bite disappeared until later on, well into the afternoon tide. That's a lot of time spent picking through shorts and assorted non-flat trash fish. We did finally get a bite going around 1:30 - and worked our way to six keepers, including George's 6lb12oz beauty. The results weren't what we had hoped for, but we all fished VERY hard, not even stopping for lunch 'til well into the afternoon. My 9-trip full boat limit string is now broken, but hey it was great fun while it lasted. 🙂
Frankly, I think "Tropical Storm Seven" will probably end the 2022 fluke season - and so if this is our last deep jigging trip for the year, at least we took some really nice fish among today's catch.
Usually a good sign when the first fish of the day is a solid keeper
View attachment 53887
Followed up almost immediately with a fat 6lb beauty!
View attachment 53884
George's "Fish of the Day" at 6lbs12oz
View attachment 53885
And don't believe the "modern school of psychology" - a bit of negative reinforcement DOES produce results - why, just look at "George's Corner" at the end of this trip - a BIG improvement, indeed! And I count THAT among my greatest achievements this season. 😎
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Sautéed with onion, tomato, and mushrooms.
AdmiralOriginal Crew20,417 postsSince 2019
Looks great! Some garlic, capers and chopped hot cherry peppers would also go good with that recipe.
And for the record, having you, Georgie, the Chef and Capt Mike aboard this season is what made the Leprechaun’s fluke season such a rousing success!
And for the record, having you, Georgie, the Chef and Capt Mike aboard this season is what made the Leprechaun’s fluke season such a rousing success!
"Luck" is when preparation meets opportunity.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
CaptainOriginal Crew2,216 postsSince 2018
Looks great! Some capers and chopped hot cherry peppers would also go good with that recipe.
And for the record, have you, Georgie, the Chef and Capt Mike aboard this season is what made the Leprechaun’s fluke season such a rousing success!
Thank you for the kinds words. Truly appreciated the opportunity this year!
AdmiralOriginal Crew20,417 postsSince 2019
Looks great! Some capers and chopped hot cherry peppers would also go good with that recipe.
And for the record, have you, Georgie, the Chef and Capt Mike aboard this season is what made the Leprechaun’s fluke season such a rousing success!
Soon it will be my turn to reciprocate with some feisty Tog on the spinner! Get ready!
CaptainOriginal Crew1,853 postsSince 2018
"Luck" is when preparation meets opportunity.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
CaptainOriginal Crew2,216 postsSince 2018
Fished Saturday with my faithful crew Dan and John. Left the dock at 7am and headed to the deep to see if the fluke were still there. The ocean was a bit cranky....forecasted 2' was 3'-5' with a stiff east wind 10-15. Took our time and started fishing around 8:15 or so. 4-6oz bucktails were needed to stay close without streaming too far away. Had life on the first drift with a few shorts and a 19" keeper. It was just a pick all day as all the fish were bunched in small lines in various spots. The drift was never the same all day. We ended the day with 8 keepers in the box to 24.5" (Dan had the hot hand today), a few short seabass, 1 false albi.....(ate the teaser on the way down) and about 40 shorts. The ocean got nicer as the day went along and it was a nice ride back to the dock.
Mate65 postsSince 2021
Decided to hit up Captree this morning since I had some time to kill. Jumped on board a 7am boat. Capt said the bites been good in the bay and all the boats were working it. I ended up having 3 keepers and 4 shorts. I donated 4 bucktails and 3 teasers to the GSB ??.. After that I switched over to my Grappler setup and tossed a nuclear chicken jig head with Gulp! and that's where I landed #2 and 3 on. 8 fares on the boat, 13 keepers.
Commodore5,031 postsSince 2020
Fluke season here in NJ ends on Tuesday. My buddy found a window for us to get out on Wed.. our logs from last few seasons pointed us off shore to The Farms, a known staging area. The 90 foot depths worked well and we repeated short drifts there for a quick 4 man limit. Nothing huge but even the NJ slot fluke were fatties.
2022 was a good fluke season for NJ, there were times we had to throw back 18" overs looking for smaller 17-18" slots. I know my party boat captain friends loved the new regs, it definitely went over well for families and kids who now could keep/cook their catch !!
2022 was a good fluke season for NJ, there were times we had to throw back 18" overs looking for smaller 17-18" slots. I know my party boat captain friends loved the new regs, it definitely went over well for families and kids who now could keep/cook their catch !!
Once in a while you can get shown the light
In the strangest of places if you look at it right
In the strangest of places if you look at it right
First MateOriginal Crew286 postsSince 2018
Rockos the best....my grandson
CommodoreOriginal Crew12,530 postsSince 2018
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