[Archived] What did you Catch Today?

[Don M]

That is the ole'Oysta Cracker. Almost grabbed on of them from the wrong end in Delaware Bay.

Nope! I hadn't seen a Oyster Cracker in years, and that's what I thought too. Than a friend from the Inlet came over and told me.

 

[Don]

Is it a tasty little ole Monkfish?

 

[Don M]

Nope close.

 

[Don]

Chunky fat sea robin in dull colors?

 

[Don M]

Nope. Give someone else a try.

 

[Don]

Carefull, I'm the smartest guy here, ask me, I will be the first to tell you, lol.

 

[Solitario Lupo]

Stargazer

 

[troutspinner]

SL beat me. Touch that sucker in the right spot and Zap!!

 

[Don]

Nooooo.

 

[Don M]

Carefull, I'm the smartest guy here, ask me, I will be the first to tell you, lol.

Stargazer

Yes Sol when I caught my 1st one, I had it on the wall and was about to grab it. The guy I see every time I'm there told me about it. The spine on it's back gives off an electrical charge. I'm told they taste like Monk fish, I know of one guy that takes it and skins it.

 

[Don]

That is awesome. You caught it in the Jetty in pt pleasant?

 

[Don M]

Actually the wall, try not to do jetties anymore.

 

[truecrimson]

Carefull, I'm the smartest guy here, ask me, I will be the first to tell you, lol.

Well, smartest ass, maybe

 

[Don]

Uh oh you’re onto me TC.
Hey Don the wall sounds safe and effective. Have you caught blues or striper there. My son has fished the Manasquan inlet at night with some success.

 

[Don M]

Have caught short blues, good bait. Never fished for striper, may this coming season. I'm into keeping logs, date, water temp, keepers, who I fished with, where I fished, tide coefficient, notes (water quality, sea grass etc..) total fish, solunar activity. I use tides4fishing.com for a lot of my information. It's a 1 1/2 hour drive, so I get there 15 mins. before light till about 3:00 PM. The wall is only 1' high, so I sit in my chair and fish the tides. And I only go Monday - Thursday, as a rule. I mainly use spearing (I salt them) for bait, and some Gulp mullet. I've only been in to fluke fishing 4 years, and have caught 1,180, but only 17 keepers (18") a lot just short. Best day was 66, on 2 tides it seemed like they stocked fluke in front o me, fish or bite every cast LOL

 

[Gremcat]

Looks like a giant version of a Sculpin or whatever those little creek minnows are called. I used to catch them in my local creek as a kid.

 

[Gremcat]

When I fished up north on the jetties we used cut bait and sand worms with their head/pincers cut off. Kind of gross little buggers but Striper and blues liked them. I sort of remember hearing Fluke like them as well but it was decades ago now.

 

[Don]

I hate getting near those sand worms...creepy...but necessary.

Don I like to eat Snapper Blues but only find them in FL.

 

[Don M]

Yeah if I get a few I'll eat 2. 1st one always for bait.

 

[Don]

Great cut bait....those little canibals!