I have never found myself wanting a boat more than this season as the surf fishing on the N. Shore has been horrible. I hear it every day from many shore guys that they are not catching large fish with any consistency if at all. Yet, just a few hundred yards offshore the mackerel are still thick up here and some bigger fish including a 54# yesterday are being pulled up. The absence of bluefish this late into the season is amazing which is why the macs are still prevelant.
Link to 54# bass story:
http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punew...199225715.html