To continue......no more hits Monday morning.....Monday afternoon, Rick and I headed up to the Sandy Hook area and fish the south side of Raritan Bay in Keansburg.....only small hits, stealing our clams for about 2 hours. That was probably flounder that we couldn't hook with the larger striper hooks.
The infamous Suntzu, aka Hugh, showed up in a suit and tie and wingtips at about 6:15. We talked with him for awhile, watched the bunker splashing around, and then he hopped over the dune to change clothes. He came back, threw a clam out, and within 10 minutes, Rick was into a small striper. From then on, it was hit after hit. Rick ended up with 5-6 fish from 15" to about 25", Hugh had 10+ fish from 18" to 30", and I eh-um, had the skunk, though not for lack of hits. I swear, I was just chumming for Hugh, as I would get a hit, they would drop it, and 30 seconds later Hugh is pulling in a fish.
Live and learn.....I was using 7/0 J hooks, and I should have downsized, as Hugh had on something like a 4/0.....that, or it was the south Jersey clams I had.....Hugh got his up North, and they must have had that sewage scent to them from the Raritan Bay sweage leak.....made the Raritan Stripers feel at home....
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