Fluke

[Reel Class]

Option #2 wins. Live late breaking news from capt Kenny who
Is at the meeting.

[SaltLife1980]

That is acceptable..

[Shootandscore30]

17.5 may 18th to sept 16th 5 bag limit

[Sharkyispy]

Option #2 wins. Live late breaking news from capt Kenny who
Is at the meeting.

Thanks for sharing the update Allen. Seems like a decent season.

[broken bobber]

Horrible

[italianfisherman]

Horrible
I AGREE...

[SHAMROCK EDDIE]

Agree wrong choice!:mad:

[Knot Guilty]

Horrible
Major BS, they can't make a 19" 3 fish limit fast enough

[SaltLife1980]

I am just happy we did not drop the bag limit..But not to happy about the season length... Last year we had 147 days... now we are down to 122.. Who knows what next year will bring..

[Sharkyispy]

Given the options, would have been nice to have later season but, not to be. Advantage if any? 17.5 inch fish should help PB capt's. and the average angler. I'm quite happy bringing home 10 fillets from a limit day of fishing as much as I get out. There is still the possibility that the season may be extended. Just my .02

[Reel Class]

Kenny mentioned that they discussed the extension. Maybe he can fill us in on here with an objective POV on it.

[Fish Stix]

I'd rather get a fish back at 18". The fishing through late sept hasn't been great lately anyway. Keeping it at 17.5" will ensure us never getting it any back. IMO.

[SaltLife1980]

It would be nice if they had taken into account the fact that last season we lost most of Sept due to weather and pretty sure we under fished our quota and the fact that, sad to say but, Sandy wiped out a lot of boats and will be less pressure this year.. Im hoping that on May 2nd they open their eyes a little and give us a longer season..

[parker pete sportfishing]

Unfort it doesn't really matter what we think . They will do what they want. I'm just happy we have a season. Someday they may come up with numbers that shut everything down . The kicker is they put us against ourselves. Remember y most of us fish, to make a living and a hobby. So with that being said , fish for the enjoyment that makes u happy . I'd much rather take my sons fishing n keep nothing than have them stay home n play video games. Sorry for the rant, just itching to get back out there

[frugalfisherman]

Unfort it doesn't really matter what we think . They will do what they want. I'm just happy we have a season. Someday they may come up with numbers that shut everything down . The kicker is they put us against ourselves. Remember y most of us fish, to make a living and a hobby. So with that being said , fish for the enjoyment that makes u happy . I'd much rather take my sons fishing n keep nothing than have them stay home n play video games. Sorry for the rant, just itching to get back out there

Ya gotta change it up Pete. "It doesn't matter what THEY think WE will do what WE want".

[Life's A Beach]

perfect


striper fishing until fluke season starts; don't have to waste time chasing shorts @ buglight and playing bumper boats

while in the past, late september and october have provided good fishing and a nice bridge until blackfish, early september storms have shut the fluke fishing down for the past three years

[Reel Class]

One point I didn't hear about was any change in retaining 1 legal sized fish for strips - anybody know about that?

[Angler Paul]

You can use a legal sized fluke for strip bait but be sure to keep its rack on board as proof.

[SaltLife1980]

You can use a legal sized fluke for strip bait but be sure to keep its rack on board as proof.


Maybe a dumb question.. But does that fish you cut up for bait count towards you limit.. We did this a few times last season.. we picked up a fish that was right on the mark at 17.5 which we would have thrown back since we were looking for the larger ones but the fish in hailed the bait and was hooked so deep we had to TKO the fish trying to remove the hook from its belly... Which i cut into strip bait and threw the rack in the bucket.. We did finish the day with most guys at there limits but few were short a fish or two so it wouldnt be a issue of being over the limit.. But just wanted to know if this happens again and at the end of the trip we have a boat limit and a rack i cut into bait.. Would that be viewed as over our limit or?? Not trying to stir the pot but i was never able to get a clear answer from the FG officer i had spoken to that patrols our dock area..


thanks for any info you may have on this issue Paul!!

[Life's A Beach]

Maybe a dumb question.. But does that fish you cut up for bait count towards you limit.. We did this a few times last season.. we picked up a fish that was right on the mark at 17.5 which we would have thrown back since we were looking for the larger ones but the fish in hailed the bait and was hooked so deep we had to TKO the fish trying to remove the hook from its belly... Which i cut into strip bait and threw the rack in the bucket.. We did finish the day with most guys at there limits but few were short a fish or two so it wouldnt be a issue of being over the limit.. But just wanted to know if this happens again and at the end of the trip we have a boat limit and a rack i cut into bait.. Would that be viewed as over our limit or?? Not trying to stir the pot but i was never able to get a clear answer from the FG officer i had spoken to that patrols our dock area..


thanks for any info you may have on this issue Paul!!


clearly goes towards your limit!

IF you gut hook a fish and don't want to kill it.....just cut the line as short as possible and let the hook rust out.

[SaltLife1980]

clearly goes towards your limit!

IF you gut hook a fish and don't want to kill it.....just cut the line as short as possible and let the hook rust out.


Thanks Mike for filing me in!

[Reel Class]

You gotta retain the rack!

[seazu]

i do not think any one remembers the last 2 years did not last till the end of the season, the fish were gone and every one was calling it a day:confused:

[broken bobber]

i do not think any one remembers the last 2 years did not last till the end of the season, the fish were gone and every one was calling it a day:confused:

keep hearing this point...but.... How does that justify giving up days :confused:

Days that will be tuff if not impossible to get back........

[mako28]

first off i do not know how this got on the last page when yesterday it was on the first. any way, the point being, THE FISH ARE ALREADY GONE BY THEN. so why would you want an extended season when there is no fish to catch.

So YOU say the fish are gone, I guess the fish are gone. And I was DREAMING
of catching keeper after keeper in 7 ft. of water, in the bay, when the season
was open on Columbus Day. You must not try hard enough, please try harder.

[stevelikes2fish]

My 2012 log had me catching them on October 13 on greenies, while blackfishing, including one dam nice 5 pounder.........ugh

[seazu]

So YOU say the fish are gone, I guess the fish are gone. And I was DREAMING
of catching keeper after keeper in 7 ft. of water, in the bay, when the season
was open on Columbus Day. You must not try hard enough, please try harder.
wasent me who was crying, i would rather go striper fishing, im just telling you what happend the last 2 years. go back and read the post asking where all the fish went. so get your facts straight before you tell me to try harder.

[broken bobber]

My 2012 log had me catching them on October 13 on greenies, while blackfishing, including one dam nice 5 pounder.........ugh

Steve no waayyyy.... the fish are gone by then :eek:

[broken bobber]

oh now it's the head boats giving up on them, yea they just call it a day so no customers come down and the boat can sit at the dock yea right.wagners marina cancelled the tournement last year why you say hmmmmm let me guess.
and again it wasent me crying about or thinking it, i could care less how long or short the season is or when they move in or when they leave. get that straight.

ok...

1. I believe the head boats in Atl Highlands change species so they don't have to burn the fuel = more profit ... They are NOT running out to the lumps and hills down the beach, yet boats from Belmar and Pt P do ... also I do believe that by Sept the headboat fisherman, which are a different breed (NOT IN A BAD WAY) are just tired of fishing for fluke and welcome the change over to bottom fish in general.....

2. Wagners Tournament.... hahaha one of the elite ones in the area.... did they even have 10 boats signed up....

3. your statements still do NOT justify giving up days which was the argument

again.... just because you haven't caught the last 2 years in Sept you cant label the game over.. ya said yourself your a BASS MAN.... Funny how ya ignore the opinion of others on this thread which seem to be in tune with mine..... ;)

[Capt. Lou]

Giving up days NG, you nevr no when late season fishery is viable , this way u never get the shot ! Bad move!

[broken bobber]

Giving up days NG, you nevr no when late season fishery is viable , this way u never get the shot ! Bad move!

THANK YOU :)

[mako28]

Giving up days NG, you nevr no when late season fishery is viable , this way u never get the shot ! Bad move!

Some people get it, others live for today and have no foresight.

[Reel Class]

I'm still in the camp of pushing the opener up and extending the fall while NOT giving up those cherished days.

We've caught keeper sized fluke on diamond jigs into November MANY years (last year who knows b/c we only got out a few times after Sandy) and I've personally caught fluke to 4# on the beach, FISHING PLUGS, for bass, up to Halloween.

Anybody that thinks that fluke are automatically gone after labor day is bordering on the clueluess. The last 2 years we've had some crazy weather in September and those tropical-"like" systems usually get them up and out of here. I've personally had some GREAT days fishing for fluke in October and late September, fishing on the pipes, mouths of inlets, and in on the beach during the migration - especially for bigger fish.

...When we have stable weather into October, and the bait starts moving down the beach, the migrating fluke stick around and grab the scraps of the stuff the bluefish feed on in the early fall.