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SaltLife1980 05-14-2016 03:21 AM
Holy Bunker!
 
Anyone seen this?:eek::eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOR_6aEMzfs

Hunter 2 05-14-2016 06:50 AM
Re: Holy Bunker!
 
That's from Raritan bay last years fall run.

SaltLife1980 05-14-2016 06:30 PM
Re: Holy Bunker!
 
Yeah thats pretty wild. I have seen them boiling like that a ton of times but the amount there is insane.

Watreiler 05-14-2016 06:35 PM
Re: Holy Bunker!
 
Awesome footage.

tjd24 05-15-2016 10:55 AM
Re: Holy Bunker!
 
I was out there that day.
It was awesome.

dakota560 05-15-2016 12:08 PM
Re: Holy Bunker!
 
For anyone who witnessed that, it looks like the bunker were dying I assume due to low oxygen levels. Is that what happened? That was the case last year or a few years ago in SRI when the bunker swarmed into the river and depleted the oxygen to a point that everything in the river died. I didn't see any bluefish in the video, just seemed like a massive school of bunker that were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Surprised the Belford pirates weren't out in force netting every last one, guess bunker don't have as much demand in the fall.

SaltLife1980 05-15-2016 09:04 PM
Re: Holy Bunker!
 
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Originally Posted by dakota560 (Post 445572)
For anyone who witnessed that, it looks like the bunker were dying I assume due to low oxygen levels. Is that what happened? That was the case last year or a few years ago in SRI when the bunker swarmed into the river and depleted the oxygen to a point that everything in the river died. I didn't see any bluefish in the video, just seemed like a massive school of bunker that were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Surprised the Belford pirates weren't out in force netting every last one, guess bunker don't have as much demand in the fall.
Yeah it is amazing that the bunker boats were not netting em up. The bunker look like they do when in a live tank with to many in there and they are starving for oxygen

shresearchdude 05-15-2016 09:27 PM
Re: Holy Bunker!
 
If I see that many of the same species in the same place it's one of two things. Either they are bunched up due to predators-which weren't obvious in that video or it's the other-spawning. I asked around and couldn't get any confirmation of that being the case either. :cool:
the video is from Nov. so it's possible.

mike1010 05-16-2016 10:58 AM
Re: Holy Bunker!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by shresearchdude (Post 445636)
If I see that many of the same species in the same place it's one of two things. Either they are bunched up due to predators-which weren't obvious in that video or it's the other-spawning. I asked around and couldn't get any confirmation of that being the case either. :cool:
the video is from Nov. so it's possible.
I was there they were surrounded by bluefish.

Hunter 2 05-16-2016 11:15 AM
Re: Holy Bunker!
 
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Another pic from the web. Bunker on left, Bass on right

DEEP POCKETS 05-16-2016 12:42 PM
Re: Holy Bunker!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hunter 2 (Post 445666)
Another pic from the web. Bunker on left, Bass on right
Wow that's a really cool shot!!

SaltLife1980 05-20-2016 12:53 AM
Re: Holy Bunker!
 
Yeah thats a sick picture

Taxman 05-20-2016 07:50 AM
Re: Holy Bunker!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hunter 2 (Post 445666)
Another pic from the web. Bunker on left, Bass on right
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am stuck in the middle with you

phil 05-20-2016 11:49 AM
Re: Holy Bunker!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by SaltLife1980 (Post 445624)
Yeah it is amazing that the bunker boats were not netting em up. The bunker look like they do when in a live tank with to many in there and they are starving for oxygen
pretty sure that's WHY there are so many bunker around nowadays because they are no longer allowed to net them inshore.

mstolte617 05-20-2016 03:23 PM
Re: Holy Bunker!
 
I was out that day too. I took a video as well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGIqUb_JOTo

Bluefish and some stripers were there pushing the bunker up. Earlier in the day i had a double header blues on a shad umbrella rig snap right at the boat. Two blues now swimming around attached at the mouth with an umbrella rig. Thats rough living

SaltLife1980 05-20-2016 11:51 PM
Re: Holy Bunker!
 
Thats just wild!


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