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I have been coming down to the same 2 spots on the NJ coast for the last 4 years, as many times as I can make it there every spring and fall. This year I wasn't able to get down much at all, we were very busy with wedding planning but after it passed I knew I had to get down there. I looked at tides, wind, weather, etc and picked the day. On top of that, I ended up covering a 7-3 shift so I was able to get down there earlier than i would've been able to doing my usual 9-5.

3pm hit and I hopped in the truck. Got to the water by 5:20, I live pretty far so all things considered this was pretty good time. Started fishing and immediately whacked a Shad.

A few minutes later, Thmyorke1 showed up for his first ever foray into the surf. After only being there for a few minutes, I hooked in to something big. At first i thought I had snagged something, but then the drag started ripping. My heart was pounding, was this a ray? was this a striper? As the line filled up my spool again and we caught a sight of the beast, I knew we had to land it. I was able to reach down and grab it, with my lure just barely hooked into the corner of its mouth. There was much rejoicing :D

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Luke was also able to get his first ever fish from the surf! An extremely successful day :D:D:D