Re: Slow afternoon fluking (Please read to end)
I once was anchored on Shrewsbury Rocks fishing for blues. A party boat from Belmar anchored near us. Fishing was picky but if you worked at it you could catch some fish. Report comes out in NJ Fishing Mag. that they had fished south of the inlet that day and slammed them. I just laughed.
I have been out on a couple of party boats and a charter and some days were very good and others I could not buy a keeper. Fact is it's fishing and there are guys that are VERY VERY good at it and there are guys that are like many, average fishermen. Even the great fishermen have off days where it just does not happen despite trying everything that should work. The captains I respect the most are the ones that will tell you that it was terrible when it was and will tell you it's hot when it is. I can tell you there are days when I just did not have it and others when I could do no wrong. My reports will tell you either way.
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