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Originally Posted by arat
Water temps in bay around 37-38. Still a little chilly but way better than it was. A few nice days and the bay fish will start there chew
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Guys, I know you are all dying to get out there.
Listen to arat.... he has been putting in heavy hours in RB early season for the last decade as part of Rich Swiss's crew.
They have all caught triple digits consistently during the months of march and april in the past. I have run into them out there when no one else is fishing, the winds are howling 30mph at night and it's brutal out there.....and they're bailing fish one after the other.
They really have a handle on the pulse of RB activity early season. I don't think they will tell you they have caught much when the water is below 40.
We bumped into each other today at Asbury. He told me someone was talking to him of alleged bass caught in Keyport in the last few days. At 37-38 and below, not too likely.
You need to watch those temps and look for good sites that give accurate readings. Closer to 40-42 if you dig tapeworms or toss sandworms you may get a few, but that 42 temp has been the magic mark for me,
(just my experience. ) Like he said, look for 2-3 sunny days to heat the mud flats up....the water has to get to that minimum 40-42, and in my experience closer to 42.....for any consistent action.....
There are two relatively consistent areas where guys are catching bass in NJ right now because the water is 42 and above, and neither of them has RB as the location.
Listen to Arat, he knows stuff.
