Off to the Mid Shore Grounds Wednesday

[Gerry Zagorski]

Got an invite to fish with my buddies Bill and Rich and the plan is to leave from Manasquan around 10 AM and target the school Bluefin and Mahi. Weather looks almost perfect and hope to get something for the table. Really enjoy these kind of trips this time of year because of the possibilities. You never know what you’ll see or catch.

If anyone else is heading out and wants to keep in touch out there, PM me with your cell phone number.

[Keystonefisher]

Best of luck Gerry!

Having never been; what is considered mid-shore? How far out for a shot at those species?

Thanks.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by Keystonefisher

Best of luck Gerry!

Having never been; what is considered mid-shore? How far out for a shot at those species?

Thanks.

General area is the Mudhole and just inshore of it so it depends where you are leaving from and which section you want to fish. Our typical trips from the Sandy Hook area you run 40 to 50 miles round trip. From Manasquan and Belmar more like 30 to 40 miles. Sometimes the Bluefin can be a lot closer but the Mahi are usually around the pots which are out in along the walls of the Mudhole.

[Keystonefisher]

Thanks!!

[Broad Bill]

Blue bird day, seemed like perfect conditions to venture offshore. Any report from your mid shore excursion? Considering heading offshore Friday so curious how you made out today.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by Broad Bill

Blue bird day, seemed like perfect conditions to venture offshore. Any report from your mid shore excursion? Considering heading offshore Friday so curious how you made out today.

Nice day but it was a bust... Started out at Little Italy and worked our way down the Ollie's and Barnegat Ridge and it was like the dead sea.. No birds no pots no life except for what I think was a small school of Albies closer to the Ridge. Most boats seemed to be around Little Italy but we didn't see anything caught there...

Oh well, still a nice day to be out, have some laughs and tell some fishing stories and lies.

[Broad Bill]

Wow that's crazy to cover that much water with nothing to show. Any idea what the water temps were? Thanks for the report. Curious were you pulling artificials, rigged ballyhoo, chunking, jigging etc?

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by Broad Bill

Wow that's crazy to cover that much water with nothing to show. Any idea what the water temps were? Thanks for the report. Curious were you pulling artificials, rigged ballyhoo, chunking, jigging etc?

Just saw some reports from others who caught in the area. We were trolling the whole time with spreader bars with some cherry jets close behind them and on the way way back with cedar plugs in tight. I’ve heard from several the pink spreaders are working well and a few caught on Rainbow spreaders and some on jigs.

I think part of our issue is we weren’t in the grounds until 11:30 since I saw reports of others who were done by 10:30. We on the other hand didn’t see anything on the surface or on the finder in that area.

I’d go for as early as possible on Friday before the wind is predicted to run out of the east. Even then it would be at you back on the way home.

[Broad Bill]

Thanks!

[shrimpman steve]

No magical flying fishing rods that was your problem