Macs and Whiting

[Solemate]

Hey Frank the Delmar did not run 3-9 Al Gable was to sleeping by 8:30. Quite a character Gotta Get Em. Worked his boat as a 12-15 year old summertime with mate Frank. Bait boy and cleanup. Loved the Ling/ Whiting/ Mac combo trips with burlap bags hanging from the rails. Ambrose/ Scotland grounds

[Reelron]

Gotta believe I would head to New Hampshire for the Whiting ?????? Did very well up there this year. But not exactly a day trip.

[Grateful Dad]

The Super Cat and Sea Fox out of AH are both running 3-9 trips. Hop on, they have heated rails for the cold nights.

[Jigman13]

Guys were catching mackerel from the sandy hook beaches recently. With big hickory shad mixed it. Perhaps that's a sign they'll be here??

[bunker dunker]

i was thinking the Happy or the reliable,they both fish the Magic hour trip.

[MohawkJD]

Originally Posted by Reelron

Gotta believe I would head to New Hampshire for the Whiting ?????? Did very well up there this year. But not exactly a day trip.

Eastman's had an unbelievable mackerel run last summer. They run 1/2 day trips on one of their party boats July & Aug. Whiting are run on 6 pack charters. I go once every summer and it's usually non stop catching. Captain can do 1/2 day ling/whiting and finish with haddock or all day ling & whiting. Your smoker will be running into October from a day & a half up there.

[Sullivan]

Burlap bags , whiting , Scotland and Ambrose lightships , and big smiles on all the old timers faces , nice post !

[porgylber]

Definitely fond memories here. My first time fishing on a party boat as a kid was for macks out of Sheepshead Bay. I caught 8 that day, brought home in my burlap bag. I remember my Mom cleaning them in the kitchen sink, and she broiled them for dinner that evening.
As for whiting, I’ve actually seen a few more come up on ling trips. All have been small.

[Rich]

Or just hit Long Branch fishing pier in January. They are all good for night whiting.

Now those were the days!!!!!!!

[Capt. Debbie]

My father loved winter fishing more than summer. He crabbed summers and we fished winters. Cod was his God.

I remember the burlap sacks tied to the rails very well. This is a real stroll down a fond memory lane.

I think the Zephyr out of Bayonne may switch over soon too and hit Scotland and fish in the shadows of Ambrose Tower.

Originally Posted by Solemate

Hey Frank the Delmar did not run 3-9 Al Gable was to sleeping by 8:30. Quite a character Gotta Get Em. Worked his boat as a 12-15 year old summertime with mate Frank. Bait boy and cleanup. Loved the Ling/ Whiting/ Mac combo trips with burlap bags hanging from the rails. Ambrose/ Scotland grounds