Monger Wednesdays are South Wind days

[dales529]

Got out with Capt Jerry last 2 Wednesdays: Both trips were "blessed" with NJ finest South winds
09/04/19: Actually conditions were pretty good early am and we slammed the shorts with a shot of keepers up north until around 10AM. Took the ride south as the south easterly was starting to rear its ugly head. Got up there and had more shorts and some shots at some nice fish. I had the right bite with the right head shakes and drag pulling thumper only to have it come un-buttoned about 3/4 of the way up. Never saw it but we all knew it would have been good.
Oh well Capt gave me a shot. Had Tom Dakota, his son Ryan and crew along Fin reaper, Two guys rod Mike and some work buddies. Put a decent catch together for the conditions up to around 6lbs

09/11/19:
Can not say enough about how Capt Jerry treats his customers with flat out honesty, integrity and appreciation for your business: Faced this time with a southerly blow SW @ 15 to 20. Capt Jerry texted me as usual the night before and then called to say he had found the life out to the east in 100 ft on Tuesday. He felt given the forecast we wouldn't be able to get there and the inshore grounds were slow so its was our option to save our money and stay home. Never being one to accept the forecast we opted to make an audible at the dock Wed at 6 am in case NOAA got it wrong. Alas NOAA did have it right and it was blowing SW over 10 and would only get worse. Again Capt gave us an out and save our money knowing we wouldn't get to where the fish were and the kind of day up to the standards he expects to deliver to his customers. He also laid out the other options which were to anchor inshore for porgies / blues or try the inshore fluke grounds without getting much. Of course being there at the dock and already having a good time we opted for the inshore fluke grounds.

Again had Tom dakota Smith , Tony Mike D, Joe, Larry Hartattack, Two guys rod, my "other" Larry and the king of blowfish ROCKY on board. Great crew.

Long story short Jerry found some decent life, we ended up with some short life and a bunch of keepers up to Tom's 7 lber. It was Toms day fishing in that washing machine with 5 keepers alone ORL. Had to go up to 12 ounces etc etc and drift was fast.
Monger has my business for life and wish so many didnt know why as I would get more trips LOL. 4th time out with him this year fluking with some better than others but all a great time.

Best line of the day was Tony (self admitted out for fun and doesn't care about the fishing) . About noon maybe with winds 15 to 20 he looks over at Jerry and says "how about you go out and fish and i will drive the boat for a while"

[Duffman]

Good stuff Dave! Capt Jerry is the best! Can’t say enough good things.

Way to scratch out a bite.

Sorry didn’t see ya pm til just now.

Dave first thanks for putting these trips together, always a great group of guys and awesome time. I couldn't echo your sentiments regarding the Monger more. Jerry runs a class A operation all around. Mates couldn't be more attentive to all your needs. Anyone who puts the customers interests before their own will always win the race. You couldn't ask for a more honest assessment of what to expect Wednesday at the dock and even then after a few beers and someone asking "Are we Gloucestermen?", off we went! Glad we did, as usual Jerry made lemonade out of lemons.

One special note. There's a first for everything. Tony (our back up captain!) broke off his rig early on. Rocky about an hour later gets caught up and Shawn came over to help out. Gets Rocky freed up and realizes he has another line attached. Shawn starts hand lining it in (braid no less) and realizes there's a fish on the other end. About a minute later Shawn calls for the net and a nice 3 - 4 lb fluke comes over the rail. Few seconds he realizes the fish hit the rig Tony lost an hour earlier on a snag. Tony turns to Jerry and says "And you guys keep telling us to work the jigs! Secret is break off as many rigs as you can, scatter them around the area, keep them as motionless as possible and come back later to reel em' in! One nice fluke, three anglers involved, teamwork at it's finest! Can't make this stuff up. Tony Pedula, for hire Captain and long liner!

As usual a great trip and an effort by Jerry and Shawn second to none. Thanks guys for another great day on the water!

[Rocky]

Thanks for the invite. It was a crew of true fishermen, Tony may need a little help though. I did not catch a keeper but, I did call for the net once when I had a double with one of the two fluke being foul hooked. Thank goodness we had greedy non-sharing dakota Tom onboard to put a few keepers in the box to save the day.

[shrimpman steve]

Great report dales. Miss ya buddy.

Capt Jerry is one of the best!!!

[Rocky]

Thanks dakota Tom.

Fresh Caught Fluke Fillet Lightly Breaded and Fried to perfection with a mayo, tomato dipping sauce, Seasoned Hand Cut Sweet Potato Fries, and Steamed Balsamic Vinegar Asparagus.

Rocky that looks absolutely delicious. You're a heck of a chef. Still salivating over that blow fish dish you posted a few weeks back. Here's Mike's creation with Wednesday's catch, shrimp stuffed flounder with a panko crust and sauteed broccoli! You guys should hook up and start a restaurant!

[GDubya07]

Dave do you expect anything less from the Jerry and the Monger Way

Even you catch fish -

Great job Capt. and crew

Fish when you can

GDubs-