inshore bluefins

[Dino]

plenty of bait, bird, porpoise and Bluefin tuna life 4-6 miles off Manasquan inlet today. we saw several size classes bfts, and the amount of fish around was truly surprising. getting them to look at a stickbait is a different story, fish moving very fast and focused in on small bait. 2 guys fishing had 3 bites out of what felt like 3 thousand casts. unfortunately all three pulled the hooks ! fought one about 80-100 pounds for a brief time before she came unbuttoned. went home partially frozen and empty handed but was happy to see the life off NJ in late December! really was hoping to post a photo of a Christmas Bluefin today but it wasn't meant to be. honest report ! merry Christmas NJfishing crew. Dino

[Bigadam119]

Wow getting 3 hooked up is an accomplishment in itself, it's a shame you couldn't land one of those babies. Nice job!

[Sharkyispy]

Great effort this time of year to hook up. Nice effort and report! Merry Christmas!

[Fishin Polski]

Thank You for the report. It seems that everyone is scared to say anything because then all the fish will be caught by someone else.

[squan63]

Nice report I'd be happy with the hits

[Hunter 2]

I thought I saw some big splashes under the birds while Togging with Chad on the Tagged Fish yesterday.

[loosescrews]

We saw the porpoise under the birds yesterday at the sandy hook reef. I looked for a while, even had my popping rod with me but didn't see any tuna. Too many boats around.