Any suggestions on party boat first timer boat New Jersey Area?

[emcjim]

Not so crowded? Pick a Monday PM or Tuesday PM trip from AH. Boats will be fishing the bay, so ocean swells should not be an issue. The 1/2-day boats will be switching to fluke on 5/18. Fluke may be more reliable than stripers, as of now. See the recent report for the Atlantic Star. Until school is over, in latter June, the 3, or possibly 4, 1/2-day boats, in AH, may be travelling so light on Monday PM and Tuesday PM, that some of them might not even get out. If you decide on Belmar, or PP, check the forecasts not only for wind, but swells.

[bubbatog]

The Miss Belmar out of belmar great boat,crew and captain.They go the extra mile for their customers.

[Take a kid fishing]

Drive the extra few minutes and get out on the fisherman from AH. Capt Ron will do all he can get you on the fish and the crowd and crew work together so newbie or not you'll make out. Bring spinning gear for Stripers as whether you are clamming or jigging you'll want to get out away from the boat. Had my son out last Sunday and all worked to make sure he got his fish and got them in the boat.

[1captainron]

Originally Posted by PositiveVibe

Hey all, im taking my friend who has never fished before and wanted to know whats a good party boat out there thats not so crowded and are newbie friendly. Date and time is flexible so, when are the least people fishing during the weekday? Also which is better in NJ this time of the year. Point pleasant or belmar?
Want to go stripe fishing and i have been surf fishing along time but only a couple times on party boats.
Any tips would be greatly apprciated.
Thank you

Sorry my friend but a "Good Party Boat" that's not crowded is tough to come bye, that's why they are crowded. I can tell you that in the past 3 weeks I have claimed 15 Striper Virgins too add to my list, enough said. Love the newbie's cause they don't expect too much and love life when they do catch one. Chance's are they win the pool as it happens all the time......
A crowded Restaurant is a good restaurant.

[PositiveVibe]

Thank you sooo much everyone. Makes me feel a bit comfortable thinking they are newbie friendly. I decided to go on the Fisherman tommoorw. Hopefully everything works out great because we're planning on fishing 2~3 times per week during our break which is next 6 months. So hope i have a great first experience and find a great boat!

Any suggestion on if i should bring my rod and reel? I have a lamiglas BL 7030C boat rod I got recently to go boating and a Penn Torque 5 spinning reel i had already for my surf with surf rod. But im gonna leave my surf rod home.

Would the lami 7030c be ok for boat striper fishing? Reel is ok too?

Also do i bring lures or is it mostly live baiting and jigging?
Thank you again!

[aduma1107]

Definetly can't go wrong on the Fisherman

[Gerry Zagorski]

Vibe - I've not heard of any party boats jigging this year yet, they've all been bait fishing, mostly clams and some Bunker.

Your set up should be fine for Stripers so bring it and ask the mate for a rig.

If anything, I might bring a few Bunker to cut up and chunk. Heads have been working well... You can use the same basic rig you use for clamming but larger hook might help. If it's slow clamming for everyone try the Bunker. The mates will show/tell you everything you need to know.

[CadiShackFishing]

The mates on the Fisherman are great. Capt Ron will do whatever it takes to get on the fish.

[1captainron]

After all this, the bite has gone to crap and the man probably thinks I'm full of *****. We did give it hell though.

[JMM727]

Not to worry Capt. Ron, they'll be back soon. In the meantime, starting Saturday, it would be our pleasure to introduce him to fluke on the Atlantic Star. Usually this time of the year weekday trips, either morning or afternoon, are less crowded.