big weakfish?

[Chrisper4694]

just saw a verified 10.5lbs weakfish catch (submitted into nj skillful angler). anyone know anything about this catch? maybe some decent weakfishing this year up in north jersey?

[bunker dunker]

now is when you should be out looking.the li boats are getting them already.
every year at this time they catch a few big ones on bunker spoons in the bay.

[captmark]

Chrisper, yeah I saw on another web site that it was caught down in the Barnegat bay and he was out on his kayak with even a bigger one that he released. He weighed it in at Lacey Marine.

[Jigman13]

Guys who target weak fish are tight lipped like the sea run brown trout sharpies.

Think pink and shedder crab oil!

[FASTEDDIE29]

Finesse minnows on a 1/2-1 ounce darter jighead! Slow rolled outside the inlets! They're close to home! Used to be my favorite fish to play with! Watch out for there paper like lips! Easy, easy!

[SaltLife1980]

Yeah every year around now when we go to LBI to open the house i hear about someone getting a really nice one. Last year in July i saw a guy get a 9lbs at the fuel dock at the inlet. Also we were catching bass at the boat slips all summer long on scallops guts that the scallop guys gave us

[Detour66]

Another hot spot for big weakfish is Peconic Bay out in Long Island. Almost ever year they get a run of tiderunners and humpback porgies in that bay this time of year. So the fish still exist but you need to know where and when.

[Blackfish Doug]

Originally Posted by Detour66

Another hot spot for big weakfish is Peconic Bay out in Long Island. Almost ever year they get a run of tiderunners and humpback porgies in that bay this time of year. So the fish still exist but you need to know where and when.

I used to fish out of South hold Marina in the 60's & 70's in Peconic bay. When the lilacs where in bloom the Weakfish would always show up & that goes back into the 1920's my father as boy would tell me, I still keep in touch with my buddies from out east & from what I hear it's still the same as it always was. Three great spots were the Greenlawns,Jesups Neck & Robbins Island. Still to today they are there early morning fishing first light & late evening. They are very skittish to boat traffic so if you see nobody on those pieces try them it won't let you down.

[bulletbob]

I still believe there will be some in the channels in and around Raritan Bay in another month or so, but they are really skitish and boat traffic is insane these days during daylight hours.. Not many guys fish nights anymore but I bet if some guys tried for them drifting sandworms at night on a 3x3 rig they would find some...Of course we'd never hear about it... bob

[birddog]

I used to go down to cape may this time of year and slam monster weakfish using a bucktail and rubber worm. I miss that trip!