. . . and I do not feel bad for missing it. Well, maybe a little, but it's just awesome that stuff like this happens in New Jersey! And it was not just numbers. Shell E said a lot of the bass were keepers and that there was a fair number of fish from 15-20lbs. Hmmm. That's just the way it goes sometimes!
Will and Doug were down this morning for our Thanksgiving Day tradition of watching miles of bass and birds going wild out of range followed by the fish coming in right as we are about to leave. Seriously. Just as we were about to leave at 10:00am, a small of school of bass broke off the main school, and was just in range on the back of the bar. And of course I had to get a fat 30 incher on my "last cast". That fish prompted about 50 more casts and made us quite late leaving the beach.
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| Doug actually prefers when the fish stay off the beach since he is a rope fisherman. "When the fish are in I waste a lot of time fighting and unhooking fish," Doug explained. "Today was great. There was a storm yesterday and the fish stayed offshore today. Perfect rope fishing conditions. I wait all year for days like this. This made my fall!" |
