November 27th- Well, the weekend is coming to a close and so is the tournament...Sadly, I think I should review some of the beach etiquette we all expect...Driving on the beach is a privilege given to those who buy passes from each individual township...With that, some basic rules must be followed...For safety reasons, speeding to your favorite fishing site or to catch the bite is both dangerous and illegal...This year I have witnessed drivers using excessive speed to catch up with the bird play... This only helps the property owners make their case against driving on the beach...They have already tried to stop us and with the crazy driving this year they will...Those who do cannot see at night should not drive on the beach in the dark...I fish in the evening and am amazed by the number of drivers who drive with their high beams on and stay near the water...When coming over the dune turn off your lights until you make your turn to the north or the south...Then follow the tracks at the dune line...Avoid shining your headlights into the water...When turning towards the water turn off your lights so you do not interfere with any ones fishing...Also, do not shine your headlights towards the people fishing...It causes night blindness...Let's be considerate for everyone's enjoyment...Now to the good stuff...Several of our weigh ins this week were caught on bait in addition to metal...It is good to see the hours of hard work rewarded with nice fish...Bob

Nov 25th
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving filled with wonderful memories to be Thanksful for!
The days just getting started and we've seen a Bass 32in , very fat pulled in on a Skips Metal lure right up the street from the shop, Steve Warren left them biting ( Surf City)to run in weigh and release a 11lb 6oz Blue on a metal too!
They say Harvey Cedars is the place ( Rich goodman just came in with a 15.5lb bass from HC saying lots of dinner sized Bass are still there) so there are a ton of folks up there , go Surf City !Good thing Ava type metals are working as we won't have fresh bunker until later !!Barbie

Nov 22 Just a short report Steve P. called at 7am to report birds working in the wash in Brant Beach/Beach Haven Crest, Yea it's gonna be a good day Tater!!We do have fresh Bunker go get em ! Hugs Barbie This is just starting ! Harry Maeglin is now leading the Students with a beuty of a 28lb 10oz Striper caught in Loveladies at 8am this morning ! Way to go Harry !!

Nov20th...I was pondering about all the friendships I have made over the years of fishing the fall tournament...As Thanksgiving is coming upon us let's all reflect a moment and wish all those whom we meet on the beach good tidings...We look forward to seeing all of our fall friends and miss those who are not here...The fishing has been great this week with the sand eel hatch and the arrival of the bunker schools...Congrats to Sue's two sons for their first bass today...Bruce put both Cole and Holden on nice fish...Cole had a 15+ lb fish and Holden caught a perfect dinner size fish... It was special to see Don E's daughter Wendy weigh in two nice bass...The larger one was 21+ lb...I want to wish all of you a warm and healthy Thanksgiving...Bob

Nov 18th
If you haven't been checking out the Tournament web site the news is that there have been so many Stripers and blues caught in the past few days , it's been fun for all who have been out there. It's been all mostly on Bunker too ! Tim Stumpf took over first place in the shops Striper pool with a 39lb 1oz bass caught in Loveladies on Bunker! Although alot have been caught on Ava jigs type lures as well , bellys still filled with Sand eels !Check out our pictures , finally had the bright idea of changing the pic size on the camera and now we can put on as many as we can !!We have plenty of fresh bunker and clams in !

Nov 13th- The Ides of November are upon us and the big fish have yet to arrive...But, this weekend saw Breezeway Frank and his long term fishing partner Lynn weigh in several bass and release even more... John weighed in another bass from Barnegat Light and Brendan M. weighed in one from Holgate...Both were in the 20 lb class...Greg O'C and his dad John O'C took the boys out for a the day in the surf...The winds picked up and they decided there was more action watching the Eagles game...Marcella from Surf City showed her brothers how to catch a 12 lb bluefish in the surf...Nice work...The regulars were bunched up today picking up a few bass on the north end of the Island...I brought my nephew, Shane E. from Newton, NJ out on the beach for some early morning action...The Barnegat Light Heavers had their meeting at the store Saturday Night...Many thanks to Sue for allowing us to use the facilities...The existing slate of officers were elected to continue for another year...Thanks to all the guys who helped Sue pack out the bunker this week...Who said Chivalry is dead...Finally, Capt Santiago of the Santana reported that the bass outside the inlet today were all in the 20 lb. class...Special note to all the plug fishermen on the Island...Mike Went, a long time plugger and all around great guy was struck by a car at work last week and is recovering after major surgery...Please be sure to wish him well...tight lines and sharp hooks...Bob

Nov 11th
Happy Veterns Day to all Veterns ! ! Thank You each and everyone for all you gave ! We're having a 10% off Veterns Day sale here at the shop so stop by say hi and save !
Yesterday afternoon on the incoming the fish came over the bar again , mostly 30/32 inch Bass with some Blues mixed in , hopefully it'll happen again today , second day of the west wind , if there's a third day , watch out as the bait'll come in and there'll be fish all over !! Bring it on ! At the moment there are Ganet diving right outside the sandbar , most likly on sand eels , for those plugging , grab some Ava/diamond jigs or Skips metals work great too!
This morning weigh-ins were our Bruce with a 16lb Striper , which was put on the scale and released down at the boat ramp , followed by Joe Thiel with a 32in Bluefish , weighted and released ! Both from Ship Bottom on bunker .