October 2022 wrap up

October has been hot for stripers in our area. 

Club members have been reporting very large bass over the limit. 

10/12/22:

Capt. Jim F - 50" striper released caught on live bunker

10/15/22:

Fred T - 44" trolling off Lavallette - 55 ft on a green bunker spoon. Bunker were there but not like the previous week. No whales. 

Louis C - skunked

10/22/22: 

Frank C - went out of BI. Lots of dogfish. Tried eels early off the BI rocks. Trolled. Live lined bunker. Skunked. Headed out to try for Sea Bass, more dogfish and searobins, a short fluke, two blowfish 

Sean W -

Left inlet around 2 PM - 44" - live bunker off Sea Watch, Colin with a 38", and a 47" successfully released

Followed Capt Freda's advice to stay coast to the pods and switch over to circle hooks after snagging.

10/30/22:

John S - reports a lot of boats off Sea Girt/Spring Lake, rough surf. Plenty of bait but no stripers. 

Fred T - Had the Jewells out. Scored a 44" right outside inlet in 45 feet of water on a white spoon:

10/31/22:

Jack P - out with Luis C and John S - trolling with bunker spoons  42"

Chatter:

Jim F - "Now is the time for your bass of a lifetime"

Sean W - "Do you think smaller fish are on the way"

Jim F - "Yes, middle of November through December"

Fred T - Fished with the Monger today. Had an 8-man limit of keepers and dozens of slobs. All keepers came in the morning.