BFT Trip (Wed. Aug 12) - SE of Glory Hole, NJ
A friend and I ran my SeaCraft out of Barnegat Inlet today to everyone's favorite BFT wreck location SE of the Glory Hole. We hit the inlet a little after 4am and had lines in the water by 6am. The 60 mile ride out was great. We did 25mph in the dark and went in the low 30's after the sun came up.
We decided to chunk and jig, while drifting. We started out about 3 miles east of the fleet. Marked some fish but no takers. We pulled the lines and reset about 1 mile east of the fleet.
We caught 4 BFT's (3 fish between 43 and 46 inches, and one at 48 inches). All fish were caught on the chunk near the bottom. We then pulled the lines and headed to the chicken canyon. On the way over we saw BFT's busting the surface. My friend picked up his small spinning combo setup and hooks into a nice BFT on a popper. The BFT almost smoked my friend's reel. The fish ended up pulling the hook. We then went pot hopping. We caught mahi and falsies.
The ride back home was very interesting. We hit a nice storm about 40 miles out. Lightening, horizontal rain and a big wind was out constant companion until we hit the inlet. The SeaCraft battled her way through.
I am ready to go back out.
Peter
PS Pictures to follow
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