Tuna Trip - Mudhole, NJ

Michael Vezzosi · #1 09-04-2009, 12:18 PM

Guys got any room for another 20 MA owner visiting? Thanks. Part II.

peterb · #2 09-05-2009, 08:31 PM

I was out in the mudhole today. here is a copy of my report.

Left the dock around 4:30am, and arrived at the "secret" mudhole wreck area 50 miles out around 6:45am. Marked fish pretty quickly. Got an "under" fish while jigging. As I am fighting this fish, two other guys hook up as well. Near the surface, as I am bringing in my fish, I see about six or seven BFT's (including one big "over" fish) following around my fish. Very cool.

Shortly thereafter, my buddy gets another "under" fish on a chunking rod. By this time it is around 8am. That ends up being it for the BFT's for the day. We had a couple of the chunking rods go off, but the hooks got quickly pulled.

Stopped fishing around 12:30pm and got back to the barn around 3pm.

At the "secret" spot I counted 54 boats.

Water was very calm today. I saw a couple of small single engine sleds out there.

Water temp was between 70.9f and 73f.

Peter
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Basspond · #3 09-07-2009, 12:52 PM

Peter, sounds like a great time. Were you chunking with sardines? I'm guessing you were on your 23?

Naturally I was away for the weekend and didn't get a chance to get in on that one day weather window. Looking at some pictures on other sites, it was like a lake out there and now it is going to blow for a week straight again...

There sounds like an amazing amount of fish out there. I'm kind of wondering where the yellowfin and bluefin that were inshore moved to, either out there or south?

Part II, I don't know what my work situation is this week and with the forecast I'm not sure when I'll get out next. You can shoot me a PM if you want.