robr3004
Well-known member
Headed out after work today. What a beautiful evening on the lake, a nice little wind, air temps in the mid 70's and some nice fish.
Started off with 2 little guys on a Green Pumpkin 3/8oz Jig with 3-1/2 inch craw trailer. Picked up the fish on the windy point so decide to jump past the next 2 boaters in the cove to the next point. As I approach the next point, one of the other guys makes a B-line right for where I'm heading. Just great, so I stop about 100 yards away in the open water to wait a see what he does. Guess he realized where I was heading and he kept on going by. So I pull into the spot I had my eye on, cast my jig, feel the tic of the line and set the hook on a nice 4.2 ponder. Man did she run for the boat, right under it and kept heading for deep water. Had to spin the boat around, she put on a good fight, but I got her to the boat.
So I continued around the point, missed a small hit, I think it was a perch as they kept following the jig to the boat. Decided to back track and use a spinner bait, missed another one. Made it back to where I picked up the 4.2 pounder and just past there hooked into another big one, but this time she shot right to the top of the water, jumped out and spit the jig out. She was at least 3 pounds maybe more.
After that I had to head back to the ramp, unfortunately Manasquan closes at dusk and you have to be off the lake or the ranger comes after you. As I was heading back to the ramp, I see some large bait fish jumping out in the open water. I stop the boat, tie on a pop-r, make a cast, pop, pop, SPLASH, set the hook....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz there goes my drag. Hooked into a nice 6.3 pound hybrid striper. Took me about 5 minutes to get her to the boat. Man did that fish fight like hell.
That ended my night off fishing on a good note.
My fishing partner for the evening
Started off with 2 little guys on a Green Pumpkin 3/8oz Jig with 3-1/2 inch craw trailer. Picked up the fish on the windy point so decide to jump past the next 2 boaters in the cove to the next point. As I approach the next point, one of the other guys makes a B-line right for where I'm heading. Just great, so I stop about 100 yards away in the open water to wait a see what he does. Guess he realized where I was heading and he kept on going by. So I pull into the spot I had my eye on, cast my jig, feel the tic of the line and set the hook on a nice 4.2 ponder. Man did she run for the boat, right under it and kept heading for deep water. Had to spin the boat around, she put on a good fight, but I got her to the boat.
So I continued around the point, missed a small hit, I think it was a perch as they kept following the jig to the boat. Decided to back track and use a spinner bait, missed another one. Made it back to where I picked up the 4.2 pounder and just past there hooked into another big one, but this time she shot right to the top of the water, jumped out and spit the jig out. She was at least 3 pounds maybe more.
After that I had to head back to the ramp, unfortunately Manasquan closes at dusk and you have to be off the lake or the ranger comes after you. As I was heading back to the ramp, I see some large bait fish jumping out in the open water. I stop the boat, tie on a pop-r, make a cast, pop, pop, SPLASH, set the hook....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz there goes my drag. Hooked into a nice 6.3 pound hybrid striper. Took me about 5 minutes to get her to the boat. Man did that fish fight like hell.
That ended my night off fishing on a good note.
My fishing partner for the evening
