I’m scratching my head trying to figure out when these flatties are going to bite! One day they bite strong before high tide, the next day they bite strong after high tide. The water is 63 degrees one day and 66 degrees the next day…still cold by August standards. There are some KEEPers around, but ya gotta pay attention to every tug. Gulp works great in pink color, but sea bass are swarming them, so it gets expensive at $7-$8 a bag for six or eight. Water clarity is OK, not great. Current and wind must be compared to find ideal foshing spots or you’ll be drifting at a too fast 3-miles per hour. To catch, your captain must do some homework and consider all these factors.

Another “Lit” day on the water! Within a few minutes we were hooked up with first flounder. Then, it was game on between Sand-Sharks and Fluke and Sea Bass. The best was a 15 minute fight with a big Cow-Nosed Ray. It pulled the light gear like hell and almost tired out my crew. Knots held. Rod stayed strong. The Penn Battle held tight. Everyone was happy!

I took two dads and their sons out on was a great or terroble weather day, depending on what weather App. you use. My App. showed great weather and it was a truly great July 3rd! We caught dinner and plenty of throwbacks and a bunch of sandsharks. There were lots of misses, too. While we started early, boat traffic picked up alot. Water was 68 degrees and cloudy. I decided to brave the band of near-breakers at Longport’s south end to see what the ocean was holding. It was flat, but no birds and no bunker. We traveled back in and fished behind Margate where a few more shorts were brought in. I by-passed the croaker bite for fluke, today. I realized last werks preferred Gulp color has changed. A new bait was also used. Everything came together for a great trip!