Ed Huntress wrote:

"john" wrote in message
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Ed Huntress wrote:

"Wes" wrote in message


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You are up late Ed, normal for me working the midnight shift.


Actually, up early. I was having my coffee and breakfast while getting
ready to go fishing. Now I'm having more coffee, getting ready to fillet
some bluefish.

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Ed Huntress

Where did you go bluefishing and how were they running?


I was fishing from a jetty near Leonardo, NJ. They're spotty near shore, but
Raritan Bay is paved with them, of all sizes. I also caught some very small
weakfish, but keepers are in the bay.

I never saw so much bait in Raritan Bay: spearing, peanut bunkers, big
bunkers, mullet, and rainfish. The blues are gorging on them and can be hard
to attract to a bait. I had better luck with metal than others were having
with live bait.

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Ed Huntress




I sure wish I was down there. I worked there ages ago when they were
dredging the pipeline from NJ to Long Island to Kennedy airport. I was
maintaining all the electronics on the dredge. The tugboat that took me
out to the dredge picked me up at that dock.

With all that bait in the water, a jig would probably stand out a little
more. Bluefish will go after just about anything.



John