nice weekend

Well they are calling for a relatively nice weekend.  Friday high 48 with W winds 10-15 and Saturday high 59 with SW wind 15-20 not bad considering how it has been.  We have clams in the shell and will be open Friday Saturday and Sunday morning.  There are a bunch of projects going on around the store so if you walk in and I’m covered in paint or cursing don’t mind me.   

Fresh Clams

I’m having a bushel of clams delivered to day if any one is thinking about hitting the beach this weekend.  I have not herd much about the stripers in this aria.  But keep in mind the warm temps and big bass will be hear soon. 

Nice weekend

Looks like we have a nicer weekend coming up.  I will be in the store tomorrow and part of Sunday working on all the projects we have going on.  So stop on in.

Jersey Saltwater Recreational Registry Program

With only 8 days left till the opening of the striper season on March 1^st don’t for get about the New Jersey Saltwater Recreational Registry Program.  Yes it is still a thing all anglers must register before fishing in NJ salt water.  If you ONLY fish on a party boat or reputable charter boat they will have the boat registered but it’s a very simple thing to do so gust get it dun.  Hear is the link. www.nj.gov/dep/saltwaterregistry/

BIG Polar Bear Plunge weekend SALE

Its time for the BIG Polar Bear Plunge weekend SALE.  We have an enormous amount of new inventory coming this spring and need to make some room!!!  25% off the entire store, some items include 9ers Umbrella rigs, Grunden, Xtra tuf, Gulp! and powerpro.  Some items are up to 50% off including frozen bait and Viking gear.  Gift certificate’s 10% off post marked for June 1^st.  Place your orders for your spring maintenance items bottom paint, wax, new electronics etc.  Be sure to bring in your broken reels and rods and have them fixed up before the rush of the season begins. Sale is on in stock items only. Excludes ALL top shelf items.  We will be open Friday 12-6, Saturday 8-6, Sunday 8-2 and Monday 8-12. Hours are not set in stone and may change based on weather or other circumstances.

2014 flounder regulations for nj

The start and end date have not been decided yet. what do you thing???

At today’s meeting, the ASMFC voted in favor of regionalized management for fluke in effect reallocating some of New Jersey’s fluke quota and giving it to New York. Further, of the two regionalization plans being considered, they chose the worse one for New Jersey. Under the adopted plan, New Jersey will be in a region with New York and Connecticut. Under this plan we will have a 4 fish bag limit at 18” with a 128 day season. The NJMFC will now only be able to decide when the season will begin and when it will end. Under this plan New Jersey is only projected to harvest 906,348 fluke. If the other regional option had been chosen New Jersey would have had a 135 day season with a projected harvest of 947,337 fluke.
Further the ASMFC disregarded the will of the public. Hearings were held in various states and there was a public comment period where the vast majority of the public opposed the regionalized plans. Additionally, the ASMFC claimed they wanted to have similar sized regulations between bordering states but all they did was shift the problem. Last year New York had a 19” size limit and New Jersey had a 17 ½” size limit despite the fact that they were fishing similar waters. This year both New York and New Jersey will have an 18” size limit. However, Delaware will have a 16” size limit. How is that fair for our boats out of Cape May that fish similar waters?
The little bit of good news today was that the ASMFC voted not to have a closed season on winter flounder. Now we just have to wait for the NJMFC to adopt that measure.
The ASMFC also voted in favor of ad hoc regional measures for sea bass as we had last year.
I am hopeful that since New Jersey under fished its target quota that we might be able to have a somewhat longer season this year but that remains to be seen.

Paul Haertel
President JCAA

Star Fish is going tomarow 2-7-13

I just got off the phone with Captain Mike from the Star Fish Party boat and they are heading out tomorrow to look for some Tog.  The boat has not left the dock lately due to the heavy Ice in the lagoon.  With the Cold weather we have had there is  a good chains some Cod and Pollock have pushed down from up north.  For more info (609) 263-3800   I will be in the shop from 7am till around 10am if you are needing any thing.  I will be starting to get thing ready for the big Polar Bare Plunge Weekend sale.