Fin-Atics

“Incredible” is how the crew at Fin-Atics described the tog and striper action of late. The tog were not only being caught from the wrecks and reefs, but also from the local jetties, sea walls and bridges. Fish to 4 pounds were reported from land based anglers, while the wreck anglers managed fish to 8 pounds. Stripers were found from the river all the way out to the inlet. The river and bay fish were taking bloodworms or clam baits. The fish closer to the inlets were also falling for these baits, but were even more likely to be caught on 6- to 8-inch soft plastics and 6-inch minnow type hard plastics. Larger fish were in the rivers, but the “Goldilocks” fish (those in the keeper slot range) were much more plentiful as you got closer to the Great Egg Harbor Inlet.

Fin-Atics is open and ready for your business (despite the road work going on right outside the shop). Green crabs are in stock and the anglers who tog fished this week found some fish on the 9th Ave Pier and the Longport Jetty. The action was not fast and furious, but a few good fish were caught. Anglers who managed to get offshore found the fishing biting very well on the wrecks with fish to 6 pounds reported. Very large stripers, in excess of 44 inches were caught this week in the river on bloodworms and clam baits. Many fish are also being found at the mouth of the river, in the bays and just behind the inlets. These fish are reported to be “just right”- not too big and not too small: slot fish. Even more exciting is that these fish are almost exclusively taking artificials Rubber shads, Zoom jerkbaits, and Slug-Gos (up to 8 inches) are taking a good number of these fish. Other anglers are throwing hard plastics including the ever popular Long A Bomber, Yo-Zuri MagDarters, and we have even heard a few fish caught on topwater poppers.