The Marine Trades Association of N.J kicks off its annual New Jersey Boat Sale & Expo from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday in the N.J. Convention & Expo Center at Edison. That show continues through Sunday. The $10 tickets are best purchased online at JerseyBoatExpo.com.
The Ocean Explorer from Belmar made it out with a small group for a very nice day at sea. There was life on the bottom, and several cod were caught, but they were all shorts. There were also some short blackfish, a ling, and the usual eels and dogfish. They will be giving it a try again on Thursday.