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This is a good time of the year for the captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association to be fishing at the Jersey shore. There are fish both inshore and offshore-it all depends on what the anglers want to catch.
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Captain Bob Gerkens of the “Hot Tuna†continues to work the tuna at the 30 Fathom line. He had a “split†charter last weekend that picked up several yellowfin tuna topping out at 55-pounds as well as a “gaffer†mahi-mahi and some skipjack. His anglers included Joe Damato, Steve Smutnik, Matt Christensen, Jeff VanLiew, Alan Schulwite, and Rob N.
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Captain Carl Sheppard took his boat, the “Star Fish†out looking for inshore tuna. After a two hour run to the fishing grounds they trolled a broad spread of lures and started getting strikes almost immediately. First a white marlin slapped the bait around but did not hook up. After difficulty hooking up with fish, they moved to another spot and were soon rewarded with a 47-pound yellowfin and then a 65-pound bluefin tuna.
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The “Star Fish†fished inshore earlier last week with Captain Vic Bertotti and caught fluke and black sea bass along with some shark. The party boated one, and the other, about 9-foot long, broke off as it neared the boat.
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Captain Gary Dugan of “Irish Jig Sportfishing†had a couple of parties over last weekend that ended up with fish in the cooler. One trip had numerous throwbacks with four nice fluke to 23-inches for dinner. Another charter had even more throwbacks, and four sea bass, one ling, and a 24-inch fluke in the box.
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