Among the many experts on hand will be Capt. Greg Dubrule from Noank, Ct. offshore pro Capt. Matt Baryshayan Connecticut River striper skipper Matthew De Bacco center console expert David Schunke Humminbird electronics rep Bill Carson and N. J. freshwater bass pro Mike Iaconelli. Capt. Howard Bogan said Monday's 3 a. m. mid-range wreck trip with his Jamaica from Brielle was slow, though Steven Moran of Point Pleasant Beach boated a 30-pound cod on a jig and teaser as well as a doubleheader of pollock.

SL2-14-14RISTORI FOR FRIDAYA LONGER SEASON IN STORE FOR WINTER FLOUNDERby Al RistoriThough the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) dealt a blow to New Jersey on fluke by including us in a region with New York and Connecticut that results in an 18-inch minimum with four fish during a 128-day season, there was some good news from the recent ASMFC meeting as year-round recreational fishing was permitted for winter flounder. There will also once again be an opportunity to fish for flounder in the fall, which we gave up when management started in exchange for eliminating commercial fishing for winter flounder in the ocean -- though NMFS Regional Director John Bullard has since ignored that by allowing a commercial by-catch.

The black marlin trolling was good enough that we were able to make a long run to Mountousa for just a few hours trolling the last day when an underfilled 50W was dumped before Jose could run on the fish. Bob Correll fought another marlin before the hook pulled within a hundred yards of the boat Todd Correll released one despite a straightened-out snap swivel as the leader wrapped in the black's dorsal fin and another marlin missed the lure before we headed in at 10 30 a. m. to make a plane that afternoon for the 45-minute flight back from David to Panama City.

Indeed, how could anyone consider management fair when a commercial fisherman towing a huge net can fill his quota from a public resource with 14-inch fluke while an angler usually drifting over open bottom with a single baited hook must release not only that size fluke but also many even larger in an often fruitless quest to catch a 17 1 2-inch keeper Is it fair that commercial interests get 60 percent of the summer flounder quota while the public is allowed only 40 percent in spite of an NOAA document that estimated the recreational catch at about 70 percent before management started When I was a youngster there were no recreational regulations on fluke at all, but with only small, inshore draggers, there were plenty of fluke for all. Yet stripers were fussy on metal when I fished Nov. 11 with Chuck Many of Annandale and Nellie Greer from Bethlehem, Pa. on Many s Tyman from Gateway Marina Highlands, but the 7-inch Tsunami Swim Eel was hot until big blues ate my supply.

Capt. Phil Sciortino Jr. is running his winter Striper School at The Tackle Box in Hazlet along with Capt. Mike Sisto of Jersey Key Charters and Anthony Altobelli. The 300 cost includes a charter trip aboard Jersey Key.