May 24, 21, Who needs flounder season with a Bass and Drum Bite like we have now? But it starts in less than a week and everything looks great. Don't forget that the Customer Appreciation Sale is going on now and you can save big money on all your tackle needs for all the fantastic fishing going on. I can't believe how many anglers get hung up on a simple thing like a closed summer flounder season. NOW is probably the best time to hook into a true sea monster that I have ever heard of. The Black Drum are being caught in Great Bay, Great Egg Harbor Bay and off the beach and in the white water of all the inlets. It takes some patience but if you grab a bushel of clams and put a big gob on your hook and anchor up in one of these areas you have a good chance of hooking up. There are many different opinions of the fight of a drum, but when you are dealing with a fish over 50 pounds you will remember the fight for a long time. Check out the new pictures here.

The bass bite has been picking up almost every day. The bunker are scattered but here and moving off the beaches and occasionally pushing into the inlet . The stripers are definitely following them and the beach front has been almost on fire. Clams and bunker chunks are the baits of choice, but if you really want to score you want to have your baits in the water before the first crack of daylight and be there when the tide reaches the peak. They are also setting up ambushes in the structure of the Brigantine and other area bridges and can't wait to ambush a live bunker or other bait. There are probably some school sized bass around that have a tough time swallowing the full sized bunker and would just love to inhale a medium sized spot, but I'm still waiting for my first shipment from the Chesapeake which may arrive any day.

As to the flounder, I've had reports of nice fish almost everywhere which are supposed to go back in the water. I'm not really sure of how that is going especially with word of a few real doormats visually witnessed. The long range weather forecast looks good for the weekend so don't forget to stop by and sign up for the FREE Customer Appreciation Tournament Remember it is FREE chance to win gift certificates for Stripers, Bluefish, Black Drum and Weakfish, but a chance to win some real bucks with the flounder since that is a $10 per person entry fee with it split between between the winners and the SSFFF, the group that is trying to bring some sanity into the summer flounder debacle.

This week I plan on using the Great Fishing to shoot a new episode of Fishing The East, I figure we will be going for whatever bites, since right now it is all available. You can believe that I am one more angler that hopes the spot get here before that day.