WELL I MADE IT BACK FROM THE EDGE WITH NOT MUCH TO SHOW FOR MY EFFORTS...

I STARTED OUT AROUND THE 100 LINE AND WORKED MY WAY NORTH UP SUMMIT AND AROUND THE BULKHEAD. DIDNT REALLY THINK IT WAS GOING TO BE TO EXCITING AS THE WATER WAS KIND OF WARM AND WITH A LOT OF BOAT TRAFFIC IT WAS HARD TO KEEP THE FISH ON THE END OF THE LINE.

THE CHOICE OF BAIT WAS BUNKER... HAS 4 LINES IN THE WATER AND SET 2 SECRET TRAPS...

AS I BEGAN TO TROLL THE BULKHEAD AREA I SAW A LINE START CREEPING OUT..

I GOT OFF THE CHAIR AND YELLED HES ON... AS MY NIECE CAME OVER AND GRABBED THE LINE SHE BROUGH IT UP WITH SLOW AND STEADY PERFECTION AND LOW AND BEHOLD......












A 6" BLUE CLAW...


AFTER SEVERAL PASSES ALONG THE BULKHEAD AREA OF THE WEST WALL WE DECIDED TO KEEP ON CHECKING BACK AND FORTH IN A START MOB PATTERN WITH ONLY 1 DOZEN TO SHOW FOR OUR EFFORTS.

THE BITE OF THE DAY CAME WHEN THE LIGHT TACKLE DINK ROD SET WITH A SMALL LONG SHANK HOOK RIGGED WITH A NICE FRESHLY CAUGHT BARNEGAT BAY SPEARING WENT OFF AND BEGAN TO SING. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

I GRABBED THE ROD AND SET THE HOOK WITH THE MAN POWER NEEDED TO GET THE HOOK SET AND THE GAME ON.. AS THE FISH TOOK OFF I COULDNT HAND IT OFF AS I KNEW IT WAS A KEEPER..

I BEGAN TO REEL AND REEL AS THE FISH BEGAN TO SHOW IS AERIAL DISPLAY JUMPING, TRYING TO THROW THE HOOK BUT MY HOOKSET WAS WAY TO GOOD.

THE FISH SLOW CAME INTO VISION AND LOW AND BEHOLD IT WAS A 10" SNAPPED.. I GOT THE LEADER FOR THE RELEASE AND THE FISH JUMPED, SLAPPED, FLIPPED AND FINNALLY PULLED THE HOOK LEAVING US IN COMPLETE UTTER AWWW.

IT WAS A GOOD DAY FOR EVERYONE HAVING A GREAT TIME WITH THE WIFE AND SOME OF HER FAMILY AND WE WILL BE BACK TO GET THAT MONSTER AGAIN..


PS.. THE EDGE WAS THE EDGE OF THE DOCK IN ISLAND HEIGHTS NJ CRABBING. LOL HAHA

GOTCHA!?!? MAYBE..

A LITTLE BIT OFF OF THE GOOD OL ELBOXO. LOL