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Chuck Many of Annandale won the fall Hi-Mar Striper Tournament over the weekend for the fourth time in the last five years on his Tyman from Highlands. Capt. Bryan Pieros of Lebanon and Matt Calabria from Hazlet joined Many as they chunked in the Hudson River for their biggest bass of 28.8 and 30 pounds for the winning total of 58.8 pounds....
Chuck Many of Annandale won the fall Hi-Mar Striper Tournament over the weekend for the fourth time in the last five years on his Tyman from Highlands. Capt. Bryan Pieros of Lebanon and Matt Calabria from Hazlet joined Many as they chunked in the Hudson River for their biggest bass of 28.8 and 30 pounds for the winning total of 58.8 pounds. Though a couple were caught just before the contest, no one in the 33-boat contest could find a 40-pounder -- so Tyman's 30-pound entry also took the Calcutta for largest bass.
Al Dudas of Cliffwood was second with bass of 29.8 and 26.4 pounds taken off Staten Island for an 85.2-pound total on Nauti Boy. Bobby Hughes of Eatontown had stripers of 28.6 and 26.4 pounds for 55 pounds and third place from Prime Coat fishing in Shrewsbury River. Rocco Casso of Roselle Park took fourth on Runoff IV with bass of 24 and 23 pounds for a 47-pound total in the Shrewsbury. Gene Graman of Middletown won fifth place with linesiders of 23.6 and 20 pounds from the Hudson for a 43.6-pound total on That's It from Twin Lights Marina in Highlands. The Lady Angler award went to Kathie Hughes of Eatontown on Prime Coat for a 28.6-pound striper, and Jake Casabone of Mahwah was the youth winner for a 19-4-pounder on Top Gun.
Capt. Chris De Stefano of Wall caught a bass this morning that all those contestents were looking for. He was fishing with Frank Criscola, and his brother Tony, on Frank's Crisdel from Brielle Yacht Club as they trolled in bird action at Shrewsbury Rocks to catch stripers mostly in the 30-inch class before getting a call about a bunker school off Deal. That's where De Stefano boated a 36-pounder on a live bunker to finish their limit on the way home.
Capt. Arthur Stokes trolled a couple of small bluefin tuna in the 30-inch class around Monster Ledge today on his Fintastic from Clarks Landing in Point Pleasant, keeping the one of that size allowed while tagging the other. An attempt at chunking wasn't successful, but the Linda D. chunked nearby to boat a 55-incher -- the first larger bluefin I've heard about recently. Stokes then fished deep Mud Hole wrecks for a catch of ling plus some cod.
Allen Riley of South Plainfield managed a small bass on a Deadly Dick in the Sandy Hook surf this morning, but the only other fish caught there was a sea robin snagged by his brother Ed, of Edison. The water temperature was down to 60 degrees, and conditions were perfect with clear waters and some bait in the surf. I had no such luck at Sea Girt, where the surf looked great -- but was lifeless. One angler there told me he'd fished Monmouth Beach on Sunday, where nothing was caught. However, another said he'd been into a hot bite of bass up to 16 pounds Sunday night in Island Beach State Park.
Joe Melillo, at Castaway's Tackle in Point Pleasant. had Sunday weigh-ins of of a 10-pound bass on a teaser at Sea Girt by Tom Brown of Wall, and a 14 1/2-pounder on a teaser at Manasquan by Scott Albright. Roy Heartley of Point Pleasant caught a 29 1/2-inch bass this morning at Spring Lake on a teaser. Melillo said spike weakfish are in the northern Ocean County surf.
The Jamaica II cod special report in last night's blog should have referred to Saturday. Sunday's trip produced lots of ling and some cod on a very deep Mud Hole wreck.
This Fishing Report was submitted on 10/29/2011 4:17:50 AM by Seamus and last updated on 10/29/2011 4:17:50 AM.
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