Jaymann's Blog – January 2008 Archive (21)

Seventies Striper and Scale Reading 101

It’s one of those technical fishing weeks so this column has to buckle down and walk the straight…

Monday, January 28, 2008: There is actually a load of fishing issues flying in all direction, virtually all having to do with either regulations or Trenton stuff.

First, the entire Save the Reefs/Pot Bill rigmarole is firing up again. Fully expected. Nothing has changed for anglers wanting to rid their reefs of fish pots and tarps.…

Here's a story emailed me. Since this is a not-for-profit blog I hope I can offer it up as-is. if not, someone from the "Virginia Pilot" please call me and I'll remove the story, post-haste.

By Lee Tolliver

The Virginian-Pilot

© January 24, 2008

CHESAPEAKE

Fred Barnes had caught some pretty big striped bass in his lifetime.

But nothing had prepared him for…

Friday, January 25, 2008:

I did some mainland time this a.m. I stopped and did one of my regular sit-downs with Norm Cranmer at his collectibles shop just south of the Gasco gas station on Route 9 in Eagleswood. As usual, we talked the…

Thursday, January 24, 2008:

Well, needless to say the coastal weather took an unexpected turn for the worse as 3 to 4 inches of snow came down in short order. Here I’m thinking in terms of a “dusting,” per initial forecasts, only to…

Tuesday, January 22, 2008: Sorry I took a short break there. A truckful of duties and demands put me in one of those winterish low-energy funks.

MARINAS SEEMINGLY SINGLED OUT: I have heard a huge amount of chatter regarding the DEP’s aggressive effort to implement a public access policy that could apparently put some marinas out of business.…

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Friday, January 18, 2008:

Here’s an appeal for bunker…

WEBNOTE:

NOTE: I have begun a treasure hunting blog for anyone into digging treasure in South Jersey – with tips and finds that apply to all areas of TH’ing. If you’re into such stuff, please check out…

Wednesday, January 16, 2008:…

YOU SAY TOMATO, I SAY INTERCOASTAL: It’s affectionately known as the ICW, that insider water route from Jersey to Florida – with a million and one bayside stops in-between.

While more than a few mariners know their sections of the ICW like the backs of their hands, it’s a whole other thing for them to take the long way to the ICW, as in…

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Wednesday, January 09, 2008:…

Each new year is like this 365-page book being written on a daily basis. I have this sense that you can idly sit back and accept whatever life scripts into the book’s pages or you can go out and write your own pages. While, personally, I’m going to wait for the movie version to come out, I strongly suggest you sharpen your pen and get…

Monday, January 07, 2008:

I stopped by the beach a couple times to get any sort of revitalization it might offer (see below) and the ocean seemed to try its best. The water is this un-Jersey-like bluefish/green, incredibly clean. Even the air is mild and inviting for anyone wanting to try for bass or whiting, i.e. hake.…

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