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left point pleasant thursday at 5pm and made our way to nantucket sholes.we got there at 6:15am friday morning and started throwing bucktails right away.it was not 5 minutes and i hooked a good one.after a short battle they net a 9.7 fluke.i'm thinking here we go but not another bite for 45 minutes.capt makse the call to pick up and we steam 35 minutes and start again.this time its game on with fish on all around the boat.32 peeps were limited by noon with good fluke.i kept the 9.7.10.2 & 10.8.i lifted fish up to 8.4 lbs..every year i say the same thing"best fluking in the world".we then headed to the cod and haddock jigging grounds.we get there around 3:30 and the capt blows the horn.as soon as my jig hits the bottom i'm hooked up with double header pollock.we were catching cod,haddock & pollock all in the same area.we drifted till 8pm and the capt anchors us up for the evening.i'm beat so i eat something and hit the rack.at about 2am one of the mates is shaking me saying that the haddock are biting all around the boat.i roll over and kept sleeping till 4am and i went out and started catching fish too.at 5:30am the capt picks up the anchor and we start drifting and its drop and reel fishing.it was mostly nice haddock with a few cod and pollock.the guy next to me hooks a good fish and starts getting dragged around the boat. alittle while later they gaff a 48 inch 52lb halibut.all i can say is if you have never been its a trip every fisher peep should do.we fished till 5pm and headed back to point.we hit the slip 7am sunday morning with smiles that would not leave our faces.

Monster fluke!!! More pics and links. Article: http://www.onthewater.com/potential-world-record-nj-fluke/

Please sign the petition, feel free to indicate in the notes section that the management of mute swans in NY effects other states because native wildlife migrate and mute swans are spreading across state lines! http://www.thepetitionsite.com/832/485/616/veto-s-065889-a-and-a-08790-a/ For more information: http://nydovehunting.weebly.com/mute-swans.html

Looks like they are in the review stage of having some custom regulations for IBSP where anglers can take 2 fish at 16"+. That's pretty interesting and a little odd that they would limit you to 2 fish there. It's a great idea/concept to allow for a slot fish, but I think they should allow you 2 fish at 16"+ and 5 fish total, where the 3 other fish have to be 18"+...but the article doesn't read that way. Summer flounder regulations in the works

I saw OMT on Facebook and have to say, their bucktails look pretty sweet! Check out the latest they just posted up on Facebook: Sea robin with the lights on... Sea robin with the lights off... Squid with the lights on Squid with the lights off Pretty cool looking! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/omt.bucktails Website: http://www.theoldmanstacklebox.com/

Looks like they posted the 2014 Summer Flounder Commercial Regulations, Season Dates, and Quotas back on February 19th. See below! Link: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/pdf/2014/marlet-smrflndrclz02-23-14.pdf

Here's the link to the article on what was discussed in the meeting regarding the proposed options for 2014 NJ Fluke Regulations per the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: http://www.asmfc.org/files/PublicInput/SF_BSB_DraftAddendum%20XXV_PublicComment_RevisedJan2014.pdf Per the options deduced from the latest APP article, these appear to be the options being voted on: Option 1: 4 fish @18" from May 1 to Sept 30 Option 2: 4 fish @18" from May 15 to Oct 15 Option 3: 5 fish @17.5" for 94 days Option 4: 5 fish @18" for 120 days Option 5: 5 fish @18.5" for 184 days Source link: http://www.nj.com/sh...fluke_regs.html

The NJ possession limit is five (5) fluke at 17.5"! Good luck! Also, NY has actually relaxed their regs a bit this year with a possession limit of four (4) fish at 19" from May 1, 2013 - September 29, 2013! Oh...and just in case anyone forgot what a fluke looks like...