I spent one part of the day on a beach were bass and blues were chasing weakfish clear out of the water while  on outer bar the gannets were diving into what I think it was large bunker. How do I know its bunker? Because we also had bunker pushed onto sand too.

The remarkable part was that most of the fish we caught were located within 15 yard of the beach. In fact, a 100% of bass were in the last 10 yard while some bluefish were roaming on outside. This necessitated use of metal lip swimmers, casting them almost parallel to shore. Casting lures straight out was pointless and counterproductive for the most part. It’s kind of sweet when you don’t have to wear out your shoulder trying to reach the fish.

I left these fish about 5 days ago and believe me when I tell you, they are still blitzing…it is that much bait in the area

but that particular day I had to leave the blitz and take care of stuff at home. In the evening I headed to another beach, this one much closer to the inlet and featuring a curved sandbar, not a parallel that you find on most beaches. I tossed metal lips for an hour, with a strong NW wind in my back, I was getting them out there pretty far. However, no fish showed any interests.

Then I launched a 3.5 ounce Yo Zuri Cruiser, Continue reading →

Magazine.

Some of you even watched our YouTube video review that accompanied the article…If you didn’t, you

can see it right here.

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Guys from Ebb Point Surf Fishing wanted to do a special giveaway for the readers of our blog.

You have a chance today to win this beautiful bucktail pouch made by Ebb Point. But that is not all. The

 winner will get to choose in which color they want their super-durper-everyone-ask-where-you-got-it

bucktail pouch.

All you got to Continue reading →

The winner of Precision Pak Ocean Shield 3 Surf bag is

Phil… wpeastburn@msn.com

Congrats

You need to get your shipping address to us within 5 days or you forfeit your prize. contact us at info@surfcastersjournal.com

If you think that was nice, you going to like our upcoming giveaway from Ebb Point Surf Fishing (http://www.ebbpointsurffishing.com/Products.php) , makers of premium custom surf bags and accessories…Coming up shortly….

I know some of you in the northern parts are sucking wind but on Long Island ,NY, this was one of the best weeks of the year. Even boys in NJ got onto some crazy action last few days. I’ve seen peanut bunker, mullet, jacks, spearing, adult bunker, snappers, kingfish, sand eels and baby weakfish, all being either chas Continue reading →

Last year , somewhere around this time I gave my mojo Lordship A40 to a customer I was guiding. He preceded to snap it off on a first cast. I still cringe when I remember watching that plug sail into the drink. I do have a picture of it, small consolation but nonetheless, a memento.

I miss that plug…

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I didn’t spend much time crying over it though. I took another one out of the package and found that mojo must have rubbed on this one too because it caught even better this year. And still is one of the first plugs out of my nag at night when conditions are right.

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here is a new mojo plug…. 

I love plugs with “character”, chewed up, scraped, with gashes in the wood, eyes missing, wires bent and swivels busted.

You got a picture of a plug with  character?

Send it to me at zhromin@optonline.net

 I don’t care if its laying on your work bench, in fishes mouth or with hooks embedded in your buttocks. If enough of you send pictures of your wounded soldiers, maybe we can do a spread in the future issue of the magazine, give them their due for all the hard work.

How cool would that be….

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Personally, I always felt that this advice rings hollow with most surfcasters including yours truly, After all, take a moment and watch a surfcaster next to you when you are on the beach. I would bet that half way through the cast he will start to crank the lure back to make another cast.

Few nights ago I am fishing the tip of inlet jetty with a  buddy. Other than one rigged eel chopped in half I don’t have anything to show for other than a pissed off wife at home.. Three guys walk onto the jetty and start casting 20 yards away from sand. “Newbies” I thought,. Fishing skinny water is ok, but a foot of water?

After about ½ an hour I decide to hit another spot. I say goodbye to my buddy and walk towards the sand. Just as I am passing the fellows Continue reading →

Congratulations to Steve Kivlehan who is our September STRIPERTHON 2010 winner

for sending a picture Steve wins

• Line Stretcher t-shirt
• 2 Line Stretcher Lures
• Berkley Superline Shears/Sheath
• Gulp Alive 8″ eels
• 300 yards Berkley 30lb Spiderwire Braid

and of course, he is eligible for all the other great prizes in few weeks

Only few more days left guys to send your pictures in…

Today we got a special giveaway for you guys. We gave out a rod, reel, line, lure tubes, tire deflators, braid pliers, hook sharpeners, clothes and ton of lures. It’s time we give you guys a chance to win a surf bag to carry all those wonderful lures you won.

This is your chance to win Precision Pak Ocean Shield 3, two row surf bag, courtesy of our friends at Precision Pak….for those of you who are facebook junkies visit them at and you can thank them with a “like”  for making this possible.

here is the link

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/PrecisionPak-Outdoors/107516285956599

Brand new OS3 is designed for great surf, jetty, or kayak fishing where bulky fishing tackle bags are too cumbersome. The bag comes with 6 tall lure tubes made of 2mm PVC, suitable for holding even the largest lures for sharks. This rugged OS3 is made of 600D poly, lined with durable padded PVC sheets. Continue reading →

You remember what happened the other night, with belt at home and all that?

Well, the night after that  I had to give that place another shot but instead of plugs I only carried a bag of rigged eels. This is the only way for me to stay true to rigged eels, otherwise I have tendency to think about switching to lures

Bluefish?

Well, if they chop up my rigged eels so be it. I really don’t want to feed them plugs either.

Unfortunately I did not look at the forecast and downpour  greeted me as soon as I stepped into the water. !#$%&…..At least the mosquitoes Continue reading →

Why do we do this?

Blog, magazine, giveaways, reviews, weekly “fishing seminars” at Hooters (what you didn’t know about those)?

Many of you have asked that question…. by know I got a feeling that you like what we do and that alone is gratifying. But why we try so hard to do video and pictures while others are fishing? Why do we scour the globe for interesting stories about the sport we love? Continue reading →

 The other  night, I  thought I had perfect conditions…and I did.

What I didn’t expect (again) was for my incompetence to rear its ugly head (again).I arrived at the inlet jetty only to find out that I left my surf belt hanging in the garage. On it were new pliers I am testing, Boga grip, hook remover and of course, my camera. Oh, what the heck, I said to myself, I am not going back home now. I grabbed a pair of Manley pliers I had in my truck, stuck them in my waders, and got onto the jetty. For you that been asking me about what exactly my next book will be about, you are just about to get a preview. Working title “If a incompetent googan like me can catch fish, so can you”…I should have no lack of stories to write….

I got to tell you, being without a belt felt like standing on the jetty in my underwear, Continue reading →