New for 2017 – PENN Slammer III Reel

Built  for heavy duty fishing from either boat or shore, and trusted by charter captains all over the world.

The Slammer III reels feature our new IPX6 Sealed System which keeps water out of the gear box and drag system in heavy spray and sea conditions. We’re also using our updated Slammer Drag System which now utilizes our proprietary Dura-Drag material. With the computer-controlled CNC gear technology system, the precision brass main, pinion and oscillation gears are individually machined for exact tolerances to provide the smoothest operation.

Eight models of the Slammer III will be available, ranging in size from 3500 to 10500 models. Gear ratios range from 6.2:1 with 37” of line retrieve on the smaller reels to 4.2:1 with 43” of line retrieve on the largest. Maximum drags start at 30lbs in the smaller models and run to 60lbs on the largest. The oversized reel handle grip gives the angler added control during the fight.

The 3500 Slammer III is the smallest of the family weighing 13.9oz while the 10500 weighs 43.1oz.

• CNC Gear technology.
• Full metal body, sideplate and rotor.
• IPX6 Sealed body and spool design.
• Sealed Slammer Drag System with Dura-Drag.
• 6+1 corrosion resistant stainless steel bearings keep the reel smooth.
• Superline Spool band eliminates the need for backing.
• Line Capacity Rings let the angler know just how much line is on the reel at any time.
MSRP for the Slammer III spinning reels is $249.95 to $349.95; starts shipping this October.

Tip Of The Week # 2
Choosing a Bucktail with John Skinner

SJ is starting a new video series called Tip of the Week. These will be quick tips and thoughts by local experts and googans such as myself. Will I promise you that it will run forever? No, eventually we’ll run out of material but I guess but we should be ok for a year or two.
Just another way of us bringing you something interesting between the issues of the Surfcaster’s Journal magazine

Here is the first entry

Surfcaster’s Journal Online Magazine
Tip Of The Week # 1
Simple Reel Maintenance with Dave Anderson

Because Bill is such a cool dude hes giving away a six hour guided Montauk trip for one or two anglers. He wanted us to remind everyone that the Surf Rats ball June Striper East Coast Tournament entry ends June 15th. Head on down to surfratsball.com

for all the Info.

Bill Has Gone INSANE with the prizes this year. $1,000 cash? BING BONG! Hello?

NOW IN ORDER TO ENTER…. YOU MUST STATE YOUR FAVORITE FLAVOR OF ICE CREAM IN A POST BELOW . Good Luck!!

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(the fine print) winning trip must be booked by 6/15/17. Not valid for august trophy trips.

in case you missed it this winter in the pages the Surfcaster’s Journal Magazine

1. Edward Sausa 47 inches VAN STALL VR 200 REEL
2. Ryan Sherwood 46 inches COSTA DEL MAR GLASSES
3. Jeremy Holloway 45 inches SET OF SUPER STRIKE LURES
4. Robert Heffert 43 inches  SET OF GUPPY LURES
5. Chris Neves 43 inches SET OF TRAILHEAD TIRE DEFLATORS
6. Frank Conclaves 43 inches SJ GEAR PACKAGE

First, I’d like to congratulate all the winners and those who entered the fish into Striperthon 2016 but did not placed. I have to admit that this is the best “picture “ we received over the weekend with a note that said

“My entry for the tournament. Yeah I know I forgot the measuring tape. Dammit”

Almost all of the  winning fish came from either RI or MA. One fish was submitted from LI and one from NJ. Not surprise there if you follow the migration this year. The NJ bite was pretty damned good all spring and it went off in Jamaica Bay …but then it seems like the east of Jamaica Bay got either skipped by a body of fish or very few residents took their place. I blame Trump for this, might as well, he is getting blamed for everything else.

CT river and RI fisheries are quite good this year. I am assuming most of their fish comes from Hudson stock? Not sure on this but taking a guess. Massachusetts is hit and miss but much better than lets say Montauk. If you read Montauk reports you want to crawl into bed and pull the coverers over your head.BUT the boats are doing well as of the last moon and we expected that. So the only question is when are they going to charge the surf?

There is no doubt in my mind that most of this is a result of bait patterns. I tend to believe that stripers could not care less if we get cold winter with 3000 inches of snow or its a Indian summer all winter long and warm. I think they do care about one thing, and one thing only, bait. Now , some will say, wait, I have bunker up to ling yang in back bay but no fish, what’s up with that?

I think in my uneducated guess that  has to do with less fish being around, meaning the stocks are down and they cant be everywhere like their used to be. Someone told me that we had “easy” fishing for a long time. I would not disagree with that, especially in comparison to what is going on today.

For me, the BIGGEST difference between then and now is something I wrote about numerous times before. In lets call them “good old days” although its only few years ago, you did not have to move. For example, we all went to Montauk for blitzes but those that stayed local caught plenty of fish with lots of room to fish. You could have targeted large with bait or eels which tend to  eliminate smaller fish from even bothering with your bait. You had choices, now not so much. Now lets not scream that the Sky is Falling, not at all. But like I said before, those willing to “go to the fish” will be rewarded. Those who stay and wait for fish to populate their old haunts will be disappointed.

Sometimes, guys who are new to sport and don’t have preconceived ideas or habits will do much better than the rest of us old foggy, cranky bastards that want to catch fish “our way”. I’ve driven to Cape Cod Canal on Monday morning, I was hoping for some top water bite I can get on camera. After seeing that it was not happening as i hopped I took a quick 1 hour nap and drove back home for 5 hours (yes , i stopped at Foxwoods to win enough to pay for gas before hightailing out of there,,lol)

But I did get to see a lot of guys who I would never expect to see there. They are catching few, a result of their willingness to travel. Are they killing it? Not really but I tell you what, they would suck wind if they stayed home. How do I know? I fish the same waters they do and I have friends who have not seen a bass in June on repeated trips and that is really unheard of. So those who travel are getting some. There was quite large NJ contingent at Canal fishing their butts off.

Remember, FB is your friend. Not for your drama queen diatribes but because guys will literally show you in pictures UP TO MINUTE info of where the fish are. That’s why I accept friends requests sometimes even if its just a  hot half naked chick in Oakley sunglasses holding fish

Hey, I like sunglasses

Special thanks and props to our sponsors, Van Staal Reels, Super Strike Lures, Costa Del Mar shades, Guppy Lures and Trailhead Tire Deflators

Lets do it again in the fall

1. 1. Edward Sausa 47 inches VAN STALL VR 200 REEL
   2. Ryan Sherwood 46 inches COSTA DEL MAR GLASSES
   3. Jeremy Holloway 45 inches SET OF SUPER STRIKE LURES
   4. Robert Heffert 43 inches  SET OF GUPPY LURES
   5. Chris Neves 43 inches SET OF TRAILHEAD TIRE DEFLATORS
   6. Frank Conclaves 43 inches SJ GEAR PACKAGE

   All winners..please contact us at info@surfcastersjournal.com with your shipping address. Please be advised that we are away until Wednesday and all winners will be either shipped their prizes from SJ or directy from our sponosors

Here is your official Spring 2016 STRIPERTHON TAG

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FOR COMPLETE RULES CLICK BELLOW 

http://www.surfcastersjournal.com/sj-spring-striperthon-sponsored-by-van-staal/

Good luck to all, you know what you have to do. Take your time and try to get a good measurement that is clear and that we are able to enlarge to read

Prizes for the Spring 2015 STRIPERTHON

1. Van Staal 200 VR Spinning Reel
2. Costa Del Mar Sunglasses 
3.  Super Strike Lures Set
4.  Guppy Lures Set
5.  Trail Head Deflators
6.  SJ Gear package

You have to be ACTIVE member to participate, meaning your subscription must be active

OLD ARTICLE by SJ DAVE ANDERSON

I had a pleasure of meeting SJ Rod Guru Lou Caruso in our usual spot a week ago to shot some videos. For me the best part of doing these types of videos is that i have no idea what exactly are we shooting until I show up.

Most of the times, since I set up the video shoot, it is usually my idea for the video. With these videos that are decided by someone else, its kind exciting for me to find out right at the shoot. I stay away from telling our  columnists and contributors about topic that they should cover. I think most of them will do a  best job when you let them decide what they want to cover. After all,. they are experts and I am just a guy with a camera. We shot three videos, one on ODM rods, one on new Cousin’s blank and one on a very cool new Rod Geeks rods.

Very unusual, the wind stayed low. Unfortunately maybe a little too low as we both ate about a pound of noseeumms.

ODM are fairly new rods in comparison to some other brands but are quickly building a following.

you can visit them at http://odmrods.com/ to get more information about their full line of products

Here is the new video

STRIPERTHON 2016 ON FRIDAY !!!!