5i sports | Herald & Lantern 18 July '84

outdoors wtthlou Rodia *s Exotics Are Within Range For Most Anglers

Best bets for Jersey Cape anglers would have to be fluke and bluefish. But what makes Cape May County such a great place , to fish is the variety. There is an excitement which attaches to fishing here for the best part of a lifetime Given t h^ time, the . wherewithalr and the inclination. anglers can fish 'for the exotics— the white and blue marlin. the tunas and albacores. wahoo. dolphin, and a hatful ofs other exotics such as \ *» Spanish and King . mackerel, a sailfish or two. and other semi or tropical i fish which wander into the area. ",vu lira UCIWCCII UIC

While ita»»jikes con siderable m off ay to actively pursue the exotic game fish, i|i is a reasonable reality that some of the above wander into areas where the bluefish fleet is operating. While it takes a little more than a small runabout to get to the bluefish grounds, today's outboards are more reliable and the boats are much sturdier and more seaworthy, so offshore trolling for bluefish is within the pocketbook range of a lot more anglers. Bluefish. bonito. albacore. and occasional exotics take lures in the inshore water which lies between the

i shoreline and the areas ?- where #ie hot exotic fishing e starts. e It is here that the e average income angler s gets a real shot at catching s fish without investing a a small fortune. II One of the best entertaine ment buys in the world is s the cost of chartering a sixb man boat to go off into the ? ocean or Delaware Bay. b When the charter costs are b divided between the s anglers < usually four to six c buddies who get together for a day of fishing) the cost is not too bad. J When one fishes on a four * hour, six hour, all day /boat ■ or takes a night chumming trip to fish for blues, the cost factor gets much better. It is all the more apparent just how much value there is in a party boat fare when one compares it with an amuse- | ment ride on any Broadwalk. The latest thrill ride on the broadwajk is a fewminutes of high adventure, but it comes in at around $1.75. An all day trip on a party boat costs less than that for a whole HOUR of fishing. And the skipper has to provide bait as weil. And when one looks at the cost of renting a boat in the inland waterway for a day's outing for crabbing and/oj- fishing, it becomes an even better bargain. If one prices a boat rental from any one of the local liveries and divides that up between two to five anglers, it is a whopping bargain for a day of fun and fellowship on the water When one recognizes all that is offered on charter, party or boat rental accommodations. it is one of the best entertainment buys of all times. What makes it all the more appealing is #that which ever your choice, you get a few hours of

recreation and you might even catch a few fish. i We had to purchase some fish for a barbecue and cookout recently Time precluded going out to catch the fish, and while we can't fault the supplier who gave us 15 pounds of beautiful filets for $38. we sure would have much rather invested the $38 in fishing trips and caught our own filets No matter how you look at it, fishing is a great way to spend free time Within reason, the cost of a fishing trip should never be weighed against how many fish you catch Rather it should be measured by how good a time you had. GOOD NEWS: We got a

call from George Dunham at Dad's place on (Grassy) Sound in North Wildwood George said the boat livery is back in operation. Much of the damage from the spring storms has been corrected and new boats and motors have been added to the rental fleet. A temporary bait house has been set up; the pier is back and the floating docks are in place All of this is in time for Dad's Place devotees to enjoy some excellent fluke fishing. And for those who have the willingness to put in the times there are weakfish to be caught The better weakfish anglers are boating 10 to 12 weakies. Boats fishing the inland waterway around Grassy Sound are catching 20 to 30 fluke with some throw-backs. Fluke have been weighed in up to five pounds from Dad's Place. Randy Opie of Philadelphia brought in eight keepers up to five pounds. He threw back a lot of small fluke. Further north at Strathmere, Candy at Frank's Boats is also reporting excellent inland waterway action. The women are bagging some big ones there. Marie Flagg of Philadelphia weighed in a 4'2 pounder She and Milt Sokolowski of Philadelphia had -34 keepers between them Mae Uttard and Shirley Mover of Allentown caught 25 fluke. Tony Diluzio of Colwyn. Pa brought in 16 nice fluke FLUKE TOURNAMENT, South Jersey Fishing and Hunting Center is sponsoring its 2nd Annual Fluke Tournament Fishing hours are from 8 a.m. Saturday. August 4 until 3 p.m. Inclement weather will reschedule the event on Sunday. August 5. Entry fee for the fluke

tournament is $25 and covers up to four anglers per boat The heaviest fluke will earn $500 and a rod and reel for the day's fishing. Second prize is $300 and a rod and reel. Third place will earn $200 and a rod and reel Fourth place, winner will get a rod antr reel For an entry blank or for tournament information, visit the South JerseyFishing and Hunting Center on Route 109 before you cross over the Canal bridge into Cape May. FISHING REEL WIN NER: Tallv^"Brcolono of Philadelphia, caiJght a 14 lb. 1 oz. blue on axjay trip on the Miss. Chris II Ortake — ' the weekly prtze in the Miss

Chris Dock contest. Tally will get a Penn 60 reel. Pool Winner: Mark Aimes of the Harbor Inn in Wildwood won a pool on the Starfish with a 14 lb. 10 oz. bluefish. High hooker was Dwight Heilman of Paulsboro with 12 fish. Night anglers are decking 200 to 400 blues from eight to 12 lb. on night chumming trips. Some party boats are producing big blues on daytime fishing trips with bucktails and metal jigs. Ben Wapner of Wildwood boated 9 15 lb. 1 oz. blue on an outing with Cap!. Charley Selby on the Rainbow out of Wildwood Yacht Basin. SEA BASS CATCH : Dom Vitello of Sea Isle Cityboated 32 sea bass and blackfish on a bottom

fishing trip with Capt Neill Bobbins of the Capt. Robbins out of Seal Isle City. Capt. Neill is also night fishing for bluefish. Anglers are catching blues to 13 lb. 8 oz. Steve Lyston of Wildwood caught a six pound blackfish on a recent trip on the Royal Flush with Capt. John Royles

|Ol tk Shirley Mover, left, and .Mae Uttard of Allentown. Pa. had 23 flounder on Tuesday and 2ion Monday using niirrofvsTnear Corson's Inlet, fisliing out of Frank Boats.

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Cape May County ALMANAC JULY MOON PHASES/POSITIONS CORRECTION TIMES The Moon * affect on the Tide Compute approximate timet it greatett when clotett to Earth of high * low water for your (In perigee) and when in direct area by adding or tubtractistg alignment with Sun 4 earth (full the following number of * new moon phatet). On and minute* for each tide ph ate in about thete date*, low pre**ure 'the Tide Table, tyttemt and/or strong wind* LOW HIGH (depending upon direction) may ' Great Egg Harbor Inlet , wK. '""""""*" PtelO Moon Ph„„ Ocean City I90i St. Bridge) NeoMoon June 30 pl'"® ,, ^ First Quarter S Corson (bridge) Full Moon 12 plus 21 plus 7 Last Quarter 21 Sea Isle City New Moon 2* (Ludlam TboK> Bridge) Perigee... < 2, M plus 66 plus *3 Apwtw 18 Sea Isle City Beach minus 2 minus 21 TIDE TABLE Town-tend Inlet Computed for Cape May City plug 2, . beachfront: for other areat, tee plus 4 Correction Timet. SeveB Mlt* Beach DATE * HIGH- LOW P1"* 15 <• a.m. pm am pm Stooe Harbor 18 Wed -12:22 5*54-6:07 (Great Channel Bridge) IS Thu 12:30— 1:05 6:32— 6:55 P*"8*3 plus 40 20 Fri 1:15- 1 48 7:16- 7:55 i Hereford Inlet (Angleaea) 21 Sat 1:58- 2:34 8:04- 8 57 plus 19 p 22 Sun 2:50- 3:26 8:59- 9:56 Wildwood Beach 23 Mon 3:48 4:25 9:51-10:51 Minus 2 minus 17 24 Tue 4:54- 5 23 10:43-11:44 W«t WiUWwi 25 Wed 5:58- 6:19 11:36- w«'WlW«« 26 Thu 6:51- 7:09 12:38-12:25 (Grassy Channel bridge) 27 Fri 7.-43 — 7^58 1:28- 1:23 plus43 28 Sat 8:31- 8 44 2:19- 2:16 Cape May Harbor 29 Sun 9:21- 9.33 3:06- 3:10 plus 1 minus' 30 Mon 10:10-10:23 3:54- 4 01 Five Fathom Bank 31 Tue ll:0?-ll 14 4 40- 4:52 ^ ^ , /K Cape May Point i " P Ph*46 plus 34 # 111 V j McCrie Shoal I; . Ph*» plus 22 \ Delaware Bay | — \ Bayshcre Channel \ (Bay-Canel Junction) I \ Ph"« plus* |;| \ Miami Beach ,-y pk»75 plus 71 /' — Dennis Creek Entrance U /Y\(. Ph»M plus 84 _ — -KTfJa Brandywine Shoal Light phis 77 plug 52 X 7

Boating Flntillon OO I

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Flotilla Coast Guard Auxiliary, is making available to the boating public -two government publications which describe federal requirement for recreational boats and modifications in aids to navigatidp. Subjects included in the pamphlets include required safety equipment aboard pleasure craft; changes in light required for night time recognition of craft type, size, and heading; types of distress signals, and marine sanitation devices. Helpful hints

on good "shipkeeping" are also included. Copies of the publications on buoy changes and federal requirements for boats are in limited supply because of nation-wide demand. The local Coast Guard Auxiliary will mail them out in the order requests dre received. Write to: Public Education Officer John T. Lincoln, Flotilla 82, U.S.C.G. Aux., 35 Yacht Ave. Cape May, N.J. 08204. Flotilla 82 meets every Thursday at 8 p.m. at the same address.

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