MonsterZero Posted January 30 Posted January 30 Hello folks. I have been fishing New Jersey's waters (fresh and salt) for a bit over 20 years. I have lived in various parts of the state and grew up fishing for LMB, trout, and catfish in the north before returning to the shore and focusing on surfcasting for stripers and bluefish. I recently moved to Burlington County, so I am delving back into the freshwater game after years away, this time with a kayak. I have been doing this for a bit, but I have found that you are never really done finding new experiences and evolutions of your craft in a sport like this. I will do my best to give at least as much as I take. Quote
Global Moderator Mike L Posted January 30 Global Moderator Posted January 30 Hello and Welcome Mike Quote
Craig P Posted January 30 Posted January 30 Welcome to the board! Se Pa’er here who also fishes the Jersey salt in-between chasing bass here in Pa. Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted January 30 Super User Posted January 30 Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ A-Jay Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted January 30 Super User Posted January 30 Welcome, Mr. Zero. There are some guys here who whisper to bass. I've learned so much from them.. Quote
Super User Darren. Posted January 31 Super User Posted January 31 Welcome aboard! 🤙 Used to live in Basking Ridge (early 80s) and Plainfield. Never fished the waters as a boy, tho. Quote
Super User J._Bricker Posted February 2 Super User Posted February 2 Hello @MonsterZero from Northern California, welcome to Bass Resource and the Forums! Quote
Super User casts_by_fly Posted February 4 Super User Posted February 4 Welcome! I’m up in morris county. Not a native NJ guy but been here 5 years now, all focused on bass in freshwater. Quote
MonsterZero Posted February 4 Author Posted February 4 6 hours ago, casts_by_fly said: Welcome! I’m up in morris county. Not a native NJ guy but been here 5 years now, all focused on bass in freshwater. I actually grew up in Morris County, despite being from Ocean County. Spent nearly all of my summers as a kid fishing those ponds and rivers. There are some great locations if you are willing to put the time in. Quote
Super User DogBone_384 Posted February 4 Super User Posted February 4 Good morning and welcome to BassResource! Quote
Super User casts_by_fly Posted February 4 Super User Posted February 4 6 hours ago, MonsterZero said: I actually grew up in Morris County, despite being from Ocean County. Spent nearly all of my summers as a kid fishing those ponds and rivers. There are some great locations if you are willing to put the time in. I'm in the upper south branch valley (the trout end of it) so yeah, I hear you. I have yet to fish the raritan for smallies though I'm sure they are there. If I were 10 years younger I would have taken a summer day and wet waded it by now but it's a lot easier to just drop the boat into one of the lakes. I have yet to find a pond worth fishing. My first year here I scoured google maps and put a lot of time in exploring but I have to say that bank fishing in general here is a tough go. Boat on the other hand, there are 8-10 lakes within 35 minutes of here that are all worth fishing and turn out something worth fishing for. Quote
CastingClinic Posted February 4 Posted February 4 Welcome! Passaic county here, good to see some more from Jersey. Quote
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