May 1, 2018, "Never going back to Raritan", By Alexi

Well, maybe not until the fall.

"I've got a tide chart"

silence....

Wind and current and tide and a full moon, all pulling us out to sea.  It's OK, that's where the fish are.

According to the boat ramp intel, the fish are by the Navy pier.  (Basically to Sandy Hook from Keyport)

We're doing a good 4-5 mph troll without much effort.

Steve finally gets his Raritan keeper.

Raritan bay Striper

The bite is all in water over 15 feet.

I get a total of 3, 29-34"

Raritan Striper

Stripers of Raritan in May

The paddle back is pretty brutal.  We didn't stay quite long enough for the tide to switch.

 Omar needed to be fed.

The end