2024 and 2025 Fluke Options Poll - NJFishing.com Your Best Online Source for Fishing Information in New Jersey

Broad Bill · #11 02-02-2024, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by hammer4reel

I agree with some of that , but commercial guys are not targeting restaurant sized fish .
They want fish 4 pounds and up because in a good market they make 1 dollar more per pound .
So here in NJ when they are allowed say the 3000 pound weekly , they earn an extra 3k.

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Just curious, what part of the market does 4 lb. plus fluke cater to. Restaurants don't want fillets that hang off the plate. A 4 lb. fish is not what restaurants are buying because of size and thickness. Jumbos are maybe the target of sushi markets, but not the restaurant market and I'm assuming the restaurant market would swamp the sushi market in daily and year round demand. I agree jumbo size fish draw higher market prices but I believe the demand for 16" to 18" fish is much greater. I could be wrong but again what my sources have told me.

View Poll Results: What Is Your Preffered option for the 2024/2025 Fluke Season
Do not choose this option it's a reference for last years regs 5/2-9/27, 2 @ 17 -18 inches and 1 at 18 or more for 149 days	0	0%
5/24-9/4, 3 @ 17.5 inches or more for 104 days	11	25.00%
6/4-8/31, 1 @ 17 - 18 inches and 2 @ 18 or more for 89 days	1	2.27%
5/4-9/25, 3 @ 18 inches or more for 145 days	22	50.00%
5/10-6/30, 1 @ 17- 18 inches and 1 @ 18 or more. 7/1- 9/15, 3 @ 18 or more for 129 days	1	2.27%
5/16-9/23, 3 @ 18 inches or more by boat and 2 at 17 inches or more from shore for 131 days	7	15.91%
5/26-9/13, 1 @ 17.5 inches or more and 2 at 18 inches or more for 111 days	2	4.55%
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