Miss Belmar - JUMBO blues, COD & a 30 lb STRIPER!

[chrislars]

Originally Posted by stevelikes2fish

I don't understand what's with all the comments. Boat went out, headed north, caugh fish. Why are there comments.

because, based on where bluefish and cod usually are, (more than 3 miles out) you cannot legally keep a striped bass

[Gerry Zagorski]

Well how about if they were offshore, moved inshore at the end of the day and got the Striper... Perfectly legal, right??

Besides that, not sure about all of you but I enjoy and get some good information reading these reports by our sponsors and contributors. Do we want to discourage people from posting their reports by making accusations like this??

If you want to take shots at someone, do it in person or in private.

If you feel compelled to take a shot at someone here, how about you give your full name and phone number on your post so they know who their accuser is. Notice their contact information is on their posts.

[stevelikes2fish]

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

If you feel compelled to take a shot at someone here, how about you give your full name and phone number on your post so they know who their accuser is. Notice their contact information is on their posts.

Exactly. Glad I didn't post any pics from last year's cod catch, 0.8 miles off the beach.........

Why do people assume the fish were caught outside the legal area. Can never understand some of the senseless post I see on this site.

Anyway, nice to see the stripers and cod, congrats to the captain and fishermen.

[Gerry Zagorski]

We've also caught an occational Cod while fishing the inshore wrecks for Tog and Sea Bass.

[missbelmar]

Originally Posted by Billfish715

Seriously! Just possession of that striper outside of 3 miles is illegal and subject to a fine. I find it hard to believe that the striper in the pictures was caught inside 3 miles not to mention the rest of the blues. The fact that the boat is a sponsor raises some issues. I'm sure someone else has asked the question about where the fish was caught. As for supporting a sponsor who has brought his integrity into question, I, for one, need more assurance that it didn't happen before I'll give him my business. If there is any substance to the indiscretion of the sponsor, then I have to ask whether this website will continue to promote his business. Ethical fishing practices should be a top priority for boat owners, mates, fishermen and women, and those who rely on fishing for their livelihood.

For those of you who need to question and make false accusations, we ended up starting out North East of our inlet in the mud hole which is where the cod fish was caught. The blue fishing was no good so we moved up to the North to the mud where we picked away at good shots of the big blues before it died out. At the end of the day we ended up going in on the rocks, which is inside of 3 miles, where we caught more big blues and the 30 lb striper. For those of you who need to talk bad about my business, you need to do like Gerry said, be a man and post your name and number and not hide behind a name so everyone knows who you are. Your supposed to be an Ambassador? You should be the one removed from this site for making false accusations about my business. We have been in business for 75 years and there have been many days where we have caught lots of stripers more than 3 miles off and have released them every time. If you were a customer on our boat you would know that.

[jmurr711]

Originally Posted by missbelmar

For those of you who need to question and make false accusations, we ended up starting out North East of our inlet in the mud hole which is where the cod fish was caught. The blue fishing was no good so we moved up to the North to the mud where we picked away at good shots of the big blues before it died out. At the end of the day we ended up going in on the rocks, which is inside of 3 miles, where we caught more big blues and the 30 lb striper. For those of you who need to talk bad about my business, you need to do like Gerry said, be a man and post your name and number and not hide behind a name so everyone knows who you are. Your supposed to be an Ambassador? You should be the one removed from this site for making false accusations about my business. We have been in business for 75 years and there have been many days where we have caught lots of stripers more than 3 miles off and have released them every time. If you were a customer on our boat you would know that.

Wait a minute that makes way to much sense! lol

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by missbelmar

For those of you who need to question and make false accusations, we ended up starting out North East of our inlet in the mud hole which is where the cod fish was caught. The blue fishing was no good so we moved up to the North to the mud where we picked away at good shots of the big blues before it died out. At the end of the day we ended up going in on the rocks, which is inside of 3 miles, where we caught more big blues and the 30 lb striper. For those of you who need to talk bad about my business, you need to do like Gerry said, be a man and post your name and number and not hide behind a name so everyone knows who you are. Your supposed to be an Ambassador? You should be the one removed from this site for making false accusations about my business. We have been in business for 75 years and there have been many days where we have caught lots of stripers more than 3 miles off and have released them every time. If you were a customer on our boat you would know that.

I think the people who made these public accusations should make a public appology.

[stevelikes2fish]

Well stated Captain. Think it's about time we start an idiot thread on this forum.

[Farmer Andy]

I've seen it personally many times - to back up what Capt. Alan is saying - many years of mackerel fishing on the Miss Belmar and a big striper comes up.

And right back into the water it goes, no questions asked. And many more times that I was on the boat and just heard a striper came up and went right back in before I ever saw it.

[skate king]

Originally Posted by Billfish715

Seriously! Just possession of that striper outside of 3 miles is illegal and subject to a fine. I find it hard to believe that the striper in the pictures was caught inside 3 miles not to mention the rest of the blues. The fact that the boat is a sponsor raises some issues. I'm sure someone else has asked the question about where the fish was caught. As for supporting a sponsor who has brought his integrity into question, I, for one, need more assurance that it didn't happen before I'll give him my business. If there is any substance to the indiscretion of the sponsor, then I have to ask whether this website will continue to promote his business. Ethical fishing practices should be a top priority for boat owners, mates, fishermen and women, and those who rely on fishing for their livelihood.

It would have done a lot for your integrity if you had called the captain who ran the boat or the owner to confirm where the striper was caught and if was legal to keep before posting such an acusatory post. You were reading a weekend update of both Saturday and Sunday trips. The cod were caught offshore on Saturday and the striper on Sunday after they headed NORTH of the inlet. I was sent a picture of the striper shortly after it was caught and by the buildings in the background it was well within the 3 mile limit. It does neither a business or someone who posts something like this no good to accuse someone of something wrong when it did not happen. Get the truth first then make any and all comments you feel are needed. By the responses so far I hope you will have the integrity to respond with an apology to both the captain and owner of the boat. Even then there are still people who want to believe only the negative and with that in mind you have, to some point, damaged the reputation of both the captain and owner to which that apology bocomes that much more evident in it's necessity.

Sincerly,

Jim Dennehy
Proud supporter of the Miss Belmar fleet for 30+ years.