Catching mole crabs 🦀 on lures

[NJ219bands]

Went surf fishing 🎣 at Manasquan Inlet this afternoon on a cold 🥶 cloudy ☁️ day with a 43 mph west wind and blowout low tide. Air temperature was 43 degrees. Only caught mole crabs 🦀. Saw jetty fishermen catch a sundial and dogfish. Didn’t see any surfers or small boats 🚤. Terns were catching minnows on the sand bar. A US Army Corps of Engineers dredge went up the inlet at dusk again. Shark River is probably being dredged. A great blue heron was fishing 🎣 in the inlet as I walked to my car 🚗 at night. Two Game Wardens searched my bucket 🪣 when I arrived at my car. Three Game Wardens in my fishing 🎣 spot in two days is too much. I may try freshwater fishing 🎣 again. Manasquan really sucks. It’s overrun with people, fishermen, spear fishermen, surfers 🏄*♀️, boats 🛥️, dogs 🐕, birders, photographers, vacationers, sightseers, police 👮 and Game Wardens.

[fishunt]

I love your reports but i wish the game warden were out all the time. I'm tired of seeing every short blackfish being thrown in a bucket or hiding. I would welcome being check more often . If your not breaking the law their should be no problem with the game wardens

[Ol Pedro]

Bands, F+G must have gotten complaints. Don't stop what you are doing as you have nothing to hide. I enjoy your reports from the inlet.

[AndyS]

Fish Bay Head at night, Osborne Ave and have the entire place to yourself. You might want to try SP Minnows also, they cast way better then A-salt Bombers. If fishing stinks head over to the Idle Hour for a few cold ones.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Those crabs would make excellent Blackfish baits and I would be giving that a shot right now since once the cold weather sets in they'll be gone and headed offshore.

A nice heavy weight to hold bottom, the way the current rips through there I'd say 8 ounces and make it a flat sinker so it doesn't roll. Sinker on a bottom loop, 4 inches above that tie in a 6 inch leader to 4/0 hook. Toss it out near some rocks and hang on!! Note you can only keep 1 @ 15 inches right now and 11/16 you can keep 5 @ 15...