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#94140 - 05/15/09 09:54 PM 5/15
fishheadnj Offline
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Loc: Barnegat
Underway at 0630 I ran the ICW south of Harvey cedars found clean water -no bait no birds and no bumps-- ran back north stopped at the whalebone and had a great time with the alligators in 2-4'of water-- tackle busters they ate my poppers- cut through wire leaders -- but to see 7-10 blues hit a surface lure on 10lb tackle was worth it all CATCHEMUP

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#94176 - 05/16/09 09:46 AM Re: 5/15 [Re: fishheadnj]
thaddeus47 Offline
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Registered: 11/21/02
Posts: 255
Loc: Sunrise Beach, Forked River
Capt: What or where is the "whalebone." Have never heard the term used on this board before. Thanks. Thad

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#94178 - 05/16/09 10:17 AM Re: 5/15 [Re: thaddeus47]
Capt John Offline
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Registered: 06/15/06
Posts: 164
Loc: Barnegat, N.J.
whalebone is small are only 2-4'of water need a boat that draws very little water.
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#94179 - 05/16/09 10:38 AM Re: 5/15 [Re: Capt John]
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Registered: 10/25/08
Posts: 842
Loc: Barnegat, NJ
Good job capt. Al! I'm gonna try like you know what to get out this week as long as the weather co-operates!!
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#94189 - 05/16/09 01:40 PM Re: 5/15 [Re: Applejacks]
thaddeus47 Offline
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Registered: 11/21/02
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Loc: Sunrise Beach, Forked River
OK. So whalebone = flats? Thad

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#94200 - 05/16/09 04:58 PM Re: 5/15 [Re: thaddeus47]
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Registered: 02/23/04
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Loc: Barnegat
I have been told that Whalebone is called that because a boat named Whalebone cut out an area of deeper water in the shallows when it ran too shallow. It used to be almost 6-8' deep in spots.

I do not think you can find it on any chart. I will leave it at that............
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#94231 - 05/17/09 12:54 AM Re: 5/15 [Re: NJ Dusky]
FishinHardWater Offline
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Registered: 06/02/08
Posts: 772
Loc: playing in the sand
i know where theres a chart that has johnnie allens cove, whalebone, myers hole, mud channel, and some others...
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#94417 - 05/19/09 11:44 AM Re: 5/15 [Re: FishinHardWater]
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Loc: Barnegat, NJ
I love those old charts. It is really interesting to see how much has changed. And yes, the whalebone is usually productive.
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