NEW FISHING LINKS we added on AUGUST 27, 2010... Enjoy!
Our July photo additions are the perfect Summer Cooler for this exceptionally hot summer. To help you cool off, we are focusing on boats sailing from ports to our north and from New England. And some of the photos were
taken during the icy cold month of February 2010. Brrr!
Longtime local angler, Mike Daniewicz combed through his extensive collection of vintage party boat photos, postcards and other neat stuff and picked out over 1,300 choice items for our enjoyment. Depending on how long you have been fishing around the New Jersey and New York area, you (or your dad or granddad) will likely recall a few good memories.
You can see the latest additions to Mike's Maritime Memorabilia on our Just Added page.
Chesapeake Fishing:
SAWYER Fishing Charters and Tours - Chesapeake Bay fishing charters from Maryland's Eastern Shore. Fishing trips on Chesapeake Bay for stripers, striped bass, bluefish, croakers, rockfish, and more. Captain Dave Schauber offers half day and full day trips for groups up to 49 passengers aboard the
SAWYER, a 52-foot Chesapeake Boats vessel - Hoopers Island, MD
Fishing Tackle:
Ace Baits - Manufacturers of a comprehensive range of fishing lures for predatory fresh and saltwater fish. Models include glide, jerk and pull baits,
softtail baits, surface baits and crankbaits. Most are constructed of good old wood with a few with added plastics. All are finished with an ultra tough epoxy coat. Stainless hardware and Eagle Claw hooks round out the package - White Lake, MI
BC Plugs - Custom wood fishing lure builders. Their old school wood plug styles from years past are turned from select woods and are sealed with
Waterlox marine sealer. They are through-wired with 308L stainless steel wire and rigged with quality VMC 9626PS hooks, Wolverine SS Triple split rings and Spro swivels - West Windsor, NJ
Big Bite Baits - Makers of quality plastic fishing lures that have been proven to catch fish. They offer a large selection of worms, lizards, grubs, craws, tubes, frogs, shads, minnows and more - Eufaula, AL
BioEdge Fishing Products - Offer a variety of 100% all-natural fish attracting scents containing the oils, amino acids, enzymes and pheromones found in the bait from which they are extracted. Available in liquid squirt bottles and in stick form - Carmel, ME
Black Label Plugs - A small New Jersey lure manufacturer catering to surf fisherman who are looking to catch that once in a lifetime fish. They specialize
in handcrafted wooden swimming plugs predominately for large saltwater game fish. Constructed of the finest cedar and equipped with top of the line hardware, each lure is individually tested to run true - Forked River, NJ
Denny's Hook and Knife Sharpeners - Offers diamond grit hook and knife sharpening tools that transform round hook tips into mini broad heads which
allows sure hits and deeper penetration. Two styles to choose from - Red Lion, PA
DT Lures - Offers handmade swimming lures made from the best wood, wire, hooks and finishes available. Several models and colors are available. Custom paint and refinishing services are also available - Brick, NJ
Fish Winch - Super quiet electric fishing reels. At $299, the Fish Winch electric fishing reel drive is the best value available. They quickly and easily
convert 41 different Penn, Daiwa, and Shimano reels into powerful electric fishing reels. The Fish Winch is made for bottom fishing (deep dropping) but can also be used as an electric kite reel, electric trolling reel, electric teaser reel, or an electric downrigger - Lagerstone LLC, Wilmington, NC
Greenpoint Tackle Company - Producer of "Sharp Eye" lures that are fashioned after realistic baitfish profiles in varying sizes ranging from 1/2 ounce to
3 ounces. Made primarily from Alaskan yellow cedar, they are fully sealed, through-wired with stainless steel, have stainless steel, custom hand-cut or laser cut lips, equipped with VNC hooks, and every lure is water tested prior to shipping. A wide variety of styles and colors are available - Brooklyn, NY
Guppy Lure Company - A premier maker of classic wood lures for the topwater. Models include poppers and pencil poppers in a variety of sizes and
colors. All lures feature VMC 4X hooks with Wolverine super rings - Randolph MA
L.B. Huntington Company Inc - Home of the ORIGINAL DRONE SPOON and DRONE PLANER since 1918. DRONE trolling spoons are offered in over a dozen sizes and colors, with or without reflective prismatic tape that's available in fifteen colors. DRONE Planers are designed to get your lures down deep
without much weight, so that you can fight the fish and not the terminal tackle - Norfolk, VA
Lemire's Plugworks - Offers handcrafted wooden saltwater and freshwater plugs for striper fishing and other types of game fishing. Models include a full line of swimmers, needlefish, and top water plugs, including the Sea Fly, the first thru wired, salt water rigged wobble bait. Made one at a time, their
plugs are equipped with 4X VMC hooks, Wolverine triple wound stainless steel split rings, Krok super strong stainless steel swivels and nickel plated grommets to protect the surrounding wood - Clayville, RI
Lindgren Pitman - Manufacturer of high capacity electric fishing reels for over 30 years. Two 12V and 24V DC models are available along with
conversions for most Penn and Shimano big game reels including International and Tiagra - Pompano Beach, FL
Mystic Tackleworks - The BioPulse™ lure provides the appropriate natural stimuli to the various sensory systems (vision, hearing, taste, smell, mechanoreception) used by fish to locate prey. Several nodels are available as a kit that includes the lure, attractant and cleaner - West Mystic, CT
Ocean Saltwater Lures - A leading edge manufacturer of saltwater lures, bluefish lures, striped bass lures, tuna lures, tarpon lures, pitching lures and many other ocean saltwater lures - Newburyport, MA
PanaPesca - The finest quality offshore bait in the business. Available baits include ballyhoo, finger mullet, flying fish, mackerel, sardines, silversides
and Illex and Loligo squid. Baits are vacuum bagged and available either rigged or unrigged - Pembroke, MA
REEL SAVER® by Mil-Comm Products - Synthetic, non-toxic lubricants and corrosion protectants for fishing reels and hardware. REEL SAVER® light grease and oil formulations combine parts-smoothing performance with true saltwater corrosion protection. REEL SAVER AR is specifically for the anti
-reverse bearing, which requires a tackier finish. And REEL SAVER HG is a more dense version of the grease, which is ideal for large conventional reels - East Rutherford, NJ
Stuart Fishing Tackle - Big Game Roller Tops, marine grade aluminum single and double roller guides, and TuffButt® straight and bent rod butts. Proudly made in the USA - Miami, FL
The Old Man's Tackle Box - Specializing in custom jigs made to order in the USA. Bucktails and other jigs are airbrushed using the highest quality vinyl paint and powder coat, have top of the line synthetic fish hair, and Mustad hooks. Products include bucktail jigs from 3/8 oz to 16 oz, diamond jigs from 1/2 oz to 10 oz, and vertical jigs from 4 oz to 8 oz - Metuchen, NJ
Tony Maja's Bunker Spoons - Custom Stainless Steel Bunker Spoons that are ready to use right out of the package. They are made of extra heavy gauge stainless steel and work at a greater depth with less wire or line and with only one keel. Several models are available and include a 9/0 stainless bucktail hook - Bayville, NJ 
BOBBY II Collision:
Fifty-five years ago, on Saturday morning, April 23, 1955, the "BOBBY II" left her slip at the Belmar Marine Basin and headed out for a day of Cod fishing. Captain David Shinn was at the helm, son Alvin Shinn was the mate, and 57 passengers got their fishing gear ready. After a day of fishing at the Mud Hole, Captain Shinn blew three whistles, started the engines and began the
journey home in a dense fog. A short time later, he noticed the bow of a large vessel looming out of the fog and heading directly for his boat. He quickly put both engines full speed astern, but despite his efforts, the freighter "PRESIDENT BUCHANAN" rammed the "BOBBY II". The crash sheared off thirteen feet of the bow of the "BOBBY II" and tossed three passengers into the forty-eight degree seawater. Click here to read the full story and see a few pictures of the "BOBBY II".
Welcome to the Codfish Ball!
Click here to see some pictures of our gang fishing aboard Captain Joe Huckemeyer's "HELEN H" from Hyannis, MA. The target... George's Bank Cod.
Come along and follow me
To the bottom of the sea
We'll join in the jamboree
At the Codfish Ball.
Finnan haddie lead the eel
Through an Irish reel,
The catfish is a dancing man,
But he can't can-can like a sardine can!
Tunas truck-in' left and right
Minnies moochin' what a night!
There won't be a hook in sight
At the Codfish Ball.
Follow these links for earlier trips: 2003 Codfish Ball or 2004 Codfish Ball
Sandy Hook, NJ Lighthouse:
Sandy Hook Lighthouse - Did you know that it is the oldest, original structure still functioning as a navigational beacon in the United States? Did you know that it is the first lighthouse in the country to be lit by electric lamps?
The Sandy Hook Lighthouse was first lit on June 11, 1764 and it's silhouette and warm beam of light is a familiar sight to anglers, mariners and travelers passing in and out of New York Harbor. It's now part of the Gateway National Recreation Area at Sandy Hook, NJ so stop by for a visit the next time you’re in the area.
Bringing the USS Cole back home:
Click here to see a dramatic sequence of photos depicting the Norwegian heavy-lift vessel BLUE MARLIN raising the bomb-damaged USS COLE prior to transporting her from Yemen back to the United States.
