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Personally, I would avoid a "party boat" because with all that alchohol, the "party" might be your funeral after you fall into the polluted waters of NJ when some drunk smashes into you. Not to mention the crime that could potentially happen on a boat, what with no police to call, and the fact that the occasional unpredictable storm could come up and destroy the hole boat.
I think you may be confused. OP is not looking for a circa 1700's pirate ship.
I did a lot of fishing on the party boats when I lived in NJ and, for the most part, didn't run into a lot of problems. The drunks tend to stay by themselves and I never ran into any crime.
Mikey:
Ignore this troll, Victorian P He uses any thread to bash NJ.
Personally, I would avoid a "party boat" because with all that alchohol, the "party" might be your funeral after you fall into the polluted waters of NJ when some drunk smashes into you. Not to mention the crime that could potentially happen on a boat, what with no police to call, and the fact that the occasional unpredictable storm could come up and destroy the hole boat.
LOL. WTF? Actually, for what it's worth, NJ seems to have the highest marine police presence of pretty much anywhere I've ever piloted a boat.
Both the Coast Guard and the NJ State Police Marine Unit. I've never had a problem on a boat out of NJ.
Oh, I never meant to imply I had a problem with the marine police presence in NJ, simply that it's pretty strong compared to a lot of other places. But that's to be expected given the fact that we're a small state with more boaters on the water than many larger states. By the way, a lot of local police agencies are getting in on the act now. I know, offhand, three towns in Ocean County (Brick, Mantoloking, Berkeley Twp.) have marine police units and the Ocean County Sheriff also has a marine unit. I'm sure there are a few more I'm not aware of.
Oh, I never meant to imply I had a problem with the marine police presence in NJ, simply that it's pretty strong compared to a lot of other places. But that's to be expected given the fact that we're a small state with more boaters on the water than many larger states. By the way, a lot of local police agencies are getting in on the act now. I know, offhand, three towns in Ocean County (Brick, Mantoloking, Berkeley Twp.) have marine police units and the Ocean County Sheriff also has a marine unit. I'm sure there are a few more I'm not aware of.
I didn't mean to imply you had a problem. I just added the State Police Marine unit as an addition to the Coast Guard. The first time I saw the SP Marine Unit, I was surprised since I didn't know it exsisted. I'm glad the police departments are adding marine units since the NJ waterways are heavily used by pleasure boats.
As I said, most boats fishing fluke during day and blues at night, with some doing bottom trips further offshore.
Some boats are considered half day and go until noon, others considered 3/4 day and fish until 2;30.
Many offer twilight trips in afternoon thru evening for fluke.
Those are BEAUTIFUL trips as that is the prettiest time to be out on the water (think I will go myself this Friday eve
Their is a boat out of Perth Amboy that I can highly reco also, especially if you live closer to Perth Amboy- The fishing has been better in the back bay, so they may not have to run as far as of right now.
That should get you started, but go to njfishing.com for reports and to see links on more party and charter boats.
PM me if I can be of any assistance.
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