Thanks for capturing this history. This is priceless oral history. So glad that he gives a shout out to Betty and Nicks. They’re good folks and I hope I run into this gentleman there.
Sorry 4 the long comments but this was a great interview. I also wanted to mention back in the day we would throw a butter knife with a hook on it for stripers, and blue fish. Today there are so many great lures, other then buck tails. The Johnny jigs look amazing. They now call it "slow pitch jigging" Tons of videos here on TH-cam about it. Just reminds me of what we used to do for blue fish in NJ with buck tails, and diamond jigs, but now they have really improved the jigs, you most likely already knew this, but I still wanted to mention it. Again I apologize for the long comments, but this interview was like me talking to old friends, and really got my interest! FishOn...jimi
So cool listening to this! I fished NJ most of my life. Barnegat light house area 4 black fish. Brielle on the party boat Jamaica. The surf in Long Beach Island. Fortescue in Delaware Bay 4 weak fish usually on miss Fortescue with Capt. Jim Higbe. Great memories came back watching this. I won the pool on Miss Barnegat once with a 26lb stripped bass in the 1980's. I moved to Florida for the 3rd time about a year ago. I still fish both salt and fresh water. I have caught a bunch of 7lb + Large Mouth when I lived in NJ. as well. Asunspink wildlife area, Parvin state park, union lake, menantico sand wash, you name it, I probably fished it. I also caught a bunch of strippers in Delaware River in the dark. When the sun came up, the bite would end. We were fishing under a bridge (in my friends bass traker boat) in Camden NJ. I remember hearing gunshots one morning, and we got the heck out of there. We would catch strippers using spinner baits on almost every cast, till the sun came up. Recently I've been fishing Suwannee river, it's in my backyard. I don't normally even think about or miss Jersey a little bit, but watching this does make me think about it....FishOn.....jimi
This is my first time seeing this channel and I think its absolutely wonderful! I enjoyed this video so much i even let all the Ads Play out lol Thanks Y'all for all the knowledge and entertainment 🤙🏾
I saw that they decreased the slot limit on stripers from 28-35 to only 28-31 inches. I wouldn't be surprised if the charter boats have to alter what they do as a result. As it is, RI's head boat stopped doing their nighttime stripers altogether last year.
Check out Lou Figurelli. He single handedly stop the netting of menhaden in the Raritan Bay. There is a detailed story about his success in the New York Magazine April 16th, 1990. The link is way too long to post here.
Awesome video . Living in ocean county myself this gave me so much information and history. Very happy that I found this.
Maybe it's just me but I love videos like this. These stories need to be told. Thanks Jimmy for doing this it's great. Tight lines
Thank you for watching! I agree, and we're trying to get more interviews like this on film this season - Jimmy
Shell is truly larger than life and so humble.
A legend.
Thanks for capturing this history. This is priceless oral history. So glad that he gives a shout out to Betty and Nicks. They’re good folks and I hope I run into this gentleman there.
Never fished Jersey but I can listen to that guy all day.
Shell is such a great dude. He gave me one of his teasers last year when I lost mine.
Really a pleasure to watch this interview!
Awesome video. Crazy to hear someone with so many years of experience say this past fall was the best one he’s seen!
That was great! What a wealth of knowledge and so well spoken.
Sorry 4 the long comments but this was a great interview. I also wanted to mention back in the day we would throw a butter knife with a hook on it for stripers, and blue fish. Today there are so many great lures, other then buck tails. The Johnny jigs look amazing. They now call it "slow pitch jigging" Tons of videos here on TH-cam about it. Just reminds me of what we used to do for blue fish in NJ with buck tails, and diamond jigs, but now they have really improved the jigs, you most likely already knew this, but I still wanted to mention it.
Again I apologize for the long comments, but this interview was like me talking to old friends, and really got my interest! FishOn...jimi
So cool listening to this! I fished NJ most of my life. Barnegat light house area 4 black fish. Brielle on the party boat Jamaica. The surf in Long Beach Island. Fortescue in Delaware Bay 4 weak fish usually on miss Fortescue with Capt. Jim Higbe. Great memories came back watching this. I won the pool on Miss Barnegat once with a 26lb stripped bass in the 1980's. I moved to Florida for the 3rd time about a year ago. I still fish both salt and fresh water. I have caught a bunch of 7lb + Large Mouth when I lived in NJ. as well. Asunspink wildlife area, Parvin state park, union lake, menantico sand wash, you name it, I probably fished it. I also caught a bunch of strippers in Delaware River in the dark. When the sun came up, the bite would end. We were fishing under a bridge (in my friends bass traker boat) in Camden NJ. I remember hearing gunshots one morning, and we got the heck out of there. We would catch strippers using spinner baits on almost every cast, till the sun came up.
Recently I've been fishing Suwannee river, it's in my backyard. I don't normally even think about or miss Jersey a little bit, but watching this does make me think about it....FishOn.....jimi
Great Stuff! And will be heading to IslanD Beach very soon. Especially after getting my buggy beach permit!
wonderful for all who remember
Excellent talk Thanks Guys
Thanks for watching!
Definitely best video you've done. Thank you.
This is my first time seeing this channel and I think its absolutely wonderful! I enjoyed this video so much i even let all the Ads Play out lol Thanks Y'all for all the knowledge and entertainment 🤙🏾
With a great interview very entertaining
Great video. Thanks.
Phenomenal video. Can only
Hope to be fishing for as long as him!
That blade is super smooth
Very cool hearing some of the history of local striper fishing
I saw that they decreased the slot limit on stripers from 28-35 to only 28-31 inches. I wouldn't be surprised if the charter boats have to alter what they do as a result. As it is, RI's head boat stopped doing their nighttime stripers altogether last year.
Still plenty of slot. And a thing called cat h and release.
Golden!
This PC is legend
I wish could teach History of Fishing in school!
Check out Lou Figurelli. He single handedly stop the netting of menhaden in the Raritan Bay.
There is a detailed story about his success in the New York Magazine April 16th, 1990.
The link is way too long to post here.
I would love to fish w him to gain the experience. I hope be is passing it down to someone!
Bob the Garbageman never pitched some rapamala or yokizuri, he’d soak a chunk for 20 hours straight.
Exactly.. Our grandfathers didn't fight in ww2 so guys can throw a yozoori all day and catch nothing
No video 🤦🏼♂️I'll just visualize what it looked like back then. Allot of jaw jerking and thats it. 🤷🏼♂️