|
Promise
Charters
Catch of the Week
|
Once again it was a triumphant return for the boys from
Philly when they bashed the big Bass aboard the Promises
Kept. The competition was fierce and the Bass were
cooperative for these Philly Phanatics. They were
wearing their hometown colors but it was the Jersey
Shore Bass that put a smile on their faces, making this
the
Promise
Charters Catch of the Week! |
|
L to R: The
Boys from Philly:
William "Wild Bill" Wanger, his son,
"Big Ben" Wanger,
Mike "The Philly Fan" Greenberg and
"Terrible Ted" Nemceff |
|
|
Captain Scott
watches Big Ben
fight a big Bass! |
|
Hey Dad - my Bass
is bigger than yours! |
Okay - enough
pictures. First one to the
Tiki Bar wins! |
|
|
|
|
|
Captain Vernon with
Eric Anthony
|
Promise
Charters
Catch of the Week
|
|
Eric Anthony (14) of Jackson had a good day at sea when
he pulled in his biggest Bass measuring 40 inches! But
the Bass weren't the only things biting as Eric and his
fellow anglers reeled in over 40 big Blues too in the 10
- 15 pound range. It was quite a day of fishing making
this the
Promise
Charters Catch of the Week! |
|
|
|
|
Promise
Charters
Catch of the Week
| It was
a mix of anglers from across the country that came together
to battle the Bass (and each other) on this July day. The
competition was fierce but in the end Dennis Moore of
Colorado beat out the boys from California, New York,
Massachusetts, Illinois and even New Jersey to take the top
honors with a 39 pound Striper. The group limited out on big
Bass making this the
Promise
Charters Catch of the Week! |
Tim
Moore of Chicago
came close to winning
with this nice Striper.
 |
Dennis Moore of
Denver CO
Showed up the rest of the
guys with this 39 pound Big Bass!
L to R: Dennis Moore, Denver CO;
Scott McLaughlin, Corning, NY;
Mike Moore, San Francisco, CA;
Chris Moore, Westfield, MA;
Paul McLaughlin, Far Hills, NJ
and Tim Moore, Chicago, IL
|
|
|
| The
Phillip gang made another trip to the Jersey Shore
looking for some hot Striper action. They weren't
disappointed with their catch! After they limited out
on Bass, they turned their attention to some Jersey Blues.
Jason Phillip has the bragging rights for this trip with the
biggest Bass and gets to wear the lucky fishing pin! All in
all, it was a good day at sea, making this the
Promise
Charters Catch of the Week! |
|
Promise
Charters
Catch of the Week
L to R: Paul Salerno, Ralph Bellaprowitz,
George Phillip, his son, Jason Phillip and
Ricky Phillip
|
|
|
|
Promise
Charters
Catch of the Week
L to R: The
Philadelphia story is written
this season by "Terrible Ted" Nemceff,
William "Wild Bill" Wanger, his son,
"Big Ben" Wanger and the leader of the gang,
Mike "The Giant Slayer" Greenberg!
|
| The
Boys from Philadelphia returned for another year of Bass
fishing aboard the Promises Kept. This time they brought
with them two virgins - Bill and Ben Wanger. Needless to say
- beginner's luck held true and "Big Ben" Wanger got the top
Bass (and his first ever)! These Eagle fans had their lucky
fishing hats on and managed to score 4 big Bass and plenty
of big Blues (not the NY Giant kind) making this the
Promise
Charters Catch of the Week! |
|
|
|
Dave's big Bass!
| The
Belmar Fishing Club crew started their season with a
bang when they landed 8 Bass over 20 pounds on their first trip. Couple that with dozens of big Blues and you've got the
Promise
Charters Catch of the Week! |
|
Promise
Charters
Catch of the Week
lL to R: Fred
Reiniger, Captain Vernon
and Dave Maul show off their catch.
|
|
|
Promise
Charters
Catch of the Week
Double Trouble - Paul Lynn and his
daughter Rachael show off their
double Bass hook ups
|
Hey Dad - I think
my fish
is bigger than yours!
Like
Father - like Daughter!
Rachael was not about to let her Dad Paul Lynn get the best
of her so she equaled his best catch of the day with a
double Bass catch of her own. Rachael was a real trooper
bringing in lots of Bass and some big Blues too making this
the
Promise
Charters Catch of the Week!
|
|
|
|
L to R: Mike
Joseph, Bryan Newhook,
Frank Martin, Jay Moore and Craig Newhook
with their catch of big Bass. |
Promise
Charters
Catch of the Week
| Mike
Joseph and the crew from Mastercraft Iron returned for
another fishing adventure this season and landed a cooler
full of Stripers by drifting live bait and Bunker heads.
The competition was fierce but the winner, with a 30 pound
Bass, was Frank Martin of Neptune, NJ. It was a
beautiful day at sea with some nice action, making this the
Promise
Charters Catch of the Week! |
|
|
|
Promise
Charters
Catch of the Week
| The
Philadelphia boys arrived for another trip aboard the
Promises Kept and they didn't leave disappointed. The big
Bass cooperated and the race was on. Ted Nemceff edged out
Mike Greenberg for bragging rights on this trip with a 33
pound Striper. But Mike's Bass was not too shabby either.
Nice Bass, a few Blues thrown in the mix and throwing back
Bass that were over 20 pounds made this the
Promise
Charters Catch of the Week! |
|
Mike Greenberg and
Ted Nemceff show off
their big Bass.
Well at least they
agree on fishing! |
|
|
Promise
Charters
Catch of the Week
| What a
way to celebrate your birthday! Jamon Lyon's birthday
present was a fishing trip aboard the Promise Kept with
family and friends. The weather was nasty but Jamon and his
friend Pedro were troopers and managed to land a Bass -
their first one - as well as some nice Blues too. Jamon's
birthday trip was the
Promise
Charters Catch of the Week! |
|
You never forget
your first Bass!
L to R: Mario
DePedro (11) and
Jamon Lyons (12) show off
their first Striped Bass.
|
|
Promise
Charters
Catch of the Week
|
The Bob Wass party started the long holiday weekend off
right with a trip aboard the Promises Kept. They caught a
mixed bag of Blues and Fluke throughout the day and topped
off the trip with a nice batch of five pound Fluke making
this the
Promise
Charters Catch of the Week!
|
|
The Bob Wass party
from Wayside with
some of their catch.
|
|
Mike Lemire and
Chris Hagler
had a great day aboard the Promises Kept
fishing for Jersey Blues
|
Promise Charters
Catch of the
Week
| Mike
Lemire and Chris Hagler had a busy weekend at the Jersey
Shore. But they found the time to head out for some
Bluefishing with Captain Vernon.
100 Blues later they were really tired - but very happy
Anglers, singing the praises of the Jersey Blues - making
this the
Promise
Charters Catch of the Week!
|
|
|
Promise Charters
Catch of the
Week
|
Nick Schaefer and company certainly had their fill of Fluke
fishing aboard the Promises Kept with Captain Scott.
With well over 20 keepers ranging from 3 1/2 to 7 pounds, the
anglers enjoyed a busy and beautiful day at sea. They fished
the waters just south of the Seaside Pier and found a nice
body of fish, making
this the
Promise
Charters Catch of the Week!
|
|
Nicholas
Schaefer, Newtown, PA and his crew
display their awesome catch of Fluke.
|
|
Promise
Charters
Catch of the Week
| George
Phillip and his buddies fished the Farms aboard the Promises
Kept with Captain Scott. They chunked for Blues and
landed 40 plus during a very busy day at sea. They also
hooked into 4 big Striped Bass making this the
Promise
Charters Catch of the Week!
|
|
The George Phillip party with their
catch of Bass and Blues
L to R: Paul Salerno, Piscataway; Jim Phillip, Bridgewater; Ralph
Bellafronte, Middlesex;
George Phillip, Ford; Ricky Phillip, South Amboy, NJ |
|
L to R: Bob Krug,
Wall; Fred Reiniger,
Wall; Jeff Havens, Point Pleasant
with their catch
|
Promise
Charters
Catch of the Week
| It
isn't every day that you get to catch and release 13 1/2
Bluefin (the Shark was hungry too!). Then, add in the first Yellowfin of the season
just to top things off. Bob Krug, Wall; Fred
Reiniger, Wall; Jeff Havens, Point Pleasant were pretty
tired anglers once this trip was over. The action was hot
in the Glory Hole where the water was beautiful and full of
life. The Tuna ranged from 20 to 35 pounds making this the
Promise
Charters Catch of the Week!
|
|
Bob Krug, Wall |
Jeff Havens, Point
Pleasant |
Score one for the
Shark! |
|
Promise
Charters
Catch of the Week
| Vince
Dennebaum, Manasquan;
Fred Reiniger, Wall; John Gleason, Asbury Park and Jeff
Havens, Point Pleasant certainly had a busy day aboard the
Promises Kept. Captain Vernon put the anglers right on the
Bluefin Tuna and the guys went seven for seven on the day,
catching and releasing Tuna up to 30 pounds! And if that
wasn't enough - they also landed 12 Bluefish up to 12
pounds. This busy day at sea made this
trip the
Promise
Charters Catch of the Week!
|
|
Vince Dennebaum,
Manasquan
|
John Gleason, Asbury Park |
|
The Michael Joseph
party and
their catch
for the day - big Bass and lots of them!
L to R: Michael Joseph , Bloomsbury, NJ; Brian Newhook, Toms River,
NJ; Frank Martin, Shark River Hills, NJ; Jay Moore, Ocean Tsp., NJ;
Brian Ferraro, Basking Ridge, NJ and Peter Stagaard, Normandy Beach,
NJ
|
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week
| Michael Joseph and his fellow anglers from NJB, Inc. and Mastercraft
Iron had quite a day of fishing aboard the Promises Kept.
They limited out on Bass up to 33 pounds and had a good
catch of Blues as well. You know it's a great day at sea
when you're releasing 30 pound Bass - making this the
Promise
Charters Catch of the Week!
|
|
Jay Moore gets
ready to release
his big Bass aboard the Promises Kept. |
Brian Ferraro and a
30 plus pound Bass! |
|
Promise
Charters
Catch of the Week
Steve and Al
compare Stripers. |
Steve Skesavage and
his buddies show off
a day's catch aboard the Promise Kept.
| Steve
Skesavage of Howell, NJ and his crew had a busy day aboard
the Promises Kept. They started with 2 Bass early in the day
and then went on to snag 30 Blues. The afternoon catch
featured a 35 inch and a 40 inch Bass to top off the day
making this the
Promise
Charters Catch of the Week! |
|
|
Michel Djordjezic
and his son Brian show
Off Brian's first Bass, a 22 pounder! |
Promise
Charters
Catch of the Week
| It was
a day made for memories for a father and son. Brian
Djordjezic will always remember the day he and his dad,
Michel caught 8 Bass up to 22 pounds fishing aboard the
Promises Kept. And, if that was not enough, they had non
stop Bluefish action as well - making this the
Promise
Charters Catch of the Week! |
|
|
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!
|
Mike Greenberg
of Philadelphia along with his buddies Tom Townsend and Ted
Nemceff had a busy day catching over 50 Blues. But they
weren't to tired to top off the day by catching these three
Stripers - all nice hefty fish. The biggest one weighed in
at 26 pounds making this the
Promise
Charters Catch of the Week! |
|
Left to
right:
Mike Greenberg, Tom Townsend
and Ted Nemceff
|
|
The Bob Wass Party
|
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!
|
It was a good
day at sea for Bob Wass of Wayside and his buddies. Captain
Scott kept them busy
hauling in 25
Bass - the largest was 30 pounds! Another exciting day
fishing made this the
Promise
Charters Catch of the Week!
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!
The Belmar Fishing Club in action!
|
Bill
Owens, Chairman of the
Belmar Fishing Club Fishing Activities
Committee, shows off his 44 inch, 31.6 pound Bass
|
|
L - R: Belmar
Fishing Club members: Rich Scheller, Shark River Hills; Kevin Asadi
and Mac Asadi, Belmar; Captain Vernon Bryan, Promises Kept, Belmar;
Bill Owens, Shark River Hills; Derrick Melanson, West Belmar |
Quite a day of
fishing aboard
the Promises Kept! |
| |
|
|
|
|
Colleen, Will, Shannon,
Jenny and Kerry
aboard the Promise Kept
|
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!
|
|
|
Tom Reta and Jim Conklin
wanted to take their sons fishing this season. Well they sure
picked a good day. Tom, Tom Jr., Jim and his son Matt
landed all the Tuna and Albacore they could want fishing with
Captain Scott aboard the Promises Kept, making this the
Promise Charters Catch of the Week!
|
|
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week! |
|
 
 
Tom, Tom Jr., Matt and
Jim show off their Promise Charters Catch of the Week!
|
|
|
|
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!
_small%207-4-04.JPG)
Captains Vernon and Scott
|
Jeff
Havens, Fred Reiniker,
Captains Vernon and Scott
with their
449
pound Thresher Shark.
What a Fourth of July Holiday!
|
|
Jeff
Havens, Fred Reiniger |
It was
quite a 4th of July for the
Havens and
Reiniger
party when they landed this huge Thresher Shark. The fishermen
took turns and 90 minutes later they won the battle with this
beast.
The shark was weighed in at Hoffman's in Brielle and tipped the
scales at a whopping
449
pounds. Now that's Shark fishing at it's best and a holiday
they'll never forget making this the Promise Charters Catch of the Week! |
Click here to see more shark photos
from Promise Charters.
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Left to right:
Lenny DeLuca of
Manasquan - 39 lbs
Nick Kouvel, Jr. of Wall - 35 lbs
Sue Carton of Apopka Florida - the winner with 47 lbs
Nick Kouvel, Sr. of Wall - 46 lbs
Ed Lippencott of Belmar -38 lbs
| What a day
aboard the Promises Kept with Captain Vernon Bryan. The fish
just kept getting bigger as the day went on - making this the
Promise Charters Catch of the
Week! |
|
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!
|
|
|
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!
| It was a
banner day for the
Hochberg family of
Monmouth Junction
when they landed a Bass bonanza aboard the Promises Kept with
Captains Vernon and Scott. The Bass ranged from 18 to 27 pounds
- and those were only the keepers - making this the
Promise Charters Catch of the Week! |
|
The Hochberg gang show
off their catch! |
|
Mike Zaccardi and Bob
Wass |
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!
| Mike
Zaccardi of West Long Branch and Bob Wass of Wayside
had a busy day this week aboard the Promises Kept with Captain
Vernon. Bob had a 38" Bass and Mike a 36" one. Then the Bluefish
action heated up and the fun began when they caught over 70
Blues between 5 - 7 pounds
making this the
Promise Charters Catch of the Week! |
|
|
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!
|
Spring Bass season 2004 has
started with a bang – just ask
Todd Vitalis of Belmar.
His 38” Striper was a great way to begin the fishing season. And
just to add to a great day, a 36” Bass was next. Another great
day of fishing with Captain “V” aboard the Promises Kept,
making this the Promise Charters Catch of the Week! |
|
Todd Vitale's Spring
Bass
|
|
Bobby Jr., Lenny, Ernesto,
Nick & Bobby
|
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!
The Pride Seafood
Party of Neptune, NJ
had a very
busy day at sea with 8 keeper Bass and lots of big Bluefish action while
trolling between Manasquan and Point Pleasant. Young Bobby caught his
first ever Bluefish and Bass. The competition was fierce between Lenny
and Ernesto of Clark's Landing, Nick from Sallee Tee's and Bobby from
the Mill at Spring Lake for the biggest Bass - and the winner is...
Lenny
DeLuca of Clark's Landing -
with Ernesto in second place making this the
Promise Charters catch of the week!
|
|
Joe Schleifer
bringing in a big one!
|
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!
The Schleifer Party
of Whippany, NJ
had a day
loaded with action keeping everyone quite busy! Jigging cocktail
Blues and trolling triples of big Blues to 12 pounds each made for an
exciting day. Then they spiced it up with some Striped Bass
and Spanish Mackerel.
It was a great day at sea making this trip the
Promise Charters catch of the week!
|
Terry, Ken, Joe,
Rob and Frank
The Schleifer party
with just some of the day's catch!
|
|
|
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!
Matt and Len Haine
were in a
tough competition for the biggest Fluke. Len just edged Matt
out with his 7 1/2 pounder. The rest of the party were also
very happy with Fluke that weighed 6 3/4, 5, 4, and 3
pounds. Quite a day and quite a good -
Promise
Charters Catch of the Week!
|
|
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!
|
Phil Habermann
wasn't quite sure just what he had on his line - until this 6.8
lb Fluke came to the surface. It put up a good fight but Phil
won the battle and landed this Promise
Charters Catch of the Week. |
|
|
|
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!
|
 |
 |
Jeanette Anthony
caught this 39 inch bass on a top water
wooden plug. Above she shows off her prize catch with Captain Vernon
C. Bryan III after a great day of fishing aboard the Promises
Kept. The Anthony party had quite a busy day fishing -
especially Eric, Jeanette's son, (photo to left) who
had a Jersey shore Grand Slam - Bass, Blues and Weakfish - not
bad for age 8! This certainly was the
Promise Charters Catch of the Week! |
|
|
 |
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!
|
Bruce Volpe
sure knows how to show up the rest of his
party - with a 9.2 lb Fluke! Bruce and his friends were catching
a mixed bag of fish including Fluke, Albacore, Sea Bass, and Bluefish. All of a sudden Bruce thought he had gotten caught
up on a rock - until the rock started to move! So Bruce
went to work and his efforts paid off with this doormat Fluke
- the
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!
|
|
%207-4-04.JPG)
