Place: Stone Tavern Lake Stone Tavern, NJ
Date: Sat Aug 11, 2018
Time: 6:00am-1:00pm
Weather: Very Muggy, Humid, and Warm 77 degrees with overcast skies starting off. Heating up to 85 Degrees with threats of Thunderstorms and Lightening in the distance.
Water Temps: 85 Degrees at launch rising up 86.3 Degrees
Water Clarity: Semi clear down to 2.0';
Wind Gust: 5-10MPH
Best Lure: Crankbaits, finesse worms; Beavers.
Depths fished: 2'~5'
Limit: 3
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Today, 15 SJHT members and 3 guest ventured up to Stone Tavern Lake. Once again threatened with unsettled Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain, SJHT Anglers came out to Battle and Get Some!
Note the Close proximity:
Alright....Without further adieu....give a Big Shout out to Matt *Feel me Roar* R. Matt was able to weigh in 3 Bass going 6.18lbs. 2nd place was won by Rob *Gotta catch the Fu Man* with 3 Bass weighing 6.12lbs.[/b] 3rd Place [/b] was won by the FU Man with 3 Bass going 5.53lbs. Carlos J. took overall Lunker with a nice 3.23lbs.Leading 2018 Rookie AOY Bryson S. won the Misc. Pot with a .90lb Pickeral. Congrats men!
STONE TAVERN LAKE TALE OF THE TAPE:
Matt's R. 1st Place bag:
Rob's 2nd Place Bag:
Fu' 3rd Place Bag:
N/A
Carlos J. Overall Lunker Winner:
Bryson's Misc. Pot Winner:
Other Anglers bags from the weigh in and images from the water:
Bill *The Hammers* L. Bag:
Brian's Subfish Bag of Bass weighed in:
Trappers Bag of Bass:
Troopers Bag of Bass:
BN06's Solo Bag:
End of the Day pics and the Bad weather finally arriving:
Summary: 10 out of 18 Anglers caught at least 1 Bass. There were a total of 24 Bass caught overall giving way to a total of 41.22 lbs. The avg. weight of each Bass went 1.72lbs. There were 5 Limits caught and 4 anglers caught at least 2 Bass.
So as one can see, the Bass were biting but trying to find and weed the subpar 12" Bass from the Keepers was a challenge. Stone Tavern's grass was evident but the bass were relating to much deeper terrain. Using a Deep Diving crankbait did the damage for me. I caught fish but sifting through the dinks became a game in itself. LOL. Around 7am a cold front came through with a nice breeze. We thought that would turn the Bass on. It may have just pushed them deeper into the middle of the Lake. Many SJHT Anglers caught there keepers somewhat shallow, but for the majority picking apart points, ledges, and coves prove to be key.
As we neared the 1pm time limit, the rain and thunder could be heard coming our way. Hence the pic of the sky with the rain on its way. Thanks again for everyone coming out. 2 More regular season T's to go.
Next up is COOPER RIVER PARK next week. Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018
Tightlines,
BN06
Edited by BigNasty06 on 08/11/2018
BN06, President
Lots of limits, two 6lb bags and a 5.5lb bag...i would say little old Stone Tavern is still putting out despite all the pressure! I know the weights arent gigantic but they arent that far off the bigger lakes.
Congrats Matt. Way to pull out a squeaker. Way to put the pressure on Rob and Jackson. I watched a lot of guys catch fish. I agree Rob. I was surprised to see those kind of weights and that many fish. Hopefully it's a good sign.
Congrats Matt on the win!! Way to hang in there Rob. I as you know left early, just got very frustrated, as i didnt even have a bass bite that I know of. Lots of little ticks, which i feel were small baitfish/bluegills. Just don't know what i am doing wrong. Fished smallie beavers, 4" worms, senkos.small swim baits.etc. Oh well congrats to all the fish catchers. My worst year ever with only 4-6 keepers!
