Outgoing rips
ZONES · LIGHTHOUSE-CORNER RIPS → WALKWAY RIPSBucktail 1–2 oz + teaser swung down-current; pick pockets along the walkway; switch to metal on bird/bait shows.
PULLS (pack these) S4 S5 S6 S7 G7
RIGS BUCKTAIL & TEASER ↗ HI-LO ↗
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Barnegat Inlet South Jetty & Walkway
⚑ Access gate: Closes at dusk — daylight venue only; night game moves to Barnegat Light Bayside Bulkhead (9).
Bucktail 1–2 oz + teaser swung down-current; pick pockets along the walkway; switch to metal on bird/bait shows.
PULLS (pack these) S4 S5 S6 S7 G7
RIGS BUCKTAIL & TEASER ↗ HI-LO ↗
Slack structure
ZONES · WALKWAY RIPS → PICNIC BULKHEADBottom rigs on the rock edge — sand fleas/green crabs (Fish Heads live board) for tog/sheepshead/triggers.
PULLS (pack these) S1 S4 S6
RIGS HI-LO ↗
▲ Wet rock beyond walkway is dangerous — cleats required
▲ Swift current, heavy leads, expect snags
▲ Pets barred from walkway
The Dike — High Bar Harbor
Rip window
ZONES · TIP RIPS → WEST CHANNEL EDGEFan-cast rip seams — 3/8–3/4 oz jighead + Gulp or 4" Sea Shad swum cross-current; bucktail the deeper east edge.
PULLS (pack these) S2 S4 S7
RIGS JIGHEAD + GULP ↗ BUCKTAIL & TEASER ↗
Flats wade
ZONES · EAST FLATS (WADE)Wet-wade, light jighead smalls for cruisers. G10 first salt deployment.
PULLS (pack these) S2 S4 G10
RIGS JIGHEAD + GULP ↗
▲ DO NOT cut through overgrown trees — heavy poison ivy + ticks; stay on the beach line
▲ Greenheads in July — repellent
▲ Soft footing near tip
▲ Remote at night — solo judgment
Barnegat Light Bayside Bulkhead
Night lights
ZONES · CONDO STRETCHBridge doctrine at miniature scale — light pools and shadow edges, small soft plastic swum through.
PULLS (pack these) S2 S4
RIGS JIGHEAD + SOFT BAIT ↗
Foul-weather day
ZONES · CONDO STRETCH → ROAD-END BY PARK ENTRANCEJighead+Gulp parallel to the wall; tog rigs on the snag zones.
PULLS (pack these) S1 S4 S6
RIGS JIGHEAD + GULP ↗ HI-LO ↗
▲ Residential parking etiquette
▲ Snag zones eat jigs
Sunset Park Pier — Harvey Cedars
Causeway Recreation Areas — Rt 72 Bridges
Shadow lines
ZONES · EAST THOROFARE LIGHT LINES → WEST THOROFARE LIGHT LINESUp-current of the light line; swim Sea Shad/paddletail on 3/8 oz along the shadow edge and let it swing.
PULLS (pack these) S2 S4
RIGS JIGHEAD + SOFT BAIT ↗
Day seams
ZONES · REC-AREA BULKHEADSBucktail the down-current eddy seams off the bulkheads.
PULLS (pack these) S4 S7
RIGS BUCKTAIL & TEASER ↗
▲ Designated areas only — never travel lanes
▲ Cedar Bonnet flies are vicious — repellent
Robert Nissen Park Pier & Waterfront
Ring-1 workhorse
ZONES · PIER → RAMP SEAMLight-tackle hi-lo + jighead double-rig; watch the ramp seam on moving water.
PULLS (pack these) S4 S6 G1
RIGS HI-LO ↗ JIGHEAD + GULP ↗
Blowfish Watch
ZONES · PIERHC Strategy §5.5 transplanted — clam/Fish Bites on kingfish hooks, light chum.
PULLS (pack these) S1 S6 G1 G5
RIGS HI-LO ↗
▲ Give the boat ramp room
▲ Thursday concert crowds
Harper's Cove — Crab Cove Pier
Dawn Patrol
ZONES · C BASIN MOUTH → B BULKHEAD SHADOW LINES → A T-DOCKJighead+Gulp at the mouth on moving water, then parallel bulkhead casts; second rod hi-lo soaking off the T-head.
PULLS (pack these) S4 S6 G1 S1
RIGS JIGHEAD + GULP ↗ HI-LO ↗
Crab Shift
ZONES · A T-DOCK → D CENTER BASINHandlines + collapsible traps (interim gear pending D12); scoop net mandatory; shady pier sides on sun-high days.
PULLS (pack these) interim carry
Snapper Session
ZONES · A T-DOCK → D CENTER BASIN1/8–1/4 oz Kastmaster fast, or snapper popper + trailing hook w/ spearing.
PULLS (pack these) S5 S6
RIGS SNAPPER POPPER
Night Check
ZONES · B BULKHEAD SHADOW LINES → A T-DOCKDock-light census; 4" Sea Shad up-light through the shadow line; three lights then bed.
PULLS (pack these) S2 S4
RIGS JIGHEAD + SOFT BAIT ↗
Blowfish Watch
ZONES · A T-DOCK → C BASIN MOUTHClam/Fish Bites on kingfish hooks, hi-lo, crushed-clam chum bag.
PULLS (pack these) S1 S6 G1 G5
RIGS HI-LO ↗
▲ Starky's rental traffic mid-morning→late PM
▲ Midday/weekend pier crowds — fish the shoulders
▲ Bay heat: warm-water release doctrine applies double
Bayview Park Pier — Brant Beach
⚑ Access gate: Bay-beach badge applies to the beach, not the pier.
Beach Haven Public Dock — 2nd St & Dock Rd
Dock-light headliner
ZONES · LIGHT POOLSLight census, rotate pools — small soft plastic through shadow edges; dead-drift Gulp Shrimp at slack.
PULLS (pack these) S2 S4
RIGS JIGHEAD + SOFT BAIT ↗
Day bulkhead
ZONES · BULKHEAD LINEBucktail the bulkhead line.
PULLS (pack these) S4 S7
RIGS BUCKTAIL & TEASER ↗
▲ Working docks — respect charter traffic
Holyoke Ave Jetty — Beach Haven (surf)
⚑ Access gate: Guarded-hours badge + bathing-area setbacks; anglers fish before/after guards.
Jetty proper
ZONES · DOWN-CURRENT POCKET → TIP SEAMSPocket first, then the tip seams — bucktail+teaser; hi-lo for the pan crowd.
PULLS (pack these) S4 S6 S7 G7
RIGS BUCKTAIL & TEASER ↗ HI-LO ↗
Night swim
ZONES · DOWN-CURRENT POCKETSlow-swim the SP Minnow parallel to the rock.
PULLS (pack these) S5
RIGS PLUG SWIM ↗
▲ Wet rock footing — cleats
▲ Guarded-bathing setbacks
Holgate — Wooden Jetty & South-End Surf
⚑ Access gate: Holgate Wilderness Area (Forsythe NWR) CLOSED to all access for nesting season; may extend for fledging. Town-side beaches + Wooden Jetty remain open. Reopens Sept 1 (pedestrian; vehicles need LBT buggy permit, below high-tide line).
⚑ Access gate: Pay-lot hours bound night sessions.
Wooden Jetty dawn
ZONES · WOODEN JETTY POCKETBucktail/teaser the rip seam, then hi-lo small hooks down the beach. Log as recon for the Sept refuge mission (D16).
PULLS (pack these) S4 S6 S7 G7
RIGS BUCKTAIL & TEASER ↗ HI-LO ↗
▲ Respect every closure sign — enforcement is real
▲ Greenheads in numbers
▲ Shifting bars at terminal groin