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Scott's Bait & Tackle Weekly Bulletin for Thursday, August 27, 1998

About the only activity that was good this week was Blue Claw crabbing. We have kept fresh Bunker in the crab trap behind the store to stock a few crabs up in the freezer for

the winter. So, I can confidently say that the crabbing has been good. The crabs have been larger this week and really clean with bright colors, and since we clean them alive,

we can tell that they are pretty full of meat too. There hasn't been any crabbing activity news from boaters, due to the threatening weather. Maybe, if the weather cooperates a

little over the weekend, you can sneak in a little crabbing in one of the back creeks.

The talk of the week has surely been Bonnie. A hurricane that has rattled the nerves of every community on the Eastern shore of the United States. The bad sea conditions will

continue for the next two to three days as the storm picks up speed and moves away from the East coast. Another few days will have to pass so that the seas calm down enough for

safe passage through the inlets by smaller vessels. Also, the fish are not likely to feed after a heavy ocean swell. Fish have been known to consume rocks and shells as ballast

to hold themselves steadier on the bottom. A few days will have to pass so that the fish have time to purge the shells and rocks from their bellies. Will this be just enough time

for hurricane Danielle to come up the coast?

A few anglers will just have to go fishing this weekend. The ocean fishing is definitely out of the question, due to a continuing heavy swell. I am confident that there are still

plenty of Weakfish in Grassy Channel and the mouth of the Mullica River. The bridge fishermen on Great Bay Blvd. continue to see and catch Weakfish in Little Sheepshead

too. It will remain to been seen if these fish are going to be in a feeding mood.

I sure hope you didn't come to Long Beach Island for two weeks vacation just to swim in the ocean! Last week, you couldn't go into the water do to the supposed increase in

shark activity. All right, the increase of shark sightings. This week, tremendous undertow caused by a Hurricane a thousand miles away kept swimmers out of more then knee deep

water. The undertow was a 1000% more of a threat then any shark ever was. Every lifeguard earned their keep this past week. Every night on the news, there was reports of

many rescues and even one day where over 100 people needed assistance in getting back to shore.

Is Summer over? Even though the Labor Day holiday weekend doesn't officially happen until Tuesday the 8th, for many, school is open on Monday, August 31 and other

schools open mid week and some areas have a delayed opening until September 8th. I feel sorry for those kids, they probably will not get out of school next summer until July.

Those late opening schools better not use up more then the allotted amount of snow days!

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