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Port Elizabeth
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Not a lot was heard about the bay, and croakers seemed to school along the ocean coast, said Sharon from The Girls Place Bait & Tackle. Kingfish were sometimes beached along the ocean surf. Summer flounder fishing sometimes produced good catches in the ocean at places like the Old Grounds off Delaware. Small weakfish had held in the bay, but the shop’s netter now caught none. If weaks were around, maybe they were in the ocean. Crabbing was good, and that was an option along the creeks and back waters off the bay. September is traditionally a great month for crabbing, because the blueclaws will have shed to grow throughout the season. By September, they’ll be finished shedding, and will feed up to fill out their shells to get ready for winter. The shop carries a full supply of recreational and commercial crabbing traps and all the baits like frozen bunker. Fresh bunker is also on hand, for those who want bait for sharking. Live eels are stocked, and live shedder crabs will be carried for this holiday weekend. The Girls Place is located on Route 47 just after Route 55 ends, and it’s the long, one-story, yellow building on the right. There’s a large parking lot with plenty of room for trailered boats.
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