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Manasquan High School Fishing Club
Massive April Bluefish Blitz down at the Manasquan Inlet!!The Manasquan Board of Ed approved the formation of a Manasquan HS Fishing Club. The Club which had initial roots in the 80’s was revived by the motivation of Al Monteverdi in 2016. The Club started off with just a handful of students but as the word got out now has almost 50 members both male and female.The MHS Fishing Club is open to all students who want to learn how to fish the fresh and saltwater’s of the Jersey Shore. The club holds monthly meetings which will involve local experts from all walks of the fishing industry such as noted fishing celebrities, party and charter captains, retail tackle shop owners, local fishing clubs, and conservation and environmental groups. The club members communictae with each other via a Club Group Me app.The club also hosts fishing tournaments, youth education programs for Manasquan Elementary School and sending districts, coordinates activities with MHS Environmental Club and is involved with the local community to obtain community service hours.The club is currently running an Interclub fall striped bass tournament including both beach and boat categories. The club has team shirts and hats.The Club is seeking support from local tackle shops and industries and the Reel Seat in Brielle was the first to jump on board. Since then the Manasquan Fishing Club in town, The Manasquan River Marlin and Tuna Club, the Shark River Surf Anglers, TAK Waterman, the Fisherman Magazine, Hoagie Joe's Manasquan, and Bimini Bay Outfitters have come on board supporting our club. Advisors for the club are MHS teachers Capt Jim Freda and Mr Eric Wasnesky.
Trophy Striped Bass!!40 lb ClubCongrats Jack Tomkiel
55 feet of water off Mantolokingwith Tommy Freda, Keaton Fortney, Capt Jim Freda////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Great Catch!!
Anna Maraziti30 lb Surf caught Striped Bass!Manasquan BeachCongrats!!///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Monster Trophy Bass!
Max Kristiansen48 lb striped bass caught on a JP Surfster Swimmer////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
MHS Fishing Club members making the most of a bluefish blitz at the inletClub catches and happenings...
Club members, Tommy Freda, Max Kristiansen, and Tom Krausse hammer the big blues in the back of the Manasquan River
Club member Max Kristiansen appeared in the 50th Anniversary issue of the Fisherman Magazine in a carp article by advisor Capt Jim Freda
Dylon O'Donnell with a big blue caught from the jetty at the Manasquan Inlet
Club advisor Capt Jim Freda and members Tom Krausse, Al Monteverdi and Tommy Freda braved the wind and rain on the Manasquan River and it payed off big time! A quadruple of big blues all released!
Club president Al Monteverdi (left) presenting Andy Beers with his tournament prizes - St Croix hat and t-shirt, and Hogy and SPRO lures
haWe have a tournament winner! Andy Beers with his winning fish a largemouth bass that weighed almost 7 lbs caught April 24th on a curly tail worm from a local pond in Wall.
Jack Tomkiel's MHS Fishing Club largemouth bass tournament entry 4 lbs 7 oz
Jack Tomkiel with a monster blue caught on the Manasquan River flats in 3 feet of water. The big blue weighed 15 lbs!
Mr Freda, Club Advisor...20 lb bluefish caught up on the flats in the Manasquan River
Al Monteverdi, Club President with a 17 lb bluefish caught at the Manasquan Inlet Jetty 4-28-16
Winner- Tommy Freda won the Club's Opening Day Trout Tournament with this 5 lb 10 oz tiger trout caught at Spring Lake on a St Croix 5'4" Trout Series ultra light rod with 4 lb test while using a brown and gold rooster Tail. The trout also won the Spring Lake Kid's Trout Contest on Opening Day run by the Shark River Surf Anglers.
Max Kristiansen with a big carp from Black Creek
Tommy Freda with a Spring Lake brown trout
Keaton Fourtney hooked up the big blues on his kayak with his ultralight trout rod. Takes a lot of skill to land this big fish with such a light rod. Great job!
Max Kristiansen and Tom Krause double up on the two man yak!
Club president, Al Monteverdi, hooked up on his boat!
Max Kristiansen with a monster blue from the back of the Manasquan River
Tom Krausse and Max Kristiansen Manasquan River flats!
Club President, Al Monteverdi, as appeared in the Coast Star 5/12/16/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Special Guest Speaker Capt Jay Monteverdi!
At our May 17th meeting Capt Jay Monteverdi of Brielle came in as our special guest speaker and gave an in depth demonstration on how to filet and prepare bluefish. Jay went over the a-z's in great detail of filleting and shared some great recipes for eating bluefish.
He noted that bluefish are one of the best fish to eat because of its high Omega 3 content. Great job Jay we really appreciate all your effort. Many thanks!Fishing Club members make Trophy StripedBass Catch!
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Interclub Striped Bass TournamentBoat Division won by Jack Tomkiel
40 lbs Congrats!
