Fin Chaser Sportfishing – Raritan Bay
Fin Chaser Sportfishing – Raritan Bay
Fin Chaser Sportfishing is the benchmark for quality in New Jersey. Operating for 20 consecutive seasons and topping the board at tournaments across the Northeast, these guys have the experience, the skills, and the can-do attitude to get you on that fish of a lifetime.
Launching out of South Amboy, NJ, you will be perfectly placed to enjoy awesome angling both inshore and offshore. Inshore trips last four to six hours, and focus on fishing the bays, inlets, and nearshore wrecks for Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, and more.
Head offshore, and it's an entirely different ball game. You will be rocketing out to the best fishing spots around to target Thresher Sharks, White Marlin, Bluefin and Yellowfin Tuna, Mahi Mahi, and various other deep-sea superstars.
Capt. Frank Wagenhoffer isn't the kind of man to stop fishing when the bite is hot. If Tuna are making the topwaters boil out at the Hudson Canyon, he will happily stay out longer to get you on a record-breaker. The same goes for burning gas. Other captains might throttle back at the 60-mile mark, but Capt. Frank will go half as far again if that's where the bite is best.
From the moment you step aboard Capt. Frank's 36' Contender Fisharound, you will know he means business. All-Raymarine electronics sweep the deep while outriggers and downriggers spread your lines far and wide to maximize your catch. All this while your captain and mate prep every kind of tackle under the sun.
The Fin Chaser Sportfishing team stock the best equipment on the market to give you the best experience whether Trolling, jigging, popping, spinning, drifting, live baiting – you name it, they've got it on board.
This is a chance to fish with the best in the business in the most famous waters around. This is the chance for the perfect fishing trip. So jump aboard and get ready to scratch off half your bucket list!
Fin Chaser Sportfishing is the benchmark for quality in New Jersey. Operating for 20 consecutive seasons and topping the board at tournaments across the Northeast, these guys have the experience, the skills, and the can-do attitude to get you on that fish of a lifetime.
Launching out of South Amboy, NJ, you will be perfectly placed to enjoy awesome angling both inshore and offshore. Inshore trips last four to six hours, and focus on fishing the bays, inlets, and nearshore wrecks for Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, and more.
Head offshore, and it's an entirely different ball game. You will be rocketing out to the best fishing spots around to target Thresher Sharks, White Marlin, Bluefin and Yellowfin Tuna, Mahi Mahi, and various other deep-sea superstars.
Capt. Frank Wagenhoffer isn't the kind of man to stop fishing when the bite is hot. If Tuna are making the topwaters boil out at the Hudson Canyon, he will happily stay out longer to get you on a record-breaker. The same goes for burning gas. Other captains might throttle back at the 60-mile mark, but Capt. Frank will go half as far again if that's where the bite is best.
From the moment you step aboard Capt. Frank's 36' Contender Fisharound, you will know he means business. All-Raymarine electronics sweep the deep while outriggers and downriggers spread your lines far and wide to maximize your catch. All this while your captain and mate prep every kind of tackle under the sun.
The Fin Chaser Sportfishing team stock the best equipment on the market to give you the best experience whether Trolling, jigging, popping, spinning, drifting, live baiting – you name it, they've got it on board.
This is a chance to fish with the best in the business in the most famous waters around. This is the chance for the perfect fishing trip. So jump aboard and get ready to scratch off half your bucket list!
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Colby RichardsonRepeat angler5.0VerifiedOctober Fishing Trip
6 Hour Trip - Inshore (AM) on October 29, 2023 • 4 adultsCaptain Frank and Ryan were great guys to go fishing with. Very knowledgeable and friendly. My brothers and I had a great time with them. Frank got us on the fish and we all enjoyed bringing the fish on the boat. Would highly recommend to anyone looking to book a charter. I look forward to booking with Captain Frank again.
James HansenRepeat angler4.7VerifiedHalf Day PM with Captain Mike
6 Hour Trip - Inshore (PM) on November 9, 2021 • 6 adults • 2 childrenGreat day on the water. Captain Mike and First Mate Tim made sure we caught some fish. He kept looking until he found them. Also picked us up at the dock in Staten Island since that was where we would be fishing and where we were coming from. Truly a great experience for 3 generations on the boat fisihing.
Junehee LanoueRepeat angler5.0VerifiedThe best birthday fishing trip
4 Hour Trip - Inshore (PM) on September 6, 2020 • 4 adults • 2 childrenCaptain Frank and Dave made an amazing trip for my son’s 9th birthday. My son landed 36 fish and had said this was the best fishing trip ever. It was a great day and our family had a wonderful time.
Michael BainbridgeRepeat angler5.0VerifiedGreat half day with Capt Frank
4 Hour Trip - Inshore (PM) on May 15, 2021 • 3 adultsThis guy knows his stuff..
Maria Dandrea5.0Verified4 Hour Trip
4 Hour Trip - Inshore (PM) on June 20, 2021 • 6 adults • 1 childAwesome!!!
Timothy Baumgartner5.0VerifiedA wonderful trip, highly recommend !
4 Hour Trip - Inshore (AM) on June 13, 2021 • 2 adults
Kristy Kutzer5.0VerifiedHalf day trip with Captain Frank and Captain Anthony
6 Hour Trip - Inshore (AM) on November 14, 2020 • 4 adultsVery knowledgeable and helpful Captain's. We will definitely be booking trip!!! Great day!!
Vincent Garcia5.0Verified6-hour Inshore
6 Hour Trip - Inshore (PM) on September 4, 2020 • 5 adults • 2 childrenCAPT Frank was great, he really catered to our needs and made the kids trip a wild success.
Chris Nardi5.0VerifiedFishing with Frank
4 Hour Trip - Inshore (PM) on August 31, 2019 • 5 adults • 2 children
Chris Thomas5.0VerifiedAnother great day with Capt Frank and Ryan
6 Hour Trip - Inshore (AM) on May 8, 2026 • 6 adultsAlways caching fish with these guys! Highly recommend.
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Always caching fish with these guys! Highly recommend.
Chris it is always a pleaseure fishing with you and your crew.
Captain Frank and Ryan were great guys to go fishing with. Very knowledgeable and friendly. My brothers and I had a great time with them. Frank got us on the fish and we all enjoyed bringing the fish on the boat. Would highly recommend to anyone looking to book a charter. I look forward to booking with Captain Frank again.
Anytime guys. Spring (April-May) and fall October-December) are always excellent fishing. See you soon. ~Capt. Frank
What a day ! First off, Captain Frank and his mate Tim are the most competent team I have ever fished with. Also the most courteous. I'm 71 years old, balance not what it once was, but Tim kept a close eye on me and kept me from falling overboard. If your a little older, the Fin Chaser will serve you very well. And what Fishing ! ! We had about 30 striped bass, all between 10 abd 25 lbs, all on flutter spoons. We kept our limit and Tim filleted them expertly. Both my brother and I had to take Alleve the following morning, we were so sore from fighting those fish. From now on, the Fin Chaser with Capt. Frank is our go to charter.
This is the second year in a row we used Fin Chasers and we caught a ton of fish on both trips. Captain Frank knows what he is doing. We went the day after some windy and rainy weather and thought this could affect the fishing, but we crushed them anyway. We will be making annual striper trips with Fin Chasers.
I took my family of four (me, my wife and two college age kids) with Capt. Frank and 1st Mate Jason for a pm charter on a warm weekend day. Capt. Frank greeted us and promised that we would have a good time. The boat was clean, well kept, stocked with refreshments and powerful on the water. Immediately we noticed that both Capt. Frank and Jason were absolutely possessed to put us on fish.The Capt. was constantly updating his information on possible good fishing spots. Once the captain picked our first of many fishing spots It was not long before my son was reeling in the first catch of the day under the watchful eyes of the crew who never hesitated to give us the assistance and encouragement we needed as beginners. We all caught nice size stripers and my daughter reeled in the largest one of the group and we all left very happy with our 1st experience with charter boat fishing. If you want an experienced captain with a great sense of humor, Fin Chaser Charters is the way to go!
Aaron: You picked one beautiful day. I am glad to have taken your family on their first fishing adventure. ~Captain Frank
FAQs about Fin Chaser Sportfishing – Raritan Bay
- US $850 per group - 4 Hour Trip- Inshore (PM) (4 hours)
- US $900 per group - 4 Hour Trip - Inshore (AM) (4 hours)
- US $1,050 per group - 6 Hour Trip - Inshore (PM) (6 hours)
- US $1,050 per group - 6 Hour Trip - Inshore (PM) (6 hours)
- US $1,100 per group - 6 Hour Trip - Inshore (AM) (6 hours)
- US $1,100 per group - 6 Hour Trip - Inshore (AM) (6 hours)
- Toilet
- Air conditioning
- GPS
- Fishfinder
- Bed
- Live bait well
- Kitchen
- Refrigerator
- Outriggers
- Ice box
- Radar
- Rods, reels & tackle
- Live bait (Can be caught in advance or caught on the trip)
- Lures
- Catch cleaning & filleting
- Snacks (Chips, cookies, pretzels. Donuts and bagels on AMs)
- Drinks (Water, sodas)
- First mate (Works for tips 20% is customery )
- Fishing license
- Fly fishing equipment
- Inshore fishing (Raritan Bay, NY Harbor, Coast Line)
- Nearshore fishing (Mud Hole, Glory Hole, Chicken Canyon & Wrecks)
- Offshore fishing (Canyons: Hudson-Spencer)
- Light tackle
- Heavy tackle
- Bottom fishing
- Trolling
- Spinning
- Jigging
- Popping
- Fly fishing
- Drift fishing
- Deep sea fishing
- Bass (Striped)
- Bluefish (Tailor)
- Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
- Flounder
- Little Tunny (False Albacore)
- Marlin (White)
- Seabass (Black)
- Shark (Thresher)
- Tuna (Bluefin)
- Tuna (Yellowfin)
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Bass (Striped)
Bluefish (Tailor)
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Little Tunny (False Albacore)
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