John Wilkinson
Member since May 2014
Brigantine, United States
- Background
- "I started as a captain in 1972 and I love having novice customers catch their first big fish. My favorite fish is Striped Bass." Captain John Wilkinson has a 100 ton United States Coast Guard master's license. He's been fishing the local waters since '68 – he can put you on the hottest bite around!
John Wilkinson
- Background
- "I started as a captain in 1972 and I love having novice customers catch their first big fish. My favorite fish is Striped Bass." Captain John Wilkinson has a 100 ton United States Coast Guard master's license. He's been fishing the local waters since '68 – he can put you on the hottest bite around!
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Fishing Reports
August Wreck Fishing
We had a great wreck fishing trip today. Caught over 30 sea bass, 6 fluke, and a dozen sea robin. Riptide B&T cut bait from squid tubes worked great. Pictured are Jack with a 18" sea bass, and Nathan… Read Full Report →
Wreck Fishing off Brigantine, NJ
We had a good wreck fishing trip today with the Haddix's. Picture is a 22.5 inch fluke, and 16 and 17 inch sea bass. We were fishing in 65 to 90 feet of water off Brigantine. Minnows and Riptide… Read Full Report →
Father's Day weekend 2018
What a great weekend Father's Day weekend was. Calm ocean, sunny, perfect temperatures, no bugs, and we caught fish. On Saturday's trip we had the Manahan father and sons out for some wreck fishing. We caught about 50 sea… Read Full Report →
Stripers will be following the blues
Blue fish were very cooperative behind Atlantic City and Brigantine. The back bay blue bite will slow soon, and the striper should start biting. Read Full Report →
Offshore of Brigantine, NJ
Yesterday we did a 8 hour ocean trip with very good results. We left the dock at 6:30 AM, and ran to some structure offshore in 50 feet of water. Drifting across the structure we had a steady pick… Read Full Report →
Keeper Fluke
A few keeper fluke are still in the bay. I did a 4 hour fluke fishing bachelor party this morning. We caught 30 fluke, and 51 sea bass. Five of the fluke were keepers. All were caught in water… Read Full Report →
Fishing behind Atlantic City
On Saturday, July 11th, we took the Greer boys along with their dad out on a 4 hour afternoon trip yesterday. The catching was great on the ICW behind Atlantic City. We caught 33 fluke, up to 19 inches,… Read Full Report →
Small Mako Sharks
I had Mark and Rich McMullin out for a six hour inshore shark trip today. We set up along the 20 fathom curve, and managed to catch and release 2 Mako while having a third runoff that never came… Read Full Report →
Brigantine NJ Fishing Report
A report of fishing from Brigantine over the past week. It has been a tough for fluke fishing the back bays. We have only caught about 65 short fluke and one keeper the entire week. There were also a… Read Full Report →
Brigantine, NJ 4th week of June report
The weather has kept us off the water this weekend, but last week was our best week for catching keeper size fluke so far this year. There was a lot of grass to content with, but if you were… Read Full Report →
Wreck Fishing off Brigantine, NJ
We fished some wrecks in 90 feet of water off Atlantic City today. Catching mostly undersized seabass, but pictured is a nice 14 incher. While trying for the bass we also had some shark lines out, and had a… Read Full Report →
Brigantine 2nd Week of June Report
Fluke fishing has picked up in the waters around Brigantine NJ this week. We have been drifting the ICW and other back bay areas with good results. Most of the fish are released, but many have gone to the… Read Full Report →
Brigantine Weekend report
Saturday Behind Brigantine, NJ We took a group from Caesars Entertainment on a four hour back bay trip behind Brigantine, NJ. We caught fluke in all of the usual places, about 14 in all with 3 that could have… Read Full Report →
Brigantine Last May weekend
We took the Barbi men fishing on Saturday, and we were able to capitalize on a good morning bite. We caught 14 fluke, three of which went home for dinner, 17 shark, 2 bluefish, and the first tiny sea… Read Full Report →
Brigantine Last May Weekend
We have been fishing hard Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. The winds kept the catching way off on Wednesday and Thursday with only sharks and bluefish taking hooks. The fluke seemed to have lockjaw. The winds calmed some on Friday… Read Full Report →
Brigantine Bay Fishing
We had the Smith family out for a 6 hour bay trip. Took them to Great Bay, and had the rods bent throughout the entire trip, but they were mostly because of the sand sharks and skate. They did… Read Full Report →
Brigantine Report, NJ
Good news and not necessarily good news is that the blues are still here, and the not so good news for some is that the dogfish have arrived in numbers. Both the smooth and spiny dogfish are heavy in… Read Full Report →
Brigantine, NJ weekend report
Bluefish, Bluefish and more Bluefish that's what BabuCharters caught this week. The blues are just about everywhere from the beach front to the back bay, but Great bay was best for us. We couldn't get any bunker for bait,… Read Full Report →
Customer Reviews
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Saturday, July 21, 2018
Captain John was great always keeping our lines baited so my son and I could catch 33 flounder,2 keepers and 5 only 1/8” short,he goes by the rule book.
We had a great time and would recommend all to go.
Thank You Ken and Sean ZieglerKen Ziegler recommends Babu Sport Fishing Charters - 19’Fished July 2018
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Monday, July 16, 2018
Beatiful day and my stepsons each caught plenty of fish and one keeper each. Captain James is a great guy and he knows his stuff.
Robert Weaver recommends Babu Sport Fishing Charters - 19’Fished July 2018
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Replied to this review on Tuesday, July 17, 2018
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Saturday, June 16, 2018
We had the best fishing experience of our lives today with Captain John and his first mate James. Together we caught over 50 Sea Bass with 13 keepers in the ocean a couple miles off the Atlantic City coast. We will definitely be back with Babu Sport Fishing Charters.
Patrick Manahan recommends Babu Sport Fishing Charters, Inc.Fished June 2018
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Replied to this review on Saturday, June 16, 2018
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Friday, July 7, 2017
My family along with my son year old son went on this trip and the crew was amazing! My son must have asked the crew 100 questions and they were patient and extremely helpful. We caught 25 fish and three keepers. On the ride home my sons words were ” that was one of the best days of my life”❤️ Awesome job !
Jennifer Lobasso recommends Babu Sport Fishing Charters, Inc.Fished July 2017
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Replied to this review on Saturday, July 8, 2017
Jennifer,
Thank you for the great review. I’m glad you had a good time despite starting in the rain.
Capt. John
VERIFIED Went fishing on Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Took wife and 12 year old boys. Bottom fished for flounder. Caught 15 or 20 flounders. 3 or 4 very strange fish with huge wing like gills and 10 or so blue crab. 3 of the flounder were keepers.
Daryl E Mickley recommends Babu Sport Fishing Charters, Inc.Fished July 2017
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Thursday, June 29, 2017
Great job Captain James! Will be coming back again for another trip. Caught 11 shorts and 3 keeper flounder. Catching fish or not had a great time and we highly recommend.
Norman Gerber recommends Babu Sport Fishing Charters - 19’Fished June 2017
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Sunday, June 25, 2017
Justin Applegate recommends Babu Sport Fishing Charters, Inc.Fished June 2017
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Replied to this review on Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Thank you for the review. Being 40 miles offshore for 10 hours in a 26’ boat with eight people aboard does make for tight quarters.
VERIFIED Went fishing on Monday, August 8, 2016
Captain John and Tim were great! However, when we booked on “Fishing Booker” we put that we wanted to catch sharks, blues and other big fish so when we got on the boat and were told we were fishing for flounder and sea bass we were a bit disappointed. Guessing miscommunication between Fishing Booker and Captain?
But if you’re looking to catch flounder and sea bass, I’d highly recommend Babu!Tricia Croyle recommends Babu Sport Fishing Charters, Inc.Fished August 2016
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Replied to this review on Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Thanks for your review. Sorry for the misunderstanding, big fish were just not available on a 4 hour bay trip. Even on the ocean trip the only larger fish available on a 4 hour trip may have been sand shark, and they are protected so we would not have been allowed to boat them. In the Atlantic City area the tuna and large shark are in the canyons which are 70 miles off the beach.
Capt. John Wilkinson
