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Located right behind Klein's Fish Market on the Shark River in Belmar, NJ

***Easy access - 5 minutes to the ocean!***

 

 

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Captain Vernon with Eric Anthony
 

Promise Charters
Catch of the Week
October 2007

Eric Anthony (14) of Jackson had a good day at sea when he pulled in his biggest Bass measuring 40 inches! But the Bass weren't the only things biting as Eric and his fellow anglers reeled in over 40 big Blues too in the 10 - 15 pound range. It was quite a day of fishing making this the Promise Charters Catch of the Week!

 



 


 

Promise Charters
Catch of the Week
July 2007

It was a mix of anglers from across the country that came together to battle the Bass (and each other) on this July day. The competition was fierce but in the end Dennis Moore of Colorado beat out the boys from California, New York, Massachusetts, Illinois and even New Jersey to take the top honors with a 39 pound Striper. The group limited out on big Bass making this the Promise Charters Catch of the Week!

Tim Moore of Chicago
came close to winning
with this nice Striper.








Dennis Moore of Denver CO
Showed up the rest of the
guys with this 39 pound Big Bass!


L to R: Dennis Moore, Denver CO;
Scott McLaughlin, Corning, NY;
Mike Moore, San Francisco, CA;
Chris Moore, Westfield, MA;
Paul McLaughlin, Far Hills, NJ
and Tim Moore, Chicago, IL
 


 

The Phillip gang made another  trip to the Jersey Shore looking for some hot Striper action. They weren't disappointed with their catch!  After they limited out on Bass, they turned their attention to some Jersey Blues.  Jason Phillip has the bragging rights for this trip with the biggest Bass and gets to wear the lucky fishing pin! All in all, it was a good day at sea, making this the Promise Charters Catch of the Week!

Promise Charters
Catch of the Week
June 2007


L to R: Paul Salerno, Ralph Bellaprowitz,
George Phillip, his son, Jason Phillip and
Ricky Phillip
 

Promise Charters
Catch of the Week
June 2007


L to R: The Philadelphia story is written
this season by "Terrible Ted" Nemceff,
William "Wild Bill" Wanger, his son,
"Big Ben" Wanger and the leader of the gang,
Mike "The Giant Slayer" Greenberg!

 

The Boys from Philadelphia returned for another year of Bass fishing aboard the Promises Kept. This time they brought with them two virgins - Bill and Ben Wanger. Needless to say - beginner's luck held true and "Big Ben" Wanger got the top Bass (and his first ever)! These Eagle fans had their lucky fishing hats on and managed to score 4 big Bass and plenty of big Blues (not the NY Giant kind) making this the  Promise Charters Catch of the Week!


Dave's big Bass!
 
The Belmar Fishing Club crew started their season with a bang when they landed 8 Bass over 20 pounds on their first trip. Couple that with dozens of big Blues and you've got the Promise Charters Catch of the Week!

 

Promise Charters
Catch of the Week
May 2007


lL to R: Fred Reiniger, Captain Vernon
and Dave Maul show off their catch.
 


 

Promise Charters
Catch of the Week
11/19/06


Double Trouble - Paul Lynn and his
daughter Rachael show off their
double Bass hook ups
 

Hey Dad - I think my fish
is bigger than yours!
 
Like Father - like Daughter!
Rachael was not about to let her Dad Paul Lynn get the best of her so she equaled his best catch of the day with a double Bass catch of her own. Rachael was a real trooper bringing in lots of Bass and some big Blues too making this the
Promise Charters Catch of the Week!
 


 


L to R: Mike Joseph, Bryan Newhook,
Frank Martin, Jay Moore and Craig Newhook
with their catch of big Bass.
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week
6/12/06
 
Mike Joseph and the crew from Mastercraft Iron returned for another fishing adventure this season and landed a cooler full of Stripers by drifting live bait and Bunker heads.  The competition was fierce but the winner, with a 30 pound Bass, was Frank Martin of Neptune, NJ.  It was a beautiful day at sea with some nice action, making this the Promise Charters Catch of the Week!

 

Promise Charters
Catch of the Week
6/11/06
 
The Philadelphia boys arrived for another trip aboard the Promises Kept and they didn't leave disappointed. The big Bass cooperated and the race was on. Ted Nemceff edged out Mike Greenberg for bragging rights on this trip with a 33 pound Striper. But Mike's Bass was not too shabby either. Nice Bass, a few Blues thrown in the mix and throwing back Bass that were over 20 pounds made this the  Promise Charters Catch of the Week!


          


Mike Greenberg and Ted Nemceff show off
their big Bass.


Well at least they agree on fishing!

Promise Charters
Catch of the Week
6/3/06
 
What a way to celebrate your birthday! Jamon Lyon's birthday present was a fishing trip aboard the Promise Kept with family and friends. The weather was nasty but Jamon and his friend Pedro were troopers and managed to land a Bass - their first one - as well as some nice Blues too. Jamon's birthday trip was the Promise Charters Catch of the Week!

You never forget your first Bass!
L to R: Mario DePedro (11) and
Jamon Lyons (12) show off
their first Striped Bass.
 

 
 


L to R standing: Kevin Allison, Averill Park, NY; Chris Macomber, Cookstown, NJ;  Randy Thibeault, Jr., age 14, Cortland, NY;  Randy Thibeault, Sr., Cortland, NY; Patty Allison, Averill Park, NY; 
Kneeling: Wendy Thibeault, Cortland, NY

Promise Charters
Catch of the Week
5/28/06
 
It was a beautiful day at sea for the Thibeault party this Memorial Day weekend aboard the Promises Kept.  The Blues kept them busy as they brought in almost 90 fish up to 8 pounds. Combine that with a few nice Stripers and Randy Jr. landing his first Bass, and you have the Promise Charters Catch of the Week!


Kevin and Patty Allison show off
their 25 pound Bass!
 


 
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week
9/2/05
 
The Bob Wass party started the long holiday weekend off right with a trip aboard the Promises Kept. They caught a mixed bag of Blues and Fluke throughout the day and topped off the trip with a nice batch of five pound Fluke making this the  Promise Charters Catch of the Week! 

The Bob Wass party from Wayside with
some of their catch.
 

 

Mike Lemire and Chris Hagler
had a great day aboard the Promises Kept
fishing for Jersey Blues
 

Promise Charters
Catch of the Week
7/31/05
 
Mike Lemire and Chris Hagler had a busy weekend at the Jersey Shore. But they found the time to head out for some Bluefishing with Captain Vernon.  100 Blues later they were really tired - but very happy Anglers, singing the praises of the Jersey Blues - making this the Promise Charters Catch of the Week! 


 
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week
7/30/05
 
Nick Schaefer and company certainly had their fill of Fluke fishing aboard the Promises Kept with Captain Scott.  With well over 20 keepers ranging from 3 1/2 to 7 pounds, the anglers enjoyed a busy and beautiful day at sea. They fished the waters just south of the Seaside Pier and found a nice body of fish, making this the Promise Charters Catch of the Week! 


Nicholas Schaefer, Newtown, PA and his crew
display their awesome catch of Fluke.
 

 
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week
7/16/05

 
George Phillip and his buddies fished the Farms aboard the Promises Kept with Captain Scott.  They chunked for Blues and landed 40 plus during a very busy day at sea. They also hooked into 4 big Striped Bass  making this the  Promise Charters Catch of the Week! 

The George Phillip party with their
catch of Bass and Blues
L to R: Paul Salerno, Piscataway; Jim Phillip, Bridgewater; Ralph Bellafronte, Middlesex;
George Phillip, Ford; Ricky Phillip, South Amboy, NJ


 

L to R: Bob Krug, Wall; Fred Reiniger,
Wall; Jeff Havens, Point Pleasant
with their catch
 
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week
7/10/05
  
It isn't every day that you get to catch and release 13 1/2 Bluefin (the Shark was hungry too!). Then, add in the first Yellowfin of the season just to top things off. Bob Krug, Wall; Fred Reiniger, Wall; Jeff Havens, Point Pleasant were pretty tired anglers once this trip was over.  The action was hot in the Glory Hole where the water was beautiful and full of life. The Tuna ranged from 20 to 35 pounds making this the  Promise Charters Catch of the Week! 

Bob Krug, Wall

Jeff Havens, Point Pleasant

Score one for the Shark!


 
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week
6/27/05
 
Vince Dennebaum, Manasquan; Fred Reiniger, Wall; John Gleason, Asbury Park and Jeff Havens, Point Pleasant certainly had a busy day aboard the Promises Kept. Captain Vernon put the anglers right on the Bluefin Tuna and the guys went seven for seven on the day, catching and releasing Tuna up to 30 pounds! And if that wasn't enough - they also landed 12 Bluefish up to 12 pounds. This busy day at sea made this trip the  Promise Charters Catch of the Week! 

Vince Dennebaum, Manasquan
 

John Gleason, Asbury Park


 

The Michael Joseph party and their catch
for the day - big Bass and lots of them!
L to R: Michael Joseph , Bloomsbury, NJ; Brian Newhook, Toms River, NJ; Frank Martin, Shark River Hills, NJ; Jay Moore, Ocean Tsp., NJ; Brian Ferraro, Basking Ridge, NJ and Peter Stagaard, Normandy Beach, NJ

 
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week
6/13/05

 
Michael Joseph and his fellow anglers from NJB, Inc. and Mastercraft Iron had quite a day of fishing aboard the Promises Kept. They limited out on Bass up to 33 pounds and had a good catch of Blues as well. You know it's a great day at sea when you're releasing 30 pound Bass - making this the  Promise Charters Catch of the Week! 

Jay Moore gets ready to release
his big Bass aboard the Promises Kept.

Brian Ferraro and a 30 plus pound Bass!


 
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week
June 12, 2005


Steve and Al compare Stripers.

Steve Skesavage and his buddies show off
a day's catch aboard the Promise Kept.

 
Steve Skesavage of Howell, NJ and his crew had a busy day aboard the Promises Kept. They started with 2 Bass early in the day and then went on to snag 30 Blues. The afternoon catch featured a 35 inch and a 40 inch Bass to top off the day making this the Promise Charters Catch of the Week! 


 

Michel Djordjezic and his son Brian show
Off Brian's first Bass, a 22 pounder!
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week
June 9, 2005

 
It was a day made for memories for a father and son. Brian Djordjezic will always remember the day he and his dad, Michel caught 8 Bass up to 22 pounds fishing aboard the Promises Kept. And, if that was not enough, they had non stop Bluefish action as well - making this the Promise Charters Catch of the Week!


 
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!

June 5, 2005

 
Mike Greenberg of Philadelphia along with his buddies Tom Townsend and Ted Nemceff had a busy day catching over 50 Blues. But they weren't to tired to top off the day by catching these three Stripers - all nice hefty fish. The biggest one weighed in at 26 pounds making this the Promise Charters Catch of the Week!

 


Left to right:
Mike Greenberg, Tom Townsend
and Ted Nemceff
 

 

The Bob Wass Party
 
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!
May 31, 2005
 

It was a good day at sea for Bob Wass of Wayside and his buddies. Captain Scott kept them busy hauling in 25 Bass - the largest was 30 pounds! Another exciting day fishing made this the Promise Charters Catch of the Week!

 

   

Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!
May 22, 2005

The Belmar Fishing Club in action!
 

Members of the Belmar Fishing Club took to the seas and had a great day of fishing. After catching over 60 Bluefish, the anglers went to work on Striped Bass. They landed 5 great fish from 35 to 44 inches making this the Promise Charters Catch of the Week!


Bill Owens, Chairman of the
Belmar Fishing Club Fishing Activities Committee, shows off his 44 inch, 31.6 pound Bass
 


L - R: Belmar Fishing Club members: Rich Scheller, Shark River Hills; Kevin Asadi and Mac Asadi, Belmar; Captain Vernon Bryan, Promises Kept, Belmar; Bill Owens, Shark River Hills; Derrick Melanson, West Belmar


Quite a day of fishing aboard
the Promises Kept!
   



Colleen, Will, Shannon, Jenny and Kerry
aboard the Promise Kept

Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!
October 17, 2004
 

The Wittich girls and their Dad had a day at sea to remember. They caught a mixed bag of Blues and Bass despite the windy conditions. Captains Vernon and Scott said the girls were real troopers and the Captains  would welcome them aboard anytime making this the Promise Charters Catch of the Week!



 

Tom Reta and Jim Conklin wanted to take their sons fishing this season. Well they sure picked a good day. Tom, Tom Jr., Jim and his son Matt  landed all the Tuna and Albacore they could want fishing with Captain Scott aboard the Promises Kept, making this the Promise Charters Catch of the Week!
 
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!
October 9, 2004

 



Tom, Tom Jr., Matt and Jim show off their Promise Charters Catch of the Week!
 



 

Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!
July 4, 2004


Captains Vernon and Scott
 


Jeff Havens, Fred Reiniker,
Captains Vernon and Scott
with their
449 pound Thresher Shark.
What a Fourth of July Holiday!
 


     


















Jeff Havens, Fred Reiniger

It was quite a 4th of July for the Havens and Reiniger party when they landed this huge Thresher Shark. The fishermen took turns and 90 minutes later they won the battle with this beast.

The shark was weighed in at Hoffman's in Brielle and tipped the scales at a whopping
449 pounds. Now that's Shark fishing at it's best and a holiday they'll never forget making this the
Promise Charters Catch of the Week!



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Left to right:
Lenny DeLuca of Manasquan - 39 lbs
Nick Kouvel, Jr. of Wall - 35 lbs
Sue Carton of Apopka Florida - the winner with 47 lbs
Nick Kouvel, Sr. of Wall - 46 lbs
Ed Lippencott of Belmar - lbs
 

What a day aboard the Promises Kept with Captain Vernon Bryan. The fish just kept getting bigger as the day went on - making this the Promise Charters Catch of the Week!

Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!
June 8, 2004

 



 

Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!
May 29, 2004
 
It was a banner day for the Hochberg family of Monmouth Junction when they landed a Bass bonanza aboard the Promises Kept with Captains Vernon and Scott. The Bass ranged from 18 to 27 pounds - and those were only the keepers - making this the Promise Charters Catch of the Week!

 


The Hochberg gang show off their catch!

 



 

Mike Zaccardi and Bob Wass
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!
May 2004
 
Mike Zaccardi of West Long Branch and Bob Wass of Wayside had a busy day this week aboard the Promises Kept with Captain Vernon. Bob had a 38" Bass and Mike a 36" one. Then the Bluefish action heated up and the fun began when they caught over 70 Blues between 5 - 7 pounds making this the Promise Charters Catch of the Week!


 
Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!
May 2004
 
Spring Bass season 2004 has started with a bang – just ask Todd Vitalis of Belmar. His 38” Striper was a great way to begin the fishing season. And just to add to a great day, a 36” Bass was next. Another great day of fishing with Captain “V” aboard the  Promises Kept, making this the Promise Charters Catch of the Week!

Todd Vitale's Spring Bass
 


 

Bobby Jr., Lenny, Ernesto, Nick & Bobby

Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!

The Pride Seafood Party of Neptune, NJ
had a very busy day at sea with 8 keeper Bass and lots of big Bluefish action while trolling between Manasquan and Point Pleasant. Young Bobby caught his first ever Bluefish and Bass. The competition was fierce between Lenny and Ernesto of Clark's Landing, Nick from Sallee Tee's and Bobby from the Mill at Spring Lake for the biggest Bass - and the winner is...

Lenny DeLuca of Clark's Landing - 
with Ernesto in second place making this the 
Promise Charters catch of the week!



 
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Joe Schleifer bringing in a big one!


Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!

The Schleifer Party of Whippany, NJ
had a day loaded with action keeping everyone quite busy! Jigging cocktail Blues and trolling triples of big Blues to 12 pounds each made for an exciting day.  Then they spiced it up with some Striped Bass and  Spanish Mackerel.

It was a great day at sea making this trip the
Promise Charters catch of the week!


Terry, Ken, Joe, Rob and Frank
The Schleifer party with just some of the day's catch!


 

Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!

Matt and Len Haine were in a tough competition for the biggest Fluke. Len just edged Matt out with his 7 1/2 pounder. The rest of the party were also very happy with Fluke that weighed 6 3/4, 5, 4, and 3 pounds. Quite a day and quite a good - Promise Charters Catch of the Week! 

 

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Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!


Phil Habermann wasn't quite sure just what he had on his line - until this 6.8 lb Fluke came to the surface. It put up a good fight but Phil won the battle and landed this Promise Charters Catch of the Week.

 



 

Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!

 


Jeanette Anthony caught this 39 inch bass on a top water wooden plug. Above she shows off her prize catch with Captain Vernon C. Bryan III after a great day of fishing aboard the Promises Kept. The Anthony party had quite a busy day fishing - especially Eric, Jeanette's son, (photo to left) who had a Jersey shore Grand Slam - Bass, Blues and Weakfish - not bad for age 8! This certainly was the Promise Charters Catch of the Week!

 



 

Promise Charters
Catch of the Week!

 

Bruce Volpe sure knows how to show up the rest of his party - with a 9.2 lb Fluke!  Bruce and his friends were catching a mixed bag of fish including Fluke, Albacore, Sea Bass, and Bluefish.  All of a sudden Bruce thought he had gotten caught up on a rock - until the rock started to move!  So Bruce went to work and his efforts paid off with this doormat Fluke - the Promise Charters Catch of the Week!

 

 

 
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