Pt Pleasant Canal ride on an average weekend!

Welcome Back.
This is a short video of about the first quarter of the Pt. Pleasant Canal traveling from the Manasquan River to the top of Barnegat Bay and the Metedeconk River. It shoes entering the canal to shortly past the Rt. 88 bridge.
Let me know in the comments if you would like to see the entire length video.

[@robertgurgo5662]

The canal was built without any impact studies in1925. It increased the flow in the Manasquan in let that it shoaled closed and had to be redredged. It’s a man made freak. The original RT 88 bridge had two large supports in the canal. The turbulence that they created was much worse than what you see now. When it was really ripping people used to go down to watch the boats crash in those abutments.😂😂

[@participationtrophyfishing]

I heard about it causing shoaling and taking the Metedeconk from fresh to salt but didnt know about the 88 bridge. My Father in Law says it was a lot rougher when he use to go through it many years ago.

[@user-nv5si5ho4x]

Yes, please sho the whole cacao . Thanks

[@participationtrophyfishing]

I will put the whole thing up when I get a chance.

[@jim1718]

Full video please

[@participationtrophyfishing]

I will put the whole video up when I get a chance.

[@DebbieCardullo]

my question is where are themarine police. years ago they would tell you to slow down no wake zone then when you got to the end there was the state police giving people tickets, what happened the canal is like a drag strip they now fly through there

[@participationtrophyfishing]

Some do for sure. I have seen them chase after serious violators but the amount of people that try to follow the rules is a lot less in the past 4-5 years. I try to follow them as long as I have control of the boat but will through some wake if I need to maintain as straight a line as possible when traffic is there.