11-25-2002, 02:32 PM
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3][left]The fishing trip yesterday was an ADVENTURE from start to finish. Before getting into details, I would like to thank BUTCH of the H.B.PELICAN (aka calpn trayt) for an outstanding trip aboard his Grady White, and Capt. John Deering, for inviting me to fish on his Parker SE.
I arrived at Capt. John's house on the West River at 7:45 AM yesterday and by the look on John's face I could tell something was wrong. "...the tide is high and I can't get my boat off the lift", were his first words to me. "John, we'll figure something out, don't sweat the small stuff", although at that time I really had no answer to the problem. "Lets post something on the TidalFish.com board, John". He replied,"lets wait until Butch gets here".
Shortly thereafter Butch came walking down the dock so we all three put our heads
together. Butch came up with the answer. "We'll use my boat. I live just around the corner on the South River." So off we went....to load up the H.B. PELICAN with light fishing tackle of all makes and types.
We launched the boat at 9:30 AM and started cruising down the South River heading for the Choptank River. We ran down the west side channel edge and stopped along the way to jig on some large marks as they showed up on the fish finder. These fish were holding tight to cover and wouldn't take any of our lures, although each angler was offering a different lure and color. This was the norm throughout the day, with the exception of getting on a few chickens when they were feeding. The several times we did get on these
chickens we caught stripers, some small, some medium, and larger. Butch landed these beauties on 2 consecutive casts.[/left] [left][/left] [left]
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[/url][/center] [center][#8000ff][size 1](pic was edited for size - click on pic to see full size)[/size][/#8000ff][/center] [left][/left] [left]The bite was short and we think it was do to the amount of boats in the area, but it's everybody's water and so we respect that.
While heading home we had some trouble. The boat stopped inside the South River. A special thanks to Curt Knight for towing us back to the dock. We loaded the boat in the dark and then safely returned to Butch's house after a very enjoyable and exciting fishing trip.
Thanks Butch and Capt. John for sharing your hard earned knowledge of the Chesapeake Bay with me. In the future I'm sure it will make me a more productive angler.
Equipment Used:
Light spinning and baitcasting tackle[/left] [left][/left] [left]Most Productive Lure:
Mr. Twister, 6", White, fished on a 3 ounce painted, white and black, jighead
Most Productive Technique:
Jigging The Bottom, Horizontally - Cast the lure out and let it settle on the bottom. Keep the rod tip down, just above the water, and pull the rod back, causing the lure to have swimming action, INSTEAD of a pumping action.
Fishing Tip:
Fill the gas tank up before each trip and use the 1/3 rule when boating. 1/3 tank on the way out, 1/3 tank for the return, and 1/3 tank for any problems that may occur.[/size][/font][/left]
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I arrived at Capt. John's house on the West River at 7:45 AM yesterday and by the look on John's face I could tell something was wrong. "...the tide is high and I can't get my boat off the lift", were his first words to me. "John, we'll figure something out, don't sweat the small stuff", although at that time I really had no answer to the problem. "Lets post something on the TidalFish.com board, John". He replied,"lets wait until Butch gets here".
Shortly thereafter Butch came walking down the dock so we all three put our heads
together. Butch came up with the answer. "We'll use my boat. I live just around the corner on the South River." So off we went....to load up the H.B. PELICAN with light fishing tackle of all makes and types.
We launched the boat at 9:30 AM and started cruising down the South River heading for the Choptank River. We ran down the west side channel edge and stopped along the way to jig on some large marks as they showed up on the fish finder. These fish were holding tight to cover and wouldn't take any of our lures, although each angler was offering a different lure and color. This was the norm throughout the day, with the exception of getting on a few chickens when they were feeding. The several times we did get on these
chickens we caught stripers, some small, some medium, and larger. Butch landed these beauties on 2 consecutive casts.[/left] [left][/left] [left]
[/left] [center][url "http://web.ecomplanet.com/MESS3307/ServerContent/MyCustomImages/MESS3307CustomImage0271714.jpg"]
[/url][/center] [center][#8000ff][size 1](pic was edited for size - click on pic to see full size)[/size][/#8000ff][/center] [left][/left] [left]The bite was short and we think it was do to the amount of boats in the area, but it's everybody's water and so we respect that. While heading home we had some trouble. The boat stopped inside the South River. A special thanks to Curt Knight for towing us back to the dock. We loaded the boat in the dark and then safely returned to Butch's house after a very enjoyable and exciting fishing trip.
Thanks Butch and Capt. John for sharing your hard earned knowledge of the Chesapeake Bay with me. In the future I'm sure it will make me a more productive angler.
Equipment Used:
Light spinning and baitcasting tackle[/left] [left][/left] [left]Most Productive Lure:
Mr. Twister, 6", White, fished on a 3 ounce painted, white and black, jighead
Most Productive Technique:
Jigging The Bottom, Horizontally - Cast the lure out and let it settle on the bottom. Keep the rod tip down, just above the water, and pull the rod back, causing the lure to have swimming action, INSTEAD of a pumping action.
Fishing Tip:
Fill the gas tank up before each trip and use the 1/3 rule when boating. 1/3 tank on the way out, 1/3 tank for the return, and 1/3 tank for any problems that may occur.[/size][/font][/left]
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