I am out - to catch stripers

[Captain Ahab]

Packing up and leaving for a Striper strip this morning. Hopefully I will have some fish porn to post when I return.

Got my trusty striper rods - a bucket of eels, lots of cool plastics and some metal as well.

Fried chicken for good luck.

See you all tonight!

 

[BassAddict]

Go get em man!!!! ummm fried chicken

 

[Waterwings]

Fried chicken for good luck.

Is that for you or the Stripes?

 

[shamoo]

If you dont catchem up, at least you can have a picnic this lovely day, chicken and eels, yum yum!

 

[little anth]

nice good luck

 

[Captain Ahab]

No fried chicken - they were sold out last night and I did not find out until this morning. AND, only two stripers were boated (we had six anglers today). One was a throw back at 27" and the other a monster 36" I cuaght soem spiny dog fish which I fillet and got a few nice blues donated by the guy next to me.

It was the typical story of "should have been here yesterday." Yesterday they caught loads of very large striper - 13 over 30lbs. Today, there were about 100 boats fishing the same area and the reports at the dock were only a few fish and fewer keepers. It was a nice day, lights winds and in the mid 30s*

Tired, hungry and will post pics in the a.m.

 

[Jim]

Good job Esquired! Nice to see others getting some saltwater fishing in!

 

[little anth]

nice job

 

[Captain Ahab]

Here is the Fish Porn (or lack thereof)

Randy B. prepares his secret weapons:

Nice calm day on the Ocean:

The pool winner and only keeper:

Bait:

 

[Bryan_VA]

Nice report, too bad the stripers weren't cooperating. Did you try the spiny dog fillets? I've always wondered how they tasted.

 

[jkbirocz]

Looks like you had a blast even without a ton of fish. Atleast the weather was decent....crappy weather and no fish is a lot worse. Save the fish catching for the seabass.

 

[whj812]

Dont Feel bad man!!!! At least you were out fishing!!! Thats my motto, for those bad days.

You arent alone when it comes to not catching much, I went out the other day and caught 3 little Largemouths.

I guess it is the moon or something, everyone that I have talked to had it rough last weekend with fishing.

PS

Ive got those jigheads done....I couldnt make the ones I wanted, but I did get the mold last weekend for the stand up shaky head, and the stuff to make them with.

I painted them yesterday and let them hang last night...I only have one color right now sorry. Ill get em out to you tomorrow.

 

[Captain Ahab]

No problem with the jig heads - unpainted works fine for me.

 

[Waterwings]

Looks like y'all had a nice day

 

[nicdicarlo]

Looks like a good trip Dave, at least there was SOME action...plus you came home with some good eats. Are you and Todd still thinking about making a trip to the Chesapeake (or was that the trip?). Good work! Any action on the homemade baits?

 

[SMDave]

I love striper fishing :lol:

 

[little anth]

nice pics 8)