Maiden voyage on bay tomorrow!!

[Tom Lagana]

I am making my maiden voyage out in the bay tomorrow. I am gonna be using 3 inch Space Guppy MinnowZ on a jig head. Does anyone have some more suggestions for what to use other than jigs.

Also went out on Dividing Creek and caught 3 beautiful yellow perch and a beautiful 8-9" white perch, biggest I have ever seen. After that I managed to hook a pickerel but it threw the hook when I got it to the kayak.


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[Tom Lagana]

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[Tom Lagana]

This was the perch


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[Big Mike]

Where you are fishing, and what you are fishing for does make a difference,. A jighead with 3-4" plastics is a great all around striper lure. I generally have a top water and some kind of crank bait like a rattletrap available as well. For perch you want small spinners, gold and yellow seem popular this year. I've also had success with a very small crank bait. Bottom fishing will catch croaker or spot. I like to bounce a jig with 3" Gulp curly tail. Others use fish bites or bloodworms on a double dropper rig. I think you will find that many freshwater methods work in the salt.

Enjoy the voyage!

[Cowpokey]

Half ounce jig with a 4 inch paddle tail, trolled around 2 mph will catch fish.

[Tom Lagana]

Half ounce jig with a 4 inch paddle tail, trolled around 2 mph will catch fish.

When I am trolling how far back is the bait?


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[Cowpokey]

When I am trolling how far back is the bait?


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Depends how deep the water is, and how far down the fish are. If you're in 5 feet or less, a short line; if your over 10', a decent cast back.