March meet and greet...Potomac Blue Cats at Marshall Hall

[yakscientist]

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Caught 7, kept 3 today.

If you don't mind me asking, were they in shallow water, or holding pretty deep (25+ feet)? And were you using cut bait or what?

[yakscientist]

I'll have paper ms at the ramp, but here is a like so you can plan

It is an 11 min drive to our lunch spot, a locally owned seafood/soul food restuarant, Accokeek Seafood. Nothing fancy, but all maryland fish, local oysters, traditional southern sides....very reasonable. well liked last year. Also, local catfish so if ypu want to "eat an invasive" you can.
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/1500...38.6694524!5i1

Any chance they serve snakehead? Never had it, and really want to. I will probably be joining for lunch, assuming I've caught a few fish at that point, though I doubt I'm bringing a +1 anymore.

[YakCapn]

Maybe its already been said on here, not sure, but remember for those of you who might be going out for the first time this year (like me), be sure to renew your fishing license! I just remembered to do mine tonight. I believe either a VA or MD license will suffice on the Potomac.

[kevinfry]

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Caught 7, kept 3 today.

NICE!!....just in time!

[kevinfry]

map from ramp to lunch

I'll have paper ms at the ramp, but here is a like so you can plan

It is an 11 min drive to our lunch spot, a locally owned seafood/soul food restuarant, Accokeek Seafood. Nothing fancy, but all maryland fish, local oysters, traditional southern sides....very reasonable. well liked last year. Also, local catfish so if ypu want to "eat an invasive" you can.
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/1500...38.6694524!5i1

[kevinfry]

Please add two more for the party, me (James) plus one (Charles). We will plan to attend the lunch too. I'm sorry for the late notice. We are planning to arrive before 9AM.

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gotcha... jambone +1

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Caught 7, kept 3 today.

[Jambone]

Please add two more for the party, me (James) plus one (Charles). We will plan to attend the lunch too. I'm sorry for the late notice. We are planning to arrive before 9AM.

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[kitkatyaker]

Kevin, as I feared, I won't be able to make it.
Jimmy, I am going to try to hook up with Moc and pass along your straps from last year. Thanks. Better late than never I guess. Pls forgive.

[mepps3]

I used to shore fish the Potomac using clam snouts. Worked great for channel cats 2-6 pounds. Once the blue cats took over, my catch rate went down. I only use cut bait now. If you can't get mullet, I highly recommend cut white perch or even cut bluegill. Not sure the smelly baits are good for blue cats as they are more predatory than channel cats.

[ronaultmtd]

Stink is good...my Dad used to take a quart fruit jar full of small shad- leave it out in the sun for a couple of months until only oil is left- then he would take 3/0 treble hooks on a trot line with 72# nylon staging line with cotton balls dipped in the shad oil...caught dozens of channel, yellow and blue catfish...

[BarefootPetr]

Has anyone ever tried pork skin as bait? I had a bunch leftover from butchering a pork shoulder, so I cut it into strips and I'm soaking it in some nasty bunker oil. Its starting to get ripe. Should stay on the hook pretty well if nothing else

[suicyderider]

also if I read the charts right looks like we will be fishing the incoming tide for the morning. hoping this proves fruitful for us all

http://www.in-fisherman.com/catfish/...e-tidal-flats/

[suicyderider]

good info I have a 10lb anchor I generally only use in lakes and 75ft of anchor line... maybe ill go get 12" of 2"logging chain and add it to the anchor and another 75ft of anchor line to be in the clear..

The secret to anchoring in deeper water is 3-fold
1) hardness of bottom will effect anchor performance (the places I like to fish in marshall hall area have hard bottoms....at bushwood it has a sticky bottom so anchoring is easier)
2) Unless you are using a very heavy anchor or the bottom is sticky or rocky, you need enough line to maintain an angle that will maximize the anchor's ability (see diagram)
3) Chain....if you have no chain on your anchor you will need ALOT more line. The chain lead keeps Anchor in gripping position in my case my anchor IS chain and gets lots of friction

[buzz]

Looking good.....

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