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I've been confined to the shore most of my life. I have a nice kayak and wish to head to deeper waters, fishing the Bay Bridge for strippers from the kayak has been a dream of mine for sometime. Any advice on were to launch and what type of lures/bait I should take? Any help or advice will be greatly appreciated. I look forward to learning a lot here.
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Thank you for the warm welcome and thread info. The wife moved out so there is a lot of fishing to catch up on.
Looking forward to meeting new friends and hooking up a few fish in the process.
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Sorry about the wife......Happy for the fishing time!!! Welcome to the sport of Yak Fishing, you'll find it highly addictive, and you'll always want more/bigger/better kayaks and gear! Striper fishing during trophy season at the bay bridge was on my bucket list this year, but weather kept me from it the one day I planned on going. I'm hoping to get down to Smith Point in November for the fall run. Are you wanting to try trolling or are you just thinking about live lining, bottom fishing and throwing lures?Jeff
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Welcome! Likewise, sorry about your wife. Hope you get thouse stripers.
Best Regards,
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If you're new to kayak fishing, or to kayaking in general the Bay Bridge is really not the place to start out. There are strong currents there that you'll constantly fighting, and boats (especially work boats during the week) with 3 - 4 foot wakes that seems as if they've made swamping a kayak a competitive sport.
There's also a lot of structure on the bottom (good for fishing, bad for getting snagged), and it's tough to re-rig in that environment. It's also noisy there with all the trucks and cars overhead. I just found it a pretty difficult environment for a kayak. Safety wise you need to work your way up to that.
I would start out say in the Severn, Magothy or South Rivers on a fairly calm day and work creeks and under piers for perch, croaker, and the occasional red or rockfish.
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Shawn - welcome to kayak fishing. I am new to it as well. Can't get enough of it now.
Fishinfool has some good advice. I, too, hope to catch a striper or two or three on the Bay some day soon. I will be working my way up to it as he says.Laura (aka zeebyrd)
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Thanks for all the advice. The Severn and South Rivers sound like a good place to start. I've had the Kayak for several years now but have not done much fishing in it. I did crab the Severn once with a bunch of traps and the kids in a canoe next to me. I do have plenty of rods, jigs, hooks and sinkers. Just not sure what to use and where. Most of my fishing for the past 20 yrs has been in the surf. I'm gonna keep my eye open for posts here where someone wants some company. That might be the safest and best way to learn.Comment
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ronaultmtd gave me/us newbie's this advice in another thread...
Stability wise...knock on wood, I have yet to turtle a kayak, but I am very cautious and mindful of a Jim Sammons video I watched early on in my kayaking experiences on You Tube that explains...where the head goes, the body will follow- keep your head always in the centerline of your kayak and the odds are favorable you won't turtle- sit sidesaddle in the yak when you turn to get anything out of your rear tankwell- when big boat wakes (or big breakers) are headed your way, put your legs overboard straddling your kayak and lean forward holding on to the kayak carrying handles- lowers the center of gravity for increased stability- never lean out of the kayak to grab anything- bring it to you or move the kayak closer- pretty common sense things if you just think about what causes "turtles." I keep a rod's length of line on my rod when landing fish and point the rod vertical to pull the fish to the kayak- I don't reel the line up close to the end of the rod- that way you don't lean the same direction the fish is pulling that could have a quick change of the center of gravity and flip you- but above all WEAR your pfd all the time- I got a Hobie inflatable pfd for comfortable wear in hot weather- my Stolquist PDF is great but hot in the summer- I use several different brands of mounts- Scotty, Ram and YakAttack mighty mounts- all have plus and minus, but Scotty is pretty nice- Ram ball mounts are the most versatile and offer the most adjustments, but even with the mounts tighten, they will move when a big fish hits, so you have to keep your reflexes sharp- my advice is take it slow and make mods after you fish from your kayak a few times- you can't go wrong with two upfront rod holders-Comment
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AND make sure you have at least a whistle attached to you no matter where you are.
I also carry a horn...
And if you are around motor boats... expect them not to see you, and always expect them
not to follow the rules of the road just as motorcyclist take precautions to stay out of trouble.
This link is good, except for the advertisements... but still good
http://on.aol.com/video/boating-tips...road-161782326
This one is good also...
http://www.boatus.com/foundation/gui...igation_1.html
Sorry if I am overstating the obvious...
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