New to the area

[dtandrade]

Just moved out to Annapolis right on the water (Back River to be exact). My kayak has been beat to death and god bless my girlfriend for just buying me a new Feel Free moken 10 lite (my birthday is not until April...an early early gift!) I have no clue hlwhere or how to fish the area but im hoping to learn a few things here. I have watched a few videos of people out on their kayaks fishing the severn so im thinking of starting there. Also looking into *governers ridge*(patuxent) for some largemouth bass fishing. Any info on these areas would be great. Maybe I could even link up with some people in the area.

[Mark]

Welcome to the area.

Lots of ways to fish from a kayak -- live or cut bait or or casting or trolling flies and lures -- each method has its proponents and each method works.

The Severn is particularly attractive due to its access to kayakers via Jonas Green, the variety of fish there and their willingness to be caught.

http://www.aacounty.org/RecParks/lau...m#.UjI5ED8uGno

I cannot address the destination you mentioned in the Patuxent but trips to the Severn are often planned and announced on this site. Stay tuned and join with others on the water when you can.

[dtandrade]

Thanks for the info Mark. I will keep an eye out for the meet ups. So far I have been fishing from the docks waiting for my new kayak to arrive. I literally havr caught nothing which has made me worry. Had a few bites but im thinking they were crabs. I was jigging the bottom witha small grub. No luck at all . Hoping once I can get out there in some depper waters I will hook up with some fish!.

[Mark]

Well, if you're using a jig and grub you'll find success soon. It's a versatile and effective lure.

I often use a jig spinner combination like this one pictured below for white perch and stripers in the Severn:

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I cast it to shorelines and structure (under docks for example or along rock walls) and retrieve it or I troll it in deeper water.

[Gregtokoolman]

Well, if you're using a jig and grub you'll find success soon. It's a versatile and effective lure.

I often use a jig spinner combination like this one pictured below for white perch and stripers in the Severn:

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I cast it to shorelines and structure (under docks for example or along rock walls) and retrieve it or I troll it in deeper water.

i never used one of those? do you still tie it around the eye of the hook? what tie do you prefer?

[Mark]

Greg,

It's a versatile, effective and relatively inexepensive lure. You can alter it quickly by changinging the shape and/or color of the soft plastic that is attached to the jig.

You tie your line to the spinner arm at the point where it bends in a right angle. You do not tie your line to the jig. The jig is connected to the spinner via safety pin-like attachment. I tie a Trilene knot to make the connection of the spinner arm to the line.

The jig will run with hook facing up (less chance to snag) and it will trail the spinner blade as you retrieve your line or troll.

My favorite size is a 1/4 oz. jig with a 4 inch Mister Twister grub or a paddle tail attached. My preferred plastic colors are white, silver, yellow or chartreuse. I have caught white perch and legal-sized stripers with these rigs.

I typically cast or troll it on a light to medium action 6.5 foot spinning rod loaded with 8 pound test line. I started using a 12 or 14 pound leader after a few larger fish broke broke my line near the lure.

It's an easy lure to cast far on the light line. I target structure when I can -- riprap, dock pilings, downed trees, etc. Current flowing past a point of land or rocks is also a good target.

Sometimes I will switch to a jig spinner even when I am catching fish on crank bait. With only one hook on the jig it is much easier to remove from the fish than the treble hooks on a crank bait.

Give them a try and good luck.

[RockFlag&Eagle37]

I've had great luck with those small jigs and spinners everywhere (i've always called them beetle spins). I've caught LMB, crappie, bluegills/sunfish, stripers, white perch all on that rig. I like white curly tail grubs and I like the "baby bass" flavor (green on top white/silver on bottom, mimics baitfish) from Bass Pro's Tournament Series (the store brand, it's usually cheaper then the name brands). I also like the smaller Rat-L-Traps (1/8 and 1/4 oz size) in chrome blue and chrome blue back for the Severn. I also had good white perch action on small white spinner baits with a white curly tail grub.

All of this was effective casting around any structure as well as trolling edges and drop offs.

[daolai]

Welcome to the board and I plan on hitting Severn later next week if you would like to head out with me. Let me warn you I am no where near as skilled a fisherman as the others on this board. But how hard can it be.. put worm on hook.. drop in water.. pick up beer...

[DanMarino]

Greg,

It's a versatile, effective and relatively inexepensive lure. You can alter it quickly by changinging the shape and/or color of the soft plastic that is attached to the jig.

You tie your line to the spinner arm at the point where it bends in a right angle. You do not tie your line to the jig. The jig is connected to the spinner via safety pin-like attachment. I tie a Trilene knot to make the connection of the spinner arm to the line.

The jig will run with hook facing up (less chance to snag) and it will trail the spinner blade as you retrieve your line or troll.

My favorite size is a 1/4 oz. jig with a 4 inch Mister Twister grub or a paddle tail attached. My preferred plastic colors are white, silver, yellow or chartreuse. I have caught white perch and legal-sized stripers with these rigs.

I typically cast or troll it on a light to medium action 6.5 foot spinning rod loaded with 8 pound test line. I started using a 12 or 14 pound leader after a few larger fish broke broke my line near the lure.

It's an easy lure to cast far on the light line. I target structure when I can -- riprap, dock pilings, downed trees, etc. Current flowing past a point of land or rocks is also a good target.

Sometimes I will switch to a jig spinner even when I am catching fish on crank bait. With only one hook on the jig it is much easier to remove from the fish than the treble hooks on a crank bait.

Give them a try and good luck.

I agree 100% with Mark.
I use a jig spinner about 80% of the time when I fish. It works great on the upper Potomac for smallmouth bass, tidal Potomac for largemouth bass and snakeheads, and Severn for pickerel, white perch, and stripers. I usually am throwing a 1/8 ounce jig head, but will switch to 1/4 ounce if there is a lot of current or I'm trying to fish deeper.

Every Walmart I've ever been to has Arkie brand jig spinners and an assortment of jig heads and curly tailed grub bodies to get you started.

I have 100% confidence that I'll catch at least one fish using a jig spinner and on some days I'll end up with 20+. Sometimes I switch to another lure out of boredom of just wanting to try something different.