Time to finally let the cat out of the bag!

[KDT88]

Congratulations that's awesome. I'm about to go trolling at the mouth of the Severn River right now wish me luck!!

[Yak Fish]

Congratulations that's awesome. I'm about to go trolling at the mouth of the Severn River right now wish me luck!!

Go get 'em baby! Troll something in the 3-4" range as a search bait in addition to something larger for the rockfish that you really want....check out my Patapsco fishing report to see the lures I was using yesterday. All 3 caught fish regularly. Fish seemed to be located in 10-30' Let us know how you do. Fishing seems to be heating up a bit.

[KDT88]

is this set up okay? I trolled 3 hours in a zigzag pattern in and out of the Shallowater and got nothing. The picture shows all I had to work with for this day. I need more my arsenal!

[KDT88]

I need more in my arsenal. LOL

[JAR]

KDT88 - Please look at this link from MD DNR regarding the legality of your setup, thanks.

http://dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/pd...labama_Rig.pdf

The 4 inch Storm shads have been working great for me the passed few weeks for rockfish.

[KDT88]

Wow.... I did not know that. thank you very much!!

[Yak Fish]

Yah, only 2 can have hooks. Just put teasers as the others. The trailer always gets hit anyway so fold the wire arms such that they are straight out to the sides, perpendicular to the trailer. That setup will catch a lot of fish.

[Frogsauce]

Hey yak fish, I got a small umbrella with plastics on it that bluefish are destroying. I put a spoon as the trailing lure, but the schooled plastics still get mangled. What would you put in place of the plastics? I hesitate to use hook-less spoons because of the weight.

[KDT88]

Thanks for the help guys. I feel like an idiot for not researching that myself. I usually do. I'll change my whole set up this afternoon and try again.

[Yak Fish]

Hey yak fish, I got a small umbrella with plastics on it that bluefish are destroying. I put a spoon as the trailing lure, but the schooled plastics still get mangled. What would you put in place of the plastics? I hesitate to use hook-less spoons because of the weight.

For that exact reason I don't use them this time of year...it gets pricey. I do use hookless spoons on an umbrella and they work really well, and they aren't heavy. In fact, I think they are lighter than the shad bodies. The trailer spoon is a little larger with a feather. I have a pic of this in the book and I'd post it here but I'm on vacation and don't have it on me. I use mini umbrella rigs rather than alabama rigs for these, running a heavy mono leader to the trailer.

[buzz]

KDT88,
This was my GoTo lure for the M&G on the St Mary's River.

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Alabama rig with 4, 3" white worm teasers, followed by a 5.25" original floating Rapala in silver. The bluefish wouldn't leave it alone. Guess I was lucky because none of my teasers got touched.

Hey yak fish, I got a small umbrella with plastics on it that bluefish are destroying. I put a spoon as the trailing lure, but the schooled plastics still get mangled. What would you put in place of the plastics? I hesitate to use hook-less spoons because of the weight.

Frogsauce, the other 'Bama rig I bought is this one here.
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They're not exactly hookless spoons. More like spinner blades. I was trailing a 3" spoon off of this, but after getting hits using a Rapala on the other rig I put another silver Rap on this one too, but no hits. All my fish were caught on the one with the worm teasers.

[Frogsauce]

Not a bad idea using the rapala buzz. I love that lure elsewhere, didn't think to mix the two. Gonna try that next! I have a lot of cheap worm plastics that might fit that bill too. YakFish, I thumbed through the book and found the pic you mentioned.

[Yak Fish]

I found another great shop today that was willing to carry the book. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle in Rehoboth now has signed copies. They've got all the lures there too. They also have the former state record striper mounted just above their door. That thing was a hog! It's worth a stop in just to see if if you're on your way to fish the inlet.

[Yak Fish]

Much to the dismay of my wife, she's now seen the inside of more tackle shops than she's ever cared to visit.

[KDT88]

Lol. Good for u Yak Fish!! Maybe we can go fishing one day?! I could obviously use some help😬😜