Thursday July 31st Trip to PLO

[hobieadventure]

I am posting this a little late. Beautiful day for sailing and fishing. Had the whole section of the Bay to myself. There were a few people on the pier. There was no need to measure the croakers, all were nice size fish. I wanted to catch blues but no luck. People on the pier were catching blues.

[Snakehead Hunter]

Awesome job man, love the kayak

[kevinfry]

yes, it is Croakerlandia down here

[hobieadventure]

Awesome job man, love the kayak

Thanks Snakehead Hunter.

[Mattawoman Mike]

Yep, I know what you mean. I live a short ways from the Patuxent above the Route 4 bridge and it has been croaker mania.

[buzz]

I am posting this a little late. Beautiful day for sailing and fishing. Had the whole section of the Bay to myself. There were a few people on the pier. There was no need to measure the croakers, all were nice size fish. I wanted to catch blues but no luck. People on the pier were catching blues.

That's an awesome looking kayak rig you have there.

2 Questions....
What were you using to catch the croakers? And how is it landing fish with the outriggers?

[Mattawoman Mike]

I can answer the croaker question. We have been catching them on cut squid and bloodworm Fish Bites.

Barbara (GF) was paddling in the little cove last night and said fish were breaking the surface so I am thinking the baby stripers have moved in. It's like shooting fish in a barrel when they come in for a few days but they are only 6" or 7" long.

[hobieadventure]

That's an awesome looking kayak rig you have there.

2 Questions
What were you using to catch the croakers? And how is it landing fish with the outriggers?

Thanks. I was using bloodworms and shrimp. In the past I have used squid with same rate of success. I limited out in a couple of hours. The outriggers are no problem at all. They are an extra safety feature when you are sailing or have a lot of fish on board which raises your center of gravity and could cause you to flip.