Chesapeake Beach 6/4

[Grilled]

Saterday, I fished Chesapeake Beach on my buddies boat and what day. A bit choppy in the morning but died down in the afternoon. We caught 4 stripers in the morning...all between 22-26inches. We missed a couple strikes also as we had a newbee fisherman on the boat. In the afternoon the striper bite died. We moved around quite a bit an nothing until we reached this one spot. I got a big hit so I started reeling this thing in, and it was a 17inch croaker. It was just shy of 18inches. I wanted that citation so bad..lol So stuck around the same spot and kept getting these monster croakers. They were all between 15-17inches. We ended up reeling in the lines around 7 because there was a storm moving in or else we would of stayed out there longer. The bite was still hot.

We ended up 4 striper and about 20 monster croaker.

[Grilled]

oh...forgot to mention. these things were hitting on 8/0 circle hooks with half pieces of soft shell crabs. Pretty crazy!

[mmanolis2001]

Great job that's what I'm talking about

I love those big Croaker. They fight like a champ and are tasty too.

Did you catch the Stripers on crab as well?

[Grilled]

yep..everything on soft shell crab.

[surfdog]

nice job. that a nice cooler full of fish! how deep were you?

[Grilled]

nice job. that a nice cooler full of fish! how deep were you?

Stripers were caught 35ft deep and the croakers around 17ft

[surfdog]

thanks, thats not a pad paddle. i guess tylers has peelers

[Grilled]

thanks, thats not a pad paddle. i guess tylers has peelers

yeah...thats where we bought them. $55 for a dozen.

[surfdog]

yeah...thats where we bought them. $55 for a dozen.

55 a doz.? OMG last year they were 2.50-3.00 apiece.

[moc]

This were some nice croakers. You are making me thinking of getting some peelers when I am down at PLO on Saturday....

[surfdog]

picked up 4 soft crabs to use sat. night at greenbury point. no peelers but soft crabs were 3.00. what the fish dont eat get sauteed in EVOO and made into a tasty sammy

[Grilled]

^ where did you buy those at?

[jet]

yeah...thats where we bought them. $55 for a dozen.

jebus. how much did you put on a hook? did you use rubber bands to hold them on the hook?

a few years ago, i was catching close to citation sized croakers under the bay bridge (first week of june) using a surf and turf cocktail of blood worms and shrimp. they wouldnt hit the bait if it was just bloods or shrimp, but together, it was on!

[surfdog]

warrens bait shop in glen burnie. reys seafood on rt 2 in severna park should have some too. never got to use one this weekend but froze them for next time. i use waxed rigging floss to tie them on really helps when casting but from the yak realy not necessary