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Raptor (Terry) and I helped Mark celebrate his birthday this morning by catching nearly 100 stripers. We launched my Scout center console "Small but Perky" from Sandy Pt at 8:00 am.
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The waves from the north were larger than we had expected, giving us some bounce and spray as we checked out various locations along the bridge. We were unsuccessful getting a bite there.
We motored south to several points of structure where I found stripers last year. The first location proved to be the hot spot. In roughly an hour, we each caught several dozen stripers to 16" on light tackle. All were caught on jigheads and various small soft plastics (12 Fathoms Fat Sam, Buzz Tail, and Gambini Grub were the hot lures). Having given our rods and arms a good workout already, we moved on to check out four other spots. One of these spots was the iconic Thomas Pt lighthouse. Terry and I did not do well there, but Mark pulled out several fish, including the top fish of the day at 22".
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On the way back we cast to a shallow oyster bottom and caught a few more stripers. By then, the seas had flattened making our ride back to Sandy Pt much more bearable.
Our surprising find today was a two-person paddleboat floating in the middle of the bay in deep water. It is not as seaworthy as Mark's Hobie Revo or my Native Slayer Propel, but the price could have been right for someone looking to get into the pedal-power game.
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This has been a frustrating year for me so far when fishing from my Scout. Today came as a welcome change. We covered about 30 miles, far more than three older guys could manage in our kayaks and caught plenty of fish.
Photo credit -- all photos came from Mark's camera. I took the shot of him next to the lighthouse -- Mark took the others.
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The waves from the north were larger than we had expected, giving us some bounce and spray as we checked out various locations along the bridge. We were unsuccessful getting a bite there.
We motored south to several points of structure where I found stripers last year. The first location proved to be the hot spot. In roughly an hour, we each caught several dozen stripers to 16" on light tackle. All were caught on jigheads and various small soft plastics (12 Fathoms Fat Sam, Buzz Tail, and Gambini Grub were the hot lures). Having given our rods and arms a good workout already, we moved on to check out four other spots. One of these spots was the iconic Thomas Pt lighthouse. Terry and I did not do well there, but Mark pulled out several fish, including the top fish of the day at 22".
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On the way back we cast to a shallow oyster bottom and caught a few more stripers. By then, the seas had flattened making our ride back to Sandy Pt much more bearable.
Our surprising find today was a two-person paddleboat floating in the middle of the bay in deep water. It is not as seaworthy as Mark's Hobie Revo or my Native Slayer Propel, but the price could have been right for someone looking to get into the pedal-power game.
J.jpg
This has been a frustrating year for me so far when fishing from my Scout. Today came as a welcome change. We covered about 30 miles, far more than three older guys could manage in our kayaks and caught plenty of fish.
Photo credit -- all photos came from Mark's camera. I took the shot of him next to the lighthouse -- Mark took the others.
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