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Slow @ PLO, 5/22
I hit Point Lookout with Pinch today. We launched at 8:30am, which was the beginning of ebb. Water temp was around 71*, or so, and salinity was only 6.8, which is pretty low for that area. We met another kayaker named Ed that joined us for a spell before heading out on his own.
We started off working the inlet for flounder but didn't have any luck, we tried bloodworms and shrimp, too, which weren't any more effective. I did manage one 16" striper on the Gulp/bucktail combo.
Pinch and I headed out to the PLO light while trolling an assortment of stuff. I was trolling a #18 Tony spoon with a 1.5oz inline weight. No hits. Didn't see much at all on the fish finder, either. I jigged the light for a bit while Pinch continued on. No luck at the light, and now luck farther out, but there were a decent number of marks between 20 and 40ft.
Then we headed for the oyster sanctuary. Ed said the people in the marina store talked to a kayaker who caught a bunch of stripers and croakers out there last night. I picked up another 15" or 16" striper on a #15 Tony spoon, and that was it. Ed told us later that he didn't have any luck out there, either. Pinch was catching crab pots hand over fist.
We worked our way back to the harbor while stopping here and there with no action. I called it quits at 2pm. It seemed like a slow day all the way around. Several of the boaters I talked with didn't have any luck, and there was lots of complaining on the radio. Redfish12 launched around 2, and Pinch headed out for more trolling, so maybe the action turned on. It was good meeting Pinch and seeing Redfish12 again. Pinch's Torque is pretty sweet--lots of clever ideas for rigging different things. There wasn't much going on fish-wise to take pictures of, but I got a pic of a crab boat and Pinch trolling:
I like it when the sky and water are the same color.
We started off working the inlet for flounder but didn't have any luck, we tried bloodworms and shrimp, too, which weren't any more effective. I did manage one 16" striper on the Gulp/bucktail combo.
Pinch and I headed out to the PLO light while trolling an assortment of stuff. I was trolling a #18 Tony spoon with a 1.5oz inline weight. No hits. Didn't see much at all on the fish finder, either. I jigged the light for a bit while Pinch continued on. No luck at the light, and now luck farther out, but there were a decent number of marks between 20 and 40ft.
Then we headed for the oyster sanctuary. Ed said the people in the marina store talked to a kayaker who caught a bunch of stripers and croakers out there last night. I picked up another 15" or 16" striper on a #15 Tony spoon, and that was it. Ed told us later that he didn't have any luck out there, either. Pinch was catching crab pots hand over fist.
We worked our way back to the harbor while stopping here and there with no action. I called it quits at 2pm. It seemed like a slow day all the way around. Several of the boaters I talked with didn't have any luck, and there was lots of complaining on the radio. Redfish12 launched around 2, and Pinch headed out for more trolling, so maybe the action turned on. It was good meeting Pinch and seeing Redfish12 again. Pinch's Torque is pretty sweet--lots of clever ideas for rigging different things. There wasn't much going on fish-wise to take pictures of, but I got a pic of a crab boat and Pinch trolling:
I like it when the sky and water are the same color.
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