First Time SPSP

[Kayak Cop]

I am new to kayaking and also pretty new to fishing. I have been out in Weems creek and the Severn a few times and cought a bunch of perch. I have vowed to finally catch a striped bass and decided to give Sandy Point a try. I went out today 6/28 at about 4 pm. The wind was blowing and the water was pretty ruff. I paddled out a ways and kept fighting the tide, waves and current. I tried trolling an xrap with no luck. Stopped and gave the xrap and rat-l-trap a go. No luck. So the. I decided to head back to calmer waters near the rocks under the East span. Bingo!!!! My small rat-l-trap was getting a bunch of perch until I snagged the treble hook on a rock. I switched over to a white purchase pounder and I got my first striped bass. It was a fantastic fish that fought an epic battle. He was pulling quite a bit of line then I finally got it into the boat. So as I was fighting this thing I dug out the phone to get my picture. Prepare to be amazed. Prepare to be stunned. I have to say. I am really liking this kayak and fishing thing.

[daolai]

That is the target species! Victory.. It will get bigger the bite seems to be picking up.

[EMSer]

Congrats! Now you have broken the ice. Fear not, these do in larger versions

[buzz]

No skunk... good day.

[Yak Fish]

Hahaha, fun.
You'll struggle to catch the larger fish on those lures right now. There's plenty of smaller fish like that in the shallows, but the larger fish are hanging out in 20-30' on ledges and drop offs. You'll need a deep diver or a jig to get there. Thanks for the report.