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Kinda slow @ PLO, 9/214
It had been awhile since my father and I fished together, so we decided to hit Point Lookout. Actually, it was his idea because I was pulling for hitting the Mattawoman. Dad wanted some big water fun, so PLO it was. We got a late start and didn't hit the water until about noon. We fished until about 3:30, which was from slack to almost max flood. Mid day a slack tide isn't optimal, but it's always best to fish when you can. Water temperature was about 76*, and salinity was 17 
according to the buoy. That's pretty high, even for this time of the year.
We started off working the harbor area, and it was slow, which wasn't too surprising. I eventually picked up a small redfish and ended up juggling it for a bit (the fish is upside down by my sonar display):
It hit a 4" chartreuse Gulp grub on a 3/8oz head.
We headed out into the river and did some trolling:
No hits trolling or at the point. It was surprisingly rough and windy at the point, so we didn't stay there long. We headed to some of Joe's rock piles to try for some flounder. I threw out a Spro bucktail with a Gulp jerk shad and dead sticked it while we ate lunch. My rod bounced hard once, but I missed it.
I set it up again and caught this guy shortly after:
At a whopping 11", that was my personal best black sea bass. Pretty cool. We did a few more drifts and Dad missed either a monster blue or a flounder. Something with teeth bounced his rod good and bit the Gulp grub off just ahead of the hook, but Dad was too slow.
The next few drifts were unproductive, so we headed back to the inlet, which was similarly unproductive. We didn't see any birds or breaking fish, but I was waiting for things to bust wide open. Lots of birds were looking around in a seemingly anticipatory manner. Oh well.
We worked several areas that I usually don't bother with today and found some interesting structure. I'm definitely going to go back and work them more thoroughly when the current is moving better. One good thing about slow fishing is that there's plenty of time for catching up. Plus, it's hard to beat sitting out on the river and eating a fancy lunch made by Ma.
according to the buoy. That's pretty high, even for this time of the year.We started off working the harbor area, and it was slow, which wasn't too surprising. I eventually picked up a small redfish and ended up juggling it for a bit (the fish is upside down by my sonar display):
It hit a 4" chartreuse Gulp grub on a 3/8oz head.
We headed out into the river and did some trolling:
No hits trolling or at the point. It was surprisingly rough and windy at the point, so we didn't stay there long. We headed to some of Joe's rock piles to try for some flounder. I threw out a Spro bucktail with a Gulp jerk shad and dead sticked it while we ate lunch. My rod bounced hard once, but I missed it.
I set it up again and caught this guy shortly after:At a whopping 11", that was my personal best black sea bass. Pretty cool. We did a few more drifts and Dad missed either a monster blue or a flounder. Something with teeth bounced his rod good and bit the Gulp grub off just ahead of the hook, but Dad was too slow.
The next few drifts were unproductive, so we headed back to the inlet, which was similarly unproductive. We didn't see any birds or breaking fish, but I was waiting for things to bust wide open. Lots of birds were looking around in a seemingly anticipatory manner. Oh well.
We worked several areas that I usually don't bother with today and found some interesting structure. I'm definitely going to go back and work them more thoroughly when the current is moving better. One good thing about slow fishing is that there's plenty of time for catching up. Plus, it's hard to beat sitting out on the river and eating a fancy lunch made by Ma.
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