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  • Susky Flats May 20-21

    Well my plan was to meet up with Goody (Paul) on Monday but the wife unit had other plans for me in the morning. I finally got on the road around 10:30 am and got to the Flats around 12:45 and was on the water by 1:30. I made my way to Sparky1423 (Jeremy) secret spot. I was marking fish all over but could not make them bite. I was met by Yakinfish18 (Rob G.) around 4:30. He trolled all over and managed to catch a 16" and an 11". We called it quits around 7:30, the muscle across the top of both shoulders was screaming.
    I retired to my hotel where I gobbled down some KFC chicken and swallowed 3 alieve before crawling into the sack. The alarm went off at 5 am and I stumbled out of bed and into the shower. I was on the road at 5:30 and arrived at Tidings before 6 am. While I was unloading another snaggedline yaker showed up Seapinto (Ryan) we paired up and headed out. This morning I opened two new Smithwick suspending Roages and tied them on before paddling out.
    We got about half way to our destination and I decided to drop the lures and start trolling. I didn't even go 50 yards and the left rod went down. Hooked up on a 22" striper on the Lemon Lime Crush colored Roage.
    I got the fish to the yak and remembered the story that Goody (Paul) had told me about loosing one of the bogoa grip. I got up on the measuring board to confirm the size and it was a keeper. When I went to take pictures it flopped up and broke my measuring board (Plano model) ok enough rambling here is a picture of the fish and the lure.
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    Last edited by gkreps; 05-21-2013, 09:39 PM. Reason: Spelling

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    Nice fish Greg. I'm glad you did better than the day you and I fished there. It is tough to control a fish, have it lay straight on the measuring board, and then snap the picture. Sorry about your board.
    John Veil
    Annapolis
    Native Watercraft Manta Ray 11, Falcon 11

    Author - "Fishing in the Comfort Zone" , "Fishing Road Trip - 2019", "My Fishing Life: Two Years to Remember", and "The Way I Like to Fish -- A Kayak Angler's Guide to Shallow Water, Light Tackle Fishing"

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    • #3
      Thanks John, I guess this give me an excuse to by one from Hook1 now !

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      • #4
        Nice catch Greg...just got a text tonight from Yakkinfish18 (Rob). He got into 11 of them already and was still going strong!
        2015 OLIVE HOBIE OUTBACK
        2013 OLIVE HOBIE OUTBACK
        2013 OCEAN KAYAK TRIDENT 13


        JEREMY D

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        • #5
          Thanks Jeremy !

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          • #6
            Nice looking Striper! They flop like crazy when in the yak.
            Dave
            2013 Hobie Revolution 11

            MMIG

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            • #7
              Jeremy, I just got a text from Rob and he caught 13 biggest was 24 "

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              • #8
                Nice fish and nice looking yak! Get yourself a pair of fish grips and a hawg trough, good to go.
                Ryan
                Blue 2016 Hobie Outback
                Chesapeake Bay Kayak Anglers, Inc

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                • #9
                  Shady I got a good bogoa grip just got to get hawg trough !

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                  • #10
                    I have boga and fish grips. Since I got the fish grips the boga has been sitting in my garage. Try them and you won't go back. They're much nicer to the fishes mouth too if you plan to release.
                    Ryan
                    Blue 2016 Hobie Outback
                    Chesapeake Bay Kayak Anglers, Inc

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                    • #11
                      Greg - way to go and thanks for the report...the striper may have done you a favor breaking your measuring board in half...you rarely catch a fish that stretches past center...jk
                      Jackson - BIG TUNA

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by wfauby View Post
                        ...you rarely catch a fish that stretches past center...
                        Your telling me ....

                        "If you can't have fun doing it, it ain't worth doing." ... or you're just doing it wrong.

                        My Blog "Confessions of a fisherman, hunter and tinkerer"

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                        • #13
                          I took pics but will try to post tomorrow. I need help with it. lol
                          2014 Hobie Dune Outback
                          2013 Ocean Kayak Yellow Trident 13
                          Rob

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                          • #14
                            Way to go guys. Very nice catches. I'm headed back there this weekend.

                            Outback 2015
                            Maui

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                            • #15
                              Dang... after my near skunk last Friday17, I swore I wasn't going back to the Flats this spring. But you guys and your reports are starting to poke at my launch buttons. Is anyone catching stripers there by jigging soft plastics??? or is everyone trolling???
                              Howard

                              16' Oldtown Camper Canoe with a side-mount 40# thrust trolling motor.

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