Finally some Md susky action

[gliebig]

My last few trips haven't been too successful, so lately, I haven't been to eager to get out on the water. The only reason I went out this weekend was because of the beautiful weather.

Total about 2 dozen smallies. Most were dinks, but I had a few 12"-13". Then this one hit my little swim shad like a train. It was a great fight on my ultra lite. He jumped about 6 times and I'm just saying, "please don't get off, please don't get off". I don't get many nice ones around here. I manage to land it and snap a few pics.
Not too long after that, I catch a few more then do something totally boneheaded that I wind up flipping my yak. I'm in the water, the current is ripping as they had just gone from running 1small unit to 6large and 4small. I get back on, realize that I lost my seat, my camera and my phone was in my pocket. Somehow all my rods and lure boxes were still there. I'm assessing my stupidity, when out of the corner of my eye, I spot my paddle cruising down river about 50ft from me. F**k. I lay down surfboard style and start paddling my ass off to reach my paddle. Luckily, I managed to get to it. I would've been fubar'd if I didn't. When I flipped, I put the paddle in the holder, but must have knocked it loose.
I managed to send off a few fish pics to my email before my incident....

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[JKay]

You've probably already thought about this, but the only thing that religiously stayed leashed on my kayak is my paddle. I've gotten lax with leashing everything else lately.

[gliebig]

My old yak has the bungee attachment which was a bit more secure than just the clip that I have on my new yak. I could've attached my seat too, but got lazy with that. The whole situation was easily avoidable. Lesson learned.

[gliebig]

Couple more..

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[sparky1423]

Nice smallies! I refuse to go past Spenser island after I tore up my hobie fins. I usually troll between the twin rocks and Spenser island for rockfish, but end up catching a few smallies also. A few more weeks and the rockfish should start showing up in the flats

[gliebig]

Nice smallies! I refuse to go past Spenser island after I tore up my hobie fins. I usually troll between the twin rocks and Spenser island for rockfish, but end up catching a few smallies also. A few more weeks and the rockfish should start showing up in the flats

Couldn't you just pull the fins and only paddle? (Not sure how hobie's work)

[sparky1423]

You can paddle a hobie, but it's a bear....very sluggish and unresponsive. Even worse when the rudder is pulled up out of the water. The rudder has been known to take a few shots also with rocks.

The only time I paddle is when I am near a boat ramp, either entering or exiting the ramp and the water is too shallow for the pedals. Sometimes when I hit the grass beds on the susky, I will yank them out and paddle.

[whenican]

Nice fish and I'm glad u got your paddle back! Just last week a friend who is bowfishing upriver calls me on my cell asking me to p/u his paddle that's swimming downstream towards me...of course I did..... But your paddle rescue required quick action.

[Slobber Bob]

I catch a few more then do something totally boneheaded that I wind up flipping my yak.

I guess I'll be the one to ask. What was your mistake that made you flip?

[gliebig]

I guess I'll be the one to ask. What was your mistake that made you flip?

Pure dumbass move. I had lost my anchor so I would try to hitch up to rocks broadside to stop and fish as I worked my way back down the river. Usually not much of an issue until there is massive water current. I approached one sideways and over I went.

[mweber02]

Nice fish and I'm glad u got your paddle back! Just last week a friend who is bowfishing upriver calls me on my cell asking me to p/u his paddle that's swimming downstream towards me...of course I did..... But your paddle rescue required quick action.

Bowfishing from a kayak? I'm guessing you'd need to be standing for that. Even with the short AtA on my bow I think I'd be dipping the whole bottom cam into the water.

[Slobber Bob]

Pure dumbass move. I had lost my anchor so I would try to hitch up to rocks broadside to stop and fish as I worked my way back down the river. Usually not much of an issue until there is massive water current. I approached one sideways and over I went.

Gotcha, I do the same sometimes along bridge and dock pilings. There definitely is a fine line you walk when doing it in heavy current.

[gliebig]

I fished the same area Sunday. It was supposed to be calm winds. Wx man missed that by about 15mph. I had to anchor to keep from being blown upriver. River was very low. I managed about a dozen dink smallies and two ill tempered catfish. Those catfish really hammer a crankbait.

Does anyone have much luck fishing the "pool" area? (The section up from deer creek where it is pretty much devoid of rocks the entire width of the river and is a bit deeper.) I always give that area a try but don't do to well. All it yielded was a couple catfish Sunday.

[whenican]

Yes, my friend stands in his kayak to bowfish. In fact, I've seen numerous people do it that way incl a guy 2 weeks ago w/ his yak all decked out w/ bright lights for night bowfishing in the Mattawoman. I was casting frogs topwater downstream when his paddle slipped off his kayak and the tide was moving the paddle away from him. Yea, he should've leashed it.