Fished for: Striped Bass
Date Fished: 9/18/98
Boat Name: Attitude (Fred's Boat)
Water Temp: 76 Degrees
Water Clarity: Average 4 Feet
Seas: Slight Chop
Weather: Partly Cloudy, East Wind
REPORT:
Fred Kassakatis, Bill Kassakatis and I fished for Striped Bass on Friday 09/18/98, from 7:56 AM until 3:15 PM, just inside the mouth of the Choptank and Little Choptank Rivers.
All fish were caught on light spinning and bait casting equipment using artificial lures.
STRUCTURES FISHED: creek points, pound nets, bulkheads, rocky shorelines, shoals, sandbars.
LURES USED: Soft plastic baits rigged on 3/8 and 1/2 ounce round head jigs, lipless vibrating crankbaits, shallow diving crankbaits, and suspended jerkbaits.
TOTAL STRIPED BASS CAUGHT WAS 12. The Stripers ranged from 14 inches to 19 1/2 inches. The most productive structure was a shoal. Landed 1 large Striper over 18".
NUMBER OF STRIPERS CAUGHT DURING THIS TIDE:
11 - Incoming
0 - Outgoing
1 - Still
MOST PRODUCTIVE LURE: Bass Assassin, Salt Water, Sea Shad, Soft Plastic Bait, 4", Salt & Pepper Silver Phantom/Chartreuse Tail, #SSA25238
MOST PRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUE: Jig & Stop-cast the lure out let it drop to the desired depth (drops 1 foot per second), then lift your rod tip swiftly from 9 o’clock to 11 o’clock while taking up the slack line-pause for 1 second. Repeat this again and again, until the lure is back at the boat. The Stripers usually take the bait on the fall.
OTHER PRODUCTIVE LURES THIS TRIP:
Lunker City, Fin-S, Soft Plastic Bait, 4", Green Shad Flash
Bass Assassin, Split Tail Shad, Soft Plastic Bait, 4", Black Shad, #STS39300
OTHER FISH CAUGHT:
1 - Bluefish
3 - Croakers
FISHING TIP:
Look at a chart and list all the structures you plan to fish before going on the water. This will save you valuable fishing time. Never count on diving birds as your only way to locate Striped Bass.
Good Fishing…..Tom Hughes
Mason-Dixon Outdoor Writers Association
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