Fished for: Striped Bass
Date Fished: 9/26/98
Boat Name: 'Bay Wolf' - 26' Lyman, 225 HP Crusader Inboard
Water Temp: 73 Degrees
Water Clarity: 3 to 4 Feet
Seas: Slight Chop
Weather: Sunny, Wind 10 mph Southwest
REPORT:
Peter Von Mehren and I fished on Saturday, 9/26/98 from 7:16 AM until 6:20 PM, on the Herring, Chesapeake and Eastern Bays. The tide was incoming when we started.
All fish were caught on light spinning and bait casting equipment using artificial lures.
LURES USED: soft plastic baits rigged on 3/8 and 1/2 ounce round head jigs, floating soft plastic baits rigged on a straight shank worm hook, lipless vibrating crankbaits, top water poppers, suspended jerkbaits and jigging spoons.
TOTAL STRIPED BASS CAUGHT WAS 26. The Stripers ranged in length from 12" to 17". The most productive structure was a point. Landed 0 Stripers 18" or larger.
STRUCTURES FISHED: Points, underwater mounds, light houses, and ledges.
NUMBER OF STRIPERS CAUGHT DURING THIS TIDE:
9 - Incoming
15 - Outgoing
2 - Still
MOST PRODUCTIVE LURE: Bass Assassin, Split Tail Shad, Soft Plastic Bait, 4", Rainbow Trout, #STS39332
BIGGEST STRIPERS CAUGHT ON: Bass Assassin, Shad Assassin, Soft Plastic Bait, 5", Albino/Fire Tail, #SWA29240
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 Lure, Flat Shad, Buzzbait, 1/2 oz., white head, white tail
Bass Assassin, Twitch, Soft Plastic Bait, 6", Salt & Pepper Silver Phantom, #TA9336
Rapala, Shallow Shad Rap, Shallow Diving Crankbait, 3 1/2", Model #SSR9, Chartreuse
Smithwick, Suspending Rattlin Pro Rogue, Suspended Crankbait, 5 1/2", 1/2 oz., Model SDRC 1200, Sunburst Gold Dust
OTHER FISH CAUGHT:
3 - Bluefish
1 - Herring
FISHING TIP:
If you like steamed shrimp, soft-shell crab sandwich or just a good old hamburger stop at Pier 44 at 6029 Herring Bay Road when you are in Deale, MD. When the weather is nice you can dine on the pier located over Rockhold Creek. The service is excellent and the food is delicious. Call (410) 867-2392 for information.
Good Fishing…..Tom Hughes
Mason-Dixon Outdoor Writers Association
Freelance Outdoor Writer And Speaker