Hey Pards,
Now back home and quite disappointed as the fish came in late this year, water temperature just below 50, quite warm air, and had to leave to satisfy Xmas commitments. I'll get back to covering all I learned this year. For now, it's enough to know that I did indeed catch two stripers and the last one was a citation (pictured above) at 48 pounds and 51 inches. Think it's verified on Facebook at Chris' Bait and Tackle on the 14th of December. Think something like 30 citations. Bill got two boated, a dink about 30 pounds and a 38 pound striper that looked like his second citation. Yogi helps Bill Fowler heft a boated striper.
Learned how to fish the CBBT pilons, the 4th island, and many new holding areas in the lower bay for stripers. Mainly buoy 38, Plantation, and Cabbage Patch. Lattimer Shoal wasn't productive as the main migration hadn't come into the bay before we had to leave. This is the first year that I had a pardner and could take advantage of light wind/seas to fish the CBBT pilons, island, and tube. Didn't catch fish, but we did get the teaching and made the effort. Next adventure, we won't sit waiting for the fish to come to us, we'll go to meet 'em, so to say.
There's still opportunity to fish after the first of the year at Kiptopeke, but it's all CPR. No matter, the learning goes on. Now know that we must have light casting gear to toss 1-1 1/2 ounce bucktails, and other lead heads tipped with sand eels.
Speaking of eels, the eels the stripers feed on come out of the rivers into the bay fleeing from cold water. While in large numbers, the stripers feed on them. However, as the eels flee out of the bay, the stripers go to other food sources, like Menhaden, sand eels, and other crabs and fish. Eventually, all the bait is gone from the bay and the stripers move off shore. This usually happens as the water at the CBBT drops to 43 or so degrees.
Teacher and Adam keeping a close eye as they advise Team JTB on where to fish. At Kiptopeke, if yer to be successful, ya gotta have a network, just like Kerr. And like Kerr, breaking into being a member of a network doesn't come easy.
Now back home and quite disappointed as the fish came in late this year, water temperature just below 50, quite warm air, and had to leave to satisfy Xmas commitments. I'll get back to covering all I learned this year. For now, it's enough to know that I did indeed catch two stripers and the last one was a citation (pictured above) at 48 pounds and 51 inches. Think it's verified on Facebook at Chris' Bait and Tackle on the 14th of December. Think something like 30 citations. Bill got two boated, a dink about 30 pounds and a 38 pound striper that looked like his second citation. Yogi helps Bill Fowler heft a boated striper.
Learned how to fish the CBBT pilons, the 4th island, and many new holding areas in the lower bay for stripers. Mainly buoy 38, Plantation, and Cabbage Patch. Lattimer Shoal wasn't productive as the main migration hadn't come into the bay before we had to leave. This is the first year that I had a pardner and could take advantage of light wind/seas to fish the CBBT pilons, island, and tube. Didn't catch fish, but we did get the teaching and made the effort. Next adventure, we won't sit waiting for the fish to come to us, we'll go to meet 'em, so to say.
There's still opportunity to fish after the first of the year at Kiptopeke, but it's all CPR. No matter, the learning goes on. Now know that we must have light casting gear to toss 1-1 1/2 ounce bucktails, and other lead heads tipped with sand eels.
Speaking of eels, the eels the stripers feed on come out of the rivers into the bay fleeing from cold water. While in large numbers, the stripers feed on them. However, as the eels flee out of the bay, the stripers go to other food sources, like Menhaden, sand eels, and other crabs and fish. Eventually, all the bait is gone from the bay and the stripers move off shore. This usually happens as the water at the CBBT drops to 43 or so degrees.
Teacher and Adam keeping a close eye as they advise Team JTB on where to fish. At Kiptopeke, if yer to be successful, ya gotta have a network, just like Kerr. And like Kerr, breaking into being a member of a network doesn't come easy.
Ramrod fell while climbing onto the dock at Kiptopeke launch and was badly hurt with possible internal and head injury. I can assure you the being older is the pits at times. Ramrod returned to his home in NC and to this date, Jan 12, is still recovering from his injuries. A reason for a network and not to try to launch solo.
There's often reference to the "Highrise". Gives a reference to a fishing area. Several arches to the left (South) of the Highrise bridge, there's a hole of about 80 feet deep. Water always seems to rip through this area regardless of what the tide is doing.
