Great day on the Bay
Junio 22, 2019 Royal Oak 8 fotos
Bass (Striped)
Bass (Striped)

Trip Summary

Garret, Nathan, Greg, and Tom joined me for an am trip today.We started fishing peelers at the bridge where the hot spot has been. Well to say it was crowded was an understatement. But we found a couple spots to try but no luck. I was constantly searching for signs of fish when I saw something.Birds flocking to 1 area with some splashes going on. That was just what I wanted to see. Off we went and out came the jigging sticks. The fish were pushing bait up a ledge. For close to the next 3 hours they caught plenty of Rock. I must say Nathan was on fire. I showed him how to cast and jig the lure back to the boat and within 30 minutes he was a natural. With fish after fish. We had move to stay with the schools as they moved. The best lure of the day was 3/4oz jig head with a rubber skirt and white bustem bait fat boy. They ended the day with some nice Rock fish filets for dinner.
Richard Phippin
Royal-oak, Maryland, United States
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