explorer
12-13-2007, 07:48 PM
Went out in my buddys boat sat 12\9 at the chesapeake bay bridge tunnel
armed for striper and tog action. Hit the 3rd ilnd; [got reports on rockfish
action their] the birds were working about 2 miles east with about two
thousand boats working them, i told mark that we wern't getting into that
mess if the fish were a 100 lbs, forget it. So we worked the bridge for a hour
and had one on and lost it, so we anchored up and began to bottom fish for
togs. It didn't take long before we were batteling, most were throw-backs
but ended up with 7 keepers. Then some fellows come along and ask how we
were doing? Said "caught a few" so they anchored rite next too us. Now i
don't mind that at all but they, for some reason would not shut their motor
OFF and the bite shut down completly, i, my buddy, those guys couldn't give
a bait away to save our lives. I don't understand, what are people feered of,
their mtr not starting up? Didn't it start at the dock? Do the they like to
waste fuel and scare fish away? So we fire up, pulled anchor headed to the
yancey wreck and nail a few more togs in the piece and quiet.
I had a guy anchor along side me one time on a small piece of structure,
he was worried he was too close to me and ask me if it was all rite to be
that close. I said "just leave me enough room to get my rod down and he be fine" He shut off the mtr and we all caught that day. :D
armed for striper and tog action. Hit the 3rd ilnd; [got reports on rockfish
action their] the birds were working about 2 miles east with about two
thousand boats working them, i told mark that we wern't getting into that
mess if the fish were a 100 lbs, forget it. So we worked the bridge for a hour
and had one on and lost it, so we anchored up and began to bottom fish for
togs. It didn't take long before we were batteling, most were throw-backs
but ended up with 7 keepers. Then some fellows come along and ask how we
were doing? Said "caught a few" so they anchored rite next too us. Now i
don't mind that at all but they, for some reason would not shut their motor
OFF and the bite shut down completly, i, my buddy, those guys couldn't give
a bait away to save our lives. I don't understand, what are people feered of,
their mtr not starting up? Didn't it start at the dock? Do the they like to
waste fuel and scare fish away? So we fire up, pulled anchor headed to the
yancey wreck and nail a few more togs in the piece and quiet.
I had a guy anchor along side me one time on a small piece of structure,
he was worried he was too close to me and ask me if it was all rite to be
that close. I said "just leave me enough room to get my rod down and he be fine" He shut off the mtr and we all caught that day. :D