Opening day on the Chesapeake report.4/18/09

[RocksandReds]

Well saterday was opening day on the Chesapeake bay, and you Know me I had to fish!! Afriend had called and wanted to do some trolling and wanted to know if I wanted to go, well I'm a diehard surf fisherman but I'm not going to pass up a boat trip!!He said he had room for one more so I called Finaddict and it was a done deal, we were on the water by 8:30 and dropped the lines back and bang I landed the first fish 36" , but from there it got slowwwwwwwww we trolled all day(and half of the bay) until 6pm when the next fish hit and Harry a friend of mine landed his first ever striper@ 38" talk about happy. We weren't long getting our limit from there Harry Sr landed a 39", and morty finished of our limit with another36". Had a beautiful day and caught fish what more could you ask for..

Here's a few pics.





Finaddict has more pics also.

[DarkSkies]

Great report and pics, man!! Looks like you all had a blast, nice healthy fish! The guy on the left of the bottom pic, that your Dad? He looks happiest of all.

[basshunter]

Nice catch, r&r!

[strikezone31]

Looks like you won't be sending those our way, unless they're fillet and release. Great report, I can't wait till the big girls come.

[cowherder]

Wow, some very respectable fish you guys got, congrats!

[plugginpete]

Looks like you won't be sending those our way, unless they're fillet and release. Great report, I can't wait till the big girls come.

Yeah I guess fillet and release does affect the mortality rate. Nice catch guys.

[RocksandReds]

Great report and pics, man!! Looks like you all had a blast, nice healthy fish! The guy on the left of the bottom pic, that your Dad? He looks happiest of all.

No the two guys on the left are father and son, Thats only Harry Sr's 2nd striper he caught his first with me last year, and thats his sons first striper ever. So it was a happy day all around!!

[DarkSkies]

^ First keeper bass is the best, man. Then it's all uphill, or downhill into the abyss of striper addiction from there. wtg, all you guys!

[albiealert]

Nice catches guys, can't wait till the bigger fish get up here.

[wish4fish]

yeah dudes sweet fish!!

[Finaddict]

Looks like you won't be sending those our way, unless they're fillet and release. Great report, I can't wait till the big girls come.

I have caught about 20 stripers so far and that was the first I kept.
Before pic and after pic




Here is an after pic.