APRIL 2ND BAITING STRIPERS REPORT & SHAKE DOWN WITH PICS ADDED

[Bluewater sportfishing]

Well we dunked the BUNKERHEAD today and I took her out for a nice little shake down run. smile.gif

When I got back to the dock to set lines vinny was waiting for me with his son ray to go fishing. :D

We screwd around for a little while and left the dock around 2:30 and went out to the delaware bay to try for some early spring stripers.

I got to my spot and had 50 degree water and depth was 15.

We set out the lines and within about 1/2 hr had the first bite. :cool:

after that is was non stop for about 3/4 of an hr :eek: ,and then it slowed down to just a few fish every ten to twenty mins.

We were using fresh clam from chuck at off the hook.
we ended the day with 15 stripers and I missed about 7...because I am a little rusty from the long winter. redface.gif
Ray was high hook with 9 fish :eek: vinny had 4 and I had two.....lol.
But what a day was had for the first trip of the season.most fish were on the small size

BUT we had 8 that were keepers And kept two that swallowed the hook.

Pics will follow monday and I have some sweet shots. smile.gif

I hope this helps a few of my fellow Barners in their Search of those early spring "resedent" Stripers.....Have at it the striper Fishing is outstanding RIGHT NOW !
And will only get bigger and better as the days go by,
Lets just hope That the water temps Keep climbing over the next few weeks,or at least stay the same !
PLEASE No prolonged cold spells to hold us up on the "LARGE" !!

Thanks,Captain Kobey Treadwel

KILLER BIRD PLAY IN THE BEY
http://www.myfishpix.com/gallery/data/2/medium/spring_stripers_bunkerhead_com_027.jpg
SEE MORE PICS BELOW

[ 04-03-2006, 09:32 PM: Message edited by: Bluewater sportfishing ]

[Captain's John & Diana]

Nice warm-up on a short afternoon dusting off the cob webs. See you soon
Capt John

[RodFather]

Capt. Kob & Vinnie great job and congrats on a nice shakedown.

[Striper101]

Kobey,
Now that's a great shake down run!

[VDAWG]

Originally posted by RodFather:
Capt. Kob & Vinnie great job and congrats on a nice shakedown. Thanks Cooms !It sure felt good to wet a line again,Its been a long winter !

The Bay is Really Alive,Bait all over the place.Both Bunker and herring smile.gif

My god the Birds we encounterd :eek: :cool:

We had some really nice fish in the Mix,But by no means any migratory Striper "YET" !No sea lice on any of these fiesty Fish.

The good news is The there are plent of resedent stripes to be had,And the Best is Yet to come ....

As Capt.Kobey said They gobbled up the clams,But it seemed they were keying in on the smaller Baits,We scaled down to small pieces of clam,3 baits per 1 clam,Really did the trick ;)

It seemed the bigger tha bait the faster they dropped it.....


My boy Ray had a great time and was on point,I think he only missed 1 fish smile.gif ,which wasnt the case for myself an Kobey :rolleyes:

We both missed more than we caught redface.gif

All in All a great couple hrs on the bay,Snapping Stripers,and the Bunkerhead didnt skip a beat,She ran Great !!

[ 04-03-2006, 09:31 AM: Message edited by: VDAWG ]

[VDAWG]

Originally posted by Captain's John & Diana:
Nice warm-up on a short afternoon dusting off the cob webs. See you soon
Capt John See ya soon capt.John !!!
It sure was nice to feel somthing pulling on the end of my rod,Besides my wife tongue.gif

Capt. kobey dropped us right on the fish,after just a little searching !!

They had lock jaw for the first 1/2 hr.,until We enticed um into feeding !

RAY SMOKED US like a cheap cigar :D

Chuck and Mary at "OFF THE HOOK BAIT AND TACKLE",hooked us up with some nice big fresh Surf Clams,and that did the trick !!!

[DaisyMaySportfishing]

Awesome job Kobey and Vinny!! We are just about ready to splash, hopefully this Sunday. I'm itching!!

[VDAWG]

Originally posted by DaisyMaySportfishing:
Awesome job Kobey and Vinny!! We are just about ready to splash, hopefully this Sunday. I'm itching!! Thanks Dave,I know what ya mean ! Finally got ta scratch that long winter itch ;) .....Vinny

[Skmag357]

Nice! we will see you guys on April 29 for some strummin! Should be going good by then!

[Partnership]

So that's where all the fish went. Great report guys. What a way to start off the season!!!

[snichols]

Kobey, Vinny & Ray....very encouraging. Congrats on a very good first day on the water.

Now if you would just send them inland so I could pick a few from the beach, I would be happy. :D ;)

[Capt Steve]

Kobey,
Aren't you glad I called and woke you up? Way to go on the fish. We will be splashed 2 weeks from today so save me some fish, please!
Steve

[VDAWG]

Originally posted by Partnership:
So that's where all the fish went. Great report guys. What a way to start off the season!!! Gunns,Nothing really big,But they really pulled,all health good fighting fish,and lots of action,We kept busy to say the least !

Just warmin up for the "LARGE"! with numbers till then ;) smile.gif tongue.gif

Cant wait till the cows come home it shouldnt be long ............ Vinny

[Bluewater sportfishing]

HERE ARE SOME MORE OF THE PICS


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[ 04-03-2006, 09:13 PM: Message edited by: Bluewater sportfishing ]

[Bluewater sportfishing]

Originally posted by Capt Steve:
Kobey,
Aren't you glad I called and woke you up? Way to go on the fish. We will be splashed 2 weeks from today so save me some fish, please!
Steve Oh yeah!! worst part was i GOT THE CALL AT 7:15 from vinny and still failed to wake up..lol
how is the book?


Paul,
It was a great shake down, 1) the boat ran like a top 2) the fish were a snappen..great day

rodfather,
thaks for the words see you at the marina soon!!


Skmag357
cant wait to fish with ya se ya on the 29th

[Jim Mac]

Nice job Captain Kobey, and nice report. thanks

[Bud H]

About time you guy's wet a line,great job Kobey,Vinnie and the boy's.

[DaisyMaySportfishing]

Awesome pics guys!

[VDAWG]

Originally posted by Bluewater sportfishing:
Well we dunked the BUNKERHEAD today and I took her out for a nice little shake down run. smile.gif

When I got back to the dock to set lines vinny was waiting for me with his son ray to go fishing. :D

We screwd around for a little while and left the dock around 2:30 and went out to the delaware bay to try for some early spring stripers.

I got to my spot and had 50 degree water and depth was 15.

We set out the lines and within about 1/2 hr had the first bite. :cool:

after that is was non stop for about 3/4 of an hr :eek: ,and then it slowed down to just a few fish every ten to twenty mins.

We were using fresh clam from chuck at off the hook.
we ended the day with 15 stripers and I missed about 7...because I am a little rusty from the long winter. redface.gif
Ray was high hook with 9 fish :eek: vinny had 4 and I had two.....lol.
But what a day was had for the first trip of the season.most fish were on the small size

BUT we had 8 that were keepers And kept two that swallowed the hook.

Pics will follow monday and I have some sweet shots. smile.gif

I hope this helps a few of my fellow Barners in their Search of those early spring "resedent" Stripers.....Have at it the striper Fishing is outstanding RIGHT NOW !
And will only get bigger and better as the days go by,
Lets just hope That the water temps Keep climbing over the next few weeks,or at least stay the same !
PLEASE No prolonged cold spells to hold us up on the "LARGE" !!

Thanks,Captain Kobey Treadwel

KILLER BIRD PLAY IN THE BEY
http://www.myfishpix.com/gallery/data/2/medium/spring_stripers_bunkerhead_com_027.jpg
SEE MORE PICS BELOW Thats bad ass,and not nearly half of the ganets,They were pouring down on a massive school of bunker ! they were hitting um so hard there were bunker flipping and floating about,pretty cool,reminded me of the blue sky blue planet show ,or whatever it was called ....

[VDAWG]

Originally posted by Bud H:
About time you guy's wet a line,great job Kobey,Vinnie and the boy's. Yo Man ! you gettin ready for the "LARGE"word is you been hittin the gym,with hopes and dreams of something a little bigger than stripers in the mix this season ;) tongue.gif :D
Buddy I cant wait My man ! It wont be long ...

[VDAWG]

Originally posted by snichols:
Kobey, Vinny & Ray....very encouraging. Congrats on a very good first day on the water.

Now if you would just send them inland so I could pick a few from the beach, I would be happy. :D ;) Thanks Steve ! it wont be long for the rocks and sods to start poppin off a little steadier,these damn fronts that keep comming really suck...

[undisputed]

its been a long winter fellows
nice shake down trip
now time to get ready for the biguns

[Striper101]

Originally posted by VDAWG:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Bluewater sportfishing:
Well we dunked the BUNKERHEAD today and I took her out for a nice little shake down run. smile.gif

When I got back to the dock to set lines vinny was waiting for me with his son ray to go fishing. :D

We screwd around for a little while and left the dock around 2:30 and went out to the delaware bay to try for some early spring stripers.

I got to my spot and had 50 degree water and depth was 15.

We set out the lines and within about 1/2 hr had the first bite. :cool:

after that is was non stop for about 3/4 of an hr :eek: ,and then it slowed down to just a few fish every ten to twenty mins.

We were using fresh clam from chuck at off the hook.
we ended the day with 15 stripers and I missed about 7...because I am a little rusty from the long winter. redface.gif
Ray was high hook with 9 fish :eek: vinny had 4 and I had two.....lol.
But what a day was had for the first trip of the season.most fish were on the small size

BUT we had 8 that were keepers And kept two that swallowed the hook.

Pics will follow monday and I have some sweet shots. smile.gif

I hope this helps a few of my fellow Barners in their Search of those early spring "resedent" Stripers.....Have at it the striper Fishing is outstanding RIGHT NOW !
And will only get bigger and better as the days go by,
Lets just hope That the water temps Keep climbing over the next few weeks,or at least stay the same !
PLEASE No prolonged cold spells to hold us up on the "LARGE" !!

Thanks,Captain Kobey Treadwel

KILLER BIRD PLAY IN THE BEY
http://www.myfishpix.com/gallery/data/2/medium/spring_stripers_bunkerhead_com_027.jpg
SEE MORE PICS BELOW Thats bad ass,and not nearly half of the ganets,They were pouring down on a massive school of bunker ! they were hitting um so hard there were bunker flipping and floating about,pretty cool,reminded me of the blue sky blue planet show ,or whatever it was called .... </font>[/QUOTE]Vinny,
You got to love those days when you get to your spot and the birds are working that whole area!

[striper2278]

Great job guys!

[VDAWG]

Originally posted by Striper101:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by VDAWG:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Bluewater sportfishing:
Well we dunked the BUNKERHEAD today and I took her out for a nice little shake down run. smile.gif

When I got back to the dock to set lines vinny was waiting for me with his son ray to go fishing. :D

We screwd around for a little while and left the dock around 2:30 and went out to the delaware bay to try for some early spring stripers.

I got to my spot and had 50 degree water and depth was 15.

We set out the lines and within about 1/2 hr had the first bite. :cool:

after that is was non stop for about 3/4 of an hr :eek: ,and then it slowed down to just a few fish every ten to twenty mins.

We were using fresh clam from chuck at off the hook.
we ended the day with 15 stripers and I missed about 7...because I am a little rusty from the long winter. redface.gif
Ray was high hook with 9 fish :eek: vinny had 4 and I had two.....lol.
But what a day was had for the first trip of the season.most fish were on the small size

BUT we had 8 that were keepers And kept two that swallowed the hook.

Pics will follow monday and I have some sweet shots.

I hope this helps a few of my fellow Barners in their Search of those early spring "resedent" Stripers.....Have at it the striper Fishing is outstanding RIGHT NOW !
And will only get bigger and better as the days go by,
Lets just hope That the water temps Keep climbing over the next few weeks,or at least stay the same !
PLEASE No prolonged cold spells to hold us up on the "LARGE" !!

Thanks,Captain Kobey Treadwel

KILLER BIRD PLAY IN THE BEY
http://www.myfishpix.com/gallery/data/2/medium/spring_stripers_bunkerhead_com_027.jpg
SEE MORE PICS BELOW Thats bad ass,and not nearly half of the ganets,They were pouring down on a massive school of bunker ! they were hitting um so hard there were bunker flipping and floating about,pretty cool,reminded me of the blue sky blue planet show ,or whatever it was called .... </font>[/QUOTE]Vinny,
You got to love those days when you get to your spot and the birds are working that whole area! </font>[/QUOTE]You got that right !and right down the line at that ;)

[striper2278]

Seen that 2 weeks ago...pulled right into them...no bass!!!??? all bait! But still pretty cool!

[VDAWG]

Originally posted by striper2278:
Great job guys! Thanks,Skip !it wont be long when there will be some bigguns under all that bait,I Cant wait !

Joe,Yeah its been a long winter and sure felt good to wet a line again !The action was GREAT ! come on "Large" !