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Volume 25, Number 1
June 2015
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THIS ISSUE COMPLIMENTS OF
June 2015
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Blown Away by Fat Cats
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Weigh-In: 12 PM at Sandy Point State Park
Entry Fee: $25 per boat
100% of money collectd will be awarded as follows
(5 heaviest white perch)
1st Place - 40% 2nd Place - 30% 3rd Place - 20%
4th Place - 10% Additional Prizes
Three (3) heaviest hardhead - $100
Three (3) heaviest spot - $100
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June 2015
“Hooked on Fishing”
Blown Away by
Fat Cats
By Lenny Rudow
We have lots of fishing options at this
time of year: the Chesapeake’s alive
with stripers, croaker, and blues; our
coastal bays are offering up flounder
and panfish; and the offshore waters
are producing pelagic species of all
shapes and sizes. There’s just one thing
that can shut you down in all of these
fisheries—a big blow. If you’re looking
for a fun, new, unusual back-up plan for
those days when the wind doesn’t allow
for trips onto big water and you want
to go on the hunt for BIG fish, there
are some serious bruisers swimming
around close to home in very protected
waters: catfish in the Potomac.
Lest you think catfish are beneath
you, let’s get one thing straight right
up-front. These fish do get really, really big. The Maryland state record
for blue cats is a smidge over 80
pounds. Yes, 80 pounds—when’s the
Blue catfish aren’t exactly the
prettiest fish in the world, but
when size matters, they present a
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last time you caught a fish that big, in
the Chesapeake? Or even in the open
Atlantic, for that matter? Forty and
50 pounders aren’t uncommon, and
half the time you target blue cats, the
biggest challenge (for those who eat
them) is finding smaller specimens.
Cut herring is a prime bait; note
how the circle hook ends up right
in the corner of the fish’s jaw.
Channel cats, which are also plentiful
in these waters, can push 30 pounds.
(Note: catfish can carry serious toxins
in their meat and the larger the fish is the
more concentrated the bad stuff gets,
so most anglers don’t eat them at all or
only eat fish under 10 pounds or so).
You’ll find hordes of catfish in the
Potomac right in and around the nation’s capitol, where the river is rarely
more than a few hundred yards wide
and twists and turns enough that no
matter what the wind direction and
speed is, it’s easy to find a calm patch
of water. So get yourself a DC fishing
license (it takes all of five minutes
online and costs just $6.50 for two
weeks or $13 for the year for nonresidents) put in your boat at Gravelly
Point (which is free), and head up-river
until you get up to or beyond Theodore
Roosevelt Island.
What you’re looking for is a hole
or channel edge, to set up alongside
of. Sometimes you’ll find more fish
ing when you see the rod tip jiggling.
in the deepest sections and other times
Remember, with circle hooks if you
you’ll find them shallower, but usugrab the rod and set the hook you’ll
ally they’ll be near a significant depth
miss the fish 90-percent of the time.
change where there’s plenty of current
Instead, let that circular snagger do
running along. If you try shallow first
its work all by itself. The best practice
and go for 15 minutes or so without any
is to completely ignore the bite until
bites then move deeper, and vice-versa.
the rod starts bending over and your
Remember, there are lots of catfish in
(relatively loose) drag starts peeling
these waters—you shouldn’t have to
out, as the fish runs away. Then pick
wait long, to start getting bites.
up the rod, fight the fish, and when
Catfish sharpies will set up a rack
you get it up to the surface the hook
of rods, with baits fan-casted around
will almost always be set right in the
the boat. As you might expect, each
side of the catfish’s jaw. Snap off a few
and every rig is weighted with several
pictures with you big river monster,
ounces of lead and set dead on bottom.
then put him back into the water and
Lines set closest to the boat may have
send him on his way.
as much as six or eight ounces to keep
Is the fight as awe-inspiring as a
them straight down and in place, while
leaping marlin? Of course not. Does
those set farther out have less weight
this type of fishing require the finesse
so they go back a ways from the boat,
and artistry of light-tackle casting for
in the current. But blue cats can and
speckled sea trout? Uh-uh. Do you
do feel the resistance of all that lead,
need to apply the hook-setting skills of
so fishfinder rigs or egg sinkers are in
a flounder angler? Not even close. Will
order. They’re hitched up to four or
you have the stacks of meat provided
five feet of 40- to 50-pound test leader,
by bagging a tuna? Heck no. But give
terminating in an 8/0 to 10/0 circle
cat fishing in the Potomac a shot, and
hook. Yes, that’s a really big hook to be
you might just tie into one of the bigusing in waters like this, but remember,
gest fish you see all season long—even
there are some extremely large catfish
when 20 or 30 knots of wind have shut
swimming around down there.
down just about every other fishing
Baits can run the gamut, with
option in town.
fresh cut herring topping the
list. Mullet, mud
shad, bunker, and
even cut white
perch will also do
the trick, though
bunker in particular comes off
the hook fairly
easily and you’ll
have your share
of stolen baits.
Same goes for
chicken livers,
which certainly
draw the fish in
but just as certainly make for a
lot of missed hits.
Once your bait
is chosen, rigged,
and set on bottom, your biggest Anglers who want to take some fillets home should
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In This Issue...
Faith of Our Fathers
Volume 25, Number 1
June 2015
FISHING
Blown Away By Fat Cats
Remove the Water
by Lenny Rudow
Page 3
by Tim Sherman Page 6
Chesapeake Bay Live Lining
by Mark Galasso Page 12
The Cool Spot - Check Up
by Grant Soukup
Page 18
HUNTING
Outdoor TV: Fact or Fiction
by Steve Huettner Page 25
REGULARS
Coastal Report by Capt. Mark Sampson
Page 19
Sportsman’s ClassifiedsPage 22
Front CoverGarn Godwin of Aquasco, Maryland took first place in this year’s Championship on the Chesapeake. Godwin and his crew weighed in a tournament record
fish at Calvert Marina on the second day of the tournament, measuring 52 inches
and coming in at 53.3 pounds. He and his crew will be taking home $65,437
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state, America accepted paganism and repudiated her faith in the
absolute power of God.
What we are now experiencing in this country is the inevitable fruit
of 50 years of paganism. Socialism is paganism. It makes the state a
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Verna Hall said in Christian History of the Constitution, “In proportion, as America let go of faith and the absolute power of God, she
accepted the belief of the all-powerful state. This is true of people or
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I realize that this explanation will not satisfy everyone, particularly
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Governor Larry Hogan signed into
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Currently, recreational fishing
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licenses, which cost less, but limit
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Remove the Water
One of the most profound statements I’ve ever heard about fishing
is, “If you want to learn a body of
water, remove the water.” Bass pro
Randy Yarnall started off one of his
BASS CLASS seminars with this
gem of wisdom several years ago. It
has stuck with me ever since. No, we
cannot magically move water off of a
river or bay floor. The last person to
do that was Moses at the Red Sea, and
he had divine intervention. However,
science and technology have made
it possible for us to figuratively and
virtually remove the water and know
more about the bottom of a particular
body of water that we want to fish.
We can’t manipulate water to reveal bottom features, but nature sure
can. Low tide stages show us plenty
of shoreline cover that we may miss
at high tide. Farther from the bank,
the ebb tide reveals grass lines and
secondary cover much better than
when the vegetation is flooded. As
the tide falls away, diagnosing piers
becomes much easier. You may find
that a new pier has been built and
rotted pilings from the original pier
remains.
Wind is another natural aide. Many
western shore anglers curse a two-day
blow from the west or northwest. Yet
if you can access shorelines, you will
truly see more of them than you ever
thought possible. If you are looking
for more banks to fish from Middle
River to the Susquehanna, you should
be walking accessible areas when the
wind is up.
It wasn’t but a day after I started this
very article that Captain Kardash and
I experienced a day-after a two-day
blow at the head of the bay. We putted
our way from Furnace Bay to Mill
Creek, bumping and rubbing the top
of every log … and this was at the
top of high tide. I can truly say that
there were far too many to mark with
waypoints (see the next paragraph).
There was one unfortunate soul who
ran aground. We saw him back at the
marina and he stated that he would
be back to get his boat “tomorrow”.
Dan said that he saw far more shoreline than he had ever seen in many
places, and he has over three decades
of experience there. At one spot he
mentioned, “Now I see why Marty
[his last tournament partner] always
said to cast to the pipe.”
You can also get a virtual look at
the bottom by the sense of feel. Bass
fishermen can work a jig and pig or
Texas rigged worm to feel the bottom
changes from rock to sand. Using a
tungsten worm weight and braided
line will increase your feel. By the
same token, a striper angler can
work a minnow jig along to bottom
to diagnose its features. I’ve learned
from Captain Jerry Sersen that when
working over a shallow flat to leave
your big motor trimmed most of the
way down. You can find cover you
missed if you bump it at trolling motor
speed without causing any damage.
After you bump the cover, mark the
spot on your GPS and go back and
fish it later.
Boating electronics have advanced
greatly over the last few years. There
are plenty of old timers who can find
a spot by using a flasher unit and triangulation. Today we have units that
show us the bottom in high definition,
water temperature, baitfish and the
fish we are targeting. Technologies
such as Structure Scan, Side Imaging,
Down Imaging, and 360 Imaging,
can give you a complete view of the
bottom as far out as 100 feet around
the boat. Couple any of these sonar
features with GPS (geo positioning
satellite) software, and you can find
a pimple on a bass’s pectoral fin in
New technologies in fish finders give us a better understanding of
how fish relate to structure.
15 feet of water. Of course, the more
technology you want on your boat,
the more you’ll have to pay.
This generation of anglers has so
much more information at their hands
than we veteran anglers started out
with. The internet is full of websites
and blogs with valuable fishing information. I have enough techie skills
to navigate around the net and have
found that Google Map and Google
Earth are incredible tools. These sites
give you the use of overhead satellite imagery of just about anywhere
on Earth. So why not use it to pan
down and diagnose a body of water.
Overhead views from satellites can
give you visuals of how far points
extend in to the water; how tidal flow
is influenced by land masses; and
sometimes, objects in underwater
shallows.
If you think about it, Randy Yarnall’s wise words of removing water
from a fishery to learn more about
it is not farfetched at all. Literally
we can’t physically do it, but forces
of nature and technologies sure can
help use figuratively and virtually.
The human power of observation
coupled with the technologies at hand
can help us learn more than we ever
have about a body of water. And …
don’t worry Dan, I won’t tell anyone
where that pipe is.
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MSSA Results
Garn Godwin of Aquasco, Maryland took first place in this year's Championship on the Chesapeake. Godwin and his crew weighed in a tournament record
fish at Calvert Marina on the second day of the tournament, measuring 52 inches
and coming in at 53.3 pounds. He and his crew will be taking home $65,437
on Thursday, May 7th when they accept their trophy and check at the Tournament Party (which is open to the public - more info at www.mssa.net/party).
With 465 boats competing in this year's tournament and nearly 2,500 anglers,
this years Championship was one of the best. Not to mention it was some of
the best weather we have seen in a MSSA tournament in several years. While
the fishing was tough, the spirit and competetiveness was alive and well.
We would like to thank all of the participants for taking part in the 32nd annual Championship. For over 30 years the MSSA has used this tournament to
raise funds to fulfill our mission. Your voice is powerful when spoken together
and the MSSA is proof of that. We are Maryland's only sportfishing advocates
and we will continue to work on your behalf.
We would also like to take this time to thank our loyal and generous sponsors. Some like, Alltackle, have been with us for many years now and we cant
thank them enough. However, we have some new sponsors that have shown
tremendous generosity, like Island Tackle Outfitters, Costa Sunglasses, AFW/
HiSeas, BOE Marine, Dick's Sporting Goods, and BMC Clower HVAC. While
we have many sponsors throughout the year, the businesses mentioned above
have committed a higher level of interest, and we thank them for that. You
should to by supporting them whenever you can.
Top 5 Amateur Division
Garn Godwin 53.3lbs, 52”
Bob Arvey
50.2lbs, 49”
Kevin Tracey
47.4lbs, 49”
James Snyder 46.05lbs, 50”
Roger Grissom 45.9lbs, 47”
Garn set a new tournament record for largest fish ever weighed in a MSSA
striped bass tournament.
Top money earners (amateur division):
Garn Godwin
$65,437.00
James Snyder
$22,167.00
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Top 3 Pro Division/ Both Places and Money Earners
1st Place - Dave Abell – 45.6lbs, 49”
$6,718.75
2nd Place - Shawn Pruitt – 40.55lbs, 46.5”
$7,406.25
3rd place - Marcus Wilson-36.55lbs, 45.25”
$3,602.50
We also had a good turnout for the youth and ladies divisions
41 Youth Anglers
72 Women anglers
*these are the people that pre-registered.
For a complete list of results you may visit www.mssa.net/standings-results
Bob Arvey with his 50.2lbs, 49” Striper good for 2nd. Place.
Over the past 40 years Captain Mark Galasso has been fishing and cruising
the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and the coastal waters off the Delmarva
Peninsula in search of striped bass (rock fish), bluefish, flounder and the
many other species that frequent our waters. Whether your style is light tackle, fly, jigging or live lining or the more traditional trolling and chumming
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The Chesapeake Bay experience at Harrison House was in full swing this past spring. Many Dewey Hancock with nice buck that scored
174 2/8. Photo courtesy of Winks Sporting
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June 2015
Snakeheads Found
in Two Eastern
Shore Ponds
In early April, anglers caught several
northern snakehead fish from private
ponds in Wicomico and Queen Anne’s
counties. While surveying the pond in
Wicomico County, Maryland Department of Natural Resources biologists
found three more adult snakeheads.
A DNR survey of the Queen Anne’s
County pond turned up seven more,
including subadult fish, which suggests
that snakeheads are reproducing there.
“Thanks to these anglers, who appropriately killed the invasive fish and
reported their catches to DNR’s Fisheries
Service, we can use this data to determine
where they came from and update our
management strategies accordingly,”
said Joe Love, DNR fisheries biologist.
“We suspect that the fish may have been
illegally introduced to at least one of these
sites because it’s a neighborhood pond
normally disconnected from Wicomico
River.”
It is illegal in Maryland, Virginia and
Delaware to move, possess or release
live snakeheads because these jurisdictions, along with the federal government,
consider them an invasive or nuisance
species. The penalty for possessing a
live snakehead or introducing one into
Maryland waters can reach $25,000 and
30 days in jail. Transporting invasive
fish across state lines without a federal
permit is a Lacey Act violation, and the
penalty can reach $250,000 and up to
five years in jail.
Northern snakeheads, which are from
China, breed rapidly and prey on native
fish. In abundance, they can upset the
local ecological balance. The species was
first discovered in the Chesapeake Bay
watershed in 2002 in a Crofton pond.
Since then, the population has spread
throughout the tidal Potomac River and
more recently to the Patuxent, Nanticoke,
Wicomico and Blackwater rivers. They
were discovered in a couple of Delaware
ponds several years ago. Fisheries
biologists are concerned that the species
will soon spread to the Choptank River
and the Susquehanna Flats.
DNR encourages anglers to kill any
snakeheads they catch, and to report any
catches in Maryland outside of the tidal
Potomac River to fishingreport.dnr@
maryland.gov or 410-260-8325.
“Snakeheads are a popular food fish in
Asia,” said Love. “And while they may
not look appetizing, they are delicious,
which is something to consider if you
catch one.”
To raise awareness and help control
the population spread of invasive
fish, DNR added an Invasive Species
Award category to its annual Maryland
Fishing Challenge. Anglers who catch
a qualifying northern snakehead, blue
catfish or flathead catfish are eligible
to win prizes. Qualifying fish must be
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Northern snakeheads are native to
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Most snakehead species are native to
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Mexico, though they could survive as
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2007).
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in Crofton Pond, MD), the population
in the Potomac River was probably
released before this data. Analysis of
the age structure of fishes captured in
2004 suggests that the population was
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Through license sales and excise taxes on equipment, hunters and anglers
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Anglers and boaters have paid $3.6 billion in excise taxes since 1952.
Recreational anglers spend a staggering $41.5 billion a year to fish. This
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MARBURY, Md. (May, 2015) – Mike Roselle
of La Plata, Maryland, weighed a five-bass limit
totaling 16 pounds, 13 ounces last month to win
the third Walmart Bass Fishing League Shenandoah
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Mike Roselle of La Plata, Maryland, weighed a
five-bass limit totaling 16 pounds, 13 ounces Saturday to win the Shenandoah Division tournament on
Potomac River and a check worth $6,235. (FLW)
“My primary spot was on the north end of the
Mike Roselle of La Plata, Maryland,
weighed a five-bass limit totaling 16
pounds, 13 ounces Saturday to win the
Shenandoah Division tournament on
Potomac River and a check worth $6,235.
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river,” said Roselle. “The area was full of spawning
fish and had a lot of scattered grass. There were also
postspawn fish that had pulled off the bank and were
sitting in anywhere from two to four feet of water.”
Roselle said he used a green-pumpkin-colored
Strike King jig rigged with a green-pumpkin Strike
King Rage Craw to catch his entire stringer of fish.
“The only time I would get a bite is when I’d
break it off from the grass, so I tried to always be in
contact with it,” said Roselle. “The creek has a lot
of crawfish in it right now so I knew this jig would
come up big.”
Roselle went on to say he fished only two spots
the entire tournament.
“Once the tide goes out the fish stop feeding. Of
the 15 keepers I ended catching, almost all came
before noon,” said Roselle.
1st: Mike Roselle, La Plata, Md., five bass, 16-13,
$4,235 + $2,000 Ranger Cup
2nd: Pete Romm, Woodbridge, Va., five bass,
15-9, $2,118
3rd: Bryan Elrod, Mechanicsville, Va., five bass,
14-6, $1,200
3rd: Richard Haber Jr., Linthicum, Md., five bass,
14-6, $1,200
5th: Matthew Caffi, Fairfax, Va., five bass, 14-2,
$811
5th: Edward Dustin, Fredericksburg, Va., five
bass, 14-2, $811
7th: Flash Butts, Roanoke Rapids, N.C., five
bass, 13-13, $706
8th: Ed Stiefel, Mahwah, N.J., five bass, 13-12,
$635
9th: Marc Wagy, Dewitt, Va., five bass, 13-11,
$565
10th: John Sisson, Brookville, Md., five bass,
13-4, $494
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.
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Darick Brumbaugh of Pratts, Virginia, caught the
biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division,
a fish weighing 4 pounds, 7 ounces and earned the
day’s Big Bass award of
$590.
Tr e v o r Wr i g h t o f
Chesterfield, Virginia,
weighed in five bass
totaling 14 pounds, 15
ounces Saturday to win
$2,118 in the co-angler
division.
9th: Pat Riley, Evington, Va., five bass, 12-12,
$282
10th: Mark Braune, Montgomery Village, Md.,
five bass, 12-11, $247
Alex Antipenko of Brooklyn, New York, caught
the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler
division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $295.
The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based
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award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower
Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $20,000, while
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The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the
season, five in each division. The top 50 boaters and
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3rd: Derek Brown,
Charlottesville, Va., five
bass, 14-6, $706
4th: Safulla Rana,
Warrenton, Va., five bass,
14-3, $494
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Woodbridge, Va., five
bass, 13-9, $424
6th: Allen Luck,
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“Tuna The Tide”
Chesapeake Bay
Live Lining
By Captain Mark Galasso
When Maryland reopened the
Rockfish season back in 1996 our
principle tactics for catching them was
chumming and trolling. The fish were
plentiful and we became spoiled. Over
the following seasons it seemed that
the chumming was becoming more
difficult as the population of Rock
became skewed toward smaller fish.
Our focus became trying to develop
tactics that would produce good numbers of larger Rock while hooking less
undersize fish. Trolling stayed pretty
consistent. Drifting live eels made a
small comeback in the Northern Bay
around Pooles Island. Jigging also
became popular. But the technique
that really took off was livelining with
live Spot or Perch. And many off the
traditional chumming areas of the
Bay like the Hill, Hacketts, Hickory
Thickets and the Gooses, quickly became repopulated with boats fishing
live Spot.
In my case I learned about livelining
pretty close to home. I was hosing my
boat down one day after a chumming
trip and I noticed two old timers in a
Jon Boat literally drifting a hundred
feet off my bow while tied up at my
slip in Kent Narrows. I noticed they
both had rods bent double as they
quickly went past in the strong ebbing
current. I thought they were snagged
in the old ferry cable until I saw one
fumbling for a net.
Fifteen minutes later I saw them
head for shore with four nice Rock.
The next day the same thing. And again
the following day. I figured out what
was going on. At slack tide they would
catch small Spot and Perch under the
docks. Just as the tide started ebbing
they would come out and drift over the
Ferry cable. The Rock would be lined
up waiting for a meal to wash out of
the Narrows. It was too easy.
After that I started stock piling
Spot. One day I heard there was a
good chumming bite at the Gooses.
In a Nor’easter I dragged my party all
the way there from Kent Narrows. To
make a long story short we got beat
up. Missed the Tide. Caught one fish.
And steamed home. When I pulled
into the slip I could see my party had
mixed emotions. They were disappointed with the fishing but happy to
be home in one piece.
I also noticed the tide was just starting to ebb. I asked them if they were in
a hurry. No response. I jumped in the
truck and ran down to Shore Tackle
just down the street to grab a pack of
12
Gamakatsu light wire circle hooks.
Fifteen minutes later back on the boat
I pulled a few rods out from below.
Fished out a few dozen Spot from my
pen. Put them in a drywall bucket full
of water. And pulled out of the slip
grow quickly.
A Spot can grow as much as 5 inches
the first year. Both Perch and Spot
can reach lengths of fourteen inches
though it only takes a Spot a few years
to achieve such lengths. Though small
Spot tend to over winter in the Bay
the Big Norfolk Spot head out to the
Canyons to spawn each winter.
I find Spot the more favorable bait.
Spot have soft bodies and soft spines
making them much easier for a Rock to
eat. In fact I’ve seen a thirty inch Rock
floating up on the Susquehanna Flats
with a six inch
Perch lodged
in it’s throat.
I’ve tried cutting the dorsal
fin off a Perch
but if Spot
are around
the Rock will
go after them
first. If Spot
are plentiful
Rock will become size specific. Usually a Spot three
or four inches is ideal. Spot also tend to
be hardy when kept in a holding pen.
There are numerous ways to fish
Spot. Treble hooks seem to be the trend
lately though with the change in size
limits this year I’m going to try and
find a more “release friendly” option.
Perhaps going back to circle hooks.
We generally use a slider weight of
less than two ounces above a swivel
with a four foot fluorocarbon 30#
leader tied to the hook. If there is a
lot of current like in Kent
Narrows we hook the Spot
in the hard part of the upper lip.
If you hook it in the back
about a hundred feet. I could see the
Rock suspended over the cable on my
depth sounder. I hooked up three Spot
and handed the rods to three guys. They
looked baffled. I explained to them the
drill. When you feel a tug. Let them
eat it. Wait a few seconds and set the
hook. Thirty minutes, and twelve nice
Rock later, they where giving each
other high fives and looking at me
like I was nuts. I know the question
on everyone’s mind was why did he
drag us on a three hour nasty boat ride
when the fish were right here. Good
question. Tide.
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it will spin and die quickly. If you
hook both lips the Spot can’t open it’s
mouth to breath and won’t last very
long. If there is a small current you can
use less weight and hook the Spot or
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remember if your using a circle hook
let the Rock swallow the bait. When
you bring the fish up to the boat have
a net ready. Many times the Rock
isn’t hooked. It’s just hanging on to
Mr. Spot!
Though many center console boats
come with live wells you now are
seeing lots of pretty ingenious ways
of keeping Spot and Perch alive. The
large pickle barrels have now become
livewells on the larger boats. Good
aeration systems are a must. Especially
in the hot summer weather. Continuous
duty bilge pumps help supply cooler
fresh water to the system. A small dip
net is also a must. It’s uncanny how
elusive a small Spot is in a livewell.
A final thought when fishing live
Spot or Perch. Assuming there isn’t a
pack of hungry Bluefish behind your
boat, don’t be afraid to add a little Spot
Chum to the water. You can either
throw a few live ones under the boat
or cut up a few and throw chunks. I
also put a chunk or two out there with
a hook in them to see what’s eating
my chum.
Something else I do is cut up a few
Spot strips. Fillet one out into pieces
like squid strips. Hook it so it undulates
in the current. You’d be surprised at
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Commercial fishermen trawling off
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The eel had gotten caught up in the
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“What a beast!” Plymouth Fisheries
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Conger eels are the largest eels in
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16090 Oakland Road
Henderson, MD. 21640
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1915 Main Street
Chester, MD 21619
www.schradersoutdoors.com
June 2015
17
“Montana Grant”
By Grant Soukup
The Cool Spot!
Spring gobbler season is always
amazing and cool! The sounds and
sights of a gobbler in gun range are
incredible. I swear that you can feel
the vibrations of a gobble, up and
down your spine. Once you have
felt the gobble, you are hooked for
life. Spring turkey hunting is almost
supernatural.
This spring I was invited to hunt
with my brother Curt, on his lease
near Cambridge, Md. The farm is
edged with a decent forest. There is
a lot of history on the farm that was
once owned by a sailing ship Captain.
A small graveyard once existed on
the farm. At some point, the tombstones were moved into the woods to
allow for a few more acres of farming. The stones are still there and
seem to cause an unusual phenomenon. I always wondered where the
graves were originally located.
The Cool Spot is along the farm’s
edge and is named for this unusual
quality. No matter what the temperature is, this area is always cool and
often produces ground fog. The club
members have named this area near
the tombstones, the Cool Spot!
As the sun began to rise, I found
myself hunting near the Cool Spot.
My decoys were set at 25 yards and I
was well concealed. Several gobblers were already awake and the
forest was alive with turkey sounds.
Hens were clucking and the Gobblers
were hot to trot. I was still cold, and
worried that I had not worn enough
18
warm clothes.
Across the field I saw the first
gobbler slowly marching toward my
decoys. He was a couple hundred
yards out, but was ready for love. He
stopped and stood for a long time
looking toward the Cool Spot. A chill
ran up my spine. The ground fog was
dense and thick, but alive with the
sounds of a gobbler.
I scanned the edge of the fog
for movement, and saw nothing.
The gobbler’s sounds were closer
and again, a cool chill was evident.
The first gobbler turned and made
a beeline for the woods. Something
spooked him, but it couldn’t have
been me. Suddenly, I saw movement
in the fog. There stood a huge gobbler and a hen slowly walking out of
the fog!
Maybe it was just the fog, but the
Cool Spot was giving me the creeps.
I pulled my collar tighter around my
neck and used my box call to yelp
in the huge gobbler. He answered
before I was finished calling. The hen
was suspicious and finally led the
gobbler into the woods. I could hear
them behind me and kept calling.
The fog was beginning to thin out,
but the Cool Spot was still cold. I
watched the fog lift, and suddenly I
saw the Cool Spot Gobbler coming
toward me! He was in full strut and
dragging his beard. My heart raced
as I readied my shotgun. 50, 45, 40,
then 35 yards. He was coming into
my decoy spread ready for action.
I squeezed the trigger at 25 yards
and he went down with a thump.
What a great turkey. When I walked
up to the downed bird, I felt a cool
breeze and heard another gobbler in
the distance. When I
touched the gobbler, he
felt cold. The beautiful
gobbler was a gift from
the foggy Cool Spot!
Maybe the old sea
Captain took a liking
to me and sent the turkey my way. The Cool
breeze felt like a breath
of thanks, and to
remind me to always
respect the past.
The turkey weighed
24 lbs. and sported
a 12 inch beard. The
sun illuminated the
wonderful bronze and
copper colors that only
glisten off of a wild
turkey. A silent prayer
of thanks for this great
and safe hunt was
made and heard by
those laying at rest in
the Cool Spot!
Gobble,Gobble
Montana Grant
Check Up!
I have been checked by Game
Wardens 6 times this year! If I was a
paranoid fisherman, I may think that
some conspiracy theory was being
implemented.
Fishing and hunting are about rules,
regulations, limits, restrictions, and
management. Without these checks
and balances, our natural resources
would be at risk.
The Natural Resources Police
are charged with making sure the
resources are utilized honestly and
appropriately. They symbolize professionalism and respect for all.
It is important for all sportsmen
to see the police as a reminder about
honesty and protection. No one is any
more or any less important. Fishing
and hunting time is so precious for
me that I make sure that all licenses
and rules are addressed. That way, I
can focus on the sport.
Not everyone feels the way that I
do. I have known hunters and fisher-
men that get a thrill from cheating
and breaking the rules. They do not
practice the sport for the thrill,l but
rather the risk. Getting their limit is
all that matters, no matter how they
do it. Shame on these losers!
License fees are like giving money
to the church. The funds purchase land,
fish, game, trees, parks, campsites,
and access to the great outdoors for
everyone! Most of the bills are paid by
fishermen and hunters. They seasonally enjoy their sports and everyone
else is welcome for free! The next time
you see a hunter or fisherman, thank
them for their contributions to your
outdoor recreation resource.
The first time that I was checked this
season was while ice fishing. Yellow
perch were biting and I was enjoying
the day. The limit was 9 inches length
and 10 fish per day. Fishing was hot
and I carefully released many more
fish. As I left the ice, the DNR officer
asked to see my license and to empty
my bucket. He had watched me catch
a bunch of fish and was making sure
all was in order.
The next checkup was perch fishing along the Chester River. We were
fishing along an island that required
boots to access. Suddenly, a DNR Officer crossed a log like a giant green
squirrel! One slip and he would have
been one with the river. He was curious
about why a dead raccoon was lying
in the bushes. My brother had caught
it while fishing. It must have fallen
through the ice earlier in the season
and lain on the bottom until snagged.
Each time that I have been checked
this year, the officers were professional
and polite. We all expect and demand
nothing less. All of the officers were
gentlemen and knowledgeable. They
shared fishing reports and local information. It was comforting to know
that our natural resources and safety
are valued. “Protect and serve” is a
mantra that all law enforcement officers symbolize.
Being a Natural Resources Officer
is not without sacrifice. They usually must work
when the fishing
and hunting is at
its best. Not everyone respects
our police and
laws that protect
our sport. Approaching strangers armed with
knives, weapons,
and vehicles requires guts and
confidence. It also
requires excellent
training. Support
equipment, boats, trucks, wheelers,
and technology are great tools that
our license fees pay for.
The last time I was checked was
along a trout stream. My brother and
I had just stepped from the truck and
it was checkup #6! Officer Ward politely approached us and checked us
out. We exchanged stories and took a
quick picture.
Sportsmen and Resource Police
need to be partners in protecting and
conserving our natural resources.
Enforcement is only threatening when
you know you are in violation. Ignorance is no excuse so it is important
to be a student of the sport and its
regulations. The presence of police
improves security and safety for all.
As citizens in a democracy, we need
to know that we can celebrate our
freedoms and sport safely.
Boots up and shoot safely!
Montana Grant
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By Capt. Mark Sampson
You can have the best tackle available, the freshest
bait, and know exactly where, when, and how to catch
the fish, but none of that really matters if you don’t
have a reliable boat to get you safely to and from
the fishing grounds. In preparation for a new fishing
season some anglers will spend a lot of time detailing
their tackle to ensure their drags turn smooth, knots are
strong, and hooks are sharp while neglecting the fact
that they are putting to sea in a boat that has some of
the same problems it had at the end of last season. It
doesn’t matter if it’s new or old; if it’s a boat it’s going
to constantly require a certain level of maintenance
and repair.
As I go through the season I always keep a running
“to-do list” on the boat so that as things pop up that need
attention I can quickly jot them down. From buying
toilet paper to replacing line on a reel the list includes
everything and anything that I can and should and take
care of whenever we have a day or two at the dock.
The list stays on the boat and is kept in a handy place
so that as things pop up they can be quickly recorded.
If you own a boat you know that there are always
“a lot” of big and little maintenance and repair type
things that can reveal themselves at any time. By the
end of August the list will grow to include any winter
projects that need to be taken care of before the next
fishing season.
Boaters must keep in mind that any uncorrected
issues their vessel might have had at the end of last
season are still going to be there to haunt them this
spring. Boats don’t just magically heal themselves,
if anything, problems that are ignored will only get
worse, even a boat that’s sitting out of the water and
under a winter cover. Corrosion, rotting wood, mildew,
delamination, electrolysis, fuel contamination, dry
rot, oxidization from the sun - so many surprises
await boaters when they first open up their boats
in the spring. And how about that funny noise your
engine was making at the end of last season? You had
better believe it’s still going to there hinting away that
something could be seriously wrong under the hatch!
Regardless of how much preparation someone did
or didn’t do at the end of last season, the best thing
a boater can do right now to ensure that they will
be ready for an enjoyable fishing season ahead is to
climb aboard their boat and go through it from bow
to stern looking for any kind of trouble they can find.
Such trouble can come in the form of flaking paint or
soft spots in decks that could indicate moist or rotten
wood below, or severe mildew buildup which could
mean improper ventilation and lead to damage of fabric
parts such as cushions, PFDs, canvas, wall and window
coverings, not to mention moister related problems to
wiring, electronics, mechanical equipment, and wood.
Green corrosion growing on electrical wires or
connections can be a tip-off to future problems and
should never be allowed to remain unchecked as it can
lead to a drop in current transmitted through the wire
and possibly an eventual failure of the wire altogether. If
affected wires supply current to critical devices such as
the engine’s starter motor, bilge pumps, communication
or navigation equipment a failure could create a very
hazardous situation for boaters while they are out on
the water and need them working the most.
Just as green corrosion is an indicator of problems
in wiring, brown corrosion
showing up on nuts, bolts,
or any other metal part on
the boat should be a red-flag
that tells a boater that some
kind of corrective action
is in order. While rust is
something anyone who lives
in the saltwater environment
is accustom to battling,
boaters always seem to
be on the frontline of this
never-ending war. When
possible, boat builders will
typically steer away from
the use of easily corroded metals such as regular
steel, and use plastic, stainless steel, aluminum other
corrosion resistant compounds to combat issues with
rust. But none of these materials (even stainless steel)
are totally immune from the effects of corrosion which
can show up as simple as a brown stain running down
a bulkhead from a rusty screw, or as problematic as an
engine mount rusting through and breaking 60-miles
offshore on rough seas.
Whenever and wherever a boater encounters brown
rust they should address the problem right away because
it’s only going to get worse. When possible, rusting
fasteners should be replaced with nuts, bolts, washers,
or screws made of good quality stainless steel – poor
quality stainless is still prone to rust. Rusting parts of
the boat or engine that cannot be replaced with stainless
can often be cleaned, painted, and then kept lubricated
to ward off further corrosion and might need to be
periodically replaced before they get too bad.
A broken fuel line will shut down an engine and
could result in a fire, a leaking exhaust hose could fill a
boat with water and sink it, a broken fan belt will cause
an engine to overheat and shut down, and a leaking
or broken bilge pump hose could allow a boat to sink.
No boater wants to have to face the results of any of
those problems, therefore, fuel lines, exhaust hoses, fan
belts, engine hoses, bilge pump hoses, and anything
else made of rubber should be inspected for signs of
deterioration from dry rot, chafing or anything else that
might cause a failure. Just as important as the condition
of the hose is the condition of the clamps that hold it
in place. Hose clamps should be all stainless steel and
free of corrosion. They should also be inspected for
cracks in the strap, which will sometimes occur after
the clamp has been in use for a few seasons.
From kayaks to 70-foot sport fishermen, every boat
is different in the time and effort required to make a
thorough pre-season inspection but every boat is also
the same in that they all need that inspection before their
first voyage to help ensure a safe, fun, and hopefully
productive fishing season ahead.
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June 2015
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Continent to hunt
the king of beasts, the
African lion. The TV
personalities will talk
up the danger of the
hunt, often showing
footage of lion charges at
close quarters, and how
scared they are to be on the hunt. The footage pans
to the group picking up the tracks of lion, where
several hours later they come upon a MGM manned
lion “resting under the bush to escape the mid-day
heat”. The star is then able to stalk within bow
distance and place an arrow into the lion all within
3 days of arriving.
Let me in on a little secret that they don’t disclose,
they aren’t hunting a wild lion. They are hunting a
lion that is picked out ahead of time, released into an
enclosed area a month or two before they arrive. You
can go the website of the outfitter which will show
pictures of the lions (with their respective price tag).
A truly wild lion usually takes anywhere from 1828 days (not the 3-5 shown on TV), involve shooting
large, expensive animals for bait. Add in hours of
driving to check baits and sitting in a blind hoping Black Drum are running and this customthat an old, mature lion decides to come back. More ers of Clyde’s Sport Shop is proof positive.
often than not the hunter goes home after 21 plus
days without a lion.
Hunted lions that are raised and released in South
Africa are completely legal, and while it’s not my
cup of tea I don’t have a problem if someone wants
to do it. I do have a problem when you portraying
it as something it’s not on television. Apparently
disclosure is something in short supply in the outdoor
media industry.
All is not lost when it comes to TV hunting as a
new generation of shows that show hunters actually
hunting under fair chase conditions, sometimes on
public land, and sometimes not even being successful. The new crop is hunters that eschew sponsors,
manicured ranches, and pro staff status. If you are
looking for the complete opposite of what is being
shown now, take a look at the DVD’s offered by a
group of working hunters called Whitetail Adrenaline. They hunt public land, do deer drives, spot and
stalk with bow, and drive cars without 500 sponsor
stickers; and they actually have fun doing it.
“The Last Word”
Outdoor TV:
Fact or Fiction
By Steve Huettner
The 10 point buck stepped out from the tree line
and walked into the 10 acre manicured food plot.
Even from a distance you could see the mass of
its antlers, and knew it was a shooter (the overlaid
sound track also tips you off that it’s a good deer).
“170 inches” said the Bass Pro clad hunter on the
TV screen, as he placed his bow back on his holder.
“I knew he would come out into this plot, since I
only hunt each of my 60 stands once during the
season. There’s still one day left in the season, so
I’ll pass on him. We should be able to get a crack at
that 180 double drop tine we passed on last week.”
That was when I realized the TV hunting industry
had reached the tipping point and did not represent
anything I knew as a hunter. As a passionate hunter,
I enjoyed watching an hour of outdoor programming
in the evening to satisfy my outdoor fix. My joy has
turned into something else, contempt for most of
the “TV hunters” who ply their wares on television.
If I knew nothing at all about hunting (my friends
tell me that already), and I turned on one of the
outdoor channels what kind of impression would
I be left with? According to the TV show I would
immediately need to head the local mega outdoor
store and purchase several thousand dollars’ worth
of items (ideally from the sponsors listed), fly to a
privately managed farm, and pass up anything less
than a 160 inch whitetail.
You have to love the show where the hunter
and his guide are “stalking” an exceptionally huge
whitetail deer and stumble across a larger deer and
begin hunting that deer instead. The lack of hunter
orange while carrying a firearm made me begin to
question the hunt. A little bit of google showed that
the “hunt” was taking place behind a high fence.
The deer were priced according to their antler size,
with many being more expensive than a car. If that’s
what you like to spend your money on, its legal, and
you enjoy doing it by all means have it; just don’t
portray it as a free range hunt.
The latest thing that gets my blood boiling and
turning off the TV is lion hunting. You may have
seen a show where the hunters fly over to the Dark
Disclaimer: I do not know personally know any
of the hunters on Whitetail Adrenaline nor have any
interest in their success. I came across their material
while attending a show and purchased their material
with my own money. I watched them with several
hunting buddies and we all thoroughly enjoyed
them more than anything we had seen posted by the
professionals. All is not lost and here’s to the next
generation of TV hunters.
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June 2015
Summer Pan Fish Fry
YIELD: 4 Servings
PREP: 10 mins COOK: 4 mins READY IN: 14 mins
Summer Pan Fish Fry is an all time family favorite. You will not
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Ingredients
1 lb. fillets; sunnies, perch any pond
fish. 10-12 fillets
1/4 cup cannola oil
1/2 cup Fish and Wild Game BreadThe Outdoor Enthusiast's
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Preparing and Serving
2 T. flour
Fish & Game with Style
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Clean and rinse fish in cold water
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dredge in breading. Heat oil in pan. Grill or saute fish fillets over
medium heat for 1 1/2-2 minutes per side. Serve.
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Mitch Quillen is
teaching Mitchell Jr.
the finer points of
Striper fishing.
June 2015
Tanner McVay with one of many 39 1/2” Rockfish this spring that
had to go back. Photo Courtesy of Ron’s Bay Pro Shop.
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Black Powder Guns- 1- Hawken
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1760 Custom Beavertail jon boat, w/
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Md - Great flway $3500 each. 410710-2200
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1993 18ft Basstracker Deep V
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Galv trailer with new tires., New
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Sleeps 10. Sits on 5 1/2 acres
3 out buildings including “man cave”
$139,900
2003 Carolina Classic 28ft Volvo
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contact Ronnie Hall 443-510-0792
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Great turkey and deer hunting asking
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120 ac. established Trophy Deer
Farm in Tolchester, ChestertownKent county,Md. Cabin w/electric &
40 ft. storage container; Food plots,
enclosed-box stands & ladder stands,
with feeders; Under QDM for 8 yrs.; $
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Dorchester county Maryland. Great
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Hunting lease available-Eastern
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202-359-5818.
Waterfowl Hunt Club
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Eastern Shore,Dorchester County
MD, 330 acres, great deer, turkey,
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29 Acres with Boat Slip Washington,
NC $229,000 Located on the Pamlico
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round. Amenities include marina, clubhouse, swimming pool, tennis courts
and more. Contact Wayne Estabrooks
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Wanted hunting property to lease call
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Farm For Sale 303 acres
Chaptico, MD 5 bedroom
main house, 2 tenant
houses, pond, 3 tobacco
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Holland, Addison Herring,
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Eastern Shore,Virginia;
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