Capt Buck Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 Poked around the Nanticoke yesterday in DE and MD for a few hours. Caught some white perch and a couple rock, Watched a fisherchick land a pretty good size blue cat fish that might have went 20# or so. I'll give it a go again tomorrow then off to the beaches next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannpakk Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 On 4/18/2018 at 10:31 AM, Salt Roach said: Apparently the Point in Hatteras was on absolute fire this past week...one day I will make it there.. Absolutely on fire. Came here for work and did some night fishing. Monster reds and black drums. Debating if I should stay for the weekend or go up to OC for the blue run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catskill John Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 (edited) 22 mins ago, dannpakk said: Absolutely on fire. Came here for work and did some night fishing. Monster reds and black drums. Debating if I should stay for the weekend or go up to OC for the blue run. Leaving good fish to find fish seldom pays out! ....what blue run? Edited April 20, 2018 by Catskill John ASSUME NOTHING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannpakk Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 1 min ago, Catskill John said: Leaving good fish to find fish seldom pays out! Wise words. Chunking with 8oz weights is not cup of tea, but action is action. The point is hands down the Mecca of drum fishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamHJeep Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 54 mins ago, dannpakk said: Wise words. Chunking with 8oz weights is not cup of tea, but action is action. The point is hands down the Mecca of drum fishing Yeah Montauk light house rocks for Stripers and Hatteras Point for Bull Drum. 2 places crowded and dangerous. Dont know which is more exhilarating... standing next to a guy with 8oz and bait being flung 150yds from a 13ft rod every 15 minutes or a a guy with a 3oz pencil with sharp treble's every 5 minutes on slippery rocks. I want to go to both but the crowd is a trial by fire. Wish I had a relative that was familiar so I could break the ice with somebody at either place. Ill go one day for sure when I feel ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannpakk Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 33 mins ago, AdamHJeep said: Yeah Montauk light house rocks for Stripers and Hatteras Point for Bull Drum. 2 places crowded and dangerous. Dont know which is more exhilarating... standing next to a guy with 8oz and bait being flung 150yds from a 13ft rod every 15 minutes or a a guy with a 3oz pencil with sharp treble's every 5 minutes on slippery rocks. I want to go to both but the crowd is a trial by fire. Wish I had a relative that was familiar so I could break the ice with somebody at either place. Ill go one day for sure when I feel ready. Been to both and agree that these are two meccas on the east coast. I generally fish away from the regs because there is just way too much drama between them (alot less at the point). If I do, best rule of thumb I find is to watch what they do, cast the same weight, and retrieve in same manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurazy kracka Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 3 hours ago, AdamHJeep said: Yeah Montauk light house rocks for Stripers and Hatteras Point for Bull Drum. 2 places crowded and dangerous. Dont know which is more exhilarating... standing next to a guy with 8oz and bait being flung 150yds from a 13ft rod every 15 minutes or a a guy with a 3oz pencil with sharp treble's every 5 minutes on slippery rocks. I want to go to both but the crowd is a trial by fire. Wish I had a relative that was familiar so I could break the ice with somebody at either place. Ill go one day for sure when I feel ready. yea I'd get used to fishing smaller crowds and line-ups before heading to either of those. Find any place that has moving current and a number of people fishing a close area and you'll get to learn how it operates. It's all similar. When I was in FL in February fishing sebastian we had a mini conga line on the end of the jetty throwing plugs when you'd rotate along the rocks constantly following your plug as it swept around. I sat back and watched for a bit before jumping into it. Long as everyone knows the rhythm and routine it's not that bad at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfNelson Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 25 mins ago, kurazy kracka said: yea I'd get used to fishing smaller crowds and line-ups before heading to either of those. Find any place that has moving current and a number of people fishing a close area and you'll get to learn how it operates. It's all similar. When I was in FL in February fishing sebastian we had a mini conga line on the end of the jetty throwing plugs when you'd rotate along the rocks constantly following your plug as it swept around. I sat back and watched for a bit before jumping into it. Long as everyone knows the rhythm and routine it's not that bad at all. Agreed . I've never seen tempers flare anywhere except the Point . Those guys don't show any mercy . If you F up and cast over a couple or even one guy , your line is being cut before you can even react to the F up . I've seen this happen a dozen times with a couple of pretty heated moments. Watching and getting the rhythm of what they have going is a must . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allen sklar Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 Bill and I have put in only about 7 days this spring so far, the weather has prevented our usual amount of fishing. Tom Nelson, once again was the first (known to me) local to catch a black......but he being modest refused to report it....I had one the next day......I didn't see Tom catch his but he did get a shot of me catching mine......to tell you I was ecstatic would be an understatement .....fortunately for me Bill had something to do and wasn't fishing otherwise he would have certainly caught it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPSteve Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 Hey Allen, I think I stopped by your set up driving off this afternoon. Next time I’ll make sure to introduce myself if that was you. congrats on the early drum! My third day out and only skates for me so far from the beach. It “feels” like it’s about to go off, for whatever that’s worth... tight lines all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terp Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 Just a spiny dogfish and a bunch of skates for me today... kids had fun though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddyonthebeach Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 Snuck over to Assateague for my second try so far this year. Didn't catch a thing except the sunrise. I packed up around 9. I was curious if I passed anyone from here on the way off. I hope you all do better than I did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbetts Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 The shad are in. My brother sampled the Nanticoke this week. Only a handful Wednesday, plenty of Hickories and Americans on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamHJeep Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 Another terrible opening day rock on the Chesapeake. Hardly a fish caught from Love Point to Solomon's from what my sources say. So bad skipping tomorrow. Ill have to catch up next week after my Memphis trip. Only good thing is I wont have to freeze a filet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 Caddy, sure is a nice picture though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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