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#1 Mar-21-11 5:52AM
- Bryan
- Patagonian Toothfish
- From: Bealeton, VA
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Sandy Pt Stripers 3-20-11
I got there around 6:30am and had my line in by 7 or so. Air temp was 37 with a solid breeze out of the North...so it was slightly chilly. I snapped my spinning rod in half on the first cast, so I only fished one line for the day. My first saltwater trip of 2011 hadn't started well 
Around 8-830 the action picked up. A bunch of runts were caught, with a few slightly larger fish mixed in. I caught one little guy, then this one.
Next cast I got this one. All fish released of course.
And for the rest of the day all I caught were runts. I think I ended with 10 or 12 stripers, 1 grimey fishing rod, and this white cat on my last cast. So maybe it wasn't so much of a saltwater trip as it was a brackish trip. 
In any case, I had fun. Might try to make it up to Sandy once more this Spring.
Last edited by Bryan (Mar-21-11 5:52AM)
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#3 Mar-21-11 6:37AM
- Ernie
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Re: Sandy Pt Stripers 3-20-11
Nicely done.....
Time to go fishin' again!
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#4 Mar-21-11 7:38AM
- Bryan
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Re: Sandy Pt Stripers 3-20-11
Osprey wrote:
Looks like a real good day except for the broken rod. What's the preferred bait?
A bloodworm threaded onto a 5/0-7/0 circle hook is the go-to bait this time of year.
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#5 Mar-21-11 7:40AM
Re: Sandy Pt Stripers 3-20-11
Bryan wrote:
Osprey wrote:
Looks like a real good day except for the broken rod. What's the preferred bait?
A bloodworm threaded onto a 5/0-7/0 circle hook is the go-to bait this time of year.
I was afraid you'd say that $$
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#6 Mar-21-11 7:59AM
- Bryan
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Re: Sandy Pt Stripers 3-20-11
Osprey wrote:
Bryan wrote:
Osprey wrote:
Looks like a real good day except for the broken rod. What's the preferred bait?
A bloodworm threaded onto a 5/0-7/0 circle hook is the go-to bait this time of year.
I was afraid you'd say that $$
Yeah, bloodworm prices are ridiculous. Fortunately this is the only time of year that I use them. I definitely prefer lures, they're more fun to use and they don't bite!
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#7 Mar-22-11 6:16AM
- Salmo
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Re: Sandy Pt Stripers 3-20-11
Why such a big hook? Your blood worms will last much longer with a smaller hook. Keep using a circle and the fish shouldn't swallow it although it happens still with 7/0 or #1. Only small pieces are needed even for the larger fish. Fresh cut herring will get the job done too. Gizzard shad is about useless.
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#8 Mar-22-11 9:12AM
- Bryan
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Re: Sandy Pt Stripers 3-20-11
With the heavy gear I'm using, I feel safer going with bigger hooks. It's easy to pull out a little hook with a 10' heavy action rod, 50lb braid, and a 6oz sinker.
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#9 Mar-22-11 9:37AM
- jffoley
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Re: Sandy Pt Stripers 3-20-11
Nice fish! Congrats.
Anybody throwing lures around there or is this strictly a bait situation?
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#10 Mar-22-11 9:45AM
- Bryan
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Re: Sandy Pt Stripers 3-20-11
For shore fishing at Sandy Point, it's purely a bait thing right now. I'm sure the guys in boats are sticking some fish on lures though. The flats should be turning on soon I would think.
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#11 Mar-22-11 10:00AM
- Ernie
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Re: Sandy Pt Stripers 3-20-11
The flats has started......
Time to go fishin' again!
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