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  • Hampton Bar & HRBT-North Thurs 5-17-12

    Launched off Ft Monroe about 0830 hrs. Some sun in the am, but became cloudy, choppy and breezy.

    Targeting flounder, I jigged a bucktail w/ squid along the edges of Hampton Bar next to HRBT. I went to as deep as 40 feet. Nothing. The wind picked up quite a bit and chops were about 2 feet, so I had to cut my flounder search short.

    I went to the more protected area closer to shore. Worked the north end HRBT pilings. I got annoyed because croakers were hitting my squid on the bucktail. So, I switched to a tandem rig with squid. I got a lot of hits and must have caught over two dozen croakers. Many of them were good for live-lining. The largest was 14". I took home a few.

    Finally, I jigged the bucktail/squid near the launch area and was surprised to catch a 15" blue, my first for the year.

    Again, wx forecast sucked.
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    2015 Hobie Outback (yellow)
    2011 Hobie Outback (yellow)
    2009 OK Prowler Trident 13 Angler (orange)

  • #2
    You are a beast!

    Yes the winds are going to be bad this week. Good thing I'm wasn't planning to fish there

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    • #3
      Thanks for the post! Nice blue, good way to start catching them. My first blues are usually around 8 or 9 inches. Me and a friend are heading down to York River State Park this weekend to try for some of those croakers, hopefully they co-operate as nicely as they did for you.

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      • #4
        Nice work.. Sounds like a fun day on the water.

        Meadeo
        2012 135 Wilderness Systems Angler

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        • #5
          Nice report! Glad you were about to adjust the plan a little bit to get some fish in the yak. I'll take a nice Blue like that any day!
          Ryan
          Blue 2016 Hobie Outback
          Chesapeake Bay Kayak Anglers, Inc

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