As Good as Gold!

Type: Chesapeake
Region: Central
Location: Point Lookout

We went fishing from Point Lookout on Wednesday November 2. Our goal was to do a little trolling and test out some new baits. We left the dock around 8:30 am and went toward the bay channel before being intercepted by birds and breaking fish. So we decided to give them a try and check the quality, all small yet fun rockfish. We tested some heavier baits to see if there were any monsters lurking beneath the schools, but no takers.

We decided to continue our trolling trip and put out some very nice looking Tsunami Soft Baits we had tested in our test tank the day before, but no takers. Next, we decided to go back to the birds and jig. Interestingly enough, we weren't getting many bites. Until we realized our technique was all wrong. Initially we were snapping the jig off the bottom and working it fast, but the fish wanted a much slower presentation. We found that after the bait hit the bottom, if you slowly lift your rod tip as high as you can they would strike it almost every time.

We managed to catch a few keeper trout and would�ve lost the largest fish right at the boat, if it wasn�t for the fantastic net job of the great �Jolly Robbs� (no he�s not a pirate, just an all around good guy). The hottest lure of the day was a gold 2 ounce �Sting Silver� followed closely by an odd white 2 ounce Ahi jigging bait. The silver �Sting Silver� gets an honorable mention as well. Water temperature was 61 degrees and seas were manageable until much later in the day.