Capt. John asked me to mate for a fun fishing trip. His family was going to be in town and he wanted to get them on some fish. He said I could bring someone along as well, so Capt.Charlie Schneider jumped at my invitation. His Charter boat (Big Will II from Tilghman) hasn't fished north of the bridge very often, and he wanted to orient himself to our area.
We ran 7 boat rods and 10 board rods. Boat lines deep produced all our early fish (it was nasty this morning). As the sun got higher, both boat and board lines caught fish. Yes, we used a lot of hoses, but one rod held tandem buck tails and was responsible for several fish
We never really had multiple hookups, but it was a steady bite of singles. With only four anglers (John, Charlie, and me let them reel in all the fish), they stayed busy. It was a pleasure having Charlie onboard. I could "coach" the angler and leader the fish while Charlie was an expert with the net
The other guys don't fish much so they were very happy. I fish a lot, and I was very happy too. We ended with our limit of 14; with lots of 26-36 inch fish. What an impressive cooler.
Capt.John cooked everyone crab cakes onboard, and we ran home with not only a full cooler, but full belly's as well.
After I cleaned up the boat (and John cleaned fish), my wife met me at Skipper's Pier for dinner. John and his wife stopped in as well, and the Orange Crush"s and Makers Mark/Coke flowed freely.
It was a beautiful evening sitting by the water and telling lies and stories.
Tomorrow looks like a great fishing day, have fun.
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