The Mook family surprised Emily's father, Bob, with a Gift Slip for a Half-Day Fishing Trip on his birthday. Bob selected 06/16/18 to fish, accompanied with Emily's husband, Will, and brother-In-law Nick. We left the dock at Sandy Point State Park at 7:15am and headed east. The current was flooding and moving swiftly, and the fishing started around the Bay Bridge. On our 1st and 2nd stops we had no takers for soft plastic baits fished on 1/2 ounce jigheads.
At our 3rd stop, on the east side of the Bay over 25 feet of water the fishing changed into catching.
Will Mook is Holding the 1st Striper He Has Ever Caught
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After the bite slowed down we moved to the bridge pilings. That turned out to be somewhat productive. The stripers caught were schoolies that ranged between 16 to 17 1/2 inches. This was good practice for what was coming up later today. Nick and Will caught a few big skates after an excellent fight.
The Crew - Nick Lumpp, Will Mook & Bob Niffenegger
Well all and all, everyone had an enjoyable Half-Day Trip on the Chesapeake Bay.
Oh, i the part about the One Trip to Remember almost slipped my mind. What occurred in the next 20 minutes was something to witness.
I was heading toward Sandy Point State Park and decided to stop at one more location in approximately 23 feet of water on a quick breaking ledge. I looked up and in front of the boat were breaking stripers in the 30 inch class. I said, "Cast out toward the front of the boat and once the lure hits the water start bringing it back immediately while doing the jig jig, crank crank."
What a sight to see. In the next 15 minutes The Crew had 3 overs and 3 unders. The largest striper was 36 inches and the unders were from 25 to 27 1/2 inches.
Bob, Lilly, Reese, and Will
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