Super User Dan: Posted October 25, 2009 Super User Posted October 25, 2009 You ready for some snakehead blow ups Steve?!?! No one is ready for their first snakehead blow up. lol Quote
Bigs Posted October 25, 2009 Author Posted October 25, 2009 Oh trust me I'm ready. I got my blade on my hip too ready to stick it right thru the back of their ugly lil heads. It's time to feed the raccoons. Im gonna take the boat on a short test run later today by my house. Then tommorow it's time to have some fun. Quote
Super User Dan: Posted October 25, 2009 Super User Posted October 25, 2009 Oh trust me I'm ready. I got my blade on my hip too ready to stick it right thru the back of their ugly lil heads. It's time to feed the raccoons. Im gonna take the boat on a short test run later today by my house. Then tommorow it's time to have some fun. But how will you cut it without getting blood all over your new boat? You should just throw it in your livewell and take it home to eat. Heck, give it to Thai and he can eat it or I'll take it. They are pretty good eating Quote
Bigs Posted October 25, 2009 Author Posted October 25, 2009 I keep hearing how good they taste. I guess I dont know what Im missing, I think I'll pass on eating anything out of the potomac tho. Quote
Super User Dan: Posted October 25, 2009 Super User Posted October 25, 2009 I keep hearing how good they taste. I guess I dont know what Im missing, I think I'll pass on eating anything out of the potomac tho. LOL, I get what you're saying but one fish should be alright. I've got one in the freezer but I probably won't eat too many others within the month. Quote
Thai Posted October 25, 2009 Posted October 25, 2009 I keep hearing how good they taste. I guess I dont know what Im missing, I think I'll pass on eating anything out of the potomac tho. LOL, I get what you're saying but one fish should be alright. I've got one in the freezer but I probably won't eat too many others within the month. At the rate you're consuming them I think we should have them eradicated by spring! Quote
Super User Dan: Posted October 25, 2009 Super User Posted October 25, 2009 Well only two have been filleted. The second one (the tagged one) was tossed in the trash. Quote
Bigs Posted October 26, 2009 Author Posted October 26, 2009 what are we gonna be throwing tommorow anyways, I forgot to ask u earlier when we talked. I'm bringin most of my gear anyways just cuz I have room for it all, even tho I wont use 90 percent of it. I wanna have my go-to lures readily available tho. Anyone here launch out of bellehaven before, Im curious how nice their boat ramp is and if it's steep. Oh and bring a pair of sunglasses since youre gonna be sittin in the middle ;D The wind is a real beatch Quote
Super User Dan: Posted October 26, 2009 Super User Posted October 26, 2009 Let me guess, he's probably going to throw a spinnerbait and a frog or a frog and a spinnerbait. Quote
Thai Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 d**n right I'll be throwing a spinner! Its my best producing lure this time of year! Prob wont throw a frog unless I see signs of snakeheads but i prob wont even change lures since you cant...well I cant fail with a spinner. And sadley my equipment isnt up to par with you guys since I never thought you really needed a rod for every occasion but that doesnt stop me from catching fish. As far as sunglasses I dont even own a pair because i always thought they looked stupid on me but I also cant say ive been 65mph on the water before....40 was bareable lol Quote
Bigs Posted October 26, 2009 Author Posted October 26, 2009 dont worry I have several spare pairs of polarized fishing sunglasses so I will try and remember to bring a pair for ya. Im goin to be wearin my save phace mask to keep my entire mug wind free. Im ugly enough without a ton of bugs splattered all over my face :-[ And if you have a throw-in flotation pad, the kind you can sit on, then bring it. They help absorb some shock when we hit the 3 foot chop at full speed. Im gonna hit the sack now so I can get up by 9 30 and start gettin ready. Gonna be mid 60's tommorow with 5-8 mph winds so we should be ok. Quote
Thai Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 dont worry I have several spare pairs of polarized fishing sunglasses so I will try and remember to bring a pair for ya. Im goin to be wearin my save phace mask to keep my entire mug wind free. Im ugly enough without a ton of bugs splattered all over my face :-[ And if you have a throw-in flotation pad, the kind you can sit on, then bring it. They help absorb some shock when we hit the 3 foot chop at full speed. Im gonna hit the sack now so I can get up by 9 30 and start gettin ready. Gonna be mid 60's tommorow with 5-8 mph winds so we should be ok. Thanks Steve, as far as choppy ride, ive never had a problem with the roughness, i've always used my knees as a shock absober lol my butt doesnt touch the seat on impact Quote
VolFan Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 If your boat's very big, make sure you hit the marina when the tides in somewhat, otherwise it's very tough to lauch (if not impossible). The grass around there is pretty hot lately. Quote
Bigs Posted October 26, 2009 Author Posted October 26, 2009 low tide for alexandria virginia is at 9:16 am today and high tide is at 3:14 pm so what do you think ? If we launch at 11 am will that be high enough tide to launch my boat out of bellehaven ? It is a big boat with a deep hull as far as bass boats go. And not only is this my first time launching out of that marina but its my first time launching this boat since I bought it this weekend. Do you think I would be better off launching from a ramp Im more familiar with like at leesylvania state park ? I know those ramps well and have launched my aluminum boats out of there dozens of times. Quote
Thai Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 I can not say how deep the ramp is but I can tell you for a fact that the area around belle haven is shallow I dont know whether or not it's too shallow but it seems Volfan has been been there..... But if we are launching at 11:00 as scheduled the tide should be somewhere in the middle and launching might be more easily done than we're making it out to be Quote
Bigs Posted October 26, 2009 Author Posted October 26, 2009 Ok now Im thinkin bout pohick bay to launch also. Anyone know how theur ramps are ? That also puts me right between my neck of the woods and fort washington and mount vernon. Quote
Thai Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 Pohick has great long ramps with a gentle incline We used to launch our 25" Tige there all the time in low and hide tide not a single problem Quote
Bigs Posted October 26, 2009 Author Posted October 26, 2009 Is the ramp still open there tho this time of year ? I looked on their website and it says the main gate is closed after october 13 except for weekends. They dont make it clear whether or not you can launch a boat there right now http://www.nvrpa.org/parks/pohickbay/?pg=hours.html Quote
Bigs Posted October 26, 2009 Author Posted October 26, 2009 Ok nevermind, I called and we're good to go. So pohick bay it is. See ya there at 10:45ish. Its free to park your car there and we'll split the launch fee of 8 bux ;D Quote
Thai Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 i just asked my friend he said we can launch and theres a small launch fee Quote
soccplayer07 Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 i launch at pohick at dead low tide...no problems. great ramp. Quote
Bigs Posted October 27, 2009 Author Posted October 27, 2009 we launched out of pohick no problem at 11 am. We pulled ten fish in the boat between thai, me and my ole lady. One was a yellow perch tho so it doesnt really count Not bad for an afternoon in late october. We all also lost a few so we could have easily had 15 in the boat. Headed back out on thursday and friday. Stratos took the river like a hot knife thru butter. low 60's mph with 3 people with only a shooter 4 blade prop. Gonna get a nicer prop and get'er up to high 60's at least. Quote
Thai Posted October 27, 2009 Posted October 27, 2009 Yesterday was an excellent day on th water, saw plenty of bass in a spot we arent going to disclose Thanks again Steve for taking me out with you, and glad you broke that dry spell! We deff have to do it again soon before the water freezes over! Quote
Bigs Posted October 27, 2009 Author Posted October 27, 2009 ya I forgot to mention that, we saw between 50-75 adult bass all between 2-5 pounds swimmin all around the boat. We were literally right on top of several schools of hungry bass. Thats the most bass I have ever seen anywhere other then the tanks at bass pro shops. Next time Im gonna flip some creature baits and jigs and see what happens. Shooting for thursday and or friday depending on weather and if I can get at least one person to come that knows how to back a trailer up when I launch the boat and bring it back in. My ole lady usually does that but she's gonna be working on friday. Quote
Thai Posted October 27, 2009 Posted October 27, 2009 Ive done it a few times but I sucks at backing one up... But Slip gun and i fihsed that spot today from shore, the bite is still HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT! Quote
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