Anyone havin luck on the potomac lately ?

[Thai]

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oh the joys of owning a boat...jk. sorry to hear about the problems. at least your not a skins fan like ME!!!

Do you have insurance? If so, with who? What kind of oil are you using? I ask because I have a great hook up.

I do have insurance , I got it thru that guy from the insurance forum, Bob. Covers everything but I dunno if its even worth reporting. I can get a nice used prop for 200 bux or so. Plus who knows how long it could take to do a claim, I wanna new prop asap. I was about to get one anyways to pick up a few mph. I could just repair my prop, its not trashed but it has a chunk thats folded pretty bad. I will probably sell it as is or repair it and keep it for a spare. Its just a shooter SS prop, kinda ole skool. Might be the original prop actually.

Oh and Im using johnson oil which is made for my motor. I think Im gonna take my boat in just to make sure everything is cool. I should do that anyways. It runs great, planes fairly fast and hauls *** but its better to be safe then sorry.

I wonder if the extreme angle my boat was sittin at had anything to do with it stalling. Maybe a clogged fuel filter ? I ran out of gas the other day on the water and then switched over to my other tank which was full. So maybe I sucked all the junk out of the bottom of the tank up when I ran out ? That could clog the fuel filter right ?

Those ramps at reagan airport are the steepest and worst I have ever seen. It was very difficult to load my boat there compared to pohick bay. Thats the last time I ever launch out of there for sure. Yikes :-[

Oh and Thai always catches fish, but today for once I caught more then him. I can get used to that

I fished for half an hour, 6 fish, so a fish every 5 minutes

How long were you out for again?!?!? lol!

[Bigs]

dangit ! Oh well I try. We were out for 3 hours. I started throwing the spinner after we left blue plains. So I threw it for 2 hours maybe a lil less. Still not bad tho for 2 hours, one fish every 20 minutes average which for me lately is very good. I ended up losin both my spinnerbaits on very hard casts where they just snapped off. My line was old tho, about 5 months and knicked up bad. Thats what I get for being lazy and not changin it. If I had more spinnerbaits I would have fished more, such is life. Im no pro like you Thai but all in due time  ;D Thanks for the tips on the spinnerbaits tho. Im startin to like throwin them, esp the 1/8 ounce

[Thai]

dangit ! Oh well I try. We were out for 3 hours. I started throwing the spinner after we left blue plains. So I threw it for 2 hours maybe a lil less. Still not bad tho for 2 hours, one fish every 20 minutes average which for me lately is very good. I ended up losin both my spinnerbaits on very hard casts where they just snapped off. My line was old tho, about 5 months and knicked up bad. Thats what I get for being lazy and not changin it. If I had more spinnerbaits I would have fished more, such is life. Im no pro like you Thai but all in due time ;D Thanks for the tips on the spinnerbaits tho. Im startin to like throwin them, esp the 1/8 ounce

ahhhh cmon Steve dont call me a pro lol, and im told you man sometimes the fish will only hit a slow rolled spinnerbait! I deff prefer it to senko fishing though. Tomorrow I think im going to go explore some ponds I've never fished, see if I cant get em on a jig or spinnerbait

[Bigs]

cool, im goin out with someone else on his boat tommorow to some of his spots so we'll see how that goes. Good luck dude, take some pics if u can.

[NewAngler]

dangit ! Oh well I try. We were out for 3 hours. I started throwing the spinner after we left blue plains. So I threw it for 2 hours maybe a lil less. Still not bad tho for 2 hours, one fish every 20 minutes average which for me lately is very good. I ended up losin both my spinnerbaits on very hard casts where they just snapped off. My line was old tho, about 5 months and knicked up bad. Thats what I get for being lazy and not changin it. If I had more spinnerbaits I would have fished more, such is life. Im no pro like you Thai but all in due time ;D Thanks for the tips on the spinnerbaits tho. Im startin to like throwin them, esp the 1/8 ounce

ahhhh cmon Steve dont call me a pro lol, and im told you man sometimes the fish will only hit a slow rolled spinnerbait! I deff prefer it to senko fishing though. Tomorrow I think im going to go explore some ponds I've never fished, see if I cant get em on a jig or spinnerbait

Easy, pal. Sometimes that's all they will hit!

[egolfer]

Hey 420, I'm pretty sure that was you yesterday in the blue stratos sitting in blue plains throwing a senko around noon?  I was in the aluminum G3 that rolled in right after you.  Glad you found some fish.  The bite there was slow for about an hour.  I had to make some adjustments but I found the fish chasing bait in about 20'.   Seems like you fish a lot.  We might have get out sometime since I end up rolling solo a lot.

[Thai]

dangit ! Oh well I try. We were out for 3 hours. I started throwing the spinner after we left blue plains. So I threw it for 2 hours maybe a lil less. Still not bad tho for 2 hours, one fish every 20 minutes average which for me lately is very good. I ended up losin both my spinnerbaits on very hard casts where they just snapped off. My line was old tho, about 5 months and knicked up bad. Thats what I get for being lazy and not changin it. If I had more spinnerbaits I would have fished more, such is life. Im no pro like you Thai but all in due time ;D Thanks for the tips on the spinnerbaits tho. Im startin to like throwin them, esp the 1/8 ounce

ahhhh cmon Steve dont call me a pro lol, and im told you man sometimes the fish will only hit a slow rolled spinnerbait! I deff prefer it to senko fishing though. Tomorrow I think im going to go explore some ponds I've never fished, see if I cant get em on a jig or spinnerbait

Easy, pal. Sometimes that's all they will hit!

Want to fight about it?!?!? 8-)

[mantis1]

Back to the original question in this topic...Not today. But man was it nice out!

LM

[Bigs]

Hey 420, I'm pretty sure that was you yesterday in the blue stratos sitting in blue plains throwing a senko around noon? I was in the aluminum G3 that rolled in right after you. Glad you found some fish. The bite there was slow for about an hour. I had to make some adjustments but I found the fish chasing bait in about 20'. Seems like you fish a lot. We might have get out sometime since I end up rolling solo a lot.

Oh hey man wsup. Ya that was me that launched right before you. We went to the sailing marina and found some fish there, no giants but nice ones. That spot where the ramps are is chalk full of 2 pounders . I could have stayed there and caught 20 more . Someone loading their boat up told me they got chased out of there once tho, not sure who chased em tho. It doesnt say you cant fish there tho. So who knows.

We went out today for 6 hours and didnt catch anything. I had one hit a senko at the mouth of mattawoman and one on a stanley ribbit over by pomonkey but he spit the frog due to my horrible hook set. Im no frog guru  Seems like the fish were nowhere to be found today. I managed to break a rattle trap on the bridge at hunting creek and then right after I snagged my river2sea rattletrap that I paid alot of money for!!! What crappy luck with me and rattle traps. Think I will stick to baits that dont have treble hooks, they're bad luck with me in general. My body is sore from 2 straight days of fishing. So Im gonna take a break for a few days. I usually have my girl with me when I fish but shes been busy workin lately so Im down for whatever. Send me a PM.

[LHC - Bank Robber]

I hit up the front of riverside with a buddy and we got  about 15 between us, all fish came on 3inch senkos.  Sadly im not sure we cracked two pounds with any of them.   Around dark and low tide the frog bite turned on but damnd if i could hook up,  missed two nice ones.

[Bigs]

3 inch senkos eh. dang I havent broken those out in a while. Guess I should. What color were u using ?

[Thai]

Steve usually you can catch Striper on spinners,poppers, and rattle traps all day at the mouth of Pomonkey bro

[Bigs]

I did throw a spinnerbait there but not a rattle trap or popper. We didnt so much as even see any baitfish where we were. Then we went out from the mouth and fished the grass along the left side there and thats where I gotta frog hit. I need to get you out there with me again so we can try some other spots. I'd be down for some shore fishing tommorow if youre goin out. Im def way too sore to get on a boat tommorow tho. Lemme know. I have a phone now again. But the one with yer number ended up in the river yesterday im afraid.

[Thai]

same number right? Slip gun and I are going fishing tmr so ill give you a ring

[LHC - Bank Robber]

blue fleck seem to be the ticket, im not sure I tried another color.

[Bigs]

still the same number. Plz hit me up or pm me and tell me where youre goin and when.

[mantis1]

I remember a few  weeks ago when the bite shut down because of warmer water after a couple warm days. Same thing yesterday maybe?

Yesterday was 59 (?)

I'll be on the Occ river today, no wake area, on a freinds boat.

[Thai]

I remember the warmer days and actually hammered the fish. Today is overcast and low pressure on top of the warm temp, the fish should be moving out of the cover to feed so today would be the day to hammer them

[shimmy]

using a 3 in sinko? I would rather not catch a fish all day than tie on a 3 inch sinko. Thats just flat out giving up.

[Bigs]

todays high down my way is gonna be 65 , not as warm as the last 2 days plus its supposed to rain. I'd still go out on the river if I had it in me tho, too sore to even think of touching my boat tho. I am tempted to make a drive down to bassproshops even tho I know I shouldnt spend the money  : I wanna new spinning reel for some reason.

[Thai]

using a 3 in sinko? I would rather not catch a fish all day than tie on a 3 inch sinko. Thats just flat out giving up.

I beg to differ sometimes fish dont want to exert energy to chasedown or tackle larger baits but the sight of an easy lunch in the form of a 3" senko might peak their interest

[Slip Gun]

using a 3 in sinko? I would rather not catch a fish all day than tie on a 3 inch sinko. Thats just flat out giving up.

I beg to differ sometimes fish dont want to exert energy to chasedown or tackle larger baits but the sight of an easy lunch in the form of a 3" senko might peak their interest

Besides - 3 inch senkos are cheap they are two for the price of one! 

[Bigs]

I have to agree with the last few posts, I rather catch fish any way I can then catch none. Altho the 3 inch senkos dont cast nearly as far. I have caught a couple nice bass on them before tho. 5 inch senkos arent working for me lately on the river at all. Dont worry shimmy, no one will think you're less of a man for breakin out the 3 incher  ;D

[LHC - Bank Robber]

using a 3 in sinko? I would rather not catch a fish all day than tie on a 3 inch sinko. Thats just flat out giving up.

Im confused so catching fish is giving up, Id say not catching a fish all day and being to hardheaded to throw a 3inch stick would be giving up, but hey somethings you gotta learn on the water.

[RockvilleMDAngler]

I don't think there is a better drop shot lure than a 3" senko.  They also work great on slider heads skipped under docks.