Another great day on the Chesapeake Bay....
 

....and we didn't get skunked this time. Used up a dozen bloodworms and caught
about as many croakers with an assorted perch thrown in. A few small spot became
bait chunks, and a couple croakers took them.

We spent the day under the Bay Bridge, because I wanted to see what the Sandy
Point marina was like after not having been there for so long. Great launch area
with space for about twenty simultaneous boat launchings. The launch fee isn't
too bad, at $8, but if one gets there before 6 am it's only three bucks.

http://tinyurl.com/2a43mmt

Not all was rosy, however. My Garmin 440s gps stopped working while on the
water. This has happened several times in the past, but I thought maybe I'd
cured the problem when tightening the ground on the engine block. Well, that
didn't cure the problem. Like I said, it's turned off several times, but usually
I can get it back on. Today it wouldn't come back on at all. I'm now in the
middle of researching that damn problem. I think it's something to do with the
power wiring, and may even be another loose ground. I just hate taking the
instrument panel off to get to the fuse block.

Oh well, no one said boating was supposed to be all fun and games!


--
John H

All decisions are the result of binary thinking.

Another great day on the Chesapeake Bay....
 

On 7/9/10 3:44 PM, John H wrote:
...and we didn't get skunked this time. Used up a dozen bloodworms and caught
about as many croakers with an assorted perch thrown in. A few small spot became
bait chunks, and a couple croakers took them.

We spent the day under the Bay Bridge, because I wanted to see what the Sandy
Point marina was like after not having been there for so long. Great launch area
with space for about twenty simultaneous boat launchings. The launch fee isn't
too bad, at $8, but if one gets there before 6 am it's only three bucks.

http://tinyurl.com/2a43mmt



Check out The Spoils north of the bridge in the Bay opposite the
entrance to the Bal'mer Harbor area. I haven't been there in a few
years, but my neighbor down the street fished there earlier this week
and brought home a couple of nice stripers. He was live lining spot.

Another great day on the Chesapeake Bay....
 

On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:44:45 -0400, John H
wrote:

...and we didn't get skunked this time. Used up a dozen bloodworms and caught
about as many croakers with an assorted perch thrown in. A few small spot became
bait chunks, and a couple croakers took them.

very nice!

We spent the day under the Bay Bridge, because I wanted to see what the Sandy
Point marina was like after not having been there for so long. Great launch area
with space for about twenty simultaneous boat launchings. The launch fee isn't
too bad, at $8, but if one gets there before 6 am it's only three bucks.

http://tinyurl.com/2a43mmt

Not all was rosy, however. My Garmin 440s gps stopped working while on the
water.

i hope this never happens at my place. the channel is so narrow, with
so many dog legs it would be a disaster...

Another great day on the Chesapeake Bay....
 

On Jul 9, 9:29*pm, bpuharic wrote:
On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:44:45 -0400, John H
wrote:

...and we didn't get skunked this time. Used up a dozen bloodworms and caught
about as many croakers with an assorted perch thrown in. A few small spot became
bait chunks, and a couple croakers took them.

very nice!

We spent the day under the Bay Bridge, because I wanted to see what the Sandy
Point marina was like after not having been there for so long. Great launch area
with space for about twenty simultaneous boat launchings. The launch fee isn't
too bad, at $8, but if one gets there before 6 am it's only three bucks.

http://tinyurl.com/2a43mmt

Not all was rosy, however. My Garmin 440s gps stopped working while on the
water.

i hope this never happens at my place. the channel is so narrow, with
so many dog legs it would be a disaster...

I didn't realize how much I'd miss it - the sounder/fishfinder part.
It's a Garmin 440s, and when it's working it's a great machine. I did
find out the problem. The rubber washer in the plug had become twisted
somehow, so the plug wasn't going in all the way. I think it had been
twisted from day one. I'd force the plug in, the Garmin would work for
a while, then stop. Without the rubber washer, the thing works fine.
I'll try putting the washer back in and see if I can get it seated
properly.

Another great day on the Chesapeake Bay....
 

On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:23:34 -0700 (PDT), John H
wrote:

On Jul 9, 9:29*pm, bpuharic wrote:
On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:44:45 -0400, John H
wrote:

...and we didn't get skunked this time. Used up a dozen bloodworms and caught
about as many croakers with an assorted perch thrown in. A few small spot became
bait chunks, and a couple croakers took them.

very nice!

We spent the day under the Bay Bridge, because I wanted to see what the Sandy
Point marina was like after not having been there for so long. Great launch area
with space for about twenty simultaneous boat launchings. The launch fee isn't
too bad, at $8, but if one gets there before 6 am it's only three bucks.

http://tinyurl.com/2a43mmt

Not all was rosy, however. My Garmin 440s gps stopped working while on the
water.

i hope this never happens at my place. the channel is so narrow, with
so many dog legs it would be a disaster...

I didn't realize how much I'd miss it - the sounder/fishfinder part.
It's a Garmin 440s, and when it's working it's a great machine. I did
find out the problem. The rubber washer in the plug had become twisted
somehow, so the plug wasn't going in all the way. I think it had been
twisted from day one. I'd force the plug in, the Garmin would work for
a while, then stop. Without the rubber washer, the thing works fine.
I'll try putting the washer back in and see if I can get it seated
properly.


good find! those things are hard to track down.