Left Deale at 8:00, headed across Herring Bay to 30' and started dropping the
lures in the water. Oldfart and Gimp were along to provide instructions,
companionship, expertise, and luck. Within 15 minutes of dropping the lines in
the water a rod bent and the line started singing. They let me bring the fish
in, a nice 35"er on a white, small umbrella rig, fished deep. The skunk was off
for the day.

About two hours later, still in Herring bay, the same thing happened. This time
Gimp, who just had two knees replaced, bravely took the rod and pulled in
another 35"er. This fish also hit the white umbrella, running deep.

It took about another two hours for the third hit, and Oldfart tugged in a 34"er
that filled our limit for the day. This one took a white parachute, again down
pretty deep.

As we were cleaning up, putting rods away, wiping blood off the boat, and so on,
the Maryland Police pulled up, checked our fish and all the other stuff, and
wished us well. It was the first time I'd seen any police on the water for about
two years, so it was a welcome sight, especially since we had all the right
stuff. They did point out that my flares expire in three months, so I was
grateful they stopped us now.

Great time, great company, and a great day on the Bay!

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

John H wrote:

Left Deale at 8:00, headed across Herring Bay to 30' and started dropping the
lures in the water. Oldfart and Gimp were along to provide instructions,
companionship, expertise, and luck. Within 15 minutes of dropping the lines in
the water a rod bent and the line started singing. They let me bring the fish
in, a nice 35"er on a white, small umbrella rig, fished deep. The skunk was off
for the day.

About two hours later, still in Herring bay, the same thing happened. This time
Gimp, who just had two knees replaced, bravely took the rod and pulled in
another 35"er. This fish also hit the white umbrella, running deep.

It took about another two hours for the third hit, and Oldfart tugged in a 34"er
that filled our limit for the day. This one took a white parachute, again down
pretty deep.



You could do better than that off the fishing pier at Point Lookout.
Leetle Feesh. And dragging those 'chutes again. Try a half-ounce jighead
with an XXX sandworm down at the rips. No heavy metal, and when you
catch a fish, you catch a fish; you're not dragging in what seems like
10 pounds of heavy metal.

Even better...stripers on a fly rod.

On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 20:22:04 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

John H wrote:

Left Deale at 8:00, headed across Herring Bay to 30' and started dropping the
lures in the water. Oldfart and Gimp were along to provide instructions,
companionship, expertise, and luck. Within 15 minutes of dropping the lines in
the water a rod bent and the line started singing. They let me bring the fish
in, a nice 35"er on a white, small umbrella rig, fished deep. The skunk was off
for the day.

About two hours later, still in Herring bay, the same thing happened. This time
Gimp, who just had two knees replaced, bravely took the rod and pulled in
another 35"er. This fish also hit the white umbrella, running deep.

It took about another two hours for the third hit, and Oldfart tugged in a 34"er
that filled our limit for the day. This one took a white parachute, again down
pretty deep.



You could do better than that off the fishing pier at Point Lookout.
Leetle Feesh. And dragging those 'chutes again. Try a half-ounce jighead
with an XXX sandworm down at the rips. No heavy metal, and when you
catch a fish, you catch a fish; you're not dragging in what seems like
10 pounds of heavy metal.

Even better...stripers on a fly rod.

Harry, I'll break my resolution, again. At least when I post about catching a
fish, I'm probably believed. Since you read the *other* group, you've
undoubtedly seen the pictures.

How many people, Harry, would believe you've even caught a fish? I don't believe
you've caught anything at the rips, nor off the pier at Point Lookout.

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

I thought we had someone post about seeing Harry and his Lobster Boat
fishing in the Chesapeake Bay? They filled up with fuel at the same dock,
drank beer at the same pub, and shared the same IP address.


"John H" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 20:22:04 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

John H wrote:

Left Deale at 8:00, headed across Herring Bay to 30' and started
dropping the
lures in the water. Oldfart and Gimp were along to provide
instructions,
companionship, expertise, and luck. Within 15 minutes of dropping the
lines in
the water a rod bent and the line started singing. They let me bring
the fish
in, a nice 35"er on a white, small umbrella rig, fished deep. The skunk
was off
for the day.

About two hours later, still in Herring bay, the same thing happened.
This time
Gimp, who just had two knees replaced, bravely took the rod and pulled
in
another 35"er. This fish also hit the white umbrella, running deep.

It took about another two hours for the third hit, and Oldfart tugged
in a 34"er
that filled our limit for the day. This one took a white parachute,
again down
pretty deep.



You could do better than that off the fishing pier at Point Lookout.
Leetle Feesh. And dragging those 'chutes again. Try a half-ounce jighead
with an XXX sandworm down at the rips. No heavy metal, and when you
catch a fish, you catch a fish; you're not dragging in what seems like
10 pounds of heavy metal.

Even better...stripers on a fly rod.

Harry, I'll break my resolution, again. At least when I post about
catching a
fish, I'm probably believed. Since you read the *other* group, you've
undoubtedly seen the pictures.

How many people, Harry, would believe you've even caught a fish? I don't
believe
you've caught anything at the rips, nor off the pier at Point Lookout.

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 02:43:09 GMT, "John Smith" wrote:

I thought we had someone post about seeing Harry and his Lobster Boat
fishing in the Chesapeake Bay? They filled up with fuel at the same dock,
drank beer at the same pub, and shared the same IP address.

Wow, what a set of coincidences. I'm probably on the water three times a week,
and I've never seen his lobsta boat.

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

John H wrote:

On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 02:43:09 GMT, "John Smith" wrote:


I thought we had someone post about seeing Harry and his Lobster Boat
fishing in the Chesapeake Bay? They filled up with fuel at the same dock,
drank beer at the same pub, and shared the same IP address.


Wow, what a set of coincidences. I'm probably on the water three times a week,
and I've never seen his lobsta boat.

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!



Aren't you the RepubliBORG who claims to never go out on the weekends
because it is too crowded? And the same RepublBORG who rarely goes more
than a couple of miles from the little Bay outside Deale because you're
too cheap to burn a few gallons of fuel? I told you last season where to
go for flounder. Afraid to cross the Bay and head south?

The best fishing is from the Rips south, on both sides of the Bay. Try
the other shore and expand your horizons and what you might see from
time to time. Oh...the best cruising is also south, as you get closer to
the Atlantic.

You're some mighty fisherman, John. You'd do better at the fish counter
at Safeway or Giant.

John H wrote:


Wow, what a set of coincidences. I'm probably on the water three times a week,
and I've never seen his lobsta boat.

John H

I especially enjoy reading about your striper catches, John, when I
think about the article on rockfish that ran in last Thursday's
Annapolis paper. I'll bet you don't wear rubber gloves when you handle
and clean those fish, and I'll bet you eat those fish, too.

See ya!

John H wrote:

On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 20:22:04 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:


John H wrote:


Left Deale at 8:00, headed across Herring Bay to 30' and started dropping the
lures in the water. Oldfart and Gimp were along to provide instructions,
companionship, expertise, and luck. Within 15 minutes of dropping the lines in
the water a rod bent and the line started singing. They let me bring the fish
in, a nice 35"er on a white, small umbrella rig, fished deep. The skunk was off
for the day.

About two hours later, still in Herring bay, the same thing happened. This time
Gimp, who just had two knees replaced, bravely took the rod and pulled in
another 35"er. This fish also hit the white umbrella, running deep.

It took about another two hours for the third hit, and Oldfart tugged in a 34"er
that filled our limit for the day. This one took a white parachute, again down
pretty deep.



You could do better than that off the fishing pier at Point Lookout.
Leetle Feesh. And dragging those 'chutes again. Try a half-ounce jighead
with an XXX sandworm down at the rips. No heavy metal, and when you
catch a fish, you catch a fish; you're not dragging in what seems like
10 pounds of heavy metal.

Even better...stripers on a fly rod.


Harry, I'll break my resolution, again. At least when I post about catching a
fish, I'm probably believed. Since you read the *other* group, you've
undoubtedly seen the pictures.


Have I stated here that you are not catching fish, albeit little fish,
John? I'm sure with all the effort and time you put into it, you do
produce something finny once in a while. Still, I wouldn't call
draggin' umbrella rigs fishing. Not with all that heavy metal in the water.


How many people, Harry, would believe you've even caught a fish?

Several hundred, including the many with whom I've fished.



I don't believe
you've caught anything at the rips, nor off the pier at Point Lookout.


I don't give a damn what you believe. You've already proven yourself to
be a BORGed Bush-****ter. The rips, btw, happen to be about my favorite
well-known fishing location on the Bay, but I more frequently drift-fish
over oyster beds, usually on the other side.

And I never claimed to have fished off the pier at Point Lookout,
although I do fish off of Point Lookout. All I said was that you could
have done better there, on the pier, without dragging all that metal
around. I live a little closer to Point Lookout and the Bay than you do,
eh? If you live out here, you tend to run into pier fishermen from time
to time. Why, I'll bet you didn't know that most Chesapeake Beach pier
fishermen do better catching croakers than you do.

Try putting away those umbrella rigs and try a little jig casting or
sight fishing. With lighter tackle.