While one of rec.boats sh*theads (aka Jim) was here posing as me, I was
in Deale early this morning at the Tri-State Marine fisherman's flea
market. I was amazed by the crowd. The market opened at 7:30, I got
there just before 8, and there were at least 300 people inside, looking
over stuff on the vendors' tables. Very little there interested me,
though I did "connect" with a guy who builds very nice custom rod at
decent prices.

Most of the gear being sold was targeted at the guys who tow heavy
umbrella rigs ISO stripers. Not for me.

But I did buy a handful of nice wood topwater plugs from a fellow
selling this guy's wares:

http://www.piersonplugs.com/

I bought a couple of each. They're not very expensive, they're "pretty,"
and the guy hawking them told me how he caught some nice stripers up at
the Bay Bridge.

I prefer sight and topwater fishing, so I'm sure these will be fun.