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The Monsters Are Coming

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What’s the biggest fish you’ve ever caught in the Ches-a p e a k e

Bay? Chances are, a fat cow striper holds the top position. Unless, that is, you know how, where, and when to target the bay’s run of monster black drum.

These. Fish. Are. Big. Really big. Getting into the 80-pound class isn’t un-common, and the Maryland state record sits at an eye-popping 103 pounds, eight ounces. If that doesn’t top your largest Chesapeake fish yet, there’s not much else you’ll encounter in these waters that can do the job.

Accordingly, you’ll need some stout gear. Fifty pound-class will do the job, and fishing with 30-pound gear is going ultra-light. The rig you need is a fishfinder, attached to a four or five foot 60-pound test leader terminating in a 10/0 circle hook. Bait up with a half of a fresh soft or peeler crab, and make sure you use enough weight that you can keep the rig on bottom without stretching out a ton of line. Drum fishing in the bay (aside from the Cape Charles area run) usually means locating a tight pod of fish, and when one is located, a pack of boats often forms right on top of it. As a result this is close-quarters combat fishing. Let your rig get stretched out 100’ from the

boat, and someone’s likely to drive over or tangle your line.

The situation I’m describing here is classic Stone Rock drumming, on the north side of the mouth of the Choptank. You’ll also find pods of drum forming at the mouth of the Little Choptank, along the drop west of Sharp’s Island light, and some years, as far north as Poplar Island. But make no mistake about it, the Stone Rock has, year in and year out, the best bite.

Of course, this is still a relatively large area. You usually locate the fish somewhere between the red nun buoy marking the Rock, to the edges about a mile and a half south/west of the marker. And every day, these fish move. That means searching them out using your depth finder. Black drum appear as large red triangular marks on the LCD screen, and these fish are so large that it’s tough to mistake the readings for anything else. (People often ask me how they’ll know when they see drum on the meter. My standard response: don’t worry—you’ll know).

To initially locate the fish, zig-zag back and forth across drop-offs ranging from about 15 to 30 feet deep, at absolute minimum speed. But remember, these are usually small, tight pods of fish. Do your search pattern into the wind and/or current, so if you spot the fish you can simply shift into neutral and drop the lines. If you’re going with the wind or current and you drop the baits when you see them, chances are you’ll be off the school by the time your lines hit bottom. In this circumstance, circle back and see if you can drive over the school again, this time in the correct direction.

As you circle around looking for the fish, every angler onboard must have their line baited up and ready to go. As soon as you spot the fish and shift into neutral, call out and have your anglers drop immediately. Using these tactics, you can hope for hook-ups about a quarter of the time you locate a school (assuming they’re in feeding mode, which does vary

with the tide). When you get one fish on the line it’s common to hook several at the same time, since they’re so tightly packed together.

Don’t be afraid to meander around for hours without ever dropping. Good drum anglers spend 70 to 80-percent of their time looking, not just drifting aim-lessly. Giving up after a half an hour and deciding to drift around with your baits down, hoping to accidentally intersect

with a school of fish, is the biggest drum-fishing mis-take you can make.

When a fish takes the bait, give it a three-count with the reel in freespool before locking up the drag. The reason you use a fishfinder rig is that black drum have sensitive mouths, and will feel the tension of the weight if it’s rigged in-line. If they feel it, they’ll spit the bait—so make sure there’s zero tension on the line when they

initially run. After the hook-up expect several blistering runs before the fish tires. Once it does, bring it up to boat-side, snap off some pictures, and slide the hook out. Big black drum taste about like they look—ugly. Their meat is often riddled with worms, and they’re decades-old fish. If you luck into one under 20 pounds or so, it’s a different story (try cooking them up in a sweet-and-sour sauce and you’ll be surprised at how good the thick, chewy meat can be). But the big boys you’ll want to release, for sure.

So: you want to catch the biggest fish you’ve ever battled in the Chesapeake Bay? Your opportunity is coming up soon. The big blacks usually arrive in early to mid May, and remain in the zone until mid to late June. Look to find them first at the more southern locations, and expect the schools to move north before scattering as the heat of summer ratchets up. Here are a few more drum fishing tips, to help

you get the big one on your line.- Use fresh soft or peeler crab—not

frozen. Peelers stay on the hook better, but softies seem to get more bites sometimes.

- If you spot fish, drop the lines, and don’t get a bite or see fish on the meter, hang around no more than four or five minutes before you start searching again.

- If you see 15 or 20 boats milling around and suddenly they all bunch up in one spot, join them ASAP. We all hate following the crowd but in this case, it means someone has located a school and has a bent rod.

- Keep a jigging rod handy, with a BKD or similar plastic on a ½-oz. jig head. If you see scattered small marks above the big triangles on bottom someone can drop it over the side and grab a striper or three; they often follow the schools of drum.

- If there aren’t many boats around you can “jug” a fish and track the school. When you bring one up have a bottle tied to 50’ or 60’ of mono at one end, and a hook at the other, pre-rigged and ready. Swap your line’s hook for the jug-line’s hook, release the fish, and when it rejoins the school you’ll have a visual indicator of where the fish are. (Don’t try this when it’s crowded, or chaos will ensue!)

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These are not good eating fish, so once you get your pictures, releasing them is the norm.

On their first adventure to the Stone Rock, David, Max, and Jack encountered this beast of a black drum.

Drum over 80 pounds, like this bruiser being hoisted by Brian Lowery, are not uncommon in the middle bay.


FISHING

Get Ready for Spring by Lenny Rudow Page 3

Bustin’ Bass in Spring by Tim Sherman Page 6

Planer Boards by Mark Galasso Page 12

Coastal Report by Capt. Mark Sampson Page 19

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April 2015Volume 24, Number 9

REGULARS

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A man asked his wife for the loan of her umbrella on a rainy day. “No!” came the reply. “You have 10 at the office you’ve never brought home!”Sitting on the bus, wet from the rain, he noticed a Quaker gentleman by him with an um-brella at his side. At his stop, he grabbed the man’s umbrella and walked off the bus.At the end of the day, he gathered all the wayward umbrellas from the office to return to his impatient wife. As he got on the bus, he fatefully found himself seated again next to the Quaker. The Quaker simply smiled, eyed the large collection of umbrellas and said, “Thou hast had a good day.”The story reminds me about appreciating the goodness of God. How many good days do we enjoy because of God’s goodness? James said, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”Paul told the church at Rome that the goodness of the Lord leadeth men to repentance. We take our blessings for granted. We are prone to grumble rather than praise. It’s been said that perhaps we should pull out some of the groans in our prayers and shove in some hal-lelujahs! “For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they may speak no guile. “ (I Peter 3: 10)We’ve been through a shock wave in America. Through it all, God has been faithful and true. Many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. Our lives, our future, and the future of our nation are in the hands of an Almighty God.This was the faith of our fathers and I trust that it is yours.

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Delaware’s 2014-15 deer harvest ranks fourth all-time

DOVER – Delaware hunters har-vested 14,239 deer during the 2014-2015 season, only a slight decrease from last season’s total 14,263, DN-REC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today. The 2014-15 deer harvest ranks as the fourth all-time highest deer harvest for Delaware.

“We anticipated that hunters would have a successful season this year due to favorable habitat conditions result-ing from the cool and wet spring and summer,” said Deer and Furbearer Biologist Joe Rogerson, Division of Fish & Wildlife. “Delaware’s highest deer harvest occurred during the 2004-05 season, with 14,669 deer. This past season, we were only a few hundred deer from setting an all-time record.”

During the 2014-15 season, hunt-ers harvested more does than bucks, with 54 percent does (7,683) and 46

percent bucks (6,556). Antlerless deer – does, juvenile bucks without antlers known as button bucks, and bucks with antlers measuring less than three inches – represented 71.4 percent of the total harvest.

Since the first year of Delaware’s five-month-long crossbow season in 2010-11, when hunters harvested 398 deer, harvest numbers have nearly tripled. This season, 1,123 deer were taken during the crossbow season. Combined with the harvest from ver-tical bows – compound, recurve and longbows – the total archery season harvest for 2014-15 was 2,497 deer, ranking as the all-time highest archery season harvest for Delaware which had been set last year (2,446 deer).

While the statewide harvest ranked fourth all-time, several harvest records were set by hunters this past season:

Crossbow season harvest: 1,123 deer

Deer harvested with crossbows throughout all hunting seasons: 1,327

Combined archery season harvest (vertical and crossbows): 2,497 deer

Adult does harvested in a single season: 6,608

Deer harvested in wildlife man-agement zones 1B (mid-New Castle County between I-95 and the C&D Canal), 10 (north western Sussex

County), 13 (southwestern Sussex County) and 17 southeastern Sussex County, south of the Inland Bays).

Deer harvested on publicly owned lands: 1,964

Deer harvested on the Augustine (47), C&D Canal (193), Little Creek (61), McGinnis Pond (2), Midlands (107), Old Furnace (67), and Ted Harvey (50) wildlife areas, plus Trap Pond State Park (57)

“Many hunters enjoyed success this year as indicated by the total harvest as well as several records broken, and we fully expect hunters to continue to enjoy Delaware’s deer hunting op-portunities for years to come,” said Wildlife Section Administrator Rob Hossler.

Maryland hunters harvested 86,883 deer during the archery, muzzleloader and firearm seasons combined (Sep-tember 5, 2014 through January 31, 2015). The harvest shows a 9 percent decrease from last year’s total of 95,863. Biologists attribute the lower

Maryland comes in 9 percent down from last year

harvest to declines in deer numbers in rural Maryland after last year’s strong harvest, and an abundant acorn crop this year that resulted in reduced deer movement for much of the season.

“The decline in the harvest this year was similar to the drop two years ago and can be expected whenever there is an abundant acorn crop,” said Brian Eyler, DNR deer project leader. “Most counties with extensive oak forests saw much more of a decline than other counties, such as those on the Eastern Shore where harvest levels were very similar to last year.

Strong harvests over the past decade have reduced the deer population to more appropriate levels in our rural areas where hunters have better access to property for deer hunting. The chal-lenge remains to effectively manage deer in suburban areas where hunter access is limited and populations remain high.”

The 2014-2015 statewide harvest includes: 27,053 antlered and 56,802 antlerless white-tailed deer; and 1,228 antlered and 1,800 antlerless sika deer.

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Hunters with any questions may contact the Wildlife & Heritage Ser-vice at 410-260-8540.


“Tackle Box Tim”Bustin’ Bass in Spring

It is truly hard to fathom setting the hook on a bass when all the ramps are frozen over and, hope-fully, the last bout of a snow blast consumes the area. It will only take but a few days on the water to put the thoughts of shovels and snow blowers behind us. When we detect the first tick of the line, we’ll be in full fishing mode. I hope you’ve got your reels and your casting arms tuned up. You’ve likely restocked you favorite lures and cruised fishing flea markets for those “can’t find ‘em anymore” baits. I know I have.

If there is one place that I and countless other anglers would like to start out our bass fishing season, it’s the Susquehanna River and flats. This fishery has all the cover and structure that hold bass. Bridge pilings, drop offs, and submerged rocks are what you will find up in the river.

And what can’t you find on the flats: marinas, grass beds, jetties, rip rap, sunken wood, and newly emerging grass. With so many op-tions it may be hard to pick a place to start. But, then again, you can make yourself a milk run of spots to try to develop the pattern that will put bass in the boat.

One of the best lures for spring bass fishing is the spinnerbait. With different sizes and blade configurations, it can be fished a number of different ways. The best spinnerbait I’ve used is one designed by Captain Dan Kardash. It is a 3/8-ounce, chartreuse/white bait with big white Colorado blades. Dan believes that the flash of silver and gold blades is a turn off for bass in spring.

Slow rolling it (jigging and swimming it) along the bottom in deep water works well. A slow, straight retrieve along riprap, jet-ties, and sunken wood also draws strikes. Remember that a lot of times, you don’t feel the bite on a spinnerbait. The rod tip merely feels heavy. That’s when you want to set the hook.

Jerkbaits are effective through-out spring. Both floating and sus-pending models come into play. In early spring, a slowly worked suspending jerkbait will draw strikes from bass warming them-selves around rip rap and jetties. A floater can be effective around any shallow cover. I like to work these very erratically to evoke the

strikes. I also like the old school baits. Suspending and floating Rattlin’ Rogues are my favorite.

Third amongst the hard lures are crankbaits. Depending on the model, you can fish them shallow or deep. Early on, both the AM-TRAK and CSX railroad bridges on the Harford County side can be good. A crankbait that dives to 12 feet is what you should cast. As spring moves on and bass move

shallow, try a bait that dives from 3 to 5 feet. Square bills are good, but don’t forget your old Bagleys and Bombers.

Let’s not leave out rattle traps. One of my biggest bass ever came on a red craw rattle trap on the Cecil County side of the river. For a lure that produces fish with a straight cast and retrieve, it can be a more productive bait if you give it a little action.

A stop and go, a yo-yo lift and fall, or snatching it after it ticks the top of grass often generates more strikes than cranking it straight back to the boat. If you dare, crank-ing a trap through a shoreline full of sunken tree limbs will produce strikes. It’s risk versus reward when it comes to snagging the bait -- but a risk worth taking.

Hard baits are nice, but there are times when a bass won’t chase a fast moving lure. That’s when we

need to slow down and go soft. Not many soft lures are more versatile than a tube. You can Texas-rig it and work it through grass and wood. When fishing rocky cover and channel edges, the jig head/snag guard rig is a better set up. If you are fishing upriver from Havre de Grace, there is a good chance to catch some smallmouth bass as well.

A shaky head bait is also a good choice for slowing down. A worm is the standard soft plastic for a shaky head, but a small crawfish imitator is possibly a better choice. In spring, bass are looking to maxi-mize their feeding opportunities.

A crawfish is more substantial to them that a worm is. Shaky jig

heads come in several styles. For working deadfalls, try a slender style head. A football style head is the ideal choice for rocky cover.

Last, but certainly not least, is a jig. Here, too, you are trying to imitate a crawfish. When fishing deep or trying to elicit that reaction strike by pitching, a heavy jig -- 3/8 to 1/2-ounce -- is best. It you are fishing under tough conditions, try a small finesse type jig. You can’t beat a 1/4-ounce Bitsy Bug or Boo Bug with a small crawfish trailer.

I don’t know about you, but I am ready to get after them. I am tired of snow blowers, shovels, and road salt. It’s time to set the hook into something mean and green.

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Lexi Sullivan with a limit of Geese along with her lab Chase. Her Grandfather and Uncle Doug were the guides.

Morgan Sullivan and Matt Hamilton with a nice limit of Geese. This was Matt’s first limit in Rock Hall, Md.

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Each winter, aerial survey teams of pilots and biologists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources make visual estimates of ducks, geese and swans along Maryland’s Chesa-peake Bay shoreline and Atlantic coast. This year, the teams witnessed more than 855,500 waterfowl, slightly lower than the 905,000 birds observed during 2014, but higher than the five year average of 757,000.

Biologists attribute this year’s count to the fact large areas of the Bay’s tributaries were ice covered during the survey period, concentrat-ing waterfowl where they were more easily counted.

Overall, dabbling ducks were less abundant (90,800) compared to last winter (128,000). Diving duck numbers (192,000) were similar to the numbers observed last winter (190,300). The survey estimate for redhead ducks (32,200) was the high-est since the mid-1970s.

The canvasback count (64,200) was one of the highest since the mid-1960s, and similar to the January 2014 estimate (68,400).

Survey teams also observed large numbers of wintering Canada geese (504,700), mainly along the upper Chesapeake Bay.

MD DNR Releases 2015 Midwinter Waterfowl Survey Results

Species 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Mallard 55,100 57,400 33,100 75,900 50,000Black Duck 23,000 27,700 22,500 39,300 30,900Gadwall 6,400 5,000 7,400 4,000 5,100Wigeon 200 1,400 500 800 2,200G-W Teal 600 3,700 6,300 3,900 700Shoveler 100 200 1,700 100 100Pintail 1,200 1,200 1,300 4,000 1,800Total Dabblers 86,600 96,600 72,800 128,000 90,800Redhead 4,700 4,500 16,700 15,900 32,200Canvasback 46,100 14,300 18,400 68,400 64,200Scaup 37,100 69,200 27,500 47,100 55,600Ring-neck 1,600 1,300 1,900 1,600 300Goldeneye 300 900 800 1,500 600Bufflehead 7,800 19,800 15,600 21,800 19,100Ruddy Duck 17,500 15,300 17,200 34,000 20,000Total Divers 115,100 125,300 98,100 190,300 192,000Scoters 200 5,100 2,000 7,600 1,300Long-tailed Duck 300 800 600 200 100Mergansers 7,800 2,800 2,000 6,200 3000Total Ducks 210,000 230,600 175,500 332,400 287,200Brant 1,500 500 1,500 600 900Snow Goose 28,200 43,400 83,300 44,200 44,900Canada Goose 397,700 342,600 462,000 512,100 504,700Tundra Swan 14,400 16,600 17,300 16,100 17,800Total Waterfowl 651,800 633,700 739,600 905,500 855,500

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Don Travis achieves the Super 25

Don Travis receiving the super 25 award from the grand slam Ovis club presented by Tom Miranda.

by Marc Van PeltWhat is the Super 25? The Super Ten and Super Slam were intro-duced to GSCO (Grand Slam Club/Ovis ) members in late 2009. Exactly two years later, in fall 2011, the Super 25 was added to GSCO’s family of Slams. Simply put, one must have completed a Super Ten to be eligible for the Super 25. Once all ten categories have been represented, a member can add any fifteen other big game trophies from the Super Slam list to qualify for the Super 25.Many North American big game hunters may never have the oppor-tunity to complete a Super Slam. Completing a Super Slam continues to become more difficult for differ-

ent reasons, including polar bear import permits becoming harder or impossible to acquire, and certain big game trophy hunts becoming more difficult to obtain. Considering these factors and others, the Super 25 was introduced and certainly deserves recognition as a lifetime achievement for any big game hunter.

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Now that we Know what the Super 25 is we asked Don to answer some questions for us.

Which hunt was the most reward-ing?

They were all extremely rewarding and every hunt still very memorable. The Stone sheep hunt was one of my favorites but it’s hard to pick just one. I attended a round table discussion at the awards banquet with some of the best bow hunters in the USA. Tom Miranda’s answer to that same question was always the same. His favorite hunt is al-ways his last hunt!

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I have everything in North America but 4 species. It’s probably easier to say I have not taken a Polar Bear; or Shiras Moose; Roosevelt Elk; or Tule Elk

How long did it take you?

This has taken me about 40 years. With the first species being a Local Whitetail deer. The Interior Grizzly was the last species this past Octo-ber out of central Alaska.

Which was the hardest hunt?

All the goat and Sheep hunts are

difficult. Many of those were long backpack hunts when I was younger. Also adding to the difficulty level; half of my achievement have been accomplished with a bow and arrow

In Closing...The Super 10 has a few categories of which you must harvest a spe-cies from each category. After that you can pick any of the remaining species until you have 25. Along the way I did achieve the super 10 and a super slam of sheep. That includes all 4 species of North American Sheep. I never set out to reach any goals other than to go on adventures. My love of new places

and new species had already put me 2/3 of the way to these goals just in the course of my hunting career before I realized it might just be pos-sible. With today’s prices of travel and guided hunts this would not have been possible to even consider

for me.. The awards are nice but for those of us who are part of the hunting brother-hood; everyone will tell you it’s not just the tro-phies (” it’s the journey”) and I have been very blessed to take it. Very blessed to have a wife of 42 years who gave me the encour-agement and her blessing to try..To learn more go to www.super-slam.org

Jamie Wink with his 10 point buck bagged last December. Photo courtesy of Wink’s Sporting Goods.


“Tuna The Tide”

By Captain Mark Galasso

Planer Boards on the Chesapeake Bay

Planer boards were developed for fishing on the Great Lakes. Fisherman in the area realized that they needed a way to spread out their lines horizon-tally in addition to vertically. To fish vertically in the deep waters of the Great Lakes they used down riggers. Fisherman could then accurately fish different depths depending on where the Salmon, Trout or Walleyes were holding.

The only drawback to this was the lines still fished directly under the boat. And in shallower water this was a problem. The boat motor could spook the fish off to the side so that when the lures went by the fish were already too far off to see them and react. Another way to get lines down deeper faster was with vertical plan-ners. These were rectangles of metal that were rigged to use water resistance to drive them down.

The faster one trolled or the larger the resistance surface the deeper the planner would dive. Large planners are used for pelagic species like tuna and wahoo. At some point fisherman realized that the resistance of a flat sur-face moving against water could also be used to take lures off to the side of the boat. Now all those fish that were spooked off to the side would still be in reach of the lures. And boats could now set out spreads of lures that would cover a much larger area of the Lake or Bay. Boats that used to fish four to six rods could now fish a dozen. The more lures moving through the water the better a chance at a hook up.

Leave it to Chesapeake Bay Fisher-man to take Planer Boards to the next level! What were once small plastic tandem boards designed to drag small diving plugs and spoons for Walleye, Trout and Salmon are now big triple or quad boards designed to drag ten or more heavy Parachutes over a hundred feet away from the boat. With that backdrop let’s look at where we are now in the world of Chesapeake Bay planner boards. And with the spring trophy season just a short time away let’s see how to fish them.

First of all there is no boat too small to fish boards. I once saw a Kayak on the Susquehanna Flats fishing two rods on two boards. On the other extreme I’ve seen charter boats with twenty five or more rods plowing a strip down the Bay 150 yards wide.

The basic planer board setup is usu-ally three composite or wood boards around 2, 2.5 and 3 feet in length. They are usually made out of one by ten boards. The boards have their leading

edge cut at an angles, both horizontally and vertically. The smallest board has a large eye bolt in the upper part of the leading edge. The boards are put together on all thread rods so they are equally spaced. The whole setup can be tuned based on the angles and the position of the eye bolt. Ideally the boards will run just aft of the transom as they are being dragged through the water. The way they are attached to the boat varies with personal preference. In my case I had my friends at Shore Tackle in Grasonville build me two heavy duty bent butt rods. To these I attached Penn 115L Senator Reels. I spooled these with 200lb test mono. At the terminal end I crimped on a Brass clip. Now I have a way to easily vary the distance my boards are out. People also use weed wacker or parachute cord to attach the boards to the boat. Hose reels or other spooling reels can be used to keep these cords organized.

Everyone fishes boards a little dif-ferent. And I don’t think any other type of fishing we do stirs up more controversy. So here are a few sug-gestions and possible tips on how to fish planner boards.

LINE MANAGEMENT

The PB main line should be easy to reach. On my boat it is attached to the rocket launcher amidships. It’s easy to reach and it keeps the line well off the water. This is important. Line dragging in the water will cause clips to release prematurely. And as we all know from any trolling. The less drag the better. The heavy lures and umbrellas we drag in the spring are already pushing our release clips to the limit.

CLIPS

We used to use shower clip rings and #10 rubber bands as the way to attach our fish-ing line to the PB line. It worked well and was CHEAP. You could buy 100 rubber bands and 50 rings for a few bucks. Now we use carabineers and actual release clips. More reliable and more expensive. The advantage to them is the clips don’t get dry rot-ted and they are adjustable. I keep the rubber bands and shower rings as spares. The most important thing is to be sure the carabi-

neer or ring is completely closed before letting out line. I’ve seen a big hit pop the clip and launch it 20 feet in the air.

ETIQUETTE

Since my whole system is adjust-able I always start with my boards relatively close to the boat. Usually four rods off each board and boards about 75 feet from the boat. I’ll also fish three boat rods for a total of eleven rods. If things are slow I start letting my boards a little farther out. If there is a lot of boat traffic I try not to let things out to far. I painted my boards with yellow line stripping paint, the stuff they use to line parking spaces. I also place a red bicycle flag on a three foot fiberglass pole and attach it to the middle board. In my opinion

it only makes sense to have your rig as visible as possible. Not only for everyone else to know what I’m doing, but for me to know what’s going on with my spread. Sometimes on a rough day it can be a little hard to see what’s happening.

With opening day of the trophy season just a short

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MssA leAdership chAnges

Dear MSSA Members,

We would like to announce leader-ship changes within the MSSA Board of Directors. Recently, past president Vince Ringgold resigned due to per-sonal reasons and has found a lower level position as president of the Car-roll County chapter. A position he once held before running for President of the MSSA.

We are pleased to announce life member, past secretary, and long time Essex Middle River chapter President, Frank Holden as acting President. Mr. Holden has over two decades of service to the MSSA under his belt and will serve as acting President until a new president can be voted on in November. We are in the process of forming a nominating committee to seek members for all positions of the Executive Board which include: President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary.

We would like to once again thank Vince Ringgold for his hard work and time he gave to the MSSA.

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It Is Official! The 2015 Striped Bass Regulations

The Secretary of Maryland Depart-ment of Natural Resources, pursuant to Code of Maryland Regulation 08.02.15.12H, announces the modi-

fication of the recreational size limits for striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Effective 12:01 a.m. Monday, March 23, 2015, a person may only take or possess:

One striped bass between 28 inches and 36 inches or one striped bass larger than 40 inches from April 18, 2015 to May 15, 2015.

Two striped bass larger than 20 inches, only one of which may be larger than 28 inches, from May 16, 2015 to December 15, 2015.

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Italian Angler's Whale of a Catfish is Just Short of World Record

Italian fisherman Dino Ferrari, an expert at catching big wels catfish, outdid himself in late February when he landed an enormous 280-pounder in the Po Delta, a part of the famous Po River, the longest river in Italy at more than 400 miles.

The wels catfish was put in a sling and weighed out at 280 pounds. Photo is from Sportex Italia Facebook page

The wels catfish was put in a sling

and weighed out at 280 pounds. Photo is from the Sportex Italia Facebook page

The Po River and Delta are known for massive wels catfish, but anything bigger than 6.5 feet is considered ex-tremely rare, and this one measured 8.8 feet.

The U.K. Mirror reported that Fer-rari’s fish could possibly be the world’s biggest wels catfish caught with a rod and reel, though records of this sort are difficult to confirm.

The Mirror and NT News reported that the biggest wels catfish ever re-corded was a 9.1-footer from the Po Delta, but they differ on its weight—one reporting it as 308 pounds, the other as 317 pounds. The method of that catch is uncertain.

Sportex Italia, Ferrari’s sponsor, called his fish the “world record spin-ning torpedo,” which might mean it’s a world record for a Torpedo spinning rod made by an Italian manufacturer, though it also simply says it’s a “world record in the spin fishing for catfish.”

Regardless, Ferrari’s fish is one of the biggest wels catfish recorded in recent history.

The wels catfish is the second-largest freshwater fish in its region, ranking behind the beluga sturgeon. The largest beluga sturgeon on record is reportedly 3,463 pounds.

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Ruskin, Florida -- The charter boat captain who ran aground and into a restaurant Monday has been cited for reckless operation of his 39-foot boat in dense fog.

Investigators believe Matthew Santiago, 31, had been driving too fast in foggy conditions and beached the boat with 7 people on board.

“It’s a life lesson. Slow it down, proceed with caution big time. It’s a wake-up call for all of us,” says Ruskin charter fishing captain Oliver O’Riordan with Fishing Charters Tampa.

O’Riordan says the crash never should have happened. He knows in the fog to rely on his GPS and ease up on the gas. “In the fog, I back way, way down. We are at an idle at some points out there today,” O’Riordan says.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission investigators say San-tiago with the Tampa Bay Fishing Guide Association didn’t do that. FWC adds Santiago had both GPS and radar on the boat, yet headed right for the restaurant.

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Boone and Crockett Club Remembers Chuck Buck

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The Boone and Crockett Club is paus-ing to remember a hunting industry icon and ardent supporter of conservation. Chuck Buck, chairman of Buck Knives, passed away Feb. 6, 2015.

Chuck was the grandson of company founder Hoyt Buck, whose commitment to quality and innovation made his company a household name among outdoors enthusiasts. Today, Buck Knives is a fourth-generation company still as proud as ever of its American-made products. The company also

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"Chuck and his family have always taken great pride in how their products relate to the highest ethi-cal use of game animals. A knife is how hunters convert a kill into tablefare. Doing it well respects the animal, and procurement of food is still the most fundamental element of hunting," said Marc Mondavi, vice presi-dent of communications for

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forced this message frequently over the years by partnering on special-release knives and cutlery sets, with profits earmarked to support the Club's work in conservation. In 2014, the company became an early and

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By Grant Soukup

Old Boots and New Water!

Old boots stink and often leak. I dragged out my old fishing boots the other day and was welcomed with a wonderful aroma!

The best time to discover these is-sues is before you step into a river or lake expecting a comfortable day of fishing. There is nothing worse than hitting the river for the first opening day and discovering that freezing cold trickle into your foot or legs. You try to ignore it for a while, but once your feet are numb and water-logged, the fun is over.

The first inspection needs to take place after a good cleaning. They say you should regularly clean your fish-ing boots but for me it seems to be an annual event, maybe.

Purchase a decent wader sham-poo. I use the Aquaseal Brand and have found it to do the job. There surely must be some other home-made cleaners but for my purpose, a capful/year of Sportsman’s Wader Shampoo usually does the trick. More shampoo or cleaner is not bet-ter. Use as little as you need to.

Before I get the exterior of my boots or waders wet, I hang them up and begin to fill each leg with water. Look for any water leaking to the exterior surface. Mark any leaks with a permanent marker. If your boots are already wet, use a compressor to

inflate the boots and hold them under water in your bathtub. The bubbles don’t lie when they exit through a hole. Again, mark them for later at-tention.

Once you have identified any leaks, add a capful of the cleaner to your tub and soak your boots inside and out. I use warm water and a brush to scrape all of the surfaces. It is ok to let your boots soak a little while to eliminate the deep crud and cooties that may be entrenched.

Rinse thoroughly with warm water. You now need to allow your old wading friends to dry completely. You can use a hanging bracket to support the wet boots as they drain and dry. Making a boot hanger is eas-ily done using a piece of wood and some wire.

Direct sunlight is tough on neo-prene and rubber so indirect light is better. Once the boots are pretty dry, you can use a hair dryer or com-mercial boot dryer to finish the task. Stuffing crumbled newspaper into the boot will also soak up any moisture. Using a fabric or rubber conditioner also works on your boots. Armor All is a useful product but check your manufacturers suggestions first.

When your boots or waders are dry and smelling sweet, inspect for

any obvious cuts, abrasions, or the holes you marked. Repair the holes as required by the manufacturer’s directions. I have found that a silicone product called “Goop” works very well to patch holes on most waders and boots. If the hole is big, I cover the hole with a piece of panty hose fabric and Goop the hole. Place the panty hose patch onto it and add a bit more Goop. It may not be pretty but it works and is durable. I have also done the same method on boats, inner tubes, and window screens with great success.

There are also some tricks for comfort when wearing your boots. Great socks are a must. I also use polypropylene liner socks. Using a foam insert also helps the boot fit perfectly to your foot. On really cold days, try using the “toe warmers” packets. The trick is to open them and allow them to warm up for 5 minutes or more before you shove them into the toe of your boot.

Reasonable care of your boots will allow you to enjoy them for years. Avoid briar patches, barbed wire, and sharp sticks. Carry your boots in a netted bag to keep them dry and protected during transport. Hang them using the Boot hanger when not using them. It is what you do to your gear when you are not using it that allows it to perform when you are.

With a little love and common sense care, your boots and waders will age like a fine wine. They should also keep you comfortable and dry.

Wade high and dry!Montana Grant

The Big Rack Burger!Ok, I know that I am copying

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Most hunters like cheese, meat, bread, and flavor. This burger meets all of these requirements. After a long day of hunting in the cold and outdoors, a quick and hearty meal is essential. Fast food is essential

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prepared ahead of time so the cook-ing and serving can be quick. Each burger needs to be around 1/8th of a pound. They cook quicker and you will be using 2 per sandwich. Re-member, Fat Boys don’t hunt.

You can use wax paper to separate the burgers for storage. In a good cooler, frozen burgers can last over a week. The lettuce and onions can also be kept cold in a cooler using ziplock bags.

Use the thickest bun section to slice in half so you have 3 layers of bread. I like sesame buns, but the newer pretzel buns have been well received at camp. I also make the sauce ahead of time.

Grill the burgers with salt and pepper. Once cooked, place them in a bowl while you prepare the rest of the Big Racks! Dice the onions and lettuce. Fresh tomatoes are also a nice add-on.

Place a slice of cheese on the bottom bun and smear the sauce, onion, and lettuce on the middle bun. I prefer to grill the buns first. Add a little butter to the bread to get a golden brown crust. Top each bun with the burger and assemble the Big Racks! Once the buns are assembled, place them in a foil pan on indirect heat for 5 minutes to heat and melt the cheese.

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“The great-est thing since sliced bread!” I’ve always liked that phrase, and surly I’m not the only one who, every now and then, stumbles upon some-thing so great that they just can’t wait to tell the world about their newly discovered slice of heaven. I’m not talking about discovering a solar system, inventing a vaccine, or being the first to encounter some previously unknown species of critter. I’m talking about everyday stuff, like find-ing an excellent place to eat, or discovering how to clean dog puke out of a rug. Normal everyday things we excitedly describe as being “just too easy, too good, or too much fun.”

Of course it can be frustrating when what gets us all riled up and happy doesn’t seem to be a big deal to other folks. We can’t wait to call our best friend and tell him how just a teaspoon of Old Joe’s Elixir makes Fido’s yack virtually leap out of our pink shag carpet. But what if he doesn’t care? What if he doesn’t even shell out the 30 cents for a gallon of Old Joe just in case? Maybe for once, we’re right about something.

That’s where we have to sit back and figure “oh well - we tried”, and hope he remembers us the next time his little Fifi munches-out on some road kill opossum and then blows it all over his

expensive living room Berber. He’ll be sorry he didn’t take our advice some night when he’s on his hands and knees with a bottle of ammonia, a rag, and towel wrapped around his face!

Those of us who are occasionally referred to as “writers” have a little advantage when it comes to announcing new discoveries, it’s the “power of the pen” and it gives us a wonderful opportunity to hail the virtues of this or that to a whole slew of people all at once. With this column alone I can write something one day and within a week or so the magazine will be distributed all the region, and any message I want to convey will have been eagerly consumed by at least three or four readers. What power I have!

Over the years I have used this media to alert the world about many of the wonderful gadgets, techniques, and opportunities I’ve come across that I thought would make other outdoorsman’s days spent afield or on the water more enjoyable and sometimes even more productive.

On a few rare occasions I have been approached by individuals who came up to me and said, “hey I tried that “gizmo” you talked about in the paper, and you’re right, it really works”! But more often than not I see little or no indication that the world is heeding my advice. I long ago gave up hope of walking into a sporting goods store and having a happy manager pat me on the back and say “hey Mark ever since you wrote that article about the Spring Action Snipper Doodle I can’t keep’em on the shelf”!

In light of all this, being as this is the time of year when so many anglers are getting ready for the new fishing season that is so quickly approach-ing, I thought this might be an opportune time to run through at least a short list of some of the

products and techniques that I’ve mentioned in the past. Whether anyone takes my advice or not, it’s OK, at least I tried.

ACR DeHooking Tool - This is a very simple yet extremely effective tool for removing the hook from fish. It doesn’t matter whether the hook is in their mouth or down in their stomach, this tool will remove it quickly and

safely for both fish and fishermen. Anglers need never even touch the fish, in fact, if its going to be released the hook can be popped out while the fish remains in the water. The ARC dehooking tool comes in a variety of sizes that will cover any size fish from undersized flounder to monster sharks.

Kite Fishing – Any offshore angler who does not have kite fishing equipment aboard, and uses it whenever conditions permit, is missing out on a lot of fun and avoiding the potential to catch more fish. No matter if someone is tuna chunking, sharking, or bottom fishing, using a kite to present one or two baits on the surface may bring about strikes by fish that would not otherwise respond to standard techniques. Once anglers overcome the learning curve of how-to fish with a kite, they will immediately start to catch more fish and more thoroughly enjoy their time spent offshore.

Electric Trolling Motor – Fifteen years ago I bought my first electric trolling motor and put it on a 19’ boat I was usingj for inshore fishing. To this day I am still amazed at what a wonderful fishing tool this device has proven to be. The trolling motor is similar to the motors used on freshwater bass boats except it’s designed for saltwater use. Mounted up on the bow it allows me to go forward or backward or literally spin the boat on its own axis. With 67 pounds of thrust the 24volt motor can even buck most of the cur-rents found around the inlet and Rt.50 Bridge. I’ve found that whether I’m drifting the bay for flounder, working the jetties or marsh banks for stripers, or following a school of snapper bluefish around, being able to quietly maneuver the boat where ever necessary without spooking fish has been a great advantage.

Saltwater Fly-fishing – How much fun is this!! Saltwater fly-fishing is not difficult to learn, it need not be expensive to get started in, and it opens up an array of fun and exciting opportunities for local inshore and offshore fishermen. With simple tackle and just a bare minimum of casting skills anglers can enjoy catching stripers, bluefish, seatrout, flounder (yes I said flounder) and any other inshore fish. Offshore fishermen too might be surprised how easily it can (sometimes) be to hook big bluefish, dolphin, bonito, and false albacore on fly tackle. In a way, fly-fishing is an entirely different level of fishing where the anglers learn to enjoy and appreciate the “sport” more so than the “catch”.

Near Shore Shark Fishing – Most anglers fig-ure that the only good shark is a big shark. But some of us know better, especially in the late summer and early fall when the waters 2-10 miles offshore load up with a wonderful variety of 3-5 foot sharks. Attracted to the coastal run of croaker and seatrout, shark species like duskies, sandbars, threshers, sharpnose, spinners, hammerheads, and blacktips provide anglers with outstanding and exciting shark fishing action in a close to home and scaled-down package. Even though most of these fish are small (for sharks) and this is almost exclusively a catch-and-release fishery, anglers shouldn’t be too surprised if they hook some of the larger sharks as well.

Have Fun Fishing – What a simple concept, yet one that too many of us seem to loose touch of as we push to catch our limit, win a tourna-ment, or rush to be the first one out to the fishing grounds. Recreational fishing, whether it’s being done aboard a million dollar charter boat or from the Rt.50 bridge is a perfect opportunity for us to relax and enjoy our time outdoors applying our knowledge, tools, and techniques to this time honored sport that brings us in touch with the beauty of Mother Nature as we interact with her wonderful resources. Trust me when I say that “having fun fishing” is the greatest thing since sliced bread!


“The last word”

By Steve Huettner

Annapolis Update

When you are reading this the Maryland General Assembly will have probably be winding down. Deer once again seemed to dominate wildlife related bills this session, with some of the bills introduced doing nothing short of declaring war on Odocoileus virginanus. It seems a certain segment of the popu-lation believes the only good deer is a dead deer.

Senate Bill 748 should be known as the reintro-duction of market hunting in Maryland law. This bill would allow for the commercial sale of deer killed with crop damage permits. This bill would allow a form of market hunting back into Maryland, something that has not been seen over 100 years. If you think deer numbers are starting to shrink now, just wait until people can legally shoot deer out of season with crop damage permits and sell the meat.

I understand and empathize with the constant pressure famers are under to make a profit, take care of their family, and ensure they can continue in there way of life. Crop damage shooting, especially in the warmer months is something few people enjoying doing and in some cases the deer taken under crop damage is not utilized.

With that said, allowing commercialization of venison opens up a myriad of issues. Look at the difficult of enforcing and abuses in the commercial fishing industry and you can almost immediately see a comparison happening with deer. I can see increased demand for crop damage permits, selling of permits or cost sharing, and people making money shooting deer and then selling them. There has to be a better solution than bringing back something that nearly wiped out most of North America’s game.

Senate Bill 68 works to remove some of parts of a current law that passed last year allowing late

winter and spring hunting in Charles and St. Mary’s counties (last session’s as-sault on deer bill)

but now allows the use of rifles for crop damage permits. If you are a deer in those counties you better have a swivel on your head, go nocturnal, and build a bunker to hide out it.

Several bills have once again been introduced to decrease the archery zone to either 75 yards (Har-ford) or 50 yards (Calvert and St. Mary’s) which would allow hunter’s access to areas that maybe previously off limits.

Sunday hunting once again continues to dominate as individual counties look to add more opportunities for people to hunt on Sunday ( Caroline, Dorchester, Harford) with the exception once again of Baltimore County which remains the only county in the state that does not allow it. Despite the increased lobby-ing by the hunting community, legislators continue to tell people that hunt private land what they can and cannot due on their property. Several bills were introduced to standardize Sunday hunting across the entire state but all were voted down. What will remain is a hodgepodge map of what counties allow Sunday hunting on what days. It would be easier for hunters, landowners, businesses and the natural resources police to have it open on Sundays statewide but alas that would make too much sense.

Senate Bill 88 also known as strict liability would change the current definition of baiting of water-fowl. Currently Maryland’s definition of baiting is considerably more restrictive than the Federal regulation. Under Maryland’s definition it is not necessary for you to know that an area is baited to be in violation. Federal law requires criminal intent while the Maryland law does not. Currently 44 other states subscribe to the federal standard.

Introduced this session are two bills House Bill 785 and Senate Bill B 666 that would allow a fish-ing license to be good for one from when it is pur-chased. Currently a fishing license is only good for the calendar year. If you are too busy in the spring and summer and you decide you want to do some ice fishing currently the license is only good till the end of the year. This one makes sense and

will hopefully get a few more anglers off the couch and onto the water.

It’s been a busy season for the Maryland Natural Resources Police and protecting Maryland’s favorite bi-valve. A quick look glance and the NRP blotter shows 35 individuals issued citations for violations ranging harvesting oysters in protected state waters, power dredging in a sail dredge area, unculled oys-ters, and under sized oysters. Many thanks to the NRP for protecting the oyster from those who choose to break the law and pillage a public resource.

If you happened to be at the Harrisburg Sports-men’s Show you might have noticed a both promoting hunting and fishing in Maryland. That correct, a booth telling people why Maryland is great place to spend visit if you enjoy hunting and fishing. The effort is part of small grant to help lure visiting sportsmen and sportswomen to our state. You can also check out their website at http://fishandhuntmaryland.com. All I can say is that it’s about time.

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