of the KNOT~YET @ age 79,Harvey. And a friend from the rail of Rudee and TF member ART. Art & I's friend Lonnie is at the 4th catching a few mid range fish while anchored up, after the call we head over there and drift along side.....Art gets a fat 24 - in the box ......I get a 22....toss it back.....Art 21...back it goes......Harvey,Doug and I catch and throw back a dozen more between the 3 of us.....while Art set them free from his bow perch......we box a couple more in the high 20's around 26...... Art was casting a storm, so was Harvey- Doug had on a B/A and I was using a Stretch 11 (R&W)- we are not going to keep all the big cows from the onslaught to come at the high rise.......
at 3pm we head over to the high rise and see the guys way east in the other reports......thats where Doug wanted to go......over ruled......Dictator Doug has been hog tied and sent below decks.....I am driving now.......pull up to the ONLY spot I have ever EEL'd in my life......not another boat in sight - well almost......drift threw the pilings over and over waiting on the tide to switch.....watched a small Sea Pro pull a few upper 30's off the pilons and finally we anchor up as the tide eased out of the mecca known as the Chesapeake Bay........Put out a spread of EEls with oz's of 6,8,10,12 and 20 ounces on the TLD's .......way way way back I casted a free floater on the big Shimano 8000 spinner of Doug's......Here comes Tony to anchor to our stbd......then along comes Paige II and sets up right between Tony & I at least he asked Tony, I guess the old wooden boat dont deserve any respect.......1/2 hour after dark, Jackass arrives.......Our 2 deepest rigs hail the critters and feed 3 eels to them......swap to light sinkers and its on just as much as any one else......I dont need nor care to submit and citation paperwork so I keep my fish for the Freezer.......Harvey & Doug set theirs free - a 46 and a 45 1/2 ......Art hauls in a HAWG at 49 inches or so ........40+ pounds and he will file his freezer paperwork today........what a kick ass 12 hours on the water we had today ........target species- ROCKFISH~ Mission accomplished......the Ole DRIFTWOOD ruleZ once again .........
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