Greetings fishinrookie!
Welcome to the board! I've never had much luck in the Spring on the Choptank Pier, but the fishing is good to outstanding in the Fall. However, if you, catman, or Triggerfish happen to catch some nice croaker there this Spring, please post your results.
Last Fall we did happen to see a large 'croaker' caught in the Fall (it had to push the four pound mark) on cut spot, but after reading a lot of posts about puppy drum being caught all over last Fall, I'm wondering if it might not have been a small red drum. A couple of fellows caught an 18 incher on our left two weeks later, and again, it could have been a pup. I've seen croaker caught from the pier in the Spring during the day, but nothing over a foot long. However, I never fished the pier at night during the Spring....