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Last Friday I caught about 50 horse croakers on bloodworms and circle hooks (Eagle Claw L702 size 5/0). The circle hooks are thin, great for bloodworms, and non-offset. The croakers hooked themselves, and it was a matter of reeling them in. The largest croaker was 18 inches. They fought good, too.
I knew from before that it was hard to fillet them compared with other fish, but since I caught so many that I decided to keep some for eating. I kept some for future cut bait, threw some back in the water, and gave the rest away. The croaker that I ate was fried. It was all right, but I don't plan to keep amy more in the future for eating because the resulting filet after cleaning is so small.
I caught the croakers on the Chesapeake Bay from the shore, but I don't want to say where because if I do, then I won't have any room to fish (SMILE). I learned a lot from PIER AND SURF, but I think we need to tone down mentioning the specific fishing area because from some 2000 miles of Chesapeake Bay shore, only a few miles are available for shore fishing access.
I knew from before that it was hard to fillet them compared with other fish, but since I caught so many that I decided to keep some for eating. I kept some for future cut bait, threw some back in the water, and gave the rest away. The croaker that I ate was fried. It was all right, but I don't plan to keep amy more in the future for eating because the resulting filet after cleaning is so small.
I caught the croakers on the Chesapeake Bay from the shore, but I don't want to say where because if I do, then I won't have any room to fish (SMILE). I learned a lot from PIER AND SURF, but I think we need to tone down mentioning the specific fishing area because from some 2000 miles of Chesapeake Bay shore, only a few miles are available for shore fishing access.