[Big Rad]

Braved the horrendous bridge traffic and hit the Narrows last night. First lure in the water at 9:20 pm. The storms and lightening flashes must have kept the crowds and the fish away. I had a couple of hits on the storm lure with no fish landed. I switched up to a gotcha in chartreuse and yellow combination when the tide was dead low. The water was not moving at all. I was varying the speed of my retrieve on each cast. I should note that the bridge lights were mostly off so there was no real shadow line. On my speed retrieve I decided to twitch the rod tip every few turns. A fish I never saw smashed my plug and kept heading north. I was calm as I thumbed the spool to try to slow and turn the fish. I almost lost some skin as the fish could not be stopped. I was using 10lb PP with no backing. The fish emptied my reel and damn near tore the spool off the reel body. Somewhere in the upper bay is a fish with a gotcha in his mouth. I would say that the loop knot gave way as I was able to hand wind the line back on the spool. I got spooled at the Narrows! I enjoyed the hell out of those two minutes. I couldn't stop smiling as i made the walk to my truck, as I called it a night.

Highlights:
Not crowded
no bugs
got spooled

Lowlights
Busted reel

I'll be back!

 

[CaliYellowtail]

Probably a cow-nose ray. Hooked 1 there couple weeks back on a white bucktail and 15# tuf-line. After several long runs, gottem near the bulkhead, saw what it was, cranked down the drag and popped em.

Thanks for posting

 

[fishhead]

Cownosed are around this time of year, moreso than the other types of rays, but I didn't know they came that far north. Thanks for the KN report Big Rad!

 

[Hueski]

Nice report big Rad.
I know where kn is. Where exactly do you fish at? I've never fished there. I'm coming from DC.

 

[whenican]

I luv hearing about the one that got away. You'll get him next time!

 

[Tracker01]

Sounds like a exciting night.

 

[CaliYellowtail]

Cownosed are around this time of year, moreso than the other types of rays, but I didn't know they came that far north. Thanks for the KN report Big Rad!

Caught em at Downs Park last year, that's about 10 mi north of Bay Bridge. Fort Smallwood too.

 

[dena]

Caught em at Downs Park last year, that's about 10 mi north of Bay Bridge. Fort Smallwood too.

Yup, I see them in the creeks off the Patapsco every year.
They follow the crabs.

 

[dena]

Could have been a big Black Drum too.
Any tail, or head shakes felt, or just a steady pull?

 

[CaliYellowtail]

Could have been a big Black Drum too.
Any tail, or head shakes felt, or just a steady pull?

,,,,true

 

[Big Rad]

yeah yeah that's the ticket....I say it was a 40 inch rock:fishing:

The speed of the run makes me say it wasn't a cow nose.

 

[Got 'em]

yeah yeah that's the ticket....I say it was a 40 inch rock:fishing:

The speed of the run makes me say it wasn't a cow nose.

There's some big ones out there BigRad. You and I both know it. my personal best out there was a solid ~31" on a Black jig. 40inch Rock? I wouldn't be surprised

That being said...I haven't been there in ages. Maybe it's time to dust off the salmon rod and swim shads...

 

[Lipyourown]

Based on the time of year, I'd bet on it being a big rockfish. Nice story.