It was probally a carp. I've caught plenty of them on artificial baits while fishing for bass. They'll feed on anything on the bottom. I would thing generally the water would be too salty down there at the ghost fleet, but with all the rain, it's not out of the question. Fish can adapt to different levels of salt. We see it all the time in dry weather when the salt pushes up the river. A black drum is next most likely culprit. The scales on a drum are really large I understand. If you go to the websites for the Virginia Game and Inland Fisheries Comission. (http://www.dgif.state.va.us/) You can probally find a picture of a carp. The Virginia Marine Resources Comission web site will probally have one of a drum. Sorry. I don't have their address handy.