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Today, it was supposed to be 3 of us, me, George and Leon. But Leon had to cancel because some piece of scum decided that he wanted his catalytic converter from his RV. I hope they catch the guy but as always, the victims have to pay and take time to make things right. We will make up the trip in late August.

I met George at his house at 5:45a and we took off for Chaptico Market.



And there sausage, egg and cheese sammies were as good as ever!



While there, we each ordered a bunch of bulk breakfast sausage which we would pick up on the way back.

It was a pleasant day and we stared catching fish at our 1st stop..and 2nd...and 3rd...and 4th...and 5th, until we ran out of time.







A spot!



A flounder (one of 3)!



A croaker (no pic)!

And many more perch...



... including 30-40 doubles!



We actually lost count of doubles!

At spot #4, White's Bar, we caught a ton of perch. The wind picked up a bit (against the current and tide) so we drifted out of shallow water (1.5'-3')  into deeper water (3' to 8'). I wondered if we would still catch fish as we drifted into deeper water. The answer was YES and they were a bit bigger. We did not stop catching them until we got to 8'. This was a "new" place for me and a very pleasant surprise.

After all the catching, I had to retire my lure (home made by George)!



We then went to spot #5 and I started  the drift a little further out than before, near a boat dock.

I threw in close and got picked up. All of the sudden, the fish started to run and I told George that I may have a striper. It ran under the boat and when I finally horsed it back out, I said, "George get the net!" It was a big perch!!





Just a hair shy of 12"! What a brute!

We continued to catch fish until I declared it was over at 1p! Chaptico Market lunch was calling!







Man...it was good! A fitting end to great catching and well worth the long drive. BTW, gas ain't cheap in MD either!

The wind was not a factor, the water quality was great, there were a bizillion perch and  the heat only bothered us when we put the boat up. Perfect day!