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#1 Apr-02-24 6:45AM
- Bryan
- Patagonian Toothfish
- From: Bealeton, VA
- Registered: Mar-18-11
- Posts: 1204
Early 2024 Speck fishing
Been a very good start to the year in the Chesapeake. Made my first trip on 1/27 and I've tagged over 100 speckled trout since, and a few reds too. Stripers have been conspicuously absent aside from one in the 25lb range I got back in February. Most fish were caught on homemade twitchbaits but I caught a lot on soft plastics as well. I'm hoping the very mild winter means there will be lots of trout around throughout the Summer. As good as the winter bite is, I live for that Summertime topwater action!
Freaky eye on this one.
Tubes were very effective in deeper water.
This is a 25.5" male speck. It is very rare for males to get that big, they usually don't top 20".
Rainy day. The bite was hot though.
Big striper on a little homemade trout lure.
Last weekend
Last edited by Bryan (Apr-02-24 7:46AM)
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#2 Apr-02-24 7:03AM
- BillyBigMouth
- Northern Snakehead
- From: Richmond, VA
- Registered: Aug-15-11
- Posts: 140
Re: Early 2024 Speck fishing
That's awesome! What is that homemade trout lure made out of? Is it wood?
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#3 Apr-02-24 7:18AM
- backtofuturetoyota
- Patagonian Toothfish
- From: Stafford
- Registered: Jan-12-12
- Posts: 872
Re: Early 2024 Speck fishing
Bryan, you have them locked in! I love seeing those beautiful specks you pull in every year. But these are huge. Those toothy points on the front always makes me laugh and think of Olaf from frozen (big front tooth)...yes...I said it. haha
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#4 Apr-02-24 9:00AM
- drxfish
- Patagonian Toothfish
- From: Sterling
- Registered: Jan-04-14
- Posts: 3026
Re: Early 2024 Speck fishing
Awesome!! Catching trophy specks on homemade lures, epic.
Always wishin' I was fishin'
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#5 Apr-02-24 9:23AM
- Bryan
- Patagonian Toothfish
- From: Bealeton, VA
- Registered: Mar-18-11
- Posts: 1204
Re: Early 2024 Speck fishing
BillyBigMouth wrote:
That's awesome! What is that homemade trout lure made out of? Is it wood?
I make them out of resin. The internals are wire, foam, lead, and various foils. I make a ton of different patterns.
I wanted a bait that wiggled on the fall and it took some trial and error to get a lure I was happy with. I made them for specks but I've caught all kinds of fish on them.
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#6 Apr-02-24 10:13AM
- hookup
- Patagonian Toothfish
- Registered: Jan-31-12
- Posts: 2350
Re: Early 2024 Speck fishing
Nice job.
Hope some of those fish saw some hot grease
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#7 Apr-02-24 11:03AM
- BillyBigMouth
- Northern Snakehead
- From: Richmond, VA
- Registered: Aug-15-11
- Posts: 140
Re: Early 2024 Speck fishing
Bryan wrote:
BillyBigMouth wrote:
That's awesome! What is that homemade trout lure made out of? Is it wood?
I make them out of resin. The internals are wire, foam, lead, and various foils. I make a ton of different patterns.
https://i.postimg.cc/qMYZMjv0/PXL-20231 … 452735.jpg
I wanted a bait that wiggled on the fall and it took some trial and error to get a lure I was happy with. I made them for specks but I've caught all kinds of fish on them.
That's really cool! I do wood working as another hobby (like I needed another expensive hobby) and have always thought it would be cool to make some wooden lures.
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#8 Apr-02-24 11:50AM
- Bryan
- Patagonian Toothfish
- From: Bealeton, VA
- Registered: Mar-18-11
- Posts: 1204
Re: Early 2024 Speck fishing
hookup wrote:
Nice job.
Hope some of those fish saw some hot grease
All tagged and released. I don't care much for specks on the table, but I'll keep some reds for the grill occasionally.
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#9 Apr-02-24 12:22PM
- drxfish
- Patagonian Toothfish
- From: Sterling
- Registered: Jan-04-14
- Posts: 3026
Re: Early 2024 Speck fishing
Those look awesome. Congrats!
Always wishin' I was fishin'
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#10 Apr-02-24 12:51PM
- Ernie
- Administrator
- From: Ashburn VA
- Registered: Feb-03-06
- Posts: 15637
Re: Early 2024 Speck fishing
Excellent fishing!! Well done. I am with you, much prefer a red to a spec for the table.
Time to go fishin' again!
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#11 Apr-03-24 4:16AM
- backtofuturetoyota
- Patagonian Toothfish
- From: Stafford
- Registered: Jan-12-12
- Posts: 872
Re: Early 2024 Speck fishing
Dude, we need to put you on the market with these lures! Awesome build.
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