Hey guys, on April 19, 2003, I went to Cheapspeare Beach with eight of Gallaudet University students for the first day of the opening striper season. Maryland outdoor magazines reported that many anglers have been catching many trophy-sized stripers. So we drove to CB to meet Capt. Green and his mate, Al of the Plumb Crazy Charter. We were on a half-day trip. We trolled for stripers. We discussed which one of us should go first. We decided to follow in a birthday order. The other dude who was with us got the first hit and I got the second one. He caught 28 1/2 inches striper. It was his first saltwater fishing trip. He was elated and stroked. He fought the fish and it nearly worn his arms out. Then I caught a 33 1/2 inches striper. That fish fought well. It felt so heavy. As I kept reeling, I saw the fish on the surface of the water. Al netted the fish and released the hook off it's mouth and gave it to me, and I held it.
I'm going to post some pictures. Anyway, this picture is better than my previous one, do you guys remember the last picture? ;)

Here is it...

more to go...

And also I forgot to mention that I won the $9 pool. My fish was the biggest of all.

good job, what a great way to start the season.:D

thanks, man. i got more pics of my friends with stripers. wanna see them?

your friend has some sweet sun glasses.
nice fish, looks like fun. much better than your last picture. :)

Glad you had a good time.

How far down the bay were you fishing? I lived in Newport News and hitched rides with people when I could in the lower bay. Striper season was closed then :(

sure why not?

here they are...

this is billy. he is the one who hosted the trip and he is a great fisherman i met.

doug here caught a 30 1/2 inches.

a better view of dougie here...

this is billy's buddy, paul, from NJ. he caught a 30 inches.

here i am fighting a 33 inches striper.

this guy caught a 29 inches striper and it was on a eating binge. when we arrived the dock, al cleaned the fish and found a dead mullet in it's stomach. sorry i didnt take a pic of that. it wld be cool though...

virginia here holding a 29 1/2 inches striper.

the gang...

here is Ed who is enjoying his first saltwater fishing trip.

and again, he is enjoying the thrill of saltwater fishing.

the whole gang is showing their catches.

whos the kid holding the beer ?.;) :D nice pictures, looks like it was a pretty good trip. looks like a nice boat too.

fishfar, im not sure how far we went, but i think that we went 10 or 20 miles away from the cheapspeare beach.

christain- uh, that was a woman...:hee:

:laughs: woops.

looks like you had a great day...did anyone turn green and chum for fish?????

hahahaha, heck no, no one did. it was a smmoth ride on the cheapspeare bay.

Is it me or is Steve from Mass In one of the pictures:confused:

i have no ideas, duke. i never seen your face and steve's face before.

How much did it cost you guys to fish? Looks like it costed a leg & an arm.......

It's a good thing that you took a group photo.

I thought you were all passing around the same Bass!

:laughs:

frensostriperman- it costs us a $65 each.

bliz-:laughs:

Money well spent. :btu:

Notaro, :btu: Looks like y'all had a good day. Hope ya at least made some mental notes as to equipment, bait, tackle, etc.:D

well, i did, but i can't remember them all.

i kinda doubt ED will ever go striper fishing again.....lol

nobody survives that kind of enthusiasm who hooked who:confused: :happy:

Nice FISHING !!!:happy: :happy: Excellent way to start the season:D :D :D

What were them lures that you were using????

they used a neon green shad teaser rig and a white bucktain with a 6 inches shad.