Monday, November 23, 2009

oyster stuffing

the wife does a great job at thanksgiving...sometimes i like to lend a hand: im making oyster stuffing for the turkey she's grilling. yeah: she's going to try grilling the turkey this year. im going to run up to faunce's to pick up fresh oysters: you can order them from j&w seafood.

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Saturday riding

no fishing this weekend...I'm headed to meet the boys for some Saturday riding.
maybe we will head to kent island for some crab soup.
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Friday, November 20, 2009

bass pro sale

john's mom brought me this rod a few weeks ago...still havent picked up a reel. headed to the bass pro shop sale to see if i can find something.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

bay splash

baysplash magazine is a new discovery, covering lifestyles in virginia's chesapeake bay. some great photos and interesting essays.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

tidal potomac fly rodders

im not that into flyfishing because im impatient. but john forwarded this link to tidal potomac fly rodders group on google. seems interesting.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Sunday fishing

we still had really high tides on the Potomac today, despite the calm weather compared to Saturday. I trolled from here down the river then up the bay to the patuxent using chartreuse...tons of fish on the fish finder: not a bite today! should have listened to the wife: she over heard at rw's that people were hitting on white in 50 feet. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

pocket tug boat


saw this mini tug boat while on the way to rw's. the little boat is all metal construction with a stamped steel deck: it's in pretty good shape! reminds me of popeye's boat: very cool!
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Saturday, November 14, 2009

rw's sport shop

like a need another rod!
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Thursday, November 12, 2009

52-foot buddy davis

you can buy this 52-foot buddy davis from commonwealth boat brokers if you have the $.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

taxidermy squirrel fish

the wife sells her jewelry on etsy, who's archrival is regretsy. regretsy found this insane taxidermist on etsy, and the wife did a post on it last night...i will let her do the talking this time because i really have nothing to say.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

how to cleanup the chesapeake bay



the environmental protection agency's draft on how to clean up the chesapeake bay (this time) is due this week. sediment samples from the 180-mile long estuary are being analyzed to pinpoint dead zones and help determine where actions need to be taken first. above is a photo of the vessel rachel carson carrying out research for the project by locating dead sediments, which are basically mud with little or no oxygen. Clams and worms and microscopic plants at the bottom of the food chain — down in the mud — need that oxygen and it isn't there. in oxygen's place is extra nitrogen and phosphorous, mostly from sewage, cars and fertilizer. The nitrogen and phosphorous act as food for algae, which eat them and grow into huge floating blooms. oxygen is removed from the water when the algae die and decompose: that's deadly.
read more or watch the video here.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

f650 super truck

do i really need to upgrade the f450?
then i might have to get a bigger boat!

Saturday, November 7, 2009

gone fishing

heading out to smith point light...looking for rock.
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Friday, November 6, 2009

futuristic boat

futuristic boat built for one of the siberian govenors. hmmm....im sure there's nothing corrupt about that!

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

fishing from a jetski

last night i did a post on tog caught from a jetski . nice photos, but later i began to think about this: where did he store the fish? how was this jet ski rigged? who was this guy? so, i checked jetski brian out. he came up with a truly custom pwc that can do most any fishing duty.
read his interesting story here.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

jetski fishing on the chesapeake bay

these are sweet tog! caught on the bay near the chesapeake bay bridge tunnel yesterday, this guy fishes from his jetski. he also caught some rock...check his photos at the hull truth.

Monday, November 2, 2009

clearing skies


yet another stormy weekend...clouding up the water: the fish remained hidden...and it gets dark so early these days! looks like its clearing up for the work week, though: figures.
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nomura's jellyfish capsizes fishing boat

a japanese fishing trawler capsized when its three-man crew tried to haul in a net containing dozens of huge nomura's jellyfish: they were rescued by another trawler. the local coast guard office reported that the weather was clear and the sea was calm at the time of the accident.
relatively little is known about this huge jellyfish, such as why some years see thousands of the creatures floating across the sea of japan on the tsushima current: 15,500 reports of damage to fishing equipment was reported in 2007. in 2008 there were virtually no sightings. experts believe weather and water conditions in the breeding grounds, off the coast of china, have been ideal for the jellyfish in recent months. they also believe that one contributing factor to the jellyfish becoming more frequent visitors to japanese waters may be a decline in the number of predators, which include sea turtles and certain species of fish.
hope they dont make it to the chesapeake anytime soon!