Відео

Congratulation. The pedal kayak is great for fishing!

thanks. corrected

You can replace the soft lure and shrimp with your favorites. I am sure you catch more especially when sheepshead aren't available. good luck!!!

It's all about finding the right location for your fishing water: Google "NOAA Current Predictions" Select Virginia. Select "Chesapeake Beach, 1.5 miles north of" under "Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel". You will see the screenshot showing at 56 second of on my video ua-cam.com/video/HXt7XUMpQWQ/v-deo.html - titled "Tautog at CBBT, 03/03/2024.

at CBBT- from May

Rod: You need a stiff rod My Go To Rod: Abu Garcia, Vendetta ($90) , 01F22BK, 7’ Heavy Power, fast action, 3/8 - 1 1/2 OZ Lure, 14-30 LB Line I also have: Shimano 6.5’ Teramar ($150) , TMC-E66M (Medium Power, Medium Fast action- it is a bit too flexible. Shimano 6’3” Trevela S ($180 years ago) TVAC-63MH, Medium Heavy power, Medium Fast action - It’s also good for me Bass Pro (Muskie Rod), GS63XHT, Extra Heavy, Fast action, I paid $45 a long time ago. - This one is OK. I use bait-casting reels but you can use spinning reels” Drag: 18 LB + I think the minimum Drag is 18 LB My Go to Reel: Abu Garcia Black Max - I paid under $35 years ago. The ARB on the reel fails after 3 months. Some lasted 2 years. I use this because it is chip (disposable). I don't try to fix it. ARBs on the most spinning reels (under $150) fail after 1 - 2 years. So, the cheaper is better for me. The cheaper ones from on-line are garbage I have Shimano Curado 301E ($250 years ago) . This is a trouble free and last forever.

It has been very windy in Feb-Apr this year. Also cooler than average. The water temp is lower by 2 degrees this spring.

Water looks so calm for CBBT

I think spawning has started. They are in the rock beds, not under the pylons. I will try around the island.

What time do you go out there? @comeonfish01

@@bonnieformentera7306 around 6:30 right before the sunrise.

Street parking around "buoy 44 seafood grill", virginia beach, va. Bring a cart with fat wheels for sandy beach. the path to the water is between the Buoy 44 restaurant building and the Buoy 44 parking lot

Thanks for that info, hoping to see you out there soon.

👍

I didn't fish Lake Anna last winter - I just recognized you🙂

All my friends fishing long hours, stopped wearing dry-suits. We need to be able to pee immediately while fishing in our favorite water. We can't afford valuable 2 + hours to get to the safe areas (land usually)

@@comeonfish01 They make dry suits with a relief zippers. Mine works well. They are a bit more expensive, but I think are worth the investment. I'm planning to get a semi-dry suit for next year. It has a neoprene gasket instead of rubber that is supposed to be more comfortable.

@@TomyTekOutdoors Nothing is expensive for saving life. The price of a good is justified by the priority of the individual and individual's affordability. Yakers respect everyone's decision🙂

Occoquan Regional Park. It is gated. Check the site for opening hours. and the kayak launching fee for weekdays and weekend. There is a envelop drop post for fee at the kayak launch site. Have a dollar and 5 dollar bills.

I just added the link (on the top right corner) to the my video with detailed rig info at 1:14 - 1:23. OR The link to the detailed rig info: ua-cam.com/video/ys9s6-z4ERs/v-deo.html Added beads (1 or 2) to the rig for hooks with small eyes. I feel red beads improved the catches. Think it as a large jig. I need a heavy weight to hit the holes in 35' - 55' deep water during the fast current. a 3 OZ jig won't work in the fast current. My max size hook is 4/0. Bigger jigs come with large hooks that aren't for tautog. Not scientifically proven, but my stat show the red sinker catches big tautog.

Thank you so much for sharing your information and experience with this type of rig..

Street parking. Usually one side of the streets. check for "no parking signs" for no parking zones. there are paths to the sand beach between houses. We usually park near Buoy 44 restaurant. I carry a cart with balloon tires.

Awesome! Thanks I'm gonna go check it out. Thanks for the reply

I made 7 vacuum sealed package with fillet for Sashimi or Poke bowl, and 4 packages of heads and remaining for soup. All packages were gone in two days. My wife's friends had been waiting for the fresh catch.🙂

Any possible baits are all good as long as they are fresh. I have used sand flee, green crab, blue crab, fiddler crab, and clam. Live bait is the best, but no big difference. Make sure the baits are fresh. I see anglers were using rotten baits, such as, pink shrimp, pink crab, and smelly baits (rotten). I get a 4 LB box of frozen shrimp at $20-24 from my local grocery stores in Was DC area. We have many big Asian Groceries with good size sea food sections. There are 6-7 DZs in a box of 30-40 count shrimp, and 8-9 DZs in a box of 50-60 count shrimp. These shrimp have been frozen from the shrimp farms in Belize or Guatemala. So, they are very fresh. I don't eat shrimp/fish from the national chains such as Giant, Trader Joe, or Wegman. The shrimp and fish from these stores smell badly already. I drive 4 hours, one way, for Gas and Pit stop from Wash DC to VA Beach. I need to bring my baits because the baits aren't even available in the tackle stores in VA Beach many times. Besides, I 've been catching other species (puppy drum, striper, flounder, big red, trout, spadefish, trigger fish) as by product when using shrimp.

I certainly understand that, bait can be a challenge, as can the weather, tight lines, hopefully we’ll get a calm day for another video. Thank you for the reply ✌️

We will use crabs here in Virginia Beach in the spring, summer, and fall. There usually aren't live crabs available during the colder months here. Frozen crabs work okay but live is much better. Shrimp is an excellent tog bait, especially when its cold because all the croakers and seabass arent around to pick your shrimp apart

@@afout07 YEs, it is very annoying because I catch too many trash fish with shrimp when the water is warmer. But, I catch other quality species as by product.

40F yesterday. zero bite as expected. I fished to know the lowest water temp for tog. That's why I fished. My lowest was 44F so far. I fished during the bad cooling trend - 44, 43,42,41,40. I will wait for the warming trend like 42,42,43,43,44,44,44,44,44,44 in Feb. Though 44F is still tough I usually get lest then 1-4 bite. Also check the current. To be safe and comfort fishing , I prefer the speed of Flood tide less than 1.9 knots- meaning 2.2 knots at the pilings. 46 F during the warming trend is recommended

@@comeonfish01 Ok thanks much! I was going to fish with Jay on Wed, but we are going to wait for a warmup.

California.... I wish were there. It's cold here in VA. Tomorrow, I will be fishing in VA beach, The air temp will be 29-39F Water temp will be 41 F. I am wearing for Air temp., not just the water. I can wear wetsuit and boots before December and after March here. Then I have a huge issue with pit-stop.😬 I am not close to Beach at all.

FYI most of us here wear the NRS farmer John that has a two way full zipper that can piss if needed. Lol

@@jamesyeung5379 I am getting one Thanks

Thanks. I will be very careful. From now on, I don't expect any boaters fishing near me in case of an emergency.