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Thats weird, I circled that shady dude in the background but didnt think anyone could see it. Nah I dont have anyone to go out with tommorow that can help me with the trailer. I just dont feel confident enough yet to do it on my own. Tammy has one dog to groom tommorow at 10 am and then she said she might wanna go. But that wont be till like noon. If we do go then we might just go out of leesylvania, not sure yet. The weather forecast a few days ago said tommorow was gonna be 71 and now it says 61 for my zip code!! Down your way its only supposed to be 59 which really sux. I'm gonna wait and see how it feels outside around 11 am and then make up my mind. I'll keep you posted

summer bass, only went a lil over 2 pounds but still fun to catch

Just thought I'd share this gorgeous sunrise pic from earlier this summer. It was taken at one of the ramps at leesylvania state park around 6:15 one morning. We went out that morning and caught about 40 bass up in fort washington.

Here's one that my regular fishing partner caught off that dock at the mouth of mattawoman on a sweet beaver bout a week ago

here's one of mine from that day

wow who's this shady lookin dude in the pic holdin that purdy lil fish Oh and check out the even shadier dude circled on shore. I think he was up to no good but we were catchin fish so I could care less :

well I got someone coming to look at my aluminum boat tommorow or else I would consider goin out tommorow. I really need to get it sold before it kills a huge spot in my lawn :-/ I went to bass pro shops and gander mountain today and dropped about a hundred and fifty bux on some more soft frogs, some crawfish baits and a few knock off senkos called slurpies. Also got some flukes in shad colors as suggested by potomac angler. I just need to find the right kinda weighted hooks to keep the soft frogs from goin belly up when I reel'em in. Think when I hit the water on thursday Im gonna go early in the mornin like I did all summer. Actually I hit the water at 6:30 am during the summer, probably be closer to 8 when I go out thursday. I'll see how the early bite is at the secret spot ;D

ya I forgot to mention that, we saw between 50-75 adult bass all between 2-5 pounds swimmin all around the boat. We were literally right on top of several schools of hungry bass. Thats the most bass I have ever seen anywhere other then the tanks at bass pro shops. Next time Im gonna flip some creature baits and jigs and see what happens. Shooting for thursday and or friday depending on weather and if I can get at least one person to come that knows how to back a trailer up when I launch the boat and bring it back in. My ole lady usually does that but she's gonna be working on friday.

we launched out of pohick no problem at 11 am. We pulled ten fish in the boat between thai, me and my ole lady. One was a yellow perch tho so it doesnt really count Not bad for an afternoon in late october. We all also lost a few so we could have easily had 15 in the boat. Headed back out on thursday and friday. Stratos took the river like a hot knife thru butter. low 60's mph with 3 people with only a shooter 4 blade prop. Gonna get a nicer prop and get'er up to high 60's at least.

Ok nevermind, I called and we're good to go. So pohick bay it is. See ya there at 10:45ish. Its free to park your car there and we'll split the launch fee of 8 bux ;D

Is the ramp still open there tho this time of year ? I looked on their website and it says the main gate is closed after october 13 except for weekends. They dont make it clear whether or not you can launch a boat there right now http://www.nvrpa.org/parks/pohickbay/?pg=hours.html

Ok now Im thinkin bout pohick bay to launch also. Anyone know how theur ramps are ? That also puts me right between my neck of the woods and fort washington and mount vernon.

low tide for alexandria virginia is at 9:16 am today and high tide is at 3:14 pm so what do you think ? If we launch at 11 am will that be high enough tide to launch my boat out of bellehaven ? It is a big boat with a deep hull as far as bass boats go. And not only is this my first time launching out of that marina but its my first time launching this boat since I bought it this weekend. Do you think I would be better off launching from a ramp Im more familiar with like at leesylvania state park ? I know those ramps well and have launched my aluminum boats out of there dozens of times.

dont worry I have several spare pairs of polarized fishing sunglasses so I will try and remember to bring a pair for ya. Im goin to be wearin my save phace mask to keep my entire mug wind free. Im ugly enough without a ton of bugs splattered all over my face :-[ And if you have a throw-in flotation pad, the kind you can sit on, then bring it. They help absorb some shock when we hit the 3 foot chop at full speed. Im gonna hit the sack now so I can get up by 9 30 and start gettin ready. Gonna be mid 60's tommorow with 5-8 mph winds so we should be ok.

what are we gonna be throwing tommorow anyways, I forgot to ask u earlier when we talked. I'm bringin most of my gear anyways just cuz I have room for it all, even tho I wont use 90 percent of it. I wanna have my go-to lures readily available tho. Anyone here launch out of bellehaven before, Im curious how nice their boat ramp is and if it's steep. Oh and bring a pair of sunglasses since youre gonna be sittin in the middle ;D The wind is a real beatch

I keep hearing how good they taste. I guess I dont know what Im missing, I think I'll pass on eating anything out of the potomac tho.

Oh trust me I'm ready. I got my blade on my hip too ready to stick it right thru the back of their ugly lil heads. It's time to feed the raccoons. Im gonna take the boat on a short test run later today by my house. Then tommorow it's time to have some fun.

Here in virginia you have to go to the country to get it. It only comes in 89 octane too. When I used to put it in my tracker, it ran better and went a few mph faster also. Well worth the few extra cents per gallon imo.

nah not really. It does 65 with one person or maybe 62 with 2 people and a tournament load. Its not that fast for a stratos. Back then they only came with a 200hp motor. If it had a 250 then I could see it doing 75-80 but thats too fast for me. Im happy goin 60 right thru choppy water . I took that boat thru some rough choppy windy conditions today and it handled like a dream. Didnt feel any bumps like I have in javelins and rangers I ridden in. Not to mention that was my first time ever drivin a fiberglass bass boat. That boat is easy to drive . Im beyond happy. Its also in immaculate condition, not one single stress crack anywhere.

Got my stratos! Now Im ready to tear up some bass and snakeheads. Oh ya ;D

actually my fishing partner fishes the woodrow wilson bridge a few mornings a week and usually catches 5-10 fish there between 2-5 pounds. I just havent gotten up there yet. Potomac Angler has a few good spots within 15 minute boat ride from the bridge so Im sure we'll hit that up on monday while we're makin our rounds. Im headed out in about an hour to go see a 21 foot stratos in Chester VA so who knows, I might be rocking a new ride on the water this week. I just gotta figure out where the heck Im gonna store both my boats in my driveway.

Ok just tell me where to meet up with ya and I'll be there. I just gotta hit the road early to beat 95 north traffic coming from hoodbridge. Weather.com shows monday thru friday with some great weather. This comin week might be the last really nice week of weather for a long time. I'm also hittin bass pro shops tommorow on the way to go see that stratos boat Im lookin at. Anyone know if they carry the new stradic ci4 there yet ? Gonna pick up some frogs and 1/8 ounce buzzbaits. And I lost my only black/blue chatterbait the other day when I got a birds nest mid cast and my bait snapped off midair You think I should bother gettin another one or will the chartreuse one I have work better now ?

It's gonna rain pretty hard tommorow, you think the water will be too muddy on sunday ? If so then maybe monday or tuesday mornin if thats cool with you. Send me a pm and tell me what day you can go. Monday thru friday shows all mid-upper 60's 5 days in a row with no rain. I intend on goin out at least 3 days next week if not 4. Also gonna be checkin out a stratos 201 this weekend down in richmond and if all goes well Im gonna have myself a 21 foot bass boat 8-) If it doesnt work out then no biggie, I just have to launch out of somewhere up north like bellehaven marina. Tryin to get up towards alexandria and fort washington on the river at 28 miles per hour on my boat isnt fun coming from leesylvania. And from what I been hearing lately, the better action is further up north on the river.

If only I could find alot of green grass then I might get on top of some fish. My fishing buddy couldnt go this morning so I didnt go either. If anyone wants to go out today or in the next few days then lemme know. I have a 16 foot boat with a 50hp, gets the job done.

went out again today and caught nothing. I did lose one on a grub and one on a spro frog and those were my only 2 hits. My friend who fishes with me usually caught two 1 pounders, both on 1/8 ounce buzzbaits. After runnin and gunnin all day we found a good spot where he caught his 2 fish. There was 4 other boats there all fishing but that didnt stop me. I figured out the fish there want small buzzbaits fished slowly and soft body frogs, mostly stanley ribbits reeled in steady. So tommorow we're headed out early and slammin this spot with buzzbaits, frogs and maybe even some senkos thrown in. My friend lost 3 fish in a row that he got skimmin a senko on top of the water. Anyone fish the rage tail toads on the potomac? What about the Paca Toads? I'm bout to pick up a few packs of the Lake Fork Tackle "Fork Frogs" and the Rage tails and see how they do. I been tryin the Paca Toads and they are great when you can keep them from goin belly up. I'm lookin for the perfect soft frog right now since that seems like my best bet. The horny toads seem to work ok but the feet break off constantly.