Something to Like at Love Point

I talked Dianne in to joining me with her camera for a dash across the Bay to Love Point this evening. Love Point is located at the northern tip of Kent Island, almost due east from the mouth of the Magothy, where the Chester River enters the Bay. I've heard that rockfish have been breaking there in recent days. There were no sign of breakers tonight, but we still had fun. This was the biggest, about 24 inches - a beautiful fish. I've tried many new kinds of trolling rigs since I started fishing here, but I've settled right back into my tried-and-true deep running crank-bait with a 3/4 or 1 ounce bucktail (fly) tied on above. With this rig you can get plenty deep without extra weight, so you can still troll with light tackle. In other words, I can still use my freshwater casting outfits. The trick is in making sure your lures are running true and straight. If they run off even a little bit, you're in for big tangle-troubles when you are fishing multiple rods. I bought a couple of bigger trolling reels a while back, and I'm still using them as well, but with the same lure and fly rig. Dianne got a few nice shots. I like the perspective of looking up at the bent rods. I'm very tempted to crack about how her best work is done while horizontal, but I would never do anything like that! -S