I was going to fish this past weekend, but decided to stay home and get my tackle straight and get ready for the striped bass run in Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay in and around the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (CBBT). I feel like over the next ten days it’s going to break lose from all the reports and things I am getting from along the coast.

My tackle was a total mess from the last few months fishing up here in this part of the bay and in the Bahamas. Total dead men after a massive clean up is 3 broken fly rods (2 sage xp 9wts and 1 8wt xp), four toasted fly lines (sinking and floating), tons of dead flies and jigs and three reels (2 bait caster Shimano Calais and 1 calcutta 250). All the broken stuff is going back to get fixed today.

I ripped all the old line off all my reels (fly and light tackle) and put everything new on. I need to get a few more fly lines, but have enough for now to get through a trip or two at the CBBT.

I weeded out a bunch of dead TF Lures, and got some new ones ready. So far I am on my third batch (2nd batch pic below) getting some new ones ready. I also totally weeded out my fly boxes, threw out any fly I know I would not fish and started tying some new ones to fill in .

I finally got my boat back in order as well. Thanks to Mid Shore Electronics I have a new Lowrance LCX-38C HD Sonar/GPS Chartplotter Combo unit and a new Humminbird Side Imaging 997C SI Combo properly installed. They also redid my console configuration to make it all fit and also fixed a bunch of dings I had in the boat. They do some great fiberglass work. ( I will post a full story on this whole process once I take a few more pics)

I also now have my Lenco trim tab rolling motors back in order after a long process of getting them replaced after losing one last Jan at the CBBT. The trim tab has been working, but not the motor, now everything is working.

Motor, knock on wood is running really well and inside is all super cleaned up.
Only thing left is possibly a new trailer or redoing the one I have, if I do not get to this over the next week, what I have will work fine to get through this season.

All and all a good weekend to get ready. Now all I need is a good shot of 3-5 days next week at the CBBT and Wild Bill and I are going to give it a whirl.

Let’s get ready to rock and roll!

Brandon

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