02-23-2009, 11:16 PM
For spanish mackeral on the lower Chesapeake, start looking for them around the July 4th. I use those # 1 Clark spoons, the small one's behind Striker planers pulled at 5.8 knots. If you find the food chain (anchovies) your in business, particularly near structure and deep water edges with tide rip. Also; nobody considers crab pots structure, but over the last few years I've caught many a nice mackeral, zig zagging pots in 20 feet of water in the evening. If that rod tips not dancing, your not pulling those spoons hard enough. Not fast enough no bites, fast enough, and they will plain out smash it. Hands down.
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