VA Beach Part 2

Blue_Runner · #1 01-18-2008, 09:25 AM

Starting a new thread for an upcoming trip the weekend of the 25th. My regular fishing crew are leaving NC Thursday evening for Rudee Inlet and plan to fish the 25th and 26th. Three boats as of right now and around 12 people. As long as the weather and conditions allow, we will be there.

So who else can bring their V? Or whatever boat you striper fish with. The more the merrier!

Blue_Runner · #2 01-18-2008, 10:52 AM

Alright Dammit - ask your wives, lie, beg, borrow, cheat, steel...whatever you have to do. Lets go catch some fish boyz! I know we have quite a number of VA boyz - Cy, Slot, StillRunning, who did I leave out? What are your excuses?

Stillrunning · #3 01-18-2008, 03:15 PM

I might throw the boat in for one of those days. Right now the bite is moving around a little as boats are finding them north and south out of Rudee. If you are putting in at Owls Creek the only ramp in Rudee they have had several days (weekends) where the police have shut down the ramps do to parking and trafic. They do have overflow parking but even that has filled up very quickly causing them to shut down the ramps as early as 9:00am on weekends. I've heard of people getting to the ramps around 7:00am only to find 1/4 mile back ups taking up to an hour and more to launch boats and thats before they even close down the ramps. I'm not trying to put a damper on your trip but thought you may want to know what has happened the past couple of weekends. If its cold out usually it will reduce the boats making it much easier to launch. As a back up plan you may want to get directions to other ramps located around the Lynhaven River. By the Lesnier Bridge their is a nice public ramp and a few other private ramps. That brings you out into the bay but you are only about 5 miles from Cap Henry and the ocean. I just noticed that the 25th is a friday so you should be ok putting in at Owls Creek but may have to use the overflow parking. If you make a left out of the ramp parking lot it is the first right about 1/2 block up the road. I will try to take that day off and hook up with you guys.

I just posted this on the Hey Reel thread then found this thread.

Blue_Runner · #4 01-18-2008, 03:19 PM

Roger that SR - I will PM you my contact info :)

The boats are:

Blue Runner my V21 (of course)
Two Moons which is a 21ft Kentcraft Challenger CC.

and the other is a CC Mako which I don't know the name of...

Stillrunning · #5 01-18-2008, 03:39 PM

I checked the weather and it says around 50 both Fri and Sat. I'm about 75% sure I can go and will work on my crew this weekend. I'll touch base with you when I know 100%.

garagenc · #6 01-19-2008, 11:10 AM

Hey guys, Here's the pictures of last weekend out of Rudee. The big fish weighted in at 41lbs after we gutted him (one of the guys wannted the roe).

Blue_Runner · #7 01-20-2008, 11:58 AM

Very nice! Save some for us!

Franco · #8 01-20-2008, 01:40 PM

Hey Blue, Thats my old backyard! When you go, stop by Beach Bully and have some REAL BBQ, not that Lexington style stuff!

Blue_Runner · #9 01-21-2008, 08:08 PM

Franco, will do! I'll be sure to take a bottle of Lexington style sauce give it some flavor.

garagenc · #10 01-21-2008, 08:14 PM

I'm going tomorrow to Rudee and see if I can snatch a few for Killin and Grillin.