Fishing a LIVE! Crab Under Sunken Concrete Ships in the Chesapeake Bay

Join my wife and I for an action packed fishing trip to the infamous Concrete Ships. Located in Kiptopeke State Park on the lower eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay. In this video we will target red drum, flounder, sheepshead and tautog. I talk briefly about each setup I use and my reasoning behind my techniques. Additionally at the end of the video I tell an unbelievable tale of something very shocking that just barely missed being on video. I hope you all enjoy!
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GEAR USED
ROD: Fenwick Medium HMG, St Croix Triumph Medium Fast
REEL: Shimano Casitas151hg/3000 Penn Battle III/4000 Pen Pursuit IV
LINE: 20lb-30lb braid
LEADER: 25lb Flourocarbon
LURE: 3/8oz-2oz jig heads with 4"-5" soft plastics/1oz-2oz sweeper rigs (southern fish and forage version)
KNOTS: Uni to uni/no slip loop knot/imp. clinch knot
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[Fishing the Chesapeake Bay, CBBT, HRBT, Rock Jetties, Surf Fishing, Elizabeth River, Back River, Poqouson Flats, Fort Monroe, Buckroe Beach, Virginia Beach, Little Creek Inlet, Rudee Inlet, East Coast, Inshore Fishing]
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[@SouthernFishNForage]

Thanks for the shout out btw! And damn that Diddy joke had me dead lol

[@1stTide]

Of course! Thanks for the rig idea, I don’t think the sheep were biting much that day but I’m definitely making a couple more of those rigs for the arsenal. I also saw your message on FB and thank you for the info! Been meaning to respond but keep forgetting. Really appreciate it man🤙🏼

[@Odellanglers]

Another money video!! Great fishing!

[@1stTide]

Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed it! 🤙🏼

[@jayfrost937]

Awesome day on the water Abe & Jill! Great variety and love those big Reds. Way to go son!

[@1stTide]

Thanks Dad! There were a few guys out at the pilings earlier that had hooked some HUGE red drum early in the morning too 👀👍🏼

[@girlfinfishing]

The sunken ship is so cool. Those were some great fish. Good job and great video. SUBBED 😎

[@1stTide]

Thank you! I appreciate the feedback too🤙🏼 Tight lines!

[@skyblazerrc7228]

Thanks for sharing, yeah the sturgeons do jump randomly and over that way is where the tarpon are.....

[@1stTide]

Of course, thanks for watching! I figure it had to have been a sturgeon. And yes I’ve heard people talk about seeing them this summer 🤯🤙🏼

[@skyblazerrc7228]

@@1stTide the sturgeon I've seen and heard were while sight fishing for cobia, sounds like a bowling ball dropped in the water

[@SouthernFishNForage]

Every time I go to the concrete ships I get skunked lol, I still have 0 videos there. I gotta get out there again this year. I saw my first sturgeon driving home over the JRB, coolest thing ever. Massive.

[@1stTide]

Not gonna lie the two trips I made this summer were tough. Caught fish but each day was 8 hours. I think the flounder there are really pressured too. The sturgeon freaked me out man, it was cool but if there’s a next time I’d like to see it jump 30ft further away haha!

[@ChrisHammett-my1gh]

Good deal, good to see you both on the water

[@1stTide]

Thank you, it’s so nice when your fishin buddy is also your wife haha!

[@dsaavedra628]

Great video, just subbed. I fished here two days ago and had a pretty similar day to yours, minus the mystery sea monster.

[@1stTide]

Thank you very much! The ships can be challenging for sure. 20 min video for 8 hours of fishing 👀 it was a long day haha! 🤙🏼

[@comfortablynumb9342]

Those concrete ships are so cool. I need to go fish them. Congratulations on the big redfish!

[@1stTide]

Thanks man! Yes you totally do. If you get out there before the flounder are gone bring something to tip your jig heads (Cobia belly or some sort of cut bait) or bring live minnows. The 2 guys that caught their limit of flounder there were using minnows. I think the flounder there might be really pressured. I’m hoping the bigger striped bass show up there this fall too🤙🏼

[@comfortablynumb9342]

@@1stTide I hope the stripers show up too. I haven't even seen one yet. And I need to catch them. Any and all advice or tips for places and information on them would be really great. My buddies have caught them randomly but they don't know how and where to really target stripers seriously. I would like to be more serious about it. I used to catch plenty of snook in Florida and I hope striped bass are a good substitute.

[@MrKevsFishing]

Congrats on your PB red drum, that fish keep digging and digging! I believe you saw a sturgeon haha

[@1stTide]

Thank you! I think that first one maybe didn’t run because I was right over him applying vertical pressure. I feel like vertical pressure vs horizontal maybe causes them to fight differently? And thanks for the sturgeon support LOL. I really am bummed I missed getting it on camera. Of course I record 8+ hours of footage that day and miss the craziest thing I’ve seen on the water😂

[@johnbrown5870]

Wow. Awesome red drum! Fished there previously and never got one. My buddy had a huge cobia on some clam flipped up under that ship.

[@1stTide]

Thank you! That’s the second time I fished there and those are the only 2 I’ve caught. The Cobia is nuts! I’m very jealous, anytime I’ve been there or out at the CBBT I’ve had a big paddle tail ready to throw if I see one on top but nothing yet.

[@brianbokulic3118]

Just went out there today. No drum but got a 26” sheepshead, a couple keeper sized weakfish (kept 1) and a keeper 14” sea bass. Nice catches!

[@1stTide]

Nice going! Did you get the sheep on the ships or pilings? Also maybe it’s me but I’d take a 26” sheep over a couple 30” reds any day. Congrats! I’ve been waiting to try sea bass, had a few 10.5” at the CBBT & HRBT but no keepers yet🤙🏼

[@brianbokulic3118]

@@1stTide it was on the pilings

[@nhause7137]

Enjoyed the video, thanks for sharing! 👍

[@1stTide]

Of course, thank you for watching! 🤙🏼

[@exhibitionairsoft5998]

Love the channel, been looking for some easy saltwater kayak fishing spots as a Virginia local but need calm waters as mine are sit in kayaks more geared towards freshwater. Any spot suggestions would be great, definitely plan on checking out Cow Island from your other vids though!

[@1stTide]

Thank you so much! Plum tree island area is great!The concrete ships @ kiptopeke would also be very do able. There only 1/4 mile from shore and there’s kids on paddle boards that go out to them. Main thing I would pay attention to is wind. Anywhere you go try to pick days where the wind is blowing mainly from an inland direction. That way you can avoid any waves that might be created by it🤙🏼

[@exhibitionairsoft5998]

@@1stTide Awesome, thank you so much for the tip about paying attention to wind direction, never thought about that!

[@johnbrown5870]

This vid was shot on a very calm day. Wind waves and ripping current just outside the ships is common. No joke out there.

[@brandonpoulter9570]

Congratulations on your first Tautog. They are notorious thieves and make the best fish tacos you've ever had. Wait till you catch a Redfish over 30" in the marsh in 2 feet of water. All that power becomes a glorious sleigh ride in the kayak.

[@1stTide]

Thank you! And yes they tested my patience. Jill made a delicious beer batter and we did a simple fried fish sandwich. One of the best eating fish I’ve had out of the bay. I’m sure a 30+ in the marsh is a ride! I’d like to get one on my fly rod!👍🏼

[@johnbrown5870]

Sturgeon in the region now. In the Potomac and being caught out front in OC. See the reports.

[@comfortablynumb9342]

How do I catch one?!

[@1stTide]

I believe it haha! I read their breeding season is usually this time. And the breeders jump during the season for unknown reasons🤯

[@comfortablynumb9342]

@@1stTide I have seen videos of sturgeon jumping in the Suwannee River and other FL rivers. Occasionally they hit boaters. Apparently they were pretty common in FL rivers long ago until people hunted them for the caviar. Some sturgeon are farmed in Sarasota where I grew up. Just for the eggs. A buddy worked there for a day catching and killing the fish from pools and dragging them to the butchers. He said it was too sad to go back another day. I can see that.

[@KevinComeau-z5u]

Maybe it's tarpon

[@1stTide]

A tarpon crossed my mind but the coloring above the lateral line was way more brown and coppery. The coloring reminded me of a drum. And I’m pretty sure I saw the whiskers were on the bottom. I think I would have rather it been a tarpon I don’t know why but it would have freaked me out less 😂