Ryan Rusbuldt-3

Yesterday I went fishing in the James River Closer to the city of Richmond. We caught a good amount of shad, both American and Hickory, also we caught a good amount of Sand perch and Herrings. I love going fishing and I'm actually going again in Maryland in the Chessapeake to go fish for strippers! I love that feeling reeling in a 40lb fish, the rush, the anticipation to see if the fish is big or not, and the worry of it fallin off the hook. All of those feelings are pouring into my mind, making me react to the fishes every move. If you feel the fish fighting against you let it go fo a bit then reel him back in, sometimes it will take more than 10 minutes to reel one of them in. Other times the fish is so stunned that it go hooked that it is only a minute or two to get him in the boat. Primarly I am a catch and release kinda guy in freshwater, but salt water fish are so much better to eat, so normally i will fish until the max we can get on the boat. To me fishing is a good way of relaxing and getting my mind of other stressful things, like school!!!!!