EXCITING UPDATES & ANNOUNCEMENTS 2017 SPRING TROPHY ROCKFISH TOURNAMENT

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1 Page 1 EXCITING UPDATES & ANNOUNCEMENTS 2017 SPRING TROPHY ROCKFISH TOURNAMENT Thursday, April 15th - Sunday, May 15th Inside this issue: Important Announcements 2 Spring Events 3 Fishing News 4 Fishing News 5 New Slip Renters HCM Events Spring Prices 8 Bottom Paint Prices 9 Refer a Friend Program 10 Contact Details 11 Entry: Winner takes all! $75 per boat. All Rockfish must be weighed in by 4:30pm All IGFA Rules and regulations apply To enter, stop by the Main Office or contact Peter: pmueller@harbourcove.com or

2 Page 2 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS We have updated our Clubhouse with new furniture, new cornices, a new TV, and vending machines. We have also upgraded our Wi-FI connection throughout the Marina. Storage lockers are still available. If you are interested, please call for pricing and availability. Password: #vacation2017#

3 2017 Spring Event Calendar Page 3 Spring Trophy Rockfish season April 15 - May 15, 2017 Harbour Cove Marina Bay Bridge Boat Show April 21-23, 2017 Stevensville, Maryland Chestertown Tea Party May 26-28, 2017 Chestertown, Maryland This long-standing annual festival commemorates Chestertown's colonial resistance to British rule with a weekend of events. Street festival included. St. Michaels Brew Fest June 3, 2017 St. Michaels, Maryland

4 Puller s Chuggers HARBOUR COVE MARINA Fishing News Spring Trolling Lures If you re going to make fishing lures for both Chesapeake and offshore fishing, it can only help to have a last name like Puller. That s Keath Puller of Pasadena, MD, to be precise. Keath was a 16-year old working on a charter boat when he got the idea to create a more unique design with flash and color. Page 4 My lures consist of flash that the fish can t resist! Puller said of his Chugger. What sets his lure apart is the wobble head, which creates a side-to-side action that s bound to bring strikes. He adds that the oversized glass eyes intended to mimic a common Bay baitfish, the alewife, are proven to catch trophy stripers. The Chugger s wide open mouth creates a heavy bubble trail that is sure to attract big rockfish, he says. I ve found over the years that spring rockfish definitely feed in the top 20 feet of the column where color and flash definitely play a part, he said. My go-to combos consist of four different sized tandems 2/4 ounces, 5/3 ounces, 4/6 ounces, 4/8 ounces which I stagger on my planer boards no more than 60 feet out. I like darker heads in overcast conditions and silver, white, or green heads when the sun is beating. Keath recommends fishing 40-pound test mono as your running line (on the reel), and attach that to a three-way swivel and rigging the tandems with a 60-pound leader, to ensure the proper (lure) action, connect by loop; I prefer crimping which allows for free movement at the lure eye. Prop Talk March edition

5 Page 5 Spring Trolling Lures Bloody Point Mini Skirt Parachutes Also new for the 2017 trophy rockfish season are the Bloody Point Mini Skirt parachute lures, produced by the Annapolis-based tackle store AllTackle. Owner Keith Fraser, who opened the business in 1999, says the new lure features a spire head that comes in four sizes, ranging from three ounces to eight ounces. It also is made using the company s new silicone/mylar skirt combination. The Mini Skirt action from the silicone combined with the mylar flash provides an effective fish-catching presentation that is sure to produce results this spring, says Fraser. We took the highly effective vertical jigging component and applied it to its trolling counterpart. As a bonus, the rubber skirt could better handle the slime of those dreaded winter jellyfish, which can be prevalent at times during the trophy season. The Minis join the family of AllTackle s Bloody Point lures, which also include the popular Chomper, Chugger, Mojo, and Smiling Jack series of trolling baits. Bloody Point Baits, Fraser says, have created a parachute lure that has proven to be an excellent fish raiser in the Chesapeake Bay. He expects the newest member of the family to continue that tradition. Prop Talk March edition

6 Page 6 New Slip Renters from March Welcome! We are happy to have some new marina members join our family here at Harbour Cove Marina. If you see some new faces around, please make them feel at home. New Renters from March Samual Franco Carl Cunningham Brent Ritzki Tyler Spaulding Jim Matagos Ian McTiernan Steve Kellogg Darren Williams

7 EXCITING UPDATES & ANNOUNCEMENTS Page 7 Please join us for these Harbour Cove 2017 Events Event Date(s) Spring Fishing Tournament April 15-May 15 Luau / Summer Kick Off June 17 Crab Feast August 5 Oyster Fest October 21 Fall Fishing Tournament October 22 November 19

8 Page Spring Prices List We have new 2017 prices to be more competitive. Please check out our prices before you paint your boat bottom or wax your boat. You may discover our new prices better fit your budget. Service Prices Haul out Launch Power Wash Block Mechanic Labor General Labor Wash Hull Wash/ Wax Hull Wash/ Wax/ Compound Hull Detail Rub Rail and above Dustless Sander Rental $ 2.50 per ft. $ 2.50 per ft. $ 2.50 per ft. $ 2.50 per ft. $ 90 per hour $ 70 per hour $ 4 per ft. $ 11 per ft. $ 15 per ft. $13 per ft. $ 15 per hour *sand paper not included We have the knowledge and training to take care of your boating needs, from bottom painting to engine service.

9 2017 Spring Prices List Page 9 Bottom Paint Prices Paint prices include taping off waterline, sanding bottom with a dustless sander, and applying one coat of bottom paint. Pettit Ultima Best value, ablative antifouling seasonal paint. Pettit Horizions Self polishing antifouling. Muiti-seasonal paint. Boat Size Cost Boat Size Cost Up to 25 ft. $17 per ft. Up to 25 ft. $ 19 per ft. 26 to 30 ft. $18 per ft. 26 to 30 ft. $ 20 per ft. 31 to 35 ft. $19 per ft. 31 to 35 ft. $ 21 per ft. Pettit Hydro Coat Eco Self polishing water-based ablative. Multi-season paint Pettit Trinidad Pro High copper, hard protective coating. Multi season paint Boat Size Cost Boat Size Cost Up to 25 ft. $ 21 per ft. Up to 25ft. $ 21 per ft. 26 to 30 ft. $ 22 per ft. 26 to 30ft. $ 22 per ft. 31 to 35 ft. $ 23 per ft. 31 to 35ft. $ 23 per ft. All Customers who paint the bottom of their boats on their own should use a vacuum sander and check with our office to confirm the paint being used to record the VOC content. This will be strictly enforced obide by EPA laws and regulations.

10 Page 10 REFER A FRIEND Program Our Refer a Friend Program is still available. Refer a friend or family member and you will EACH SAVE 5% off slip or storage fees! For more information on this program, please contact Peter Mueller at pmueller@harbourcove.com or

11 H A R B O U R C O V E 5910 Vacation Lane P.O. Box 437 Deale, MD Phone: Fax: pmueller@harbourcove.com Harbour Cove Marina is dedicated to providing our customers and guests with the best boating experience in a clean, fun and family-oriented environment. Page 11 Harbour Cove has a live camera of Herring Bay on our website. Check out the current conditions before you head out on your boat. Contact Details Please call our main office line to take care of all your boating needs: Or you can Staff Members directly: For boat slip rental questions and/or concerns, Peter, Marina Manager: pmueller@harbourcove.com For service related Issues, or general questions Laura, Assistant Manager: ldelgrippo@harbourcove.com Summer Hours: Sunday to Thursday, 9 am to 5pm Friday and Saturday 9am to 6pm The Best Kept Secret on the Chesapeake Bay