Trolling Crankbaits For Striper

[everythingthatswims]

I'm heading to Lake Anna tomorrow in my kayak, mainly to crappie fish but I also plan on getting there at first light to look for schooling bass and striper. After the sun gets up and the fish go deep, I may try trolling some deep diving crankbaits, striper guides say the DD22 is a go-to lure, so I have one of those and some other deep divers to troll. Does anyone have experience trolling cranks for freshwater striper or have any advice about lake anna stripers?

[Bluebasser86]

A lot stripers are holding deep enough this time of year that you'll probably need a downrigger to reach them. If you can find some bait holding higher in the water or some moving water you might get one to bite though. 

[blongfishing]

Trolling crankbaits has produced nice fish for me. This is coming from a striper over bass fishermen. I take people on trips sometimes.

[Hi Salenity]

What are you using? I'd like to try trolling for Wiper.

[Bluebasser86]

What are you using? I'd like to try trolling for Wiper.

Get some Flicker Shads. I used to troll for wipers at La Cygne and Pleasanton a lot and they love those things and they aren't expensive. Shad Raps and Glass Raps work good too. The #5 and #7 purple Glass Rap was a killer at La Cygne.

[aavery2]

There is a very successful striper fisherman in the local area that told me he uses what he calls a three way rig.  He attaches a 3 way swivel to his mainline, then ties a DD22 on a 24" leader and a large shad type paddle tail on about an 18 leader on the other.  This is trolled and gets down fairly deep, he claims this is the secret to his success.

[everythingthatswims]

A lot stripers are holding deep enough this time of year that you'll probably need a downrigger to reach them. If you can find some bait holding higher in the water or some moving water you might get one to bite though. 

Lake anna isn't as deep as most lakes with striper, it maxes out at around 60' near the dam and it's uncommon to see more than 35' where I fish. We caught some schooling early on top but didn't catch any on the troll, going tomorrow again to hopefully chase some schooling fish, it's crazy when you paddle up in a kayak and the fish are exploding right next to you!