West Point Lake/chattahoochee River Striper Fishing

[Santana_moretto_fishing]

Went for the first time this weekend and caught two any pointers on how to catch more and bigger?

Thanks

[buzzed bait]

scrounger head and white or white/chartreuse grub style bait and hang on

[Santana_moretto_fishing]

we were using them powerbait swim baits my buddy hooked into a monster, but it snapped at the boat what do you use for live bait?

[Chris S]

we were using them powerbait swim baits my buddy hooked into a monster, but it snapped at the boat what do you use for live bait?

Man that stinks!! Did he have the drag cranked down??  

 

Shad or Shiners will work!! You maybe better off chasing bait balls at this point looking for the birds dive bombing and casting into the fray with a lip-less crank-bait or the A-rig. 

[Santana_moretto_fishing]

every where we saw white birds they were there but seemed like what we were throwin wasnt what they wanted.

[Chris S]

every where we saw white birds they were there but seemed like what we were throwin wasnt what they wanted.

BPS closest to you is Macon??

[Bluebasser86]

Jigging spoons or flutter spoons cast under the diving birds or dropped on baitfish schools you mark on the finder. Biggest mistake guys make when they see diving birds is motoring right up to them. You have to be quiet and move up slowly with the trolling motor and make long cast a lot of the time or the fish will spook and scatter and you'll be out of luck. 

[basshole8190]

Sassy shad 4" on 1/4-1/2 oz baits. Fish wehadkee creek or maple creek or the railroad trestle area for best results. Birds will tip you off but not always productive. I fish the river below West Point this time of year for stripers. They are bigger there. The generation schedule dictates their feeding habits but if they're moving water they'll be biting.

[basshole8190]

Live bait seems to be the best bet on tge lake. Bass shiners it wild caught shad work best.