two trips. many many big stripers..and the same poor humble lure.

[Darth-Baiter]

i crushed them on this lure last year.  i took it home, changed the split ring in the nose, and changed out hooks.  put it away for this year.  i did take it out and try to coax a few LMB with it, but no luck.  this year, i put it into a lure keeper and checked it with my luggage.  

 

it killed again this year!!  killed.  its a tad on the lighter side in windy conditions, so it took a spinning reel to get it where they were smashing bait.  one time a small bird went after it.  i fished it for five days and had to change hooks everyday.  big hard mouth striper can beat on hooks.  the last two days, i put it away to force myself to try other baits.  

 

MVP.  the Berkeley Surge Shad in Bone color.   i ran out of hooks on the last active day and had to resort to red hooks that i had.  this might be my most successful hard bait ever.   all striper bass tho.  i'll flip it out into clearlake later this month.  for sure. 

 

 

[MassBass]

Do you just fish it slow near the surface?

[Darth-Baiter]

3 hours ago, MassBass said:

Do you just fish it slow near the surface?

I did.  Just slow enough to get it right under the surface.  Almost as a top water.