paul. Posted March 13, 2010 Posted March 13, 2010 striped bass that is! i just can't get enough. slammed 'em again yesterday. first pic is a nice one i caught on a big swimbait. i think it was mad because it was born with a hump in it's tail and all the other fish made fun of it. ;D it sure fought like it had a grudge anyway. the next pic is my good buddy tony with another hard pullin' little chunk. in this shot you can get a good look at the size live baits we're using for these bad boys. just a couple of several stripers we got yesterday. what fun. i never want it to end. largemouth? huh? what's that? :-? Quote
Super User fishinfiend Posted March 13, 2010 Super User Posted March 13, 2010 Great job, Paul. You always catch some good ones! Quote
Super User Gatorbassman Posted March 13, 2010 Super User Posted March 13, 2010 Oh man I love to get my arm broke by some stripers. Great fish Paul. Quote
Deb Posted March 13, 2010 Posted March 13, 2010 Looks like a great time. Any time fishing is a good thing! Quote
Super User firefightn15 Posted March 13, 2010 Super User Posted March 13, 2010 Paul, when fishing live bait, what kind of hit do these things offer? Do they go all postal, run slow, or is it pretty subtle before the hookset? Quote
gobig Posted March 13, 2010 Posted March 13, 2010 The stripers I have caught on live bait just load the rod up. You can usually tell your about to get bit because the bait becomes very active. Quote
paul. Posted March 13, 2010 Author Posted March 13, 2010 The stripers I have caught on live bait just load the rod up. You can usually tell your about to get bit because the bait becomes very active. bingo! that's been our experience also. i keep my reel in free spool, but i keep the line tight by holding my thumb on the spool. when that bait starts going crazy, you better be ready 'cause you're about to get hit. you can feel the hit sometimes, but it's not a necessarily bone-jarring strike. when i get hit, since we're using such big baits, i just take my thumb off the spool and let 'em run with it a few seconds to make sure they have the hook. they will peel some serious line off the reel in no time flat. then i just engage the reel and hit 'em. now with artificials, it's a whole different ballgame. they will absolutely SMOKE an artificial - even something slow like a swimbait. if you are fishing something faster, you definitely better have a tight grip on the rod and that's no joke. i have my drag set properly, and still they will bend the hooks on some of the plugs i'm using just on a strike. it's that vicious. Quote
BigEbass Posted March 14, 2010 Posted March 14, 2010 I am fairly new to bass fishing and have not yet really done striper fishing - god that looks fun - smith lake nearby where I live has some good ones I hear - record in that lake is like 48 or something. I have caught 3 striper in the delaware bay once casting a swimbait at rocks along a lighthouse - we only had like 20 minuts of light left to try and I caught three - 8lb er and a couple 3-5 lbers - as soon as that bait came of of those rocks, they would slam the crap out of it!!! I gotta get to trying for striper soon man, you have inspired me Quote
bassman31783 Posted March 14, 2010 Posted March 14, 2010 Man that's awesome. Gotta love striper fishing. Great job. Quote
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