Stripers 2014

That would look bigger if you were born without elbows.
Rookies!
Push that fish at the camera.
 

Great fish HT.   Looks like the action is starting

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Nice fish Tuna would love to bring a hog like that to net. What are you using for bait, big plugs or think Ive heard clams or eels?

It's kinda a fun deal to fish for them..
First you MUST catch bait.. Live whole herring (about 10-12" ) is the ticket.. You can jig for the herring with a sabiki rig, it's basically 6 tiny hooks on a string with little beads and plastic flies..
Sometimes that can be tough in the early season like now although I did jig a few..
the other method which works well is to use a 4'x4' square Scap net on a pole and a rubber (stoolie) .. cast the stoolie (no hooks) out and reel it in over the net.. It works great and when we ran out of bait we just went to shore and netted some more..
I cant wait to splash the big boat, very nervous for sure as it will be it's first shakedown ..
Hope to put some more pics of them linesiders up outta the Daisy Mae (it's current name until I know its a keeper )

Hey folks, been very busy basically building a house so my 2014 reports have been lame . I got a non fish productive last sat. The fish are here in force as a lot of my friends have been having great luck.
Finally got out this morning from 5:30 till noon from an invite of a river master friend. Unbelievable how in tune he is to these fish using live herring. We jigged bait and set out lines anchored for about 2 hrs with only one tug and a swipe at another. He picked up and moved to a drift bottom bounce method which put the first fish on the deck within 10 mins. He caught and released a healthy 35" female. Not 10 mins later I see him hooked to another , yup a nice hard fighting male.. Caught and released.
Now I'm wondering what I'm doing wrong.. Nothing he said watching me bottom bounce my live herring.
So another 20 mins goes by as we are drifting and down goes his rod again.. Man !!! Another C&R female.. Ok, ok. He gets 2 misses and me not even a bite 10' away.
So back up we drift and he nails another C&R male.
10 mins before I need to leave I make a phone call and FINALLY get a hard tug and fish on !! My buddy is stoked, I'm messing with phone and my drag is screaming .. Fish OFF ... Ah shoot !!!
GREAT DAY for sure.. Hope to get back on the water soon

Just suckers here Tunes!

 

Great Stripers !!! Glad the boat works for ya. Schizammm those are FAT fish.

PS- Take a video.
I want to see how long you can hold one of those  out with no bend in your elbows.
 
Sweat pouring down your forehead and shaking after about 20 seconds I bet.
 

Good Golly Miss Molly!  Beauties indeed.  Congratulations on a super day.

Sure thing Jack send it my way. We were going to smoke it but I'm sure there will be more ( if I can get back out )

Thanks guys.. It was fun as heck catching bait, putting 4 rods out and hearing my bait runner clicking..
The fish are massive .. I could easily put both arms down in it's mouth to un hook the 6/0 hook.
Many big fish are/have been around but time is running short on the Striper run of 2014.. I'd say 2 weeks left before they head back to the salt..
Just one of the things where everything seems to get in the way of fishing right now.. Next YEAR I will be all over them for a month straight :).
Now that I know the boat runs/performs well I'm starting to Break Out Another Thousand..
Bought a bunch of toys for the big Great Lake (rods/lures etc)  and doing some cosmetic things to the boat..
I sure hope to get her up there next month and troll around for any trouts..
Tips and insight welcome..
Maybe another Linsider Striper will hit the deck with my crew this weekend..
 

Put that salsa on a fish taco with cayenne pepper and an ice cold beer.
 

Tuna I hear some pinner fishing a worm low holed ya.
Story I hear is fishing a bloodworm near Newburgh bridge area.

Story is that bad boy was 60.
Would love to tangle with that sumabisch!
 
Of course never having caught a striper I would love to dance with those fish the wickedtuna has been getting also.
 
Some day.
I am almost sure I am gonna hit the lottery soon.

Newburgh Bridge is approximately 20 minutes from my house.  Maybe I should go over to Beacon and try my luck.   

Better make a double batch of Jack's salsa just in case.