Feathers and Fins

yes I see this thread I'll take care of it when I get back where I've got decent reception. Currently I'm in snow goose and specklebelly goose heavenit's so warm down here I can pick up a bundle of bananas guess who's both are going in

Very nice Fish, the Nantucket Sleigh Ride is always fun.

I aint saying a word Doc is already mad at me lol

Wow that picture came out great, I was worried with the lack of sun. OH and its http://www.kingsailfishmounts.com/ Nick. So you ready to do it again lol.

Striper, White Bass and Hybrid fishing Does and Donts. The fish the last two weeks have been on one of the best bites I have seen on the lake in a long time for Monster size fish and sheer numbers. But I have seen some things people are doing that negatively impact the bite. Many of the fish have been directly under bird flocks working them over hard. The birds are eating the bait that has been pushed up to the surface by the fish in large balls, this makes finding the fish easy but if not fished correctly will also mess up the fishing very fast. DO NOTS 1st if you see the birds working DO NOT run you big motor in to them it will scatter both the bait and the fish. 2nd Do not run your trolling motor or any motor if the fish start blowing up around you, this will also scatter it. 3rd If you are going to fish in the area even after the commotion has stopped keep you big motor off the noise alone will keep the fish down. In other words pull your key out of the ignition and keep that big motor off. Use your electric motor to SLOWLY move around and best yet drift and only use the electric motor go against the wind or keep you boat straight when going with it. DO NOT run your boat wide open or waking though the Creek arms and Coves when you see other people fishing in there THERE ARE KAYAKERS ON THE LAKE and swamping them is NOT funny SHOW SOME RESPECT. SILENT IS THE KEY. DOES When you are in the area use free lined bait, this could be shad if you can find them or brooder minnows if you need to buy bait. Hook it from the roof of the mouth through the nose hole and let out 40 to 60ft of line and drift with the wind or slow .1 to .3mph max with the occasional quick bump up to 1.0 to raise the bait off the bottom . When you do have fish come up throw SMALL crank baits, PJ Finesse or top water plugs at the boils and work them slowly even pausing the cranks and by small im talking size 5 to 7 flicker shad and 1/4oz PJ’s Allow the fish to have the shore! The fish if near shore are trying to push the bait to it so it has no escape root, Let them have the shore you should stay out in open water to keep the fish from moving along a shore for 100’s of yards if you let them have the shore they will ball the bait up in one spot and you won’t need to play chase the fish. This is a great bite but it takes a stealthy approach to really take advantage of what is possible and a little finesse goes a long way. If you are using circle hooks remember DO NOT SET THE HOOK they are designed the set themselves and you doing it will cause a missed fish. Alsoif someone hooks up give them room these are very large stripers and the best bites have been on light line so the angler will need to play the fish for some time. Enjoy watching them put give them the room to fight it. ALSO be sure you properly Identify the species the whites and hybrids are mixed in together and you are only allowed 3 Hybrids/stripers combined.

CP Peanuts and Barley fields will hold more birds than rice will at times. One of my best goose/mallard hunts came from a nut field, even as we were picking up they were still landing in it.

Even I have been asked to keep this spot quiet by a few very close friends who are going out today and later this week. However there are stripers on the bite in Beaver Shores area, Blackburn, Horseshoe Bend and Hickory Creek. All those spots have been more than reliable for the last week. I am about to make a New thread about some things I have seen the last two weeks to help people catch them right now so give me about 30 minutes maybe less or more.

I was very happy to see the text and the fish. congrats all the way around

Great pic of the pup.. nice pic of some white devils.

I will be trying this one. looks good

Troph, I use a 7'9'' Clarus Medium heavy with a Cardiff baitcaster and 10lb fluorocarbon. I use it for open water applications not near any structure and it works perfectly for me. The rod is 99.00 and the reel if you shop around you can get for about 110.00. I love the set-up as it allows me to also go to live bait or jerk-baits all my gear must be multifunctional and the 10lb line will easily handle anything in our lakes.

Mine was good but wait till you see and hear Nicks story, his was the Christmas Miracle Fish. He must have been a very very very good boy this year.

Its been a very good week Yakster. I need to send you another picture of a guy in the Yak to make you jealous

Started out the day duck hunting but that was horrible, no wind and even less birds so I asked Nick if he wanted to go striper fishing and of course you have to twist his arm to go fishing lol. Not 10 minutes in to it he had a Striper. (----------insert picture and story here ----------) Then after getting him back I called WC and took him out to try and repeat the mornings catch. Watched one guy in a Yak boat a 22 pound striper and another forum member loose 2 No Names of course... Then Wc caught some nice whites and a hybrid and just before we called it a day the rod went Bendo and 20 minutes later this came in the boat.. 45.7 lbs.... On the tape it was 41.5'' long x 29.5'' girth Nick will have to tell his story but both fish were caught on light tackle... Mine was on 10lb line with a live shad.

Brad is a very good guy, You will get an education fishing with him which to me is more valuable than sitting in a boat pulling shad around and reeling in a fish every-so-often. The education you can take with you anyplace the shad not so much. Old saying " Give a man a fish he will eat for a day. "Teach a man to fish he will win tournaments and catch more fish".

I have and use a camera but without good electronics to find the fish you are tinkling in the wind. The camera is good for seeing structure and bottom type and how fish react to those but for finding them its as worthless as teets on a boar.

hehehe... I watched her come up and slam the bait on the surface, grabbed the net, measured her then Yak made me give him is rod back lol. Dam we were having fun tonight.

http://youtu.be/GbNDjf4lRpY

I'll let the videos speak for themselves. STRIPER TIME 22.3LBS http://youtu.be/j5IWUa_C13E HYBRID ON THE PJ FINESSE http://youtu.be/kEoBKq1cNxQ Baits were 1. Live Shad 2. Keitech swing impact 3. PJ Finesse

CP that's a good hunt. I always seem to do well in the PM most people are gone home already so no skybusting going on and less competition .

And please note... NO GPS or LOCATION given J-doc.

Now this man im rubbing off on lol

Oh I can do that... might need to substitute duck for goose though, they are more abundant

I wish I had your number I would have called you in to them. But you were several miles away from where I was. Still sounds like you got a few.

Now Randy, I have not sent you one text as you should be in school teaching those enthusiastic children and I would not want to ever interrupt that. I know how dangerous it is to upset a teacher.