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[Dan the fisherman]

On November 17, 2015 at 9:20:28 AM, Stump bumper said:

Zero is a relative term, depends on what you are looking for at the time. I have had bass tournament days were I have caught 20 fish and stilled zeroed. I have fished TR when I caught 6lb trout and lots of 14in smallmouth but some people would call that a zero.

I have zeroed on stripers this year but on the same days caught LM that I would have given anything to catch during a tournament and have zeroed a tournament but landed a 30lb striper in the past.

So, by giving up on naming what I fish for I have had no zero days on Beaver and fishing is fun again. If the stripers don't bite, I pull out a drop shot and get spots out of the trees or pull out a spoon and get whites of the bottom or beat the bank or troll the open water. If you don't care what you catch or how you catch it, both lakes are hard to zero on.

 

Yes sir.  That's what I'm talking about.  I don't care what I'm catching. Trolling or casting.  As long as the lines get tight. 

[Green236]

TOTY

Great comments

[eyeman]

Caught my first striper on beaver the 15th 34# 12oz

[Stump bumper]

Great fish !  Did you get him on live bait or top water?

[Vinsott]

Beautiful fish. That had to be fun.

[1969Larson]

Wow!!!!!   Nice!!!

[Blll]

Real beauty! Good for you eyeman! Terrific someone is catching em'. Itching to get out but won't fish in a gale. Tomorrow may be interesting with a mid day wind shift.

[Dan the fisherman]

Very nice!  I still haven't broke the 30 lb mark. 

[eyeman]

Free lines , brooder minnow.

[Dan the fisherman]

Brooder!  Lol. Guess that fish didn't get the memo.... " big bait, big fish!