If I was to come and try and catch a striper..

[mixermarkb]

Ok, I'm coming down to Bull Shoals Monday, and have been seeing pictures of Stripers being caught on Facebook. I've never caught a striper, and am thinking I may come over Monday evening and give it a try-

Can someone give me the "Norfork spring stripers for dummies" here? 

 

 

[SgtChuck64]

The easiest way for a novice to catch a striper, if you dont have live shad, is to jump fish them. Tie a spook on one rod and a fluke on another rod and look for the feeding fish. Ease into them slowly with your trolling motor. My favorite way to catch them is on topwater baits.

[mixermarkb]

What areas should I be looking for them? Main lake I'm guessing? Flats? Points? Bluffs? 

[SgtChuck64]

Main lake points, especially the ones with the wind blowing in to them

[SgtChuck64]

Oh, and if you like to night fish, pound those same areas, slow rolling a Rogue.

[mixermarkb]

Which size Rouge? Floating or Suspending? 

[mixermarkb]

What depth at night? 

[mixermarkb]

And many, many thanks for the help! I'm kind of getting an idea on what to try-

[SgtChuck64]

5 1/2 " suspending rattling Rogue, chrome, blue back, orange belly.Fish parallel to the bank. If you see the buck brush moving, thats the stripers feeding on spawning shad. Im gonna be on Bull in October permanently, in the Oakland area. Your reports on the lower Bull forum have been very informative.

 

[Riverwhy]

My advice is similar .   Look for rocky wind blown points both early morning and late evening .   They are feeding on shad right now .  Rogues and any other stick baits worked slowly are a good choice .   I hooked a nice one Saturday morning using a megabass but he came off near the boat.