Today I went striper fishing

[Quillback]

Didn't investigate the stomach contents.  Probably would find a bunch of stinky half digested shad.

Fishburger, great idea, I'll have to do a search for a recipe.

[jeb]

Uh-oh. Quill gonna' trade in the bass gear for some reels with counters on them and build a pole holding rig on the back of the Phoenix?

Sounds like a fun day, Jeff. Those nicer stripers are fighting fools, no doubt about it.

[Dan the fisherman]

3 hours ago, jeb said:

Uh-oh. Quill gonna' trade in the bass gear for some reels with counters on them and build a pole holding rig on the back of the Phoenix?

Sounds like a fun day, Jeff. Those nicer stripers are fighting fools, no doubt about it.

 I Striper fish from October threw February with bass rods.  It's just funner that way.  10 pound test and a old bass rod is the best way to catch the in my opinion 

[Stump bumper]

2 hours ago, Dan the fisherman said:

 I Striper fish from October threw February with bass rods.  It's just funner that way.  10 pound test and a old bass rod is the best way to catch the in my opinion 

If you are going to eat them no problem, but an 8 foot rod and 40lb braid and you get them to the boat a lot faster and fresher if you are going to release them. I was pulling in a 10lber across the top and Fins and feathers was close and said he had never seen a striper jump out of the water when reeled in just like a large mouth. When your geared for 40lb bringing in those 10lbers is like hooking a bluegill on a bass rod. But then again I fish a ned rig on 24lb Gliss just because I can bend back a hook easier than finding a lure and retying and I hate leaving plastic in the lake or in fish. 

Though I have left some Arigs in trees and had to use the big motor to break off because I didn't want to leave all that braid for someone to get in their prop by cutting the line.

[rps]

6 hours ago, Quillback said:

Didn't investigate the stomach contents.  Probably would find a bunch of stinky half digested shad.

Fishburger, great idea, I'll have to do a search for a recipe.

On my blog:

http://www.ozarkrevenge.com/2016/05/summer-special-fish-burgers-with-fruit.html

[Quillback]

11 hours ago, jeb said:

Uh-oh. Quill gonna' trade in the bass gear for some reels with counters on them and build a pole holding rig on the back of the Phoenix?

Sounds like a fun day, Jeff. Those nicer stripers are fighting fools, no doubt about it.

HAHA, no modifications going to happen.  I'm going back to black bass unless one of my buddies wants to give the stripers a shot.   

[Dan the fisherman]

21 hours ago, Stump bumper said:

If you are going to eat them no problem, but an 8 foot rod and 40lb braid and you get them to the boat a lot faster and fresher if you are going to release them. I was pulling in a 10lber across the top and Fins and feathers was close and said he had never seen a striper jump out of the water when reeled in just like a large mouth. When your geared for 40lb bringing in those 10lbers is like hooking a bluegill on a bass rod. But then again I fish a ned rig on 24lb Gliss just because I can bend back a hook easier than finding a lure and retying and I hate leaving plastic in the lake or in fish. 

Though I have left some Arigs in trees and had to use the big motor to break off because I didn't want to leave all that braid for someone to get in their prop by cutting the line.

I haven't had a problem releasing them yet.  But I only chase them in  cold months so that helps.  I do keep some for my family though. 

[TexExp]

Wow! What a day. That's some great action.

Congrats!