Whites, Hybrids and Stripers?

[fishinwrench]

2 hours ago, Bushbeater said:

I looked for tickets to Rhondas' show, did I miss it? The darn Hybrids are beating me up. All I want is to chase them anymore,  Had another goodun on last night that pulled off. Been able to get some whites and cats off the shad schools, and one or two big fish bites per evening. It's frustrating but I don't believe there's any better fight than a healthy wiper.

I am ate up with it too.   I'm not really targeting hybrids though because they put a bad taste in my mouth, I'm after big mature Whites in the 18"+ range.  

I love it when they "sandbag".  The ones over 16" will often start to come in like an average sized fish, as if to try and throw you off, then just before you get it close enough to get a glimpse he'll POUR IT ON and take you for a walk around the boat while he tests your knot and your drag.  

I'm working pretty hard to take the state record White bass honors away from Table Rock 😊 I know that sucker swims within 3 miles of my house.  And hopefully he doesn't have any mutt in him.  

[nomolites]

7 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

I'm not really targeting hybrids though because they put a bad taste in my mouth...

You aren’t preparing them properly...😉, I find them to be quite delicious.  And did I mention they PULL...

I agree that a state record white swims in LOZ....I have caught some giants, especially up your way in the spring - although I’m catching mine in the last deep water where they hold waiting for an opportunity to run up your creeks.

Mike

[Blazerman]

Yesterday with the cloud cover and cooler temps the Whites were blasting shad all over. I started out to fish for Bass and started on a point not far from my place. Within five minutes of being there i noticed the whites blasting shad not far from me. So I fired up the big motor and eased closer then used the trolling motor to get within casting distant and managed to get three nice ones in the boat before they went back down. I then starting random casting a crank bait and got hit a bunch bringing it in but did not connect.

A while later i saw another big school doing their thing and tried to get to it, but could not get over to them before they went back down. Saw a few more over the course of the day but got tired of chasing them.

[Smalliebigs]

On ‎9‎/‎8‎/‎2018 at 12:38 AM, fishinwrench said:

I am ate up with it too.   I'm not really targeting hybrids though because they put a bad taste in my mouth, I'm after big mature Whites in the 18"+ range.  

I love it when they "sandbag".  The ones over 16" will often start to come in like an average sized fish, as if to try and throw you off, then just before you get it close enough to get a glimpse he'll POUR IT ON and take you for a walk around the boat while he tests your knot and your drag.  

I'm working pretty hard to take the state record White bass honors away from Table Rock 😊 I know that sucker swims within 3 miles of my house.  And hopefully he doesn't have any mutt in him.  

Same here Wrench but, I rarely get any  over the 18 to 19 inch range.....a few every now and then.....these bastards haunt me

[96 CHAMP]

1 hour ago, Smalliebigs said:

Same here Wrench but, I rarely get any  over the 18 to 19 inch range.....a few every now and then.....these bastards haunt me

Them are nice whites

[fishinwrench]

Boys, I smoked 'em Tonite!!!  😋 

Water was coming up, from a release at Truman I assume, since my mark at the ramp was 2" underwater when I returned, and surface temp is 82°

The shad weren't surfacing at all and there were no surface blow-ups at all, but the big boys were in all the old familiar places.  It was fast and furious so no time for pics, but I had at least 7 that were over 17", one that was real close to 19, and probably 20 that were over 15".   Hands down the best evening I've had so far this year.    

Seemed to peak at about 6:30, then shut down abruptly once it got good and dark.    The 1/4oz RedEye Shad and a Bandit 100 accounted for most, but all but 2 of the bigger ones ate a Swimming Fluke Jr. on a 1/8 Darter head.  

[nomolites]

Leave  a few for seed...😉

Mike

[fishinwrench]

1 minute ago, nomolites said:

Leave  a few for seed...😉

Mike

I left them all.  I already have plenty in the freezer, so I was just sparring with them.  😃

[Walleye13]

Wow, nice report Wrench. Those are some big Whites. I was up the Gravois yday afternoon bass fishin and caught a couple accidental Whites. I picked up 3 more casting a lipless crank down the gut of a narrow finger but nothing like you got into and not at as big.

[Blazerman]

On 9/8/2018 at 12:38 AM, fishinwrench said:

I am ate up with it too.   I'm not really targeting hybrids though because they put a bad taste in my mouth, I'm after big mature Whites in the 18"+ range.  

I love it when they "sandbag".  The ones over 16" will often start to come in like an average sized fish, as if to try and throw you off, then just before you get it close enough to get a glimpse he'll POUR IT ON and take you for a walk around the boat while he tests your knot and your drag.  

I'm working pretty hard to take the state record White bass honors away from Table Rock 😊 I know that sucker swims within 3 miles of my house.  And hopefully he doesn't have any mutt in him.  

Wow. I got into some whites and Hybrids last night and now i know why you could get addicted to chasing hybrids. Man talk about a blast. They hit so hard you better be holding your rod tightly as you reel. I had one that was like hooking a freight train. All i could do was hold on and listen to the drag sing as it did circles around the boat. It finally wrapped around the trolling motor and broke off.  But i did land a couple along with the whites.