StriperrHunterr
Senior Member
Okay, folks, it's finally time to drop the curtain on a project I've been putting together since the early part of this year.
It all started with a personal goal that has evolved into something much bigger. Last year I was lucky enough to figure out the summer striper bite on the Ben Parker's Magnum spoon and in a little over a week I was able to put 120lbs in the boat and it hit me that if I really tried, and got on it early enough, that I could possibly, maybe break 1000lbs over the course of the summer. The question then was how to document it and what data was valuable in such documentation.
Through some friends, new and old, I got the metrics that I'll need to have this data be of some use to people other than myself.
That lead to me reaching out to our biologists here on Lanier, and even a trip out with them to see how the pros do it. I spent a Friday morning with them shocking up striper, and anything else "fortunate" enough to be in the field of the boat, and learned how they measure them, how scales are collected and the data is logged. Since pictures are worth 1000 words, video has to be even more valuable, right? So I have my measuring stick based on their design, an accu-cull scale from OBT, 8 magnum flutter spoons, and an SJCam, which is nearly identical to a GoPro of the same generation but at 1/3 the cost, all ready to rock and roll. I've been watching the surface temps and I think 5/1, well 5/2 since this weekend was our anniversary celebration, is the right time to announce this.
Over the coming months I'll be fishing the weekends, maybe a weekday here or there, but mainly after work in the evenings trying to reach my goal. So why post about it now? Well, I'm looking for a few good mates to help me out. I understand that not everyone can, or would even want to, go as often as I want to, but I need some help getting the boat hitched up to the truck because of my bad knees. So how do you get in on this if you're interested and what do you need to bring?
If you're interested shoot me a PM and we'll get linked up. What you'll need is a medium heavy rod capable of dropping a 3oz spoon and a reel capable of holding several hundred yards of 20lb Big Game line. I've found spinning works best because of the ferocity of the hits and being able to better hold onto the stem of a spinning reel. You'll also need a couple of your own spoons. That's it. Be able to meet me at my place in Buford by Shoal Creek campground around 5-530, have the requisite equipment, and be willing to help operate the camera, net, and measuring stick and you're in like Flynn. If you have your own GoPro or similar, even better. I've got mounts around the boat already, and could use an extra one to get some fighting and release shots. These will be posted to a YouTube channel, so participation implies consent to that.
Your numbers will get logged, but won't count towards my total. In talking with the biologists, Chris and Pat, they told me that too few people actually keep fishing logs and even if they do they often don't record the 0 days. Even if I don't reach my 1000lb goal, this is sure to be a fun project for the summer, and if even 1 person besides myself decides to start their own log to give them more data I'll consider it a success.
I would ask that this thread be kept clean as it will also be used to post videos, update the counts, and share data about the fishing so if you want to reach out to me to go fish, please do it via PM.
Thanks for reading and I'm hoping to have some videos up soon.
It all started with a personal goal that has evolved into something much bigger. Last year I was lucky enough to figure out the summer striper bite on the Ben Parker's Magnum spoon and in a little over a week I was able to put 120lbs in the boat and it hit me that if I really tried, and got on it early enough, that I could possibly, maybe break 1000lbs over the course of the summer. The question then was how to document it and what data was valuable in such documentation.
Through some friends, new and old, I got the metrics that I'll need to have this data be of some use to people other than myself.
That lead to me reaching out to our biologists here on Lanier, and even a trip out with them to see how the pros do it. I spent a Friday morning with them shocking up striper, and anything else "fortunate" enough to be in the field of the boat, and learned how they measure them, how scales are collected and the data is logged. Since pictures are worth 1000 words, video has to be even more valuable, right? So I have my measuring stick based on their design, an accu-cull scale from OBT, 8 magnum flutter spoons, and an SJCam, which is nearly identical to a GoPro of the same generation but at 1/3 the cost, all ready to rock and roll. I've been watching the surface temps and I think 5/1, well 5/2 since this weekend was our anniversary celebration, is the right time to announce this.
Over the coming months I'll be fishing the weekends, maybe a weekday here or there, but mainly after work in the evenings trying to reach my goal. So why post about it now? Well, I'm looking for a few good mates to help me out. I understand that not everyone can, or would even want to, go as often as I want to, but I need some help getting the boat hitched up to the truck because of my bad knees. So how do you get in on this if you're interested and what do you need to bring?
If you're interested shoot me a PM and we'll get linked up. What you'll need is a medium heavy rod capable of dropping a 3oz spoon and a reel capable of holding several hundred yards of 20lb Big Game line. I've found spinning works best because of the ferocity of the hits and being able to better hold onto the stem of a spinning reel. You'll also need a couple of your own spoons. That's it. Be able to meet me at my place in Buford by Shoal Creek campground around 5-530, have the requisite equipment, and be willing to help operate the camera, net, and measuring stick and you're in like Flynn. If you have your own GoPro or similar, even better. I've got mounts around the boat already, and could use an extra one to get some fighting and release shots. These will be posted to a YouTube channel, so participation implies consent to that.
Your numbers will get logged, but won't count towards my total. In talking with the biologists, Chris and Pat, they told me that too few people actually keep fishing logs and even if they do they often don't record the 0 days. Even if I don't reach my 1000lb goal, this is sure to be a fun project for the summer, and if even 1 person besides myself decides to start their own log to give them more data I'll consider it a success.
I would ask that this thread be kept clean as it will also be used to post videos, update the counts, and share data about the fishing so if you want to reach out to me to go fish, please do it via PM.
Thanks for reading and I'm hoping to have some videos up soon.
