6/22 - Lanier stripers solo

[FMBear]

I was going to sleep in after spending the last 2 mornings out on Lanier. However, when I awoke at 5:00am, I had a feeling to go out. Rarely, especially in summer, do I want to go out by myself, but I figured I'd give it a go and be off the water early.

All I can say is thank goodness my lovely wife got me a Sony Action Cam this past Christmas, as I got to film some fun and hectic chaos on the boat

The morning started off a bit slow. I was about to move to a different area when I hooked into a 1 lb. spot, and as I reeled it in, a nice 15-20 lb. stripe followed it all the way to my boat. A few moments later I land about a 1.5 lb. stripe on a heavy weighted freeline. So I decided to stick it out and give another large circle through the area with downlines 25-27 feet. I'm glad I did, as I ended up having 3 rods go off. I was lucky to land the 12 lb. stripe, as it truly was chaos. The others broke free. I stayed in the action until about 10am and did a little exploring before heading to the dock by 10:45.

While I've gotten others bigger so far this year, this was a treat this morning as it was my best for the year.

 

[Scout'nStripers]

Very nice Fred. Sometimes the best fishing trips can be the ones that aren't really planned. Good job buddy!

 

[joehughes1965]

Very nice Fred!!

 

[Ahab]

Love that chaos !

 

[jerseycat9]

You guys on here are making me homesick. Nice catch!

 

[brianj]

nice job fred. the first fish is long and skinny...

 

[suuntov]

Nice ones. I love fishing with my buddy but it is also fun to go at it alone. 100% glory for you and you only.

 

[Troutman3000]

Nice Fred! Way to get at them!

 

[Dustin Pate]

Nice job!!!

 

[j_seph]

Ya know, you didn't have to be alone....................could have called

 

[Arnie Davis]

Nice catch

 

[Capt. Clay C]

Great to see!

 

[Jeffsheffield]

Nice one. It's good to have a camera otherwise it's just a fish story.

 

[weneroux]

Sounds like you made the right decision