Dirk
Senior Member
Its been years since I fished and my boat was a mess. Got it out and a couple new batteries, about an hour of pressure washing, and multiple hours re-pooling and re-rigging all my rods/reels but finally ready to go. Headed out at dawn on Sunday. Almost forgot how to throw a cast net but finally remembered. Was able to net some nice Gizzard shad on Lanier but wasted about an hour longer than I was hoping for trying to find/net bait. Ran up a Lanier feeder until I got to 70 degree water and started fishing at about 8:30. Action started immediately and missed a couple hits, but finally hooked a decent sized Striper. Not as big as I was wanting, but a healthy one that peeled a good bit of drag.
My daughters boyfriend got a nice bass as well.
We missed several hard hits a couple of which were certainly Stripers and had some weight to them, but getting old and slow I guess. Great day on the water though and I am craving a 30+ lber now bad. We quite getting bites by about 10 am and water started warming up as well and was 73 when we left. Best chance for big Stripers in skinny water this time of year is right at dawn in my opinion.
Hope some of my old buddies are still on here, and if you are hope you are doing well. Tight Lines. Dirk
My daughters boyfriend got a nice bass as well.
We missed several hard hits a couple of which were certainly Stripers and had some weight to them, but getting old and slow I guess. Great day on the water though and I am craving a 30+ lber now bad. We quite getting bites by about 10 am and water started warming up as well and was 73 when we left. Best chance for big Stripers in skinny water this time of year is right at dawn in my opinion.
Hope some of my old buddies are still on here, and if you are hope you are doing well. Tight Lines. Dirk