Lanier Jim
Senior Member
This is a combo report about 2 half day trips in the morning....yesterday with David and today with Paul. I'm doing the combo because it was the same pattern.
Yesterday with David (trash talking genius) - our first stop we pulled up and the fish started schooling all around us. The Emerald Popper did damage. I'm telling you - learn to fish it and you will catch fish on it. I'm not going to get in to all the mess the other day - just learn to fish it and you'll be happy.
David and I smoked them....I was running deep drop offs next to shallower water flats. Cory put up a video yesterday showing the places I'm targeting. We mixed in the drop shot some when the sun got up good.
David and I pulled up on one place and stuck several good spots and a big striper that I couldn't turn and went behind a pole marker before breaking off my Jerk Shad. We ended up with 14 in the boat and lost another 4-5 that either pulled off or broke off.
Today - same pattern and I told Paul - "Yesterday - it was 8:30am and they started schooling" ....guess what, 8:30 rolled around and sure enough, the fish came up and Paul doubled up on the same cast with his Rico popper. They jumped on my Emerald Popper. Once it died down - we started hitting more of the same type structure mentioned - even some places I haven't fished - I just saw them on the LakeMaster.
Pulled up on one place and a big spot jumped up a couple of feet in the air and came down on Paul's popper...just an awesome strike. Then I boated two good spots on the Jerk Shad.....it slowed a little....so I picked up the Emerald Popper again....2nd cast, a nice striper exploded on it. Paul got a video of it that already posted.
Ended the morning with 16 in the boat and only lost 2 fish that pulled off. Ton's of fun both days....Paul talks as much trash as David....and trust me....that's a lot of trash! LJ
Yesterday with David (trash talking genius) - our first stop we pulled up and the fish started schooling all around us. The Emerald Popper did damage. I'm telling you - learn to fish it and you will catch fish on it. I'm not going to get in to all the mess the other day - just learn to fish it and you'll be happy.
David and I smoked them....I was running deep drop offs next to shallower water flats. Cory put up a video yesterday showing the places I'm targeting. We mixed in the drop shot some when the sun got up good.
David and I pulled up on one place and stuck several good spots and a big striper that I couldn't turn and went behind a pole marker before breaking off my Jerk Shad. We ended up with 14 in the boat and lost another 4-5 that either pulled off or broke off.
Today - same pattern and I told Paul - "Yesterday - it was 8:30am and they started schooling" ....guess what, 8:30 rolled around and sure enough, the fish came up and Paul doubled up on the same cast with his Rico popper. They jumped on my Emerald Popper. Once it died down - we started hitting more of the same type structure mentioned - even some places I haven't fished - I just saw them on the LakeMaster.
Pulled up on one place and a big spot jumped up a couple of feet in the air and came down on Paul's popper...just an awesome strike. Then I boated two good spots on the Jerk Shad.....it slowed a little....so I picked up the Emerald Popper again....2nd cast, a nice striper exploded on it. Paul got a video of it that already posted.
Ended the morning with 16 in the boat and only lost 2 fish that pulled off. Ton's of fun both days....Paul talks as much trash as David....and trust me....that's a lot of trash! LJ
