Striper fishing
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, 02-12-2008 at 12:54 AM (9558 Views)
Well Tyrone Fly got me thinking about stripers, so I went to the forebay today. I didn't invite anyone because I didn't know what to expect. Got there around 9:30 after making breakfast for the kids and loading the boat. Went to "check 12" first since I thought it was the most likely spot. The fishfinder marked a school 16'-19' deep on 22 feet of water, so I was letting it sink a long time, then hard strips and long pauses. I tried for quite some time with no hits at all. I got tired of hearing the bait dunkers constantly talking so I motored around and fished other spots to see it I could find any more schools, but I ended up back at check 12 in the afternoon. There were some kayakers there so I motored down current a ways till I marked some more fish. There were some fish about 16' deep at this spot. I started getting some soft hits by counting it down less and using short strips varied with pauses, just slowing down the retrieve. Just as I started to figure it out, it was time to go home! Went home and went for a bike ride with my kids.