Striper bash .....west side USA :)

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This outta save some bandwidth…gonna pobably use plenty anyway. This is already posted elsewhere and our fingers are not endless!
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You have seen this lady, Alice G., in the casting section. She tosses at some ACA tournaments. Her easy smile and quick wit make her presence a cherished addition to ANY event. The striper bash was no exception.

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Here is Brians’ shot of some “food” fish that were stranded overnight.

Our choice was to pester fish with floating lines and top-water bugs, which was quite successful during low light and no light periods. The remainder of the day could be spent pestering with type IV to LC density stuff and the regular assortment of baitfish immi’s.
The water level in this “pond” seems to fluctuate about 1’-4’ daily. Some days you can wade vast acreage and some periods require that you stick within 100’ of shore, generally.
Guestion for the striper guys…do the stripers seem to lose some accuracy when blasting top-water stuff in the dark?
…lee s.

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I do find it’s not as easy to hook a striper with a surface fly–there’s a theory that the bass is first banging the bait to stun it before returning to gobble it, and i think there might be some truth in this.

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I don’t know anything about saltwater Stripers, but the one’s in the lake of Texas are fun when they’re hitting topwater. Sometimes they’ll hit a topwater hard and take off running. But other times they will come up and knock the fly/lure/shad a couple of feet into the air first before eating it. It is very hard to do, but if you can leave the fly alone and don’t react to the attack, the Striper will usually turn around and take the fly when it hits the water again.

Topwater strikes from a Striper are A LOT of fun!

Rex

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I had an experience a few years back where I caught 6 or 7 stripers in as many casts. All on top.
Each one of those fish tail-slapped my six inch pencil popper exactly 9 times before taking it on the tenth “strike”.

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