Finally had Mike out on the boat when the Stripers were ON! We killed them boating over 30 fish with most all of them in the 10-15 lb range. The bite was one of the best of the year and they were active pretty much all day. We were able to jig fish non-stop and the only time we had to move was after the wind had blown us away from the deep water where all the fish were stacked. The Hurricane had a good impact for the time being and just seemed to fire up the fish quite a bit. What a day!
Got Sterling and his Son David out on Lake Lanier for some Striper action. The fish weren’t cooperating with the high pressure and recent cool temps and the wind didn’t help. Fortunately they were patient and their patience paid off. Right around dinner time the Stripers showed up and made the trip well worth our time. We boated 10 fish in less than an hour and the bite was both fast and furious. Once again David landed the big fish of the trip but Dad did get his share of action. Look for a video to post sometime over the winter once I have time to get it on line. For now, here are some photo’s of the trip.
My friend Joel has fished for Striped Bass on Lanier for many years but said he’s never had a day like he did on our trip. We boated over 20 fish in just 4 hours and most all were jigged. Joel was amazed at the action which started as soon as we got outside the no wake zone. His first monster was trolled out over the channel and pulled the scales down to 21 lbs. His second monster was jigged and was a hefty 26 lbs! All the fish were released but I think he was wondering what that 26 lb’er would have looked like on the wall…
Deuce and his son JD got out with me for a day trip they had won during the school Auction. Deuce is the Athletic Director at Lakeview Academy up in Gainesville. We had a great day out on the lake and I’m happy to say both JD and Dad had some fun for sure! Just check out these photo’s to see some of the monsters they boated…