Life is good and the stripers are back
 

in my favorite spots. Took a friend from another board out for his first striper trip, he passed the test and the new Lund 1890 ProV I'd give an A+; man what a sweet ride in conditions I would have been soaked in short order in the old Tracker Tournament V-17.

It was great to be back at my favorite striper spots and I managed 20+ fish, with maybe one keeper. Note to myself; measure and mark the 28 inches on the gunnel of the boat...lol. Drew caught some nice ones, for someone that's used to catching those little freshwater varieties; including the one in the pic.

Had to swap a trolling motor battery to crank the outboard around 9:30 and run in to buy a new cranking, but at least my starting problem is now behind me. Then I cut off the second transucer cable this year with the new Minn Kota RipTide trolling motor prop. I've got to figure out some way, which I thought I had by making several turns around the shaft with several wire ties, to insure there isn't any loose transducer wire for the prop to catch.

I'm am so pumped for a brand new season, does anyone know how to make it drag, instead of fly by like it usually does.

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Tight lines.

I'm trying to remember if I know that spot by looking at it from shore :P !!! You should have taken a picture of your ear-to-ear grin while you were out there...

Does anyone know how to make a season drag? Not exactly, but if you fished 20 hours a day, 6 days a week, it would seem longer (but you already do that, right??)... I always found the hardest thing was waiting for the cows to arrive and then it would go by just too fast. Now I can't tell if I'm more content or more deranged by the season ??? }> ;D :P :o

You'd have to have really good eyesight or superhuman powers to wade to that spot; since it's almost a half mile offshore. It's my go-to spot in early spring and it always holds fish early. It's also one hell of a spot when big rollers are coming in because I can tuck the boat in behind a pair of ledges that bust up the swells and my boat sits in behind in the wash, with only about 60 foot to any one rock/ledge or prop killer behind and to the other side. The boat will be sitting in the froth, rising up and down as the waves come and go. Just a killer spot to sit and catch a bunch of fish as they sit in the eddy behind the ledges picking off the confused bait fish being tumbled about.

You will have to come up and I will show it to you :), along with some other sweet spots youv'e fished many times before. Next time out I have to force myself to go after some mackeral for the freezer, because with the tons of pollack around yesterday; the macks must be in the area as well. It's just real hard to stop striper fishing to go do stupid vertical fishing...lol. I could have jigged up some pollack and dragging one behind the boat, but I assumed it was unlikely to be bothered by the size fish I was averaging yesterday. They were tough fat little fish, with a couple that probably would keep.

Give me a call when you can free up some time or if things heat up down your way, because I'd like to expand my horizons down that way for the fall :).

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Tight lines.

No Prob... And Thanks for the invite - I'm gonna miss those shore spots up there as Schoolie Monster will have it all to his lonesome :'(

Woooeeeeee. There is one handsome angler. Kinda like someone out of a Hemmingway novel, no?

An "Old Man"? yup ;P

Hey Drew - welcome to the wonderfull addicting world of Saltwater Stripers...

Man John, looks like you will let any Tom, #^&#^&#^&#^& or Drew post here :). I mean really, the man doesn't even own a rod over 6-1/2 feet, come on what gives?

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Welcome aboard Drew and tight lines.

Friend of yours, right? AND they let you in the door too, right? Besides, if it was that strict in here, I'd have to give myself the boot too....

Welcome to the board Drew. Sorry you came in associated with Got Striper. We won't hold it against you!:) Best of luck this season.