Currently I'm fishing at a Southern California lake for stripers.
All I throw is artificials because I think bait is cheezy.
I've been doing alright lately with the topwater bite on 7.5" High Roller Rip Rollers in Red/white.
The biggest fish I'm catching are 6lbers, but I know there are A LOT of 8-12 and some 15-25lbers.
Basically my question is simple; How can I weed through these smaller fish?
Also please post some websites that link me directly to very shallow swimming plugs and topwater plugs.
I need to try something new.
btw: I am a shore fisherman : ( but I've been doing better than some of the boaters. Unfortunately where the Inlet is, it is illegal to fish due to a few deaths. (from shore) I need a boat don't I. lol
Rigs I use: 8' shimano Terramar w/ Daiwa Millionaire 300cvx (ripping plugs/ Trout Swimbaits) and 10' Shimano Clarus Salmon/Steelhead rod w/ 445 Penn spinning reel (For walk the dog baits) and for throwing in the Inlet/canal.
First we here fish stripers in saltwater a tad different from where your fishing, but I would say one thing is the same, you cant pick the size! be patient and a big one will eventually hit.
You say bait is chezzy but its a fast way to a good fish!
You might want to try some bigger wooden swimming lures, deeper diving stuff. If there is a good current going, maybe a darter would do the trick? Or some suspending plastics?? How deep is the water?
Bill - no eels out there, at least not our type. But I did run into a fellow from Maine that worked at a shop in Sacramento that said the stripers hammered the 2 doz eels he brought out from Maine... Coulda been a fishtale too
so cal striper info link
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