Mike, thanks for the refresher. I agree about the summertime stripers; it seems to be the only season I can consistently find them. I look on sidescan regularly for shallow water fish fish on points and channel breaks, but I rarely find them there. I much more consistently find them suspended directly over deep channels, but as you mentioned, these fish are reluctant to bite, and my success rate is pretty poor. Often they will be nestled in among deep trees, which causes lost lures and rarely is the cost rewarded with a bite. Maybe it's just that they are so much more obvious on traditional sonar than on sidescan, but I think I'm still missing a piece of the puzzle in my searching.
The fish in my local lake act almost the same way. We have found that in the winter time they will chase the bait into the coves. You have got to find the right cove or it will be a bust. Fish have tails so you have got to look for them. Great advice!
Thanks Danny!! Great stuff! It’s really interesting how they migrate up and down the lake like they would in the ocean. Bigger fish especially feel the urge to migrate. Thanks brother!!🙏🙏🙏
I fish Jordan lake some for stripes . They do make a fails run in the fall. Jordan lake does not have a huge amount of strippers , due to the water temperature getting so hot in the summer😊
😊Great content again, Mike...I'm near Gaston, Kerr, SML.ive been out with guides and caught striper but, never when i take my own boat out...If you're ever in the area, I'd like to witness all that know how...but, I just made a sizeable investment; The Minn Kota Riptide Terrova...gotta learn planers n stuff....anyway, I'm learning alot from your vids, just gotta put it all together.....
Stripers can also be in narrow passage ways. Last year, I used a 1/16 oz white crappie jig with a white grub worm with procure trophy bass and a fly snap. Sadly when striper hit in the passage way by the dock it broke the fly snap. 🙄 after losing a striper that was 24 plus inches and a 4 lb or bigger smallie I ditched the fly snap. I put a 1/8 oz white crappie jig with a white grub worm with procure trophy bass. I still ended up catching 3plus lb smallies. This year has been tough for me. I moved spots lost a nice smallie on a 7 inch leader size 1 baitholder hook with a zero z too. Then a bobber 11 inches above where the leader tied to main line with procure trophy bass. The Smallie pulled bobber down, line was tight I lifted rod to set the hook the smallie came off. I checked hook the hook was brand new tied to the 7 inch leader the hook was dull. 🙄 off to buying better baitholder hooks. I hope these needle point owner baitholder hooks are better.
@@joegrande4848 that’s a great point brother! I know of a few great spots to catch Stripers from land because they are in intense bottlenecks. Any current at all and it’s ON!! I think you’ll love the Owner MUTU. Mustad demon needle points too. 👍👍. Let me know how they work for you 👍👍
Thanks brother!! Water clarity can be a huge factor. I’m very familiar with Kerr. I know that mudline that creeps down through Clarksville. We took 3rd place and won biggest fish with over 100 teams fishing in an NSBA tournament. It was fall so fish were up above Clarksville. Day 2 there was a mudline just below the bridge. It had a sharp edge up against the clean water. We fished down lines w the biggest Gizzard Shad we could find. We surfed down the lake right on that edge and had great success. Of course it’s very different in winter and spring when we fish in 5 ft of muddy water way back in the creeks. The secret is to use the biggest bait you can catch. Get them up on the bank in 2-3ft of water. If there is wind, fish the bank that’s getting hit with waves. It churns the mud up and Gizzard Shad love it. The biggest bait has a large profile and is easier to locate. Add 3-4 glass beads above the swivel and shake the rod as you approach points and slow the trolling motor way down until you are off the point. The beads help the Stripers locate your bait when you shake them up. That’s what I do in the mud.
Mike I live in a place we're the striped bass are stocke we don't get alot of 30lb fish the spoons you use will those work for smaller striper say 20inch fish or smaller
Absolutely. I have caught plenty of 15” fish on the 8” spoons. It’s important to use the size that closely matches the forage and not the Striper size. If you’re targeting Stripers that are feeding on 5-6” Shad or Herring I would go with the 6” flutter spoons. If you are targeting fish deeper than 40ft go with the 8”. I would definitely experiment with both sizes and a few colors. 👍👍👍
Hey Mike. I run a nonprofit called Guiding Eyes Outdoors that takes blind people, veterans and first responders hunting and fishing. Here lately we’ve been having trouble finding consistent bait and stripers. I have a day trip this weekend and am hoping to show these guys a good time. We’re planning to fish the upper part of the lake. I’m open to and would appreciate some suggestions if you can. You’re welcome to contact me privately. We will be having to more trips this year on may 31-june 2 and July 12-14. On those trips we will be camping at the lower end of the lake.
If I was smart I would save this to my watch later list so I could refer back to it at different times of the year- I just saved it! I’m getting smarter😂😂😂 thanks for sharing videos Mike! I hope you know what it does to help fellow anglers! Especially me! Here’s a boom my friend 👊
I think I’ve watched this four or five times and every time I pick up something new.
Most my life spent in NJ fishing the shore… learn the lake has been interesting & your videos help!
Mike, thanks for the refresher. I agree about the summertime stripers; it seems to be the only season I can consistently find them. I look on sidescan regularly for shallow water fish fish on points and channel breaks, but I rarely find them there. I much more consistently find them suspended directly over deep channels, but as you mentioned, these fish are reluctant to bite, and my success rate is pretty poor. Often they will be nestled in among deep trees, which causes lost lures and rarely is the cost rewarded with a bite. Maybe it's just that they are so much more obvious on traditional sonar than on sidescan, but I think I'm still missing a piece of the puzzle in my searching.
Great video as always bud. I get excited every time I get a notification
MY MAN!! Thanks brah!! Hopefully we can squeeze in a few lake trips before April. 👍👍👍
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERSdont tease me please me!!!! :)
Mike, If you ever get the chance fish Lewis Smith Lake in Bama. The lake is DEEP (250’) & has monster Stripers. Massive schools during the summer.
Hell yeah man! Ive heard some great things about that lake. Definitely need to fish there. How’s the bite in summer/early fall?
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Summer & fall on LSL are the best for Striper.
Thanks for the advice. I live in SC and plan on going to Lake Russell this weekend and I’m going to try what you suggested.
Hartwell regular here. How was Russell?
You da MAN! Thanks.
Great advice Mike! We don't have lakes here in PEI, Canada but our rivers would be the equivalent to your lake education! Thanks a bunch dude!
That’s great brother!! I’d love to see pics of the river and your catch. 🙏👍👍👍👍😁
The fish in my local lake act almost the same way. We have found that in the winter time they will chase the bait into the coves. You have got to find the right cove or it will be a bust. Fish have tails so you have got to look for them. Great advice!
Thanks Danny!! Great stuff! It’s really interesting how they migrate up and down the lake like they would in the ocean. Bigger fish especially feel the urge to migrate. Thanks brother!!🙏🙏🙏
Great and informative video. I learn more and more from you. Thank you 👍👍😊
I really appreciated that Kirk!!!🙏🙏😁
I fish Jordan lake some for stripes . They do make a fails run in the fall. Jordan lake does not have a huge amount of strippers , due to the water temperature getting so hot in the summer😊
😊Great content again, Mike...I'm near Gaston, Kerr, SML.ive been out with guides and caught striper but, never when i take my own boat out...If you're ever in the area, I'd like to witness all that know how...but, I just made a sizeable investment; The Minn Kota Riptide Terrova...gotta learn planers n stuff....anyway, I'm learning alot from your vids, just gotta put it all together.....
Good info. Thanks
Thanks Rodney!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏😁
well done professor
Stripers can also be in narrow passage ways. Last year, I used a 1/16 oz white crappie jig with a white grub worm with procure trophy bass and a fly snap. Sadly when striper hit in the passage way by the dock it broke the fly snap. 🙄 after losing a striper that was 24 plus inches and a 4 lb or bigger smallie I ditched the fly snap. I put a 1/8 oz white crappie jig with a white grub worm with procure trophy bass. I still ended up catching 3plus lb smallies. This year has been tough for me. I moved spots lost a nice smallie on a 7 inch leader size 1 baitholder hook with a zero z too. Then a bobber 11 inches above where the leader tied to main line with procure trophy bass. The Smallie pulled bobber down, line was tight I lifted rod to set the hook the smallie came off. I checked hook the hook was brand new tied to the 7 inch leader the hook was dull. 🙄 off to buying better baitholder hooks. I hope these needle point owner baitholder hooks are better.
@@joegrande4848 that’s a great point brother! I know of a few great spots to catch Stripers from land because they are in intense bottlenecks. Any current at all and it’s ON!! I think you’ll love the Owner MUTU. Mustad demon needle points too. 👍👍. Let me know how they work for you 👍👍
Thanks Mike! How do you feel water color affects striper fishing? Kerr has been really muddy lately. I appreciate the content, as always!
Thanks brother!! Water clarity can be a huge factor. I’m very familiar with Kerr. I know that mudline that creeps down through Clarksville. We took 3rd place and won biggest fish with over 100 teams fishing in an NSBA tournament. It was fall so fish were up above Clarksville. Day 2 there was a mudline just below the bridge. It had a sharp edge up against the clean water. We fished down lines w the biggest Gizzard Shad we could find. We surfed down the lake right on that edge and had great success. Of course it’s very different in winter and spring when we fish in 5 ft of muddy water way back in the creeks. The secret is to use the biggest bait you can catch. Get them up on the bank in 2-3ft of water. If there is wind, fish the bank that’s getting hit with waves. It churns the mud up and Gizzard Shad love it. The biggest bait has a large profile and is easier to locate. Add 3-4 glass beads above the swivel and shake the rod as you approach points and slow the trolling motor way down until you are off the point. The beads help the Stripers locate your bait when you shake them up. That’s what I do in the mud.
Mike I live in a place we're the striped bass are stocke we don't get alot of 30lb fish the spoons you use will those work for smaller striper say 20inch fish or smaller
Absolutely. I have caught plenty of 15” fish on the 8” spoons. It’s important to use the size that closely matches the forage and not the Striper size. If you’re targeting Stripers that are feeding on 5-6” Shad or Herring I would go with the 6” flutter spoons. If you are targeting fish deeper than 40ft go with the 8”. I would definitely experiment with both sizes and a few colors. 👍👍👍
I was wondering , many in the lake and unable to find em
Go SHALLOW young man!!! 😁. On points Way Back in the creeks. Start in skinny water in back and pull forward out towards main lake 👍👍
Hey Mike. I run a nonprofit called Guiding Eyes Outdoors that takes blind people, veterans and first responders hunting and fishing. Here lately we’ve been having trouble finding consistent bait and stripers. I have a day trip this weekend and am hoping to show these guys a good time. We’re planning to fish the upper part of the lake. I’m open to and would appreciate some suggestions if you can. You’re welcome to contact me privately. We will be having to more trips this year on may 31-june 2 and July 12-14. On those trips we will be camping at the lower end of the lake.
Shoot me an email. I think I can help. Sounds like a great cause brother! Mikesmedley9@gmail.com
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS email sent. Thank you
If I was smart I would save this to my watch later list so I could refer back to it at different times of the year- I just saved it! I’m getting smarter😂😂😂 thanks for sharing videos Mike! I hope you know what it does to help fellow anglers! Especially me!
Here’s a boom my friend 👊
I appreciate that my brother!! Hopefully Lincoln will be catching Stripers with his pops on the east coast in a few months 😜
yes sir@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS
Chum they will come