Castaic Sunday 9/27 - A New Blackwater Challenge.

[Wingnut]

Been dying to get back into the surf again, but had to fulfill one final obligation to take one of my buddies Striper fishing with the one & only Bob Caffey (Troutonly). Since Phuong (Blackwater) was busy on a Canadian cruise this week, his partner Vincent (FishnFurious) jumped at the chance to fill the vacancy. This was Vincent's first ever Striper trip and we initiated him into the Striper Killing Club in style. :Twisted:

Phuong (Blackwater) also issued a new challenge to me this week before he left on vacation. Hook & land a double digit Striper on a topwater lure with a "Barbie" style rod & reel combo. :Shocked: I have the entire season to accomplish this challenge. Now that's a tough one... and I made my first attempt today.

Details of the day: Three full limits of Stripers, but much tougher to get today. Definitely not as wide open as it has been the past couple of weeks. All schoolie size with no bigger models in the mix today. :Neutral: Majority of the fish were caught trolling and a handful caught in the few boils that we ran accross today. Water level was down significantly with signs of an algea bloom and a large shad die off was present. Lake Lice traffic was moderate and getting lighter with each passing week.

Pics of the day.

TroutOnly & Wingnut
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Powdered doughnuts are a MUST aboard the Phenom.
TroutOnly & FishnFurious
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My "State of the Art" Striper topwater weapons.
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Hook up!
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Vincent's first ever Lineside... no longer a Striper Virgin. :LOL:
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We had quite a few double hook-ups today.
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Algea bloom & lots of dead Shad floating in the water mostly in the Ski Arm area of the lake.
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Success! Not a DD, but my first topwater Striper on the Superman rod & reel combo. :LOL: Got two of them today.
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Do the Trojans still have a chance...?
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We found this lure floating in the middle of one of the boils. :Shocked:
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Kewlwhip & friend... nice to see you out there again Hubert. Stop chasing after phantom boils!!! :ROFL:
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Have fun cleaning all the fish Vincent. :Twisted:
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Another fun day aboard the Striper Killing Machine AKA "The Salmonoid Phenomenon." Thanks Bob, for making yourself available for me as always. :Cool: I share your pain as our Redskins got beat by the lowly Lions today. :Evil:
I will need your help to winning the new Blackwater challenge this Striper season my friend! It is indeed a tough one. :mad:
Vincent, I'm glad that you finally got a chance to come out with me and fish with Bob, I told you that it was gonna a be a blast! :Big Grin: You & Phuong work it out between yourselves on who get to come with me the next time around. :Wink:

Take care everybody... hope your weekend was as good or better than mine. :Cool:

Arthur (Wingnut)

"Love people, not things. Use things, not people."

Fight on SC!
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[basscatcher]

nice report and way to go on the fish on the barbie pole.

ps No pics from the past?



God BLess


basscatcher

[trail blazer]

Gonna get me 1 of those new topwater rods LOL

WTG out there

[LEE BOY3]

Hey that luer looks familiar.My friend jerry calls me up this morning and ask if he can borrow a rod and a couple toppwater luers i said sure.I call him up later in the day and he says sorry dude i lost one of your luers what a coincidence you found my luer.:LOL:

[HuskerRod]

Wingnut,

You call that a Pug. These are Pugs:

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A 40 and 32 pounder

[sansou]

Nice job on the stripers! Even better job getting your buddy on his first stripers!!!

Blackwater: No buddy, no! Just say "no" to parlays against Wingnut!!!

[blackwater]

Just got back into town yesterday Art, Canada was wonderful. :Big Grin:
I see that you accepted and already started on the new challenge. Good start on the schoolies buddy but that DD striper is going to kick your a**! Don't forget to keep the stock line on that reel buddy. I think it comes with 80 yards of #6. :ROFL: I'm going to have fun picking out a set up for myself out of your game room by the end of the striper season. I have my eyes on that nice Stella/Carrot Stix spinning combo. :Wink:
Bob, we got him now, pass the kryptonite!!! :Twisted:

[PWBUILDING]

great post. it reminds me of reading the funnies

[scca]

very nice report Wingnut. You guys have been on them for awhile now out there. Thanks also for sharing som much fishing info with you pictures. I love that superman challenge. Way to slay out there !! FIGHT ON !!!

[CAPT'N]

Arthur, Bob,

looks like another day killing line-sides.

Were you able to troll past the downed buoy line along the dam?

Still waiting for the big boys to show themselves.................

Capt'n

[Fisherman57]

SWEET!

Another day onboard the TRIPER!... (my new name for TO's trout & striper slaying machine :LOL: ).......

Everytime I see a report from you guys I get to click and see a BOATLOAD of fish! I NEED TO GET OUT THERE!

Congrats Bob, Arthur & Vincent on ANOTHER great day!
Love the free Bill Dance lure! LOL!



Dana

[kewlwhip]

"i see stripers..." lol I swear, Uncle B's headbangin crestliner is a few above the rest-
T.O. = dexter lolzzz

[TroutOnly]

Hey rod that last pic of the pug he was looking at trolly and smiling ,,,lol,,,,,

[Native Gal]

WN,
"Git R' Done" Man of Steel.
Congrats on your buddy getting on his first Striper.

Great post and pixs, I think I have a date set in mind of when you will beat the challenge :Envious:.

Native Gal
:Big Grin:

[FishNFurious]

Finally worked myself into the rotation to fish with T-O. Blackwater, I wish you go on vacation more often. :LOL: Learned alot from Wingnut and Troutonly and got my first striper. Dropped all the fish off at the in-laws and didn't have to clean a single one. :Twisted: Phuong, Arthur was focused and determined to complete the new challenge. i think you're in trouble bro, when Arthur puts his mind to do something, it usually gets done. That was so much fun, lets do it again! :Big Grin:

[Badbeat]

We saw you guys cruising around out there Art. I got four on topwater at the shore. Great to see Vince finally get a chance to get out there. See you soon. :Cool:

[gletemfeelsteelgary]

new challenge to me this week before he left on vacation. Hook & land a double digit Striper on a topwater lure with a "Barbie" style rod & reel combo. that's a tough one...

[/IMG]

Nice one !....I like it : )

We still should do what I mentioned at legends....

Beer can fish off----use the beer can to cast and catch fish....I think it would be a hoot !

Anyways, you probably think I'm joking but I'm not !....ha ha ha : )

Real nice work out there guys, way ta slay them bad boys...lay 'em down and smack 'em yak em !

Keel them.....keel them dead !.

Looks like a wonderfull day out there on the water, maybe we'll see you guys at striper-fest on the 17th, I'd hate ta be a striper on that day.....in one sweeping motion...a signifigant decrease in stripers #'s will happen...in fact, withing hours after being caught, I'd predict their flesh will be on the BBQ and the stories will follow : )

Nice report as always Arthur, congrats to everyone on all those fine catches, man, I'd really like to get some underwater shots of those stripers in their frenzies....do you know anyone with an underwater video unit ? / camera ?

Anyways, we need re-work Bob's boat and paint a red cross insignia on it and call it the local blood donation center...

Let the blood flow !
!

Nice work guys,
Gary