Wingnut
09-27-2009, 08:35 PM
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
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur003-9.jpg
Powdered doughnuts are a MUST aboard the Phenom.
TroutOnly & FishnFurious
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur006-9.jpg
My "State of the Art" Striper topwater weapons.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur001-13.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur002-11.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur005-9.jpg
Hook up!
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur007-8.jpg
Vincent's first ever Lineside... no longer a Striper Virgin. :LOL:
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur008-8.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur010-7.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur011-8.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur004-9.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur013-7.jpg
We had quite a few double hook-ups today.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur009-8.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur014-7.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur021-7.jpg
Algea bloom & lots of dead Shad floating in the water mostly in the Ski Arm area of the lake.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur012-8.jpg
Success! Not a DD, but my first topwater Striper on the Superman rod & reel combo. :LOL: Got two of them today.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur016-8.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur019-6.jpg
Do the Trojans still have a chance...?
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur015-8.jpg
We found this lure floating in the middle of one of the boils. :Shocked:
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur020-7.jpg
Kewlwhip & friend... nice to see you out there again Hubert. Stop chasing after phantom boils!!! :ROFL:
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur022-6.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur017-6.jpg
Have fun cleaning all the fish Vincent. :Twisted:
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur018-7.jpg
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!
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur016-2.jpg
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
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur003-9.jpg
Powdered doughnuts are a MUST aboard the Phenom.
TroutOnly & FishnFurious
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur006-9.jpg
My "State of the Art" Striper topwater weapons.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur001-13.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur002-11.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur005-9.jpg
Hook up!
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur007-8.jpg
Vincent's first ever Lineside... no longer a Striper Virgin. :LOL:
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur008-8.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur010-7.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur011-8.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur004-9.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur013-7.jpg
We had quite a few double hook-ups today.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur009-8.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur014-7.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur021-7.jpg
Algea bloom & lots of dead Shad floating in the water mostly in the Ski Arm area of the lake.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur012-8.jpg
Success! Not a DD, but my first topwater Striper on the Superman rod & reel combo. :LOL: Got two of them today.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur016-8.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur019-6.jpg
Do the Trojans still have a chance...?
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur015-8.jpg
We found this lure floating in the middle of one of the boils. :Shocked:
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur020-7.jpg
Kewlwhip & friend... nice to see you out there again Hubert. Stop chasing after phantom boils!!! :ROFL:
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur022-6.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur017-6.jpg
Have fun cleaning all the fish Vincent. :Twisted:
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur018-7.jpg
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!
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut4/Wingnut5/Arthur016-2.jpg