Shock
06-13-2010, 03:41 PM
Ok. So after last Saturday's trip I had already planned on hitting up San Antonio again, this time with my step-dad Jesse...
I had been sick all week with a cold and debating whether or not to go but hell, no colds gonna stop me!! I think I got a fever....Striper fever that is...
So I set out on another quest to get my first DD striper...
Picked up Jesse at 2:00am and off we go....
On the water at 5:30 am...Water temp 73 degrees, no wind...
Start on the troll and about 5 minutes into it my rig gets tagged....short bite...damn!!! but a good sign.. Continue on and gets tagged again but as soon as I get the rod out the holder its gone...WTF? Mr Stripey messin with my mind...
Circle back around and once we get to the same spot ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzz drag SCREAMING.. Man it hit the rig like a freight train!!!!
Ok so when we troll we take turns so me being the nice Captain that I am, I let Jesse go first!!! After a nice fight he pulls in this 9lb 11oz bad boy!!! Jesse's new personal best!!!
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s119/Shock1420/DSCN4987.jpg
What to do, what to do? circle back around and get slammed again....My turn!!! Man this bad boy did not want to come to the boat...After about 6 runs and a great net job by Jesse I bring in my new PB at 9lb 5 oz!!!!!
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s119/Shock1420/DSCN4988.jpg
Hmmmm, 2 fish on board and we haven even got started yet!!! Nice!!!! After a few more passes for nada we decide to head on down the lake....We came back up the other side and still nada so cross back over the lake and try again.....We pick up two more 8lbers at the same spot as the first two.....Shock found his honey hole!!!
So its starting to get hot out and it's only about 10:30 when we see a good sign!!!
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s119/Shock1420/DSCN4989.jpg
About 5 minutes later my rig gets slammed hard....ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.. I grab the rod and its loaded up bigtime, I mean I could barely get it out of the rod holder...Jesse's up so I pass him the rod... He starts battling it and it surfaces way back there...WTF? then goes deep. It made a few runs then I net this Monster. Man it's so heavy the old school net I have was bending bringin it aboard!!
DD ohhh yeah!!! this monster stripey tipped the scale at 16LB 12 OZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Once again a new PB for Jesse and the new Boat Record!!!!
The pictures do this beast no justice....
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s119/Shock1420/DSCN4991.jpg
Heres another shot of it....
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s119/Shock1420/2010-06-12112854.jpg
After this fish it went dead from around 11:00 until around 2:30...then we came to a spot holding scattered fish here and there and next thing you know its on!!!! My next fish was another 8lber then Jesse's next turn he hooks up on andother DD weighin just under 11lbs!!!! We hook a few more then call it a day around 4:00pm with 9 Striper on board and ready for the long drive home....
O.G. cooler shot for old man Bob!!
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s119/Shock1420/DSCN4996.jpg
We had a great time out there and it 10 degrees cooler then last Saturday which was nice!! Still got roasted though...So I guess I will have to go back yet another time in search of my first DD Striper!!! It's very cool putting people on these big monster striper so I don't mind... I'll get mine one of these days and I still beat my personal best!!!!
Here's Jesse with his 2 DD San Antonio Stripers!!!
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s119/Shock1420/DSCN4997.jpg
Until next time.....
See ya on the water!!!!!
I had been sick all week with a cold and debating whether or not to go but hell, no colds gonna stop me!! I think I got a fever....Striper fever that is...
So I set out on another quest to get my first DD striper...
Picked up Jesse at 2:00am and off we go....
On the water at 5:30 am...Water temp 73 degrees, no wind...
Start on the troll and about 5 minutes into it my rig gets tagged....short bite...damn!!! but a good sign.. Continue on and gets tagged again but as soon as I get the rod out the holder its gone...WTF? Mr Stripey messin with my mind...
Circle back around and once we get to the same spot ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzz drag SCREAMING.. Man it hit the rig like a freight train!!!!
Ok so when we troll we take turns so me being the nice Captain that I am, I let Jesse go first!!! After a nice fight he pulls in this 9lb 11oz bad boy!!! Jesse's new personal best!!!
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s119/Shock1420/DSCN4987.jpg
What to do, what to do? circle back around and get slammed again....My turn!!! Man this bad boy did not want to come to the boat...After about 6 runs and a great net job by Jesse I bring in my new PB at 9lb 5 oz!!!!!
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s119/Shock1420/DSCN4988.jpg
Hmmmm, 2 fish on board and we haven even got started yet!!! Nice!!!! After a few more passes for nada we decide to head on down the lake....We came back up the other side and still nada so cross back over the lake and try again.....We pick up two more 8lbers at the same spot as the first two.....Shock found his honey hole!!!
So its starting to get hot out and it's only about 10:30 when we see a good sign!!!
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s119/Shock1420/DSCN4989.jpg
About 5 minutes later my rig gets slammed hard....ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.. I grab the rod and its loaded up bigtime, I mean I could barely get it out of the rod holder...Jesse's up so I pass him the rod... He starts battling it and it surfaces way back there...WTF? then goes deep. It made a few runs then I net this Monster. Man it's so heavy the old school net I have was bending bringin it aboard!!
DD ohhh yeah!!! this monster stripey tipped the scale at 16LB 12 OZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Once again a new PB for Jesse and the new Boat Record!!!!
The pictures do this beast no justice....
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s119/Shock1420/DSCN4991.jpg
Heres another shot of it....
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s119/Shock1420/2010-06-12112854.jpg
After this fish it went dead from around 11:00 until around 2:30...then we came to a spot holding scattered fish here and there and next thing you know its on!!!! My next fish was another 8lber then Jesse's next turn he hooks up on andother DD weighin just under 11lbs!!!! We hook a few more then call it a day around 4:00pm with 9 Striper on board and ready for the long drive home....
O.G. cooler shot for old man Bob!!
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s119/Shock1420/DSCN4996.jpg
We had a great time out there and it 10 degrees cooler then last Saturday which was nice!! Still got roasted though...So I guess I will have to go back yet another time in search of my first DD Striper!!! It's very cool putting people on these big monster striper so I don't mind... I'll get mine one of these days and I still beat my personal best!!!!
Here's Jesse with his 2 DD San Antonio Stripers!!!
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s119/Shock1420/DSCN4997.jpg
Until next time.....
See ya on the water!!!!!