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11-24-2010, 03:55 PM
Hit the duct this morning close to home for a little striper mafia outing before the Holiday. thebigsteeler has not been out in awhile and late last night we decided to go and slay in the morning since he was available to finally fish. It was ferno, thebigsteeler and I looking for those elusive duct stripers. i was called upon to put my striper senses to work and decide the spot. I felt good going to the first spot and sure enough thebigsteeler hooks up but as he works it it comes off. It was a freezing morning but we carried on. Working it and then I get a double thump but miss it. I'm looking for it again and get a thump and miss it. Keep working it and bam thump and hook up. It is a good one as we see it come up and flash in the crystal clear duct water. Water is still ripping and it is putting on a good fight. Battle, battle, battle. Drag peeling run and more drag peeling run. Getting it close but it doesn't want to come in. It is swimming in plain view but not turning. Keep working it and get it to the edge. Gets gripped and landed. It is a healthy 33" and one of with the head that looks like it ran into a wall. Had the head been normal it would have been 2 inches longer, lol? Take a quick pic and send it back to the duct and it swims right off.
Thebigsteeler is now casting and hooks up. Yeah buddy it's been awhile since you were able to fish and it was good to see you hooked up and working it. They are battling and he lands his fish. We take a quick pic of the thick, healthy fish and let it go. While I was taking the pic, ferno hooks up but it gets off. We keep working it and then I get hooked up again. More battling ensues and it's a fiesty sucker. Land this one too and take a quick pic and back it goes into the water. Ferno gets bit again but short biter. I get one more bite and hook up and land another one. Quick pic and released too. We work it for a while longer but no more biters.
We head to the next spot and ferno is hooked up again but the line is twisted around his tip. The fish is tugging and tugging but the tip is still wrapped with line. It comes off. :Sad: I get bit and hooked up and it's another good one. More battling and it too gets landed. Pic taken and released. We are working the spot some more and after a few minutes I get bit again and hook it and see it rise and flash off in the distance. It is the smallest of the day at 24" but it is the fattest. The thing had some major belly protrusion like he was stuffed with some good sized fish. Quick pic taken and this too was released.
Thebigsteeler had to leave and ferno and I hit a couple of other spots but nothing at any of them.
All fish caught on soft jerkbaits. They did not want the tickler, swimbaits, KPN's or spoons today. Great to be able to get out with my striper mafia brothers. It was a blast guys. Glad we were all able to get together. You'll get em next time ferno. Would have been better if all of us had a fish on deck.
My 1st
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo144/JetSkiJunkie118/Duct%2011-24-10/Duct11-24-10_1.jpg
My 2nd
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo144/JetSkiJunkie118/Duct%2011-24-10/Duct11-24-10_2.jpg
My 3rd
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo144/JetSkiJunkie118/Duct%2011-24-10/Duct11-24-10_3.jpg
My 4th
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo144/JetSkiJunkie118/Duct%2011-24-10/Duct11-24-10_4.jpg
My 5th
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo144/JetSkiJunkie118/Duct%2011-24-10/Duct11-24-10_5.jpg
thebigsteeler's
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo144/JetSkiJunkie118/Duct%2011-24-10/Duct11-24-10_Wes.jpg
Thebigsteeler is now casting and hooks up. Yeah buddy it's been awhile since you were able to fish and it was good to see you hooked up and working it. They are battling and he lands his fish. We take a quick pic of the thick, healthy fish and let it go. While I was taking the pic, ferno hooks up but it gets off. We keep working it and then I get hooked up again. More battling ensues and it's a fiesty sucker. Land this one too and take a quick pic and back it goes into the water. Ferno gets bit again but short biter. I get one more bite and hook up and land another one. Quick pic and released too. We work it for a while longer but no more biters.
We head to the next spot and ferno is hooked up again but the line is twisted around his tip. The fish is tugging and tugging but the tip is still wrapped with line. It comes off. :Sad: I get bit and hooked up and it's another good one. More battling and it too gets landed. Pic taken and released. We are working the spot some more and after a few minutes I get bit again and hook it and see it rise and flash off in the distance. It is the smallest of the day at 24" but it is the fattest. The thing had some major belly protrusion like he was stuffed with some good sized fish. Quick pic taken and this too was released.
Thebigsteeler had to leave and ferno and I hit a couple of other spots but nothing at any of them.
All fish caught on soft jerkbaits. They did not want the tickler, swimbaits, KPN's or spoons today. Great to be able to get out with my striper mafia brothers. It was a blast guys. Glad we were all able to get together. You'll get em next time ferno. Would have been better if all of us had a fish on deck.
My 1st
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo144/JetSkiJunkie118/Duct%2011-24-10/Duct11-24-10_1.jpg
My 2nd
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo144/JetSkiJunkie118/Duct%2011-24-10/Duct11-24-10_2.jpg
My 3rd
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo144/JetSkiJunkie118/Duct%2011-24-10/Duct11-24-10_3.jpg
My 4th
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo144/JetSkiJunkie118/Duct%2011-24-10/Duct11-24-10_4.jpg
My 5th
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo144/JetSkiJunkie118/Duct%2011-24-10/Duct11-24-10_5.jpg
thebigsteeler's
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo144/JetSkiJunkie118/Duct%2011-24-10/Duct11-24-10_Wes.jpg