First striper over 20 for me this year

[SEA ADDICTION]

Fished DVL for 2 hrs before work with some friends and had an awesome bite! One of my buddys was using a jointed Z-plug and nailed a 6 lbs LMB first cast and then 10 min later a nice striper. Other buddy was using a bbz and getting swirled on like crazy but nothing committed. I was throwing a Hud. with no success so switched to a plunker and started getting follow-ups. Stuck with it and got nailed hard! This fish almost spooled me and actually got tangled in a guys line that was bait fishing across the cove. He ran to his pole to set the hook when my fish got wrapped in his line and i yelled to him that i was hooked up with a striper and to free spool it which thankfully he did. Anyways, Landed the fish with another smaller model and called it a morning. Having a fish fry so these ones were kept. Its been awhile since ive caught a 20+ lbr.... Nice to see something larger than the cookie cutter 12 lbrs.

[TroutOnly]

NICE KILL S/A,,,,,,,,,,,,I HOPE 30LBER AND TACO-EDDIE DONT SEE IT THEY MIGHT CRY ABOUT YOU SLAYIN A PIG,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,t/o,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[ddoskocil]

That thing is solid! From shore! Very nice. So you're saying the time has come....sweet. Looking for my first 20 ever! Just got the new swimbait rod. Shimano curado 300 with WC teramar inshore rod. So pumped!

[SEA ADDICTION]

NICE KILL S/A,,,,,,,,,,,,I HOPE 30LBER AND TACO-EDDIE DONT SEE IT THEY MIGHT CRY ABOUT YOU SLAYIN A PIG,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,t/o,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Hey T/O..... It's been awhile! I release my share of pigs as well as countless 3-12 lbrs so I hope there's no crying!

[Matt44]

Nice pig sa! Don't worry about the haters way to do your thing out there and get that first over 20 this year!

[seal]

NICE KILL S/A,,,,,,,,,,,,I HOPE 30LBER AND TACO-EDDIE DONT SEE IT THEY MIGHT CRY ABOUT YOU SLAYIN A PIG,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,t/o,,,,,,,,,,,,,

:LOL:

That must have been a helluva battle! Hoping that striper weather this weekend will get me out of the 8lbs rut I'm in so far this year. Congratulations!

[kingfish2]

seal where you fishing for striper this weekend? is silverwood back up at all?

[madbass]

awesome! must be fun to see all the fish swirling on your bait.....cant wait to go tomorrow, hopefully i'll get the same kind of luck!

alex.

[seal]

seal where you fishing for striper this weekend? is silverwood back up at all?

Yes it's back up not all the way yet but getting there, I'll be out there playing with the fish for sure.

[Dr. MindBendo]

Excellent catch! Congrats.

[30lber]

Capt D.D. ( ddosockil ).
Are you thinking what im thinking?
Hit the dvl shores or boat it at skinner?

[HawgStalker]

Awesome! Thats a toad!!!

Well done from shore.....

[FrazeIb1]

Nice fish man......my biggest Striper at DVL is a 17 pounder and I would rather that one be a Large Mouth because Im a Large Mouth Bass Fisherman...........again job well done.....

[BiggDogg]

Thanks for sharing the report. What a great way to start off the workday! :Cool:

[EndlessSeason]

Great job, nice fish!

[TheAsianGuy]

NICE CATCHES! Nothing like stretching your muscles on these bad boys before work.

[SEA ADDICTION]

Thanks guys..... Can't wait for this front coming in. Should be off the hook!

[SEA ADDICTION]

NICE CATCHES! Nothing like stretching your muscles on these bad boys before work.

It's nice to have dvl in my back yard..... Hard to actually work sometimes.

[SEA ADDICTION]

Nice fish man......my biggest Striper at DVL is a 17 pounder and I would rather that one be a Large Mouth because Im a Large Mouth Bass Fisherman...........again job well done.....

I'd prefer a 17lb largie over a 30lb striper any day. I caught a 30+ lb striper last year at dvl and was one of the last boats in and didn't even weight it till I hot home..... Would of been a lake record for sure. Showed 34lbs on a spring scale. I'll post pics one day... Anyways, although I'm a striper guy, the 17lb lmb would still be the better fish. I do believe there out there.

[karlow]

Hey now, lets see when have I caught a stripy that size, NEVER !

Good job!

I need to leave the 3, & 4 lbs ones alone and go BIG! Just plain jealous I am!
I'm gearing up

[eddiefishtaco]

NICE KILL S/A,,,,,,,,,,,,I HOPE 30LBER AND TACO-EDDIE DONT SEE IT THEY MIGHT CRY ABOUT YOU SLAYIN A PIG,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,t/o,,,,,,,,,,,,,

You got it all wrong,
I have killed a bunch of those myself,
but imagine he let it go and his friend catched that same fish
a couple of days later, the fun will be there for a while
at the rate we are killing them, dvl would be boring, and business slow
just like other lakes without big fish.

[jerryG]

Sometimes the shortest trips yield the biggest rewards. Always sweet when it works out that way. Nice fish.. Well done..


JerryG

[Ifishtoolittle]

Cookie cutter 12lbers? Lol only a 20lber is good enough for you. :LOL: Congrats.

[ToadsToadsOnly]

Nice fish I envy you right now I wish I did not get all 4 wisdom teeth pulled this past Sat or ill be on the bank plugging it away. I am still waiting for my DVL 20plus lber.

[jnitrobass49]

Good job way to slay the big egg layer keep up the good work.

[Geraldlim]

I'm looking forward to my 1st 20+ pounder ever.
Great catch, and I'm so jealous!

[GdHkSet1]

Well done out there, that's a beast of a fish-

[stocker]

I love the pic with the rod next to the fish!!!!! WTG!!!!!!

[madbass]

hey Sea Addiction,
is that a dobyns youre using? im thinking about that rod, nice and light but strong enough to toss big baits.....
can wait to hit the lake....any tips as to for a noob.....

thanks.