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gletemfeelsteelgary
08-21-2007, 03:07 PM
In the spirit of Flymasters LMB post, post them stripa photos...let's all reminise !!!!

one_leg
08-21-2007, 03:14 PM
For the benefit of those with small monitors, I've posted this Pyramid striper pic.
This one should fit on your screen, no problem.
http://fishingnetwork.net/images/tmp2/strpr.jpg
How's the water level at Pyramid Lake right now?
One_Leg

vanillagurilla
08-21-2007, 03:18 PM
gary that last pick is a huge striper. i would love to hook something like that on my medium action bass gear with 14 lb tst. that would be funn as hell.

gletemfeelsteelgary
08-21-2007, 03:21 PM
14 lb test ????????? ya way off...I landed that sucka on a 7' shimano bass pole w/8 lb test....fought it for well over 15 min.
Think positive it'll happen for ya...but scale down that line !

johnsfishing
08-21-2007, 03:24 PM
For the benefit of those with small monitors
http://fishingnetwork.net/images/tmp2/strpr.jpg

One_Leg


Is that a dinky sunfish?? :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :lol: 8)

one_leg
08-21-2007, 03:26 PM
For the benefit of those with small monitors
http://fishingnetwork.net/images/tmp2/strpr.jpg

One_Leg


Is that a dinky sunfish?? :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :lol: 8)

5# striper. I've lost a few pounds in the last 12 months. :D

One_Leg

gletemfeelsteelgary
08-21-2007, 04:08 PM
He was using a dinky sunfish for bait !

tacklejunkie
08-21-2007, 04:13 PM
:lol: :lol:
Killer stripers Gary and O_L!
I won't even bother posting my biggest :lol: no need for another dink hijacking. The largest linesides i've cought were both only 2lbs.

BBL2Baja
08-21-2007, 04:17 PM
http://www.fishingnetwork.net/forum1/files/medley_up_striper_5_1_07_1_386.jpg

Dude, sweet linesider! That thing looks photoshopped! Wow, that's quite a few tacos. :thumb:

Later,
Scott

Striper Bill
08-21-2007, 04:56 PM
:) "WoW" those are real nice! Good job are they castaic stripers? :thumb: What was the biggest one weighing at.
Striper Bill

gletemfeelsteelgary
08-21-2007, 05:05 PM
I've been trying to reach my goal of 20 lbs, unfortunately my PB is 19 3/4 lbs

Striper Bill
08-21-2007, 05:37 PM
:) Good going, you'll get it. I am looking for over a 60 lb striper out of the aqueduct It was the biggest record out of the duct too many years ago back in 1989 somewhere around there. I use to fish Castaic back in the 80"s daily untill the stripers took over the lake. So with the challenge I took back to the aqueduct. Keep on fishing and rod tip up and tight lines. Nice hearing from you, I do remember your posts. Good work. Love seeing those stripers.
Striper Bill

gletemfeelsteelgary
08-21-2007, 05:43 PM
I know it looks fake...it looked larger than life in real life...unbeleivable, Id hate to confront one while swimming, it would scare the hell out of me !

Heres a horizontal shot

Fisher-of-Men
08-21-2007, 06:12 PM
I know it looks fake...it looked larger than life in real life...unbeleivable, Id hate to confront one while swimming, it would scare the hell out of me !

Heres a horizontal shot

I was going to say it was Phot Shopped too. :?

Did you take it home or throw it back?


Fisher-of-Men

gletemfeelsteelgary
08-22-2007, 09:12 AM
sizzle sizzle sizzle...dinner from hell !!!!

DarkShadow
08-22-2007, 09:32 AM
http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/8145/sanantonio050305aoo3.jpg

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x148/ShimanoJunkie/San%20Antonio%20May%203%202005/sanantonio050305b.jpg

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x148/ShimanoJunkie/Castaic%20October%2021%202006/castaic102106a.jpg

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/189/castaic081206ajv2.jpg

http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/1294/castaic081206bxi6.jpg

one_leg
08-22-2007, 09:37 AM
:lol: :lol:
Killer stripers Gary and O_L!
I won't even bother posting my biggest :lol: no need for another dink hijacking. The largest linesides i've cought were both only 2lbs.

Come on, TJ. Post the dang photo already. I doesn't say, "Biggest Striper".

One_Leg

BakoBassin
08-22-2007, 10:07 AM
Saaaweeeet :lol:

http://a931.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/46/l_5bf9909a5a9a6910b31da7fde6e25bca.jpg

Fisher-of-Men
08-22-2007, 10:55 AM
sizzle sizzle sizzle...dinner from hell !!!!

Dinner from hell, huh?! Lol!

That fish must have fed half the block or else you were eating fish tacos for Days. :lol:

I hope I catch one that size one day. Good job :!:


Fisher-of-Men

PHISHnutS
08-22-2007, 11:57 AM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/PHISHnutS/hugestriper.jpg

Fisher-of-Men
08-22-2007, 12:11 PM
http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/8145/sanantonio050305aoo3.jpg

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x148/ShimanoJunkie/San%20Antonio%20May%203%202005/sanantonio050305b.jpg

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x148/ShimanoJunkie/Castaic%20October%2021%202006/castaic102106a.jpg

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/189/castaic081206ajv2.jpg

http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/1294/castaic081206bxi6.jpg




That thing is Huge :!: :!: :!:


How much did it weigh??


Fisher-of-Men

Wingnut
08-22-2007, 12:17 PM
D.S. caught that Beast on 6lb test, almost spooled him twice! :shock:
If I had to guess, about 25 pounds (Am I close D.S.?).
Now that's a Striper! Craziness!

Fisher-of-Men
08-22-2007, 12:47 PM
D.S. caught that Beast on 6lb test, almost spooled him twice! :shock:
If I had to guess, about 25 pounds (Am I close D.S.?).
Now that's a Striper! Craziness!

You've got to be joking!! 6 lb test :?: :?: No way!

I can't imagine that monster being brought in off of 6 lb line.

He must have swam out to 5 feet of water to net him.


Fisher-of-Men

DarkShadow
08-22-2007, 12:47 PM
D.S. caught that Beast on 6lb test, almost spooled him twice! :shock:
If I had to guess, about 25 pounds (Am I close D.S.?).
Now that's a Striper! Craziness!

29.1 on the digital scale, but because i'm your typical fisherman, I round up and say #30. But it's really 29#.

Sammy65 does wonders, and the stock hooks on the LCs are pretty damn strong, considering they bent, but didn't break.

Upon hookset, the fish made a run into wide open water, instead of using the 1,000 different methods he could've used to pop me off, including the launch ramp cables, bouy line cables, boat docks, trees, stick ups, etc.

Here's my original report on that fish if you're interested:


We get to San Anton' in the morning and decided to do some topwater fishing before the boat ramp opens. We saw A LOT of shad in the water, which is a sign of a lot of rain this year and last. Lots of brush being flooded means a lot of shad fry survive, which means that the lake was THICK with shad. The guys fished the marina for about 30 minutes to realize that they had NO rental boats in sight. We decided to keep fishing here, and wait for the marina people to arrive. In the meantime, I move towards the launch ramp throwing my topwater lure to no avail, when I suddenly hear what sounds like my fat friend doing belly flops into the water. I run towards the boat ramp where the splashes are coming from and the day begins quite early for me as I will soon tell.

When largies or smallies push shad up to the surface, they create small splashes and swirls. When striped bass boil on shad, it looks like a washing machine....a washing machine that has been dropped from a plane.

Of course, being the smart guy that I am, I grab my 6 pound gear (Calcutta 50, all star zell rowland topwater special) and my good ole' Sammy 65...in Aurora Black. I make a cast parallel to the boat dock that is on the launch ramp and i get nothing. I still see swirls and baitfish fleeing so i KNOW there is fish there. I make a second cast, twitch twitch

*BOOM*

I set the hook and I know i'm in trouble, as the the line zings underwater, and starts moving so fast out to open water, it is 'cutting' the water and creating it's own wake.

When you've been fishing for a while, you know when you've hooked into something big. From the 38# white seabass I caught in the channel islands on 8#, to the countless other saltwater fish I've hooked on light line (48# halibut from Santa Rosa on 12# Izorline anybody?) you can tell when a fish is big. From head shakes, to huge tail sweeps, this fish began running for open water, taking line from my Calcutta with no resistance even tho I had the drag set tight, as I hate slippage during topwater hook sets. Since I had 6#, I knew I had to finesse this fish. I look down on my reel and I have about 50 yards of line left, as 100 yards are out in the water. The line is still being taken. I yell out to my buddies who are no where in sight.

The time is now. I have to make one of two decisions.

1. Tighten the drag, and risk the fish popping me off (most likely) or straghtening out the hooks on the Sammy (less likely)

or

2. Letting the fish continue running and have the fish spool me.

I start thumbing the reel, putting pressure on the line that is going out, and I let the rod do the work of absorbing the enormous head thumps this fish is giving. The parabolic action of the Zell Rowland acted as the best shock absorber for this fish.

He stops running as fast as he started, and I can feel the head shakes. Suddenly, the fish takes me into some type of cover underwater, a tree most likely. I can feel the rubbing of the line against something and I knew at that instant, I was going to lose it to cover. I start slowly 1/2 pumping the fish back, and begin taking the line that the fish has decided to use as his own. The fish finally makes its way back towards me and I see a glimpse of it. And of course, my legs get weak.

A big striped bass...i see my TINY Sammy hanging from the roof of it's mouth, and both sets of trebles firmly embedded. The fish makes a few more runs, not as bad as the original run he had made in the beginning, probably topping out at 20 or 30 yards.

20 minutes has elapsed and it feels like 2. I finally get the fish next to the dock and i cannot lip him and lift him up. I drag the beast up on the concrete launch ramp and i literally sit down on the edge of the water with the fish on it's side in shallow water. He made the big mistake of running across a largemouth bass fisherman.

City Dad
08-22-2007, 01:10 PM
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb225/timmeinhart/WWJD.jpg

DarkShadow
08-22-2007, 01:12 PM
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb225/timmeinhart/WWJD.jpg

Who are these chicks?

one_leg
08-22-2007, 01:19 PM
:offtopic:

Striper Bill
08-22-2007, 01:19 PM
:) Man, Now that is an awesome report on catching a striper! I do know it is an old report but I did enjoy reading it "WOW"!
Striper Bill

FlyMaster
08-22-2007, 01:20 PM
Need to start fishing more for strippers

City Dad
08-22-2007, 01:24 PM
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb225/timmeinhart/WWJD.jpg

Who are these chicks?

Ooops... just realized they spell it Stryper. But c'mon, dued, you gotta admit that pic is sweet. Man, they must maketh the most joyous noise unto The Lord...

Striper Bill
08-22-2007, 01:27 PM
:) Nice Striper and Pic's, Ya I got to try and get bigger out of the aqueduct as long as it is bigger than 30 1/4 lb just still trying to get bigger if I can. I just love seeing pictures of stripers. Thanks Striper Bill

Fisher-of-Men
08-22-2007, 01:33 PM
I tried using light line once and learned the hard way. I had 6 lb. test and a 7 inch Castaic Tout-like swimbait. I casted it out about a half dozen times and reeled it in. On my 7th cast out; the line broke and my $50 lure that I had just bought that morning slowly sunk to the bottom of the lake. :bawl:

Ever since then I have used 15 lb for hurling my big swimbaits. Just the wipping action must account for at least 5 lb of pressure upon the initial cast.

That is amazing that you finessed that fish the way you did. :thumb:


Fisher-of-Men

Striper Bill
08-22-2007, 02:15 PM
:) Fish-of-men, were you talking to me! Striper Bill

Fisher-of-Men
08-22-2007, 02:17 PM
:) Fish-of-men, were you talking to me! Striper Bill

I was making that post for Darkshadow.


Fisher-of-Men

Striper Bill
08-22-2007, 02:31 PM
:) oops ok, I was doing the same, I always use 13-15 lb cause I have had hits that crushed my lure. Have a good day!
Striper Bill

DarkShadow
08-22-2007, 02:50 PM
I tried using light line once and learned the hard way. I had 6 lb. test and a 7 inch Castaic Tout-like swimbait. I casted it out about a half dozen times and reeled it in. On my 7th cast out; the line broke and my $50 lure that I had just bought that morning slowly sunk to the bottom of the lake. :bawl:

Ever since then I have used 15 lb for hurling my big swimbaits. Just the wipping action must account for at least 5 lb of pressure upon the initial cast.

That is amazing that you finessed that fish the way you did. :thumb:


Fisher-of-Men

Rago Tools, Huddlestons, BBZs, 3x Fish, etc, etc - 25 - 30#

Smaller wake baits, smaller swimbaits - 15# - 20#

Jerkbaits, spinnerblades, cranks, regular sized topwaters - 10# - 12#

Misc. Plastics - 8#

Tiny topwaters, drop shot, darter heads, shaky heads - 6#

Obviously, this isn't a 'set' standard, and I adjust my line to each body of water as necessary, but it is a pretty good primer.

gletemfeelsteelgary
08-22-2007, 04:31 PM
Darkshadow: one nice saweet fiash !!!

Bako: why ya tonquing that thing...lonely nights of a striper fisherman ?

Flymaster: let me know when your going for the strippers ! I have plenty of singles for their g-strings... ahhh let's troll the strip clubs !!!
and get some fish afterward !

crivera175
08-23-2007, 11:46 AM
I know it looks fake...it looked larger than life in real life...unbeleivable, Id hate to confront one while swimming, it would scare the hell out of me !

Heres a horizontal shot
YOU ARE THE MAN :udaman: :udaman: :udaman: :udaman: :udaman:

Ryguy
08-23-2007, 04:59 PM
here are a few of mine:
http://fishingnetwork.net/images/tmp2/30strips.jpg
http://fishingnetwork.net/images/tmp2/strips1.jpg
http://fishingnetwork.net/images/tmp2/strips2.jpg
http://fishingnetwork.net/images/tmp2/strips3.jpg
http://fishingnetwork.net/images/tmp2/strips4.jpg
http://fishingnetwork.net/images/tmp2/strips5.jpg
http://fishingnetwork.net/images/tmp2/strips6.jpg

Fisher-of-Men
08-24-2007, 04:30 AM
I like the last photo!

That one is a Lunker, kid.

Good job :!: :thumb:


Fisher-of-Men

Hitts0n
08-24-2007, 12:40 PM
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k56/hitts0n/572stripers.jpg


http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k56/hitts0n/coolies.jpg

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k56/hitts0n/striperbill.jpg

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k56/hitts0n/57pics.jpg


http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k56/hitts0n/2striper.jpg

Hitts0n
08-24-2007, 12:44 PM
Need to start fishing more for strippers




I agree ! I was gonna post this pic for you.............lol

TroutChaser
08-25-2007, 11:39 AM
http://fishingnetwork.net/images/tmp2/lots.jpg

http://fishingnetwork.net/images/tmp2/biggy.jpg



I need to get back to the freshstuff!!! Havent gone since I moved to the beach, but its almost time..... :twisted:
KILL KILL KILL!!!!!!

CHASER

gletemfeelsteelgary
08-27-2007, 09:31 AM
NICE !!! fellas...awesome catches !!!!

Hitts0n
08-30-2007, 01:01 PM
I'll be adding more after moonlight fishing ! :twisted:

gletemfeelsteelgary
08-30-2007, 02:15 PM
Even though there are no hawgs here, I sorta like this photo !

vanillagurilla
08-30-2007, 04:03 PM
i hope i can get on some of those at the moonlight event next weekend!

Ray Lopez
10-08-2007, 06:40 AM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/RayLopez/Fishing%20Photos/6-11-07raylopez19fish.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/RayLopez/Fishing%20Photos/6-11-07raylopb6_10.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/RayLopez/Fishing%20Photos/ray6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/RayLopez/Fishing%20Photos/ray2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/RayLopez/Fishing%20Photos/ray1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/RayLopez/Fishing%20Photos/beerfest2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/RayLopez/Fishing%20Photos/onshore.jpg

Wingnut
10-08-2007, 11:51 AM
Ray, I still like that first pic the best, super model! 8)

Hitts0n
10-08-2007, 09:10 PM
RAY LOPEZ PYRAMID LAKE 10/6/2007


http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k56/hitts0n/pyramidownage-12.jpg

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k56/hitts0n/pyramidownage-11.jpg

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k56/hitts0n/pyramidownage-10.jpg

one_leg
10-08-2007, 10:12 PM
Hitts0n, what are you doing? It says post "Your" sweet striper photo, not RayLo's....lol

One_Leg

gletemfeelsteelgary
10-18-2007, 05:40 PM
Just what I could hold in the photo....not an easy lift