Hunter Of Fish
01-14-2013, 03:52 PM
Hello everyone! I am new to this site . I was a regular 3 to 4 days a week fisherman at Lake skinner up in till two years ago when I left for Yuba City to
tend to my ailing Father . Some of you guys who fished Skinner back around 1998 would remember my dark green 16 foot John boat with a flying tigers style
Shark Tooth mouth and eyes painted on the bow and off road lights mounted on a rollbar looking mount at the transom . I fished Skinner almost daily for two years during that period. as I recovered from a bad motorcycle accident much of it with a cast on each leg . Many thanks to those that helped me launch my boat when i could not do it my self if you happen to have made it here ! Anyways I am back in Murrieta and went out with my five year old Son last Saturday only to get skunked by the Stripers . We did get some trout but my boy really wants to catch his first Striped Bass . I know this time of year is hard fishing but am hoping for some wisdom on how to fish
this time of year . I have been reading the other threads, but am looking for some current info on both casting and trolling lures . Maybe also some bait
and wait rigging , bait choices and tricks . I have the LEAST experience in the bait fishing methods .
I use to do very well slaying Stripers at skinner on home made white horse hair jigs made from my horses tail . Topwater plugs and hard and soft baits.
I also have used my Fly Rods there and have done well . I have just found out about the U-rigs and have bought both trolling and casting versions .
I am going to heat up the lead and maybe the mig welder when I need more of those, or want to try some different mods on that rigging. Those were pricey at the Temecula Fishing Shop . $20.00 plus for casting versions yikes. It must be downright painful to lose these things . I am happiest when I catch fish on
something I have made so I am done buying those things!
I have a 14 foot flat bottom Aluminum boat equipted with Fish Finders , Down Riggers etc. I have a bait tank and have an umbrella net as well as a dip net
with a 15' extending handle to make bait . I usually watch for the birds to tell me where the shad are . By the way are Umbrella nets still legal in So Cal, lakes?
I know I cant use my throw net.
Some cold water teqniques would be mighty helpful . Normally I would just research online and keep hitting the lake until I keyed in on what and how makes
the fish I am hunting bite. Things have changed for me, now that my 5 year old boy became a fisherman too last week. So I have to use ALL the resources available to me now to do my best to teach him well and increase our abilities to catch what we are after .
By the way if anyone thinks DVL would be better this time of year do tell . In my mind Skinner being smaller should be easier to relearn and fish.
Thanks!
Hunter of Fish
tend to my ailing Father . Some of you guys who fished Skinner back around 1998 would remember my dark green 16 foot John boat with a flying tigers style
Shark Tooth mouth and eyes painted on the bow and off road lights mounted on a rollbar looking mount at the transom . I fished Skinner almost daily for two years during that period. as I recovered from a bad motorcycle accident much of it with a cast on each leg . Many thanks to those that helped me launch my boat when i could not do it my self if you happen to have made it here ! Anyways I am back in Murrieta and went out with my five year old Son last Saturday only to get skunked by the Stripers . We did get some trout but my boy really wants to catch his first Striped Bass . I know this time of year is hard fishing but am hoping for some wisdom on how to fish
this time of year . I have been reading the other threads, but am looking for some current info on both casting and trolling lures . Maybe also some bait
and wait rigging , bait choices and tricks . I have the LEAST experience in the bait fishing methods .
I use to do very well slaying Stripers at skinner on home made white horse hair jigs made from my horses tail . Topwater plugs and hard and soft baits.
I also have used my Fly Rods there and have done well . I have just found out about the U-rigs and have bought both trolling and casting versions .
I am going to heat up the lead and maybe the mig welder when I need more of those, or want to try some different mods on that rigging. Those were pricey at the Temecula Fishing Shop . $20.00 plus for casting versions yikes. It must be downright painful to lose these things . I am happiest when I catch fish on
something I have made so I am done buying those things!
I have a 14 foot flat bottom Aluminum boat equipted with Fish Finders , Down Riggers etc. I have a bait tank and have an umbrella net as well as a dip net
with a 15' extending handle to make bait . I usually watch for the birds to tell me where the shad are . By the way are Umbrella nets still legal in So Cal, lakes?
I know I cant use my throw net.
Some cold water teqniques would be mighty helpful . Normally I would just research online and keep hitting the lake until I keyed in on what and how makes
the fish I am hunting bite. Things have changed for me, now that my 5 year old boy became a fisherman too last week. So I have to use ALL the resources available to me now to do my best to teach him well and increase our abilities to catch what we are after .
By the way if anyone thinks DVL would be better this time of year do tell . In my mind Skinner being smaller should be easier to relearn and fish.
Thanks!
Hunter of Fish