30 Pound Striper
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Walked out this morning and I knew right away what time it was. I checked my phone and already had a message from Craig. We headed out and within two hours we caught this beast. This was the only fish we had but what an awesome fish. She pulled the boga to just shy of thirty pounds. It was a battle Craig won’t soon forget. She made it to the woods and we came close to losing a line and a fish.
This one took one of my Clouser’s with 250 grain Orvis Depth Charge line on a 9 wt TFO rod, Lamson LS reel.
Thats a great fish.
Whats the go with Stripers,are they stocked into the freshwater sections of your river systems or naturally occurring?They seem a bit like our Barramundi which lives in both fresh and salt but will only breed in the salt.
Excuse all the questions,here in Oz we only really hear about your NE coastal fishery.cheers
CourtyStripers are normally a saltwater species that spawns in Freshwater. After accidentally finding out they could live in freshwater they were used as a means of Gizzard Shad control and recreation in lakes rivers across the US.
The Tennessee Wildlife Association began stocking Striper in the lakes and rivers of TN in the mid 50’s. They do quite well in our cooler lakes ands river systems and even grow to trophy size (64 pounds is the TN state record and it came from the same river as the fish pictured above) in several of them. They are a population that relies completely on stocking although some say there could be a little natural reproduction going on?
They are stocked in many of the lakes in the US along with the Hybrid Bass (AKA the, Cherokee, Sunshine Bass, Wiper, etc) which is a cross between a Striper and a White Bass. The Hybrid only grows to just over 20 pounds but has a reputation for being a tackle buster. They really are Striper on Steroids! We’re blessed with both species here in middle TN and they keep me busy when I’m not targeting Trout or Muskie.Here’s a pic of our Hybrid Bass. They are one of my all time favorite fish to catch period! Our hot summer months get the lakes a little too warm for these fish so I don’t stress them anymore by catching them. The lakes are starting to cool rapidly so it’ll be on again real soon. If or when you come over don’t pass up a chance to fish for either of these guys. They are awesome powerful fish.
All I did was drive the boat on that one. My buddy did the catching. You should have heard the sound of his knuckles getting popped by the reel handle as this fish was headed for cover, thud, thud thud thud thud. I was telling him to put max pressure on it and running the trolling motor full throttle in the opposite direction trying to keep it outa the wood but she still made it into a log jam.
I lurk on your site from time to time; what’s really most impressive is that is seems hardly any of these guys have been caught on bait as of late.
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