10lb'ers, that sounds like fun! Mike, I'll be happy to make that trip with you if you have a seat open

Whenever you get ready for your trip down pm ill give you a heads up on what's hot what's not on the lake i fish at least 2-4 times a week i live on the lake

hey short, was thinking about tomorrow weather permitting. put in at yellowjacket. go to the river and look for birds?

hey short, was thinking about tomorrow weather permitting. put in at yellowjacket. go to the river and look for birds?

river is decent put in at yellow jacket but use caution waters getting low or head mid lake around the marina plenty of loons and gulls around there i caught 13 today in the rain an wind nothing real big about 8lb was the biggest use a bama rig big lipless crank or mid depth crank around the gulls river channel or humps the bridges have been holding mixed stripes and green bass

When out with Mike to west point yesterday, got on the lake a little later than we should've (1030ish). Birds were swarming pretty close to yellow jacket, caught a good one probably 9-10#, but lost it trying to get it on the boat. Had a few more hits but couldn't get anything to stick. I would like to go back and try again.

Went out today on west point with my father in law caught 22 total all stripes and hybrids biggest was 13 lbs all caught on jerk baits and flukes it rained on us pretty good so we packed it in earlier

22? What were we doing wrong? What colors were you using? Where were you throwing? What kinda technique?

We put in by the marina and went to the pumping stations and the stripers had shad everywhere so thick you could walk on them we caught 12 there went back around the corner to the mouth of yellow jacket and 100's of seagulls gave em away we caught 12 there and lostquite a few couldve caught more but we left cause my fatherinlaw got wet and cold

all were caught onjerks and flukes fluke with a 1/32 weighted hook in arkansas shiner and pearl chartruese and jerks were ayu color sexy shad black w chart head or red head they wanted it jerked then paused all hit on the pause

jerkbaits and flukes packed up for next trip. was mostly using topwater last trip and was a little late i think. did hook one good one down deep but snapped 20# line halfway up. going earlier next time. thanx for the info.

I might be heading out to Lanier on Sunday. Any tips? Where should the fish be holding?

jerkbaits and flukes packed up for next trip. was mostly using topwater last trip and was a little late i think. did hook one good one down deep but snapped 20# line halfway up. going earlier next time. thanx for the info.

Yea as long as water temp doesnt drop much the hybrids and stripers should still have bait pushed up around birds or off main lake coves that have deeper water at the mouths. If temp gets below 50 youll have to downline live bait

any live bait available out there, besides bass minnows? any places that sell shad or trout? thanx

any live bait available out there, besides bass minnows? any places that sell shad or trout? thanx

I know that hammonds tackle sells live trout. Last time I was out there my dad caught a 4.2lb spot off of a ledge with live trout.

there is a hammonds at west point?

there is a hammonds at west point?

I thought you guys were talking about Lanier haha.

there is a hammonds at west point?

no hammonds here hudsons pro shop highland marina and a few gas stations sell minnows

live trout is prohibited to fish with here. i dont know of anyone who sells live shad, theyre hard to keep alive but a cast nnet and good graph will yield more than enough shad . or hudson sells bass size shiners which are around 4-7" and a good alternative to shad and easier to keep alive

thanx basshole for all the info. thinking about this weekend if weather is not too awful bad. let me know if you are gonna be out there. tight lines! mike

thanx basshole for all the info. thinking about this weekend if weather is not too awful bad. let me know if you are gonna be out there. tight lines! mike

no problem. i might be out there depends on my work schedule its gonna be cold and rainy saturday so dress appropriately . ive been chasing deer this week so not real sure what the hot bait is this week but i might head out there sunday and give it a try probably downlining bait is gonna be what ill do if i go

A few caught today on the river we caught i lost 2 in the 20lb range

That down by the pumping stations? Still on jerk bait? Man i wanna get a 10+ to brag about. Lol

That down by the pumping stations? Still on jerk bait? Man i wanna get a 10+ to brag about. Lol

No thats in the hooch fishing some tailrace dams below west point down there the average striper is 10 we caught quite a few in the 15+ range and i lost 2 in the 20+ range one bent out my hook at the boat and the other flopped out my net

going sunday morning early. putting at at 7.15-7.30. spose to be a little windy, but oh well.

Caught with sassy shads

going sunday morning early. putting at at 7.15-7.30. spose to be a little windy, but oh well.

good luck. hope you fill the boat. still biting flukes and jerks follow gulls and downlining is pretty effective too from what i hear from some of the guys that have been out this week.

going sunday morning early. putting at at 7.15-7.30. spose to be a little windy, but oh well.

have any luck today?