Staying on the stripers

We have continued to chase the stripers for some added action.  It has made for some great action, killer battles, and beutiful photos.  The stripers add another element.......sometimes good, sometimes frustrating. 

 

Came across a giant "blitz" of bait getting crushed on the surface and caught both these fish.  The spot was a "peanut" compared to the stripers that were feeding.  I actually had to stripers on at once but the other was able to wrangle free.  Fiesty critters.  Fish On! 

What I Expected?!

 

I find myself asking if this is what I expected as I sit down to write this post.  Is Lake Lanier what I expected? Is Georgia what I expected?  Is the fishing what I expected?  Is the weather what I expected?  I had lots of expectations.  Many are goal orientated..... 

     Pictured below with a few lanier spots is my brother Jim. More to come soon.  Until next time.  Keep a tight string, keep it stretched, and Fish On!

Recent Shows

The new Mosaic boat was recently displayed at the ND Ag show in Fargo, ND and also at the MPLS convention center for the MN Crop growers show.  The trek north from Georgia was interesting, but nothing compared to the "fun" of towing a boat in MN in December.  The added blizzard didn't help anything. 

Needless to say I am glad to have the boat back in the water in the southern half of the country.  It did give me time to prep a bit for the upcoming ice fishing season in MN.  I will be making many trips back to MN this winter for ice house rentals and guide trips. 

These two events really were a great way for Mosaic to utilize the wrap boat and turn some heads in a ag show. It gave all my sponsors some great exposure and for that I would like to say thank you to Mosaic and all the people I got a chance to meet and talk to.   

Work'n on it!?

Thanks to thanksgiving break I was able to take my 2 nephews; Benjamin, Dominick, out this morning on Lanier and we were able to find some good action.  We caught spots in various sizes on 2 baits.  The first bait was a jigging spoon, and the second bait of choice was a drop shot about 3 feet off the bottom.  The fish were schooling on pods of bait and on a feeding frenzy.  Mixed in among the spots were a few stripers but we were not able to get any of them hooked up. 

We were fishing both presentations vertical in about 38-48 feet of water and the spots were just crushing it.  The jigging spoon we were using was white and shinny.  In order for them to hit it, we had to rip jig it and on the fall they would wack it.  The drop shot had about a 3 foot leader on it and we were using a gamakatsu 2/0 g-lock worm hook!  The ultimate drop shot hook.  Then again it is named after a fantastic pistol.....must be good.  We tipped the hook with a 6 inch hand poured worm. 

Hard work and lots of time on the water is starting to pay off with some success.  Hopefully I can continue to hone in on what these fish are doing......they better look out!  :)  Until next time, Fish On!