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Post by 2013skiff on Jun 18, 2013 17:29:40 GMT -5
what do you guys do when you cant find a school of stripers?....you just happen to guess an area and put bait out...I do that but makes me feel like a dummy just floating around and nothing much on the sonar....thanks for any input
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Post by 2 oars & a trash can on Jun 18, 2013 18:16:59 GMT -5
a dummy just floating around That should have been my screen name.  There are no electronics (or electrics) on my boat so I just sort of remember where I have sometimes caught some and hit those spots. Old school or no school, I'm not sure. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2013 19:46:00 GMT -5
what do you guys do when you cant find a school of stripers?....you just happen to guess an area and put bait out...I do that but makes me feel like a dummy just floating around and nothing much on the sonar....thanks for any input I just follow BentRod & mward around.  ....... Seriously, we've all done that, but it's more of an educated guess based on years of time on the water and season. The best advice I can give is to keep a log or have a very good memory. They're are a lot of fish in the lake, but sometimes it seems like they've disappeared. From what I've seen, where i'v been fishing, the fish haven't schooled up good yet, mostly scattered fish and small bunches. Not saying they aren't in other places on the lake, haven't been looking ...yet. When they school up good, you'll know it....won't be long.......Please!!!! everyone remember the summertime fishing thread.   |
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Post by mwardncsu on Jun 18, 2013 20:17:08 GMT -5
I just follow BentRod & mward around.  I was following you around. No wonder we kept doing laps around that creek |
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Post by BentRod on Jun 18, 2013 20:51:47 GMT -5
I'm stubborn, but in the summer, I will look, look, look, look, and keep on looking til I find fish. You're generally either on them or not if they're schooled up. It's best to be proactive in finding them I think. I look around the mouths of the major creek arms, bends in the river of the main channel, and the lower lake area around islands, humps, shoals, creek mouths, etc. Experience really helps and when you get good at it, you can almost predict where they'll be at different times of the summer.
Good electronics make a big difference. I can find schools faster with the LSS than I ever could with regular sonar.
The only other thing to do is make friends. It's a big lake..you can't cover it all yourself.
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There are no electronics (or electrics) on my boat so I just sort of remember where I have sometimes caught some and hit those spots. Old school or no school, I'm not sure. 
....... Seriously, we've all done that, but it's more of an educated guess based on years of time on the water and season. The best advice I can give is to keep a log or have a very good memory. 
I was following you around. No wonder we kept doing laps around that creek 