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Post by CarolinaAngler on Oct 25, 2021 18:25:42 GMT -5
Got lucky and found Striper busting shad at sunrise and sunset today. Caught two just under 30” and a few smaller ones. Had two big ones shake and bend out the hooks on the jerkbait. Caught One on a megabass 110 +2 jerkbait. And the other one on a 6” Storm shad swimbait. Marked a big school at the mouth and choke point of a mainlake cove. They were 20-30 feet deep when they weren’t busting the shad topwater. I just followed the action as they sporadically went nuts. It was awesome.
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Post by herringbone on Oct 25, 2021 18:39:35 GMT -5
My favorite, no doubt! Congrats and thanks for the report.
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Post by cmstower on Oct 25, 2021 19:47:10 GMT -5
Great report sure is later than I have seen it for a while but last year I didn’t fish much in October!
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Post by CarolinaAngler on Oct 26, 2021 9:30:31 GMT -5
Woke up this morning hoping to find the same top water action but did not. Marked fish in the same areas but noticed a lack of schools of bait. They were holding tight to the bottom, ~30-40 feet.
Could be yesterday’s storm or today’s wind that killed the topwater bite but not sure.
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Post by 31Airborne on Oct 26, 2021 13:58:52 GMT -5
Did you note WTs?
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Post by CarolinaAngler on Oct 26, 2021 15:05:03 GMT -5
Airborne,
I'm embarrassed that I did not note WTs. That said I've noticed the WTs on the blackwater are much lower than what is being reported from the Roanoke arm. Last week I was seeing WTs of 63 degrees.
Biggest difference I can see is pre versus post front and calm versus very windy.
They might still be biting well but I really got spoiled by the top water action making the fishing so darn efficient...
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Post by 31Airborne on Oct 26, 2021 16:09:38 GMT -5
THank you, sir
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Post by CarolinaAngler on Oct 26, 2021 18:40:20 GMT -5
WT is 58.3 tonight.
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Post by herringbone on Oct 26, 2021 19:51:13 GMT -5
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Post by CarolinaAngler on Oct 26, 2021 20:15:18 GMT -5
Yeah, Union Hall area.
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Post by mwardncsu on Oct 27, 2021 9:44:32 GMT -5
Wind will move bait…. Wind moves the water which moves the chlorophyll and nutrients suspended in the water which in turn moves the filter-feeding bait…
When having a hard time finding bait - look in the direction the wind HAS been blowing over the last day or so….
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