first striper

I just moved to Columbia from NC last fall. Went out on Lake Murray and fished along the banks a bit, knowing I probably wasnt going to catch anything because the water was still a little cold. On my way back to the ramp- the one at the dam- saw birds diving and decided to do a little trolling with rapalas. caught my first striper (17 inches), and they put up a great fight. the picture is a little JV (camera phone), but i was out by myself and tried to get the best one possible. I hope to be able to post more on this site. I also caught my biggest crappie on Lake Murray a few weeks ago.

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15’ High Tide
50 HP Mercury

Congratz, and welcome to the site and the great state of SC!!!:smiley:

“Miss Amanda”
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they pull like mules. i have caught so many short fish lately that the last couple of keepers have felt like 15+ pound fish. lol…congrat and welcome to the site. tight lines.