According to my fishing log, my boat has had 472 striper come over the rail this year with only 12 of them being keepers![:0]
I think the new regs are good, and the “short” fish that we are catching are very close to the legal mark, which is a noticeable increase(to me) from last year and the year before. I am hoping that in the next year or so, we will start getting more keepers at a consistent rate!!
“Miss Amanda”
-KeyWest
-Bluewater 2020CC
-Yammy F-150 www.joinrfa.orgGod is GOOD!! ALL the time!!
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(**() Lynn thats a mess o fish , You are right they have grown but not as fast as we expected as last yr we were saying next yr they will all be 26" or better. Maybe next yr:smiley:. I have noticed these fish are very healthy however so may bode well for the future. With the bait there its no wonder the stripers hang around and grow. I thru a net and caught menhaden up to 8" long /// Are these sea run fish? Certainly never seen any like that up on Marion, May be there but spread out more. Some nights at the dam they are so thick i here em bouncing off the boat and catch many foul hooked on lures.
“Destiny” 35ft
Contender and “Scintilla” 20ft Keywest, Manning SC
nice catch and bad %. good on you keeping a log. possible that SCDNR might be interested in your data.
what did you catch the largest % on?
i used to catch most of my keeepers on trolled deep diving plugs and lots of shorts on live bait.
OUR GOVERNMENT HAS BECOME THE ENEMY OF FREEDOM.
I have been mainly throwing jigs through schools of bait and around the dam. Since I have been catching so many shorts, I feel I will do less harm with a single hook to the lip than sticking them with trebles all over. Plus, it has been a blast on lighter tackle…
I may have to start trolling again. though.
I can’t let Rick catch that 40"+ hawg before me!![:0]
“Miss Amanda”
-KeyWest
-Bluewater 2020CC
-Yammy F-150 www.joinrfa.orgGod is GOOD!! ALL the time!!
The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor.
The one who kneels to the Lord can stand up to anything.
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(**() Lynn thats a mess o fish , You are right they have grown but not as fast as we expected as last yr we were saying next yr they will all be 26" or better. Maybe next yr:smiley:. I have noticed these fish are very healthy however so may bode well for the future. With the bait there its no wonder the stripers hang around and grow. I thru a net and caught menhaden up to 8" long /// Are these sea run fish? Certainly never seen any like that up on Marion, May be there but spread out more. Some nights at the dam they are so thick i here em bouncing off the boat and catch many foul hooked on lures.
“Destiny” 35ft
Contender and “Scintilla” 20ft Keywest, Manning SC
It is a mess for sure with nothing but a good time to show for it. Most of those “shorts” would have tasted great!!
Next year…uh…should be EPIC…ha…we’ll see…
“Miss Amanda”
-KeyWest
-Bluewater 2020CC
-Yammy F-150 www.joinrfa.orgGod is GOOD!! ALL the time!!
The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor.
The one who kneels to the Lord can stand up to anything.
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Lynn
i’m doing an experiment , i’ve changed out the trebles on the lures for single assist circles disigned for jigs, I’m gonna give em a try i’ll let ya know how that works. I’m also worried about doing damage to undersized fish with all those trebles. i have already bent over the barbs that helps but some still get a mouthfull of hooks.
So i’ll report w/ my results
“Destiny” 35ft
Contender and “Scintilla” 20ft Keywest, Manning SC
(**() Lynn thats a mess o fish , You are right they have grown but not as fast as we expected as last yr we were saying next yr they will all be 26" or better. Maybe next yr:smiley:. I have noticed these fish are very healthy however so may bode well for the future. With the bait there its no wonder the stripers hang around and grow. I thru a net and caught menhaden up to 8" long /// Are these sea run fish? Certainly never seen any like that up on Marion, May be there but spread out more. Some nights at the dam they are so thick i here em bouncing off the boat and catch many foul hooked on lures.
“Destiny” 35ft
Contender and “Scintilla” 20ft Keywest, Manning SC
It is a mess for sure with nothing but a good time to show for it. Most of those “shorts” would have tasted great!!
Next year…uh…should be EPIC…ha…we’ll see…
Looking for “epic” tonight…
“The problem that infuriates you the most is the one you are meant to solve.”
The Miss Amanda will be out there tonight also! My dad and I will be throwing jigs, though…
“Miss Amanda”
-KeyWest
-Bluewater 2020CC
-Yammy F-150 www.joinrfa.orgGod is GOOD!! ALL the time!!
The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor.
The one who kneels to the Lord can stand up to anything.
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We caught 40 last night. We took 3 keepers home. Could have taken a fourth, but it was real close, so I let it go to grow…
“Miss Amanda”
-KeyWest
-Bluewater 2020CC
-Yammy F-150 www.joinrfa.orgGod is GOOD!! ALL the time!!
The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor.
The one who kneels to the Lord can stand up to anything.
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We caught 40 last night. We took 3 keepers home. Could have taken a fourth, but it was real close, so I let it go to grow…
“Miss Amanda”
-KeyWest
-Bluewater 2020CC
-Yammy F-150 www.joinrfa.orgGod is GOOD!! ALL the time!!
The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor.
The one who kneels to the Lord can stand up to anything.
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Remember the line “Without pics it never happend” Well, my line is going to be, “Unless I was with you, it never happend”
Well, I guess that I made it all up. NO fish on Moultrie, so do NOT waste your time fellow anglers!!
I did put 3 ziploc bags of fish in the freezer today, though…
“Miss Amanda”
-KeyWest
-Bluewater 2020CC
-Yammy F-150 www.joinrfa.orgGod is GOOD!! ALL the time!!
The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor.
The one who kneels to the Lord can stand up to anything.
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