Mendo 11-18 wide open stripers and one kitty

My son (Patrick) and I fished in front of the boat-in-campsites for wide open stripers on minnows, heddon crankbaits and swimbats.  Our highlight was when I tossed the crankbait into a boil........hook-up ....... then my trolling minnow took off ......a double!!!!!!!!   My son hooked up at the same time....total chaos!   We finished up around 2:00  Nine stripers and one catfish for me and eight stripers for my son, both personal bests. What a beautiful day on the water. We met Kayak Jack just before calling it a day.......the bite had seemed to come to an end.  Our only other visitor was a very small otter who made a quick inspection and disappeared.

Nice Job,

 Is that pic with the Hobie a Hobie Sport, or is the guy just Large? ...... Danglin

Danglin, It is just the angle of the photo and the full size igloo cooler he uses on his Outback. He had four fish caught and released before I could land one. All the fish were released for another day.   You guys have a great site. We have fished on our old dive boards for over 20 years and thanks to your tutorials and info we have really expanded our  fishing.........thanks to All

17 stripers!?!?  WTG
that's it I'm going up there!

nice post guys! after you guys left, i decided to make one more pass in front of the boat-in campgrounds where you were fishing. thats when i nailed my big one. nice to have met you,hope to see you out there again. ps. i never would have thought to fish there if i hadn't seen you guys catchin all those fish.      thanks

Nice report, I especially liked the photo with the Bultaco sticker  - man that brings back some old memories.

John

Helluva DAY I'd SAY!  you guys SLAYED EM"!!    sweet pics to prove that it DID HAPPEN!   gettin them on minnows and lures, then a life-altering DOUBLE-DBL-HOOK-UP?!     that's gonna be hard to top, ANY day.

thanks for the port&pics!

fishbeware,

Would you be able to post more photos/info on the ice chest setup?  I have a Hobie Outback that I use in bass tournaments and we need a large livewell to keep the bass in.  Right now I'm using a Rubbermaid tote, but it only holds about 8 gallons.

Thanks,

Gordon

Great fishing and thanks for the report.

I'm definitely gonna hit the lake again soon.