Visiting the dark side, non kayak Delta Striper fun

Post is a week old or so, but had to share the fun...

Buddy with a bass boat was kind enough to get me out on the Delta for the morning, on a beautiful sunny weekday. Fishing wasn't wide open, but we each caught seven or eight schoolie stripers, plus one good fish, Boga'd at thirteen plus. That would be my first ever freshwater striper, and plenty fun on the light gear. We fished rip baits after chasing telltale birds, but no busting topwater action that day. I also caught a nice largemouth, maybe three to four pound class, with the same technique.

The cool thing about the largemouth was he came to the boat with a ten pound striper shadowing him, waiting for that rip bait to fall out. Side by side predators, doing their thing. Largemouth went back safe, striper was less fortunate, ended up on my grill. Totally kayak feasible fishing.

That's a beautiful striper!! Congrats.

Congrat on your first ever fresh water Striper!  Thanks for the report and pictures Paul.

Nice Job Dude!  I'm going up there in 2 weeks!  I cant wait!

Those are both great Fish! Thanks for the report.

Nice Mr. TallPaul!!!

 Nice Report, even from the DarkSide....

 Nice Hawgs,  LOve November Delta


 

Nice Fish 

Nice bassin Paul.
But I wouldn't call a Delta bassboat "the dark side." More like the sparkly-bright side w/colorful stickers.

Nice pics Paul! Looks like sweet fishing conditions. Beauty striper too!

Nice striper!