Stripers

Things have changed a little on the lake. Fishing remains solid, the pattern is just changing. The down line bite has become weaker and the umbrella bite has improved. If you just want to catch fish pull the u-rig. The fish are tight to the bottom and mostly over a 20 to 30 ft bottom. The lighter u-rigs I feel are the better choice right now using chart. trailers. Depending on which rig you use, try to get the rig 16 to 18 ft deep. I am personally using the 4arm 2oz. rig with 9 half ounce jigs. A few fish are still on the free line early and have been good size. With the nice weather, more and more spots have pulled up shallow and are attacking the baits on the free lines. The u-rig is a mixed bag of small fish and some good fish mixed in. Below is a few pics from the last several days. The last pic was from this morning, the fish and the rod are headed to Texas. He plans on mounting the fish with the rod above it. Good luck on the pond,

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