My question is are the strippers running and what bates are being used to catch them. Also does anybody know any hotspots for the Crappies?
florida
Loc: Southwest Florida/ Virginia
WELL YOU CAN'T GO FOR STRIPERS AND CRAPPIE. THE BAIT FOR STRIPERS IS USING A PLANERER BOARD AND LIVE ALES OR GIZARDS. PUT OUT ONE AT 50 ' AND ONE AT 100' AND ONE AT 150'.ABOUT A 75 FEET ON THE FIRST AND 100 ON THE SECOND AND 125 ON THE THIRD. TRY NO WEIGHT OR A 1/4 WEIGHT. GOOD LUCK
Reded
Loc: Now Virginia, after NJ then NY
You can also catch stripers while casting plugs or jigging spoons like Hopkins or Kroccodiles. I’m not into trolling, like peace and quiet. If you get out when traffic is light, you can find bass feeding in shallows or deep in the channels.
Crappie are totally different, and need target them separately. Best for them is super light line and tiny jigs, sometimes tipped with minnows. Early in year before spawning they roam around more and usually suspended 6-10 feet down in water 20-30 feet deep. They’ll be in the bushes along shore spawning real soon, then back to brush in deeper water.
Ray C
Loc: Wake Forest NC
You may want to consider joining the Lake Gaston Striper Club. Look them up on the website they meet once a month the first Wednesday of the month. A fountain of knowledge for newcomers into striper fishing.
Reded
Loc: Now Virginia, after NJ then NY
When you say “runnin”, guess you mean moving upstream for spawning. It is that time, so many be way up in upper end or back up in creeks. People are targeting them up below dam at Kerr.
Crappie be up in coves and upper sections of creeks, about ready get up in the bushes/grass to spawn (if water would warm up just a bit more). They’re probably spread out in 6-15 feet of water, gettin ready.
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