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About ready to give up on stripers at Lake Martin
#3250350
10/27/20 06:08 PM
10/27/20 06:08 PM
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Joined: May 2002
Posts: 8,030 Central Alabama
muzziehead
OP
14 point
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OP
14 point
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 8,030
Central Alabama
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About a month ago I acquired a center console Ranger. I then became obsessed with catching stripers. To date, I can't even start to tell you what I have spent on tackle, accessories, rods, reels with line counters, planer boards, live bait, etc etc and I still haven't hung much less boated a striper. I have tried trolling with devices that take your bait down to a designated depth 10 20 30 even 40 feet. Tried artificial and live bait, nothing. Watched one of the local charters load about 52 and 37 stripers each day. Went to that exact location and did not see but one or two large fish on Helix 10. I don't yet have the GPS trolling motor that can hover over an specific location but expect it have it installed within the week. The guy I bought the boat from had one ordered already and agreed to put it on. But short of dropping dynamite off the boat, I just don't know what to try next. I have convinced my wife to just give the stripe fishing a break and focus on catching a few spots and that I have no problem with as we have really enjoyed catching a few these past few weeks. But I know me and my determination to catch those stripers will return and I will likely continue being the coyote while they are the roadrunner. I feel like I have looked at enough pics and video trying to learn how to read the Helix that I would immediately recognize a school of stripers. My problem is that have not been able to find them. If I ever do, I think I have everything required to catch the damn things other than actually saying a caught one.
I had a friend tell me to change my set up on the down rigging to a pencil weight, red ball, leader and 4-5 feet fluorocarbon line with 1/0 hook. Did that same results. I know in order to catch them I have to find them so I guess that is the primary problem. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. My daughter went as far as to buy me a charter trip with the guide I spoke of but I am waiting to take that when my Dad can join us.
"Don't cling to Mistake, just because you spent a lot of time making it."
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Re: About ready to give up on stripers at Lake Martin
[Re: muzziehead]
#3250395
10/27/20 06:45 PM
10/27/20 06:45 PM
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Joined: Jun 2016
Posts: 8,916 Between the coosa and cahaba
!shiloh!
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Jun 2016
Posts: 8,916
Between the coosa and cahaba
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Have you tried pulling any spoons ? I mainly stipe fish below dams . Pulling planner boards around is a pain in the butt but my pb stripe came out of Smith lake pulling planner boards with live bait.
ggg
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Re: About ready to give up on stripers at Lake Martin
[Re: muzziehead]
#3250448
10/27/20 07:45 PM
10/27/20 07:45 PM
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Joined: May 2002
Posts: 8,030 Central Alabama
muzziehead
OP
14 point
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OP
14 point
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 8,030
Central Alabama
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I have Trolled with jigged with spoons, 4” and 6”. Nothing. I just Feel like if I can Ever spot them on fish finder and have the ability to stay on that spot I have what it takes to catch them. I have Seen screens of what they look like at 30-40’ and I can Say with confidence that I havent Seen that screen yet in person
"Don't cling to Mistake, just because you spent a lot of time making it."
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Re: About ready to give up on stripers at Lake Martin
[Re: muzziehead]
#3250493
10/27/20 08:15 PM
10/27/20 08:15 PM
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Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 7,582 Moss Creek
Gotcha1
Bright Eyes
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Bright Eyes
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 7,582
Moss Creek
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Stripers have been schooling for 2 weeks NNE of Midway Island. See if they are still there. Throw a big Spook at 'em. They will be up and down and they may be in choppy water, but you can still see them.
Matt Brock wears knock-off Crocs.
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Re: About ready to give up on stripers at Lake Martin
[Re: muzziehead]
#3250721
10/28/20 07:05 AM
10/28/20 07:05 AM
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Joined: Jul 2016
Posts: 2,481 Earth
snakebit
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Jul 2016
Posts: 2,481
Earth
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Take a charter and mimic what they do.
Last edited by snakebit; 10/28/20 07:05 AM.
"Hate is an acid that does more damage to the vessel in which it is stored, than the victim on which it is poured."
"Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity."
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Re: About ready to give up on stripers at Lake Martin
[Re: muzziehead]
#3250764
10/28/20 08:04 AM
10/28/20 08:04 AM
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Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 12,052 Sylacauga, AL
poorcountrypreacher
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 12,052
Sylacauga, AL
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They were schooling out from Dead Timbers road a couple of weeks back.
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
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Re: About ready to give up on stripers at Lake Martin
[Re: muzziehead]
#3251981
10/29/20 03:27 PM
10/29/20 03:27 PM
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Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 12,916 Old Florida
Geno
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 12,916
Old Florida
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Haul butt around the place at daylight and look for topwater action. Start there.
Whoever is happy will make others happy too. Anne Frank
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Re: About ready to give up on stripers at Lake Martin
[Re: muzziehead]
#3253243
10/31/20 09:22 AM
10/31/20 09:22 AM
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Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 31,681 Slidell, La
perchjerker
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 31,681
Slidell, La
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Spring is when stripers are easily caught on Martin. They are schooling on points and humps between the dam and Koliga bridge. Arm yourself with big topwaters and hair jigs.
Thomas Jefferson. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Life is too short to only hunt and fish on weekends!
If being a dumbass was fatal some of you would be on your death bed!
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Re: About ready to give up on stripers at Lake Martin
[Re: muzziehead]
#3253811
11/01/20 07:42 AM
11/01/20 07:42 AM
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Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 3,971 Gardendale AL
Stripe
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 3,971
Gardendale AL
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Hey dude chill. Your best months are in front of you. Get your winter gear and coffee thermo ready and hang in there.
Striper Steve; "Aim Small, Hit Small"
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Re: About ready to give up on stripers at Lake Martin
[Re: JBL]
#3254548
11/02/20 10:18 AM
11/02/20 10:18 AM
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Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 14,894 Right Behind You
William
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 14,894
Right Behind You
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Getting a guide is the best thing you can do. Ask them a ton of questions, especially about how they find them, and leave a good tip. I'd reccomend going with them more than once and at different times of the year. It will save you money and you will get years of experience in a mere few hours.
A buddy of mine got addicted to stripe fishing down there. He chartered the same guide so many times, that eventually he ended up working for the guy. I'm not sure how good the stripe fishing down there is, but he seems to do well there.
"The misery of being exploited by capitalists is nothing... compared to the misery of not being exploited at all."
Joan Robinson
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Re: About ready to give up on stripers at Lake Martin
[Re: HappyHunter]
#3256077
11/03/20 08:08 PM
11/03/20 08:08 PM
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Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 2,158 Birmingham
7x57_Mauser
8 point
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8 point
Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 2,158
Birmingham
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We live on Smith Lake part of the time and I have never fished Martin. On smith I use two things. Redfins and live bream. Both of which work well. When a stripe blows up that redfin, it is beautiful, and they will take a bream in an all out run. We use the wind to drift the bream. Threadfin? What's a redfin?
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Re: About ready to give up on stripers at Lake Martin
[Re: 7x57_Mauser]
#3256232
11/03/20 09:31 PM
11/03/20 09:31 PM
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Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 15,172 Ourtown, AL
BCLC
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 15,172
Ourtown, AL
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We live on Smith Lake part of the time and I have never fished Martin. On smith I use two things. Redfins and live bream. Both of which work well. When a stripe blows up that redfin, it is beautiful, and they will take a bream in an all out run. We use the wind to drift the bream. Threadfin? What's a redfin? I think he’s talking about Cotton Cordell Redfin lures. We use them on Lake Martin to catch a pile of stripe: Black Chrome, Bone Appetit, Smokey Joe color pattern.
We’re not dead. We just smell that way. Dayum. - AC870
Yessir! I’m always gonna shoot what makes me happy and I want everyone else to do the same! If you shoot one be proud of it and don’t worry what anyone else thinks. - SJ22
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