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Author:  joeyb [ Mon Jan 16, 2012 1:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Sweetwater Stripers
Had my very own "Hobie Adventure" this past Saturday with a fellow Hobie (Revo) owner. We went searching for some freshwater Rockfish on a NC lake this past Saturday morning.

Air Temp at blastoff: 20 degrees with a slight morning breeze.

Just followed the birds in the morning and they did not let us down.

A pict of the biggest one, with the others just a little smaller.

I know this does not compare to the Saltwater catches...but fun non the less.

Image

Thanks for looking!
Author:  CB Kayak 02 [ Mon Jan 16, 2012 1:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Sweetwater Stripers
Nice FIsh, congrats on the really good day.
Author:  trout man [ Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:48 pm ]
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Nice Fish!
Author:  WJdave [ Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:05 pm ]
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joeyb nice fish! Where was that at Kerr Lake?
Author:  atavuss [ Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:40 pm ]
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nice! does not look like that Striper missed any meals!
Author:  Tom Kirkman [ Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:43 pm ]
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We'll not likely see those days ever again, but once upon a time, Jordan, or any of the Yadkin chain lakes, produced 20 to 25 pound stripers, dozens per day. That was the 1980's.

I wish I had had my kayaks then. Talk about something that would have been great fun.
Author:  joeyb [ Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:12 pm ]
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WJdave wrote:
joeyb nice fish! Where was that at Kerr Lake?


No WJdave...it was Badin Lake...wanted to try a body of water that I have never been on. My partner and I also caught plenty of White Bass, Perch, Crappie and a Catfish.

All fish went back in the drink...for yet another day! ; )
Author:  joeyb [ Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Sweetwater Stripers
Tom Kirkman wrote:
We'll not likely see those days ever again, but once upon a time, Jordan, or any of the Yadkin chain lakes, produced 20 to 25 pound stripers, dozens per day. That was the 1980's.

I wish I had had my kayaks then. Talk about something that would have been great fun.


Yes sir, Tom...that would have been special.

Even with the BIG die-off at Jordan this summer...I feel there are still some numbers of Stripers roaming around. But probably none close to that size.
Author:  Tom Kirkman [ Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Sweetwater Stripers
"All fish went back in the drink...for yet another day! ; )"

Glad to hear it. You never harm the fishery when you put a fish back. If guys had done that back in the 80's, we'd still have plenty of those 20 to 25 pounders swimming around in there.
Author:  sifisto [ Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Sweetwater Stripers
Nice healthy fish, great catch!!!!! Are you trolling or using live bait?
Author:  joeyb [ Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:30 am ]
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sifisto wrote:
Nice healthy fish, great catch!!!!! Are you trolling or using live bait?


Hey sifisto...thanks...was trolling a spoon and a deep diving crank. Caught many White Bass and Perch, but only 2 solid Rockfish.
Author:  PA_hillbilly [ Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:21 am ]
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Nice Fatty!! And any fish in January's cold is a good fish!! glad to hear you had a good day.
Author:  Memory Maker [ Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:55 am ]
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Big Thumbs up!!!!!!! Congrats
Author:  Thinwater skinner [ Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:09 pm ]
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That must to have been one h*ll of a pull. How long did it take to land the rockfish?
Author:  Hanover_Yakker [ Wed Jan 25, 2012 5:19 am ]
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Well done - man they sure are fun to catch.
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