whats the best way to catch stripers right now on cland???? HELP.....

i am goin down to cland on sunday and putting in at conley i always bass fish and only tried striper fishing once in my life and i had a guide then but we didnt even leave grider hill marina... but i was wanting to see if i could catch a few and didnt know how to go about it... i got plenty of heavy bass gear to handle em... i thought about gettin some shiners at lake cumberland outdoors and casting em up into pockets on circle hooks but i could use alot of help on this subject. actually i could use all the help in the world...i am goin to bass fish too but i wanna hook into some of them hogs.... i seen some breaking on shad up in fall creek on last sunday...i have not a clue on how to catch em....

Right now, shiners aren't the best bait. If you have the equipment to catch and keep alwives alive, you'll do much better. Although it's not my favorite way to fish, the best live bait bite right now is bottom fishing. Nose your boat up on clay banks and points and fan the baits out on the bottom. If you are going to pull planer boards, be on the water at the crack of dawn, that bite is slowing way down early in the morning.

Probably your best chance with your equipment is casting at night. There are some heavy strings of fish coming into the marinas before daylight. Cast Rapala Slivers, or Redfins if you hear the fish on top, to main lake points and clay banks. Good luck.

Night time, bluff walls, main lake, close to deep water. Parellel the bank. Your plug has to land within 2 feet of the bank, preferably closer. Slow wake a red fin on top or bomber or sliver subsurface. Listen for the Alewifes on the bank. Keep moving until you find them. Once the Alewifes are up, stripers will be up shortly after them. Probably after midnight right now that the action will get started.

Andrew