Cumberland Stripers

[JUSTINHALL]

I don't know where Knigtbasser73 was fishing but Waitsboro area has been pretty good lately. Sunday they were plentiful in the morning but by 12:00 they all but shut down. The birds continued to feed on shad but no stripes with them they stayed down on the bottom around 40 feet.

[cumberlandguy1]

Fished Waitsboro the last 2 days. Lots of birds, but no jumps. Haven't caught a fish all week. Tried my usual trolling method as well, but no takers.

[nightbasser73]

I was fishing in the Jamestown Area. If you have some free time come over to the store and I will show you a couple of baits we have been having alot of success with.

[bereabasser]

what store you talking about,me and dad are coming down sunday and im guna try and get him a big striper,hes never caught one over ten

[cumberlandguy1]

Busted them up this morning. 3 of us a fishing including a guy who had never striper fished. Triple limit, with 3 VERY nice fish.

[Bassky]

What is a very nice fish on Cumberland these days?
Bassky

[cumberlandguy1]

I consider anything over 20lbs a good fish now at Cumberland. They tend to average 10-12lbs. Caught a 31 this time last year. Have a 51 that is on the wall, but it was caught in 1995.

[JUSTINHALL]

CUMBERLANDGUY1
What kind of boat are you fishing out of we must be passing each other more then once. I have the white Triton center console 220lts with t-top. I live across from Burnside ramp so I always put in there.

[cumberlandguy1]

Justin, I have a red aluminum Triton bass boat. I'm on vacation this week and today I stayed off the lake as everyone backed out at the last minute. (weather I guess) LOL. I'll be back on the lake in the morning. LOL. If you see, stop and say hello. I live about 10 minutes from Waitsboro or 15 minutes from Lees Ford.

[Mean Morone]

Team Smack did well last weekend. All fish were caught on Gizz 3's. The fish seem to be keyed in on small 2 inch shad. We tried bigger lures but only caught fish on the Gizz 3. We fished out of Jamestown Marina. We fished two different creek arms. One creek had fish in the jumps in the back of the creek and the other creek arm had jumps in the mouth. Seems like the fish are everywhere.

[cumberlandguy1]

Way to go team SMACK. I usually use the Gizz 4 exclusively for the jumps, but like you said, the fish want something smaller right now. Had to switch to a small swim bait.

[bassmaster]

We had 6 Wednesday, caught on striper jigs and jerkbaits. Two fish over 40 inches caught Wednesday morning in the jumps on jigs in the creeks. I'm no striper expert but we've caught them very good this fall and for the last several years, mostly topwater but some bigger fish on Bill Norman crankbaits. The fish were not "jumping" but the birds are diving in schools of shad and the fish are there if you are patient enough. These fish are all over guys, from creeks from one end to the other to the main lake around waitsboro. On a lighter note, a friend of mine had 5 smallies over 18 in Tuesday on the FNF. Caught near points where there was some wind.

Good fishing,
bassmaster