On the spur of the moment I decided that I would roll the dice last night on getting wet and make the 2 hr trip to Cland after striper/walleye. Last weeks trip yielded nothing but one short stripe and I figured with all of the recent warm rain and sunshine the shad would be going.
I didn't get on the water until 10pm and fished mid lake till 5am. In the end I boated 7 walleye with only one being short, the biggest 24". Also boated my biggest striper at 41". I was by myself and wanted to get him back in the water so no weight but nice gut. I figure based on pics of others I've caught with weight/length that it went 35 lbs. I cranked the trolling motor up on high and lipped him by the boat for about 10 minutes until he got good life back in him and left go.
Additionally caught a 17" SM, a 14" KY and one short stripe.
The shad activity was low with just a few flipping about 12' off the bank but not steady starting about midnight. I probably didn't hear more than 5 blowups all night. The best activity was from 1-3. Eyes were caught on a variety of baits including Bomber, Gizz4 and even though they wern't busting shad topwater, the Redfin was the go-to bait producing the most including the striper. Things are getting ready to bust loose for the topwater night bite. Hope this helps.
Striper Pic
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medi...042909_002.jpg
Originally Posted by kygun
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