Cumberland

[FlyLie]

was out there today...pulled up to my first spot and caught 15-20 lm sm and spots....had a small limit in the boat in 30 minutes or less....then the sun came up and it was like you flipped a switch....caught a few small fish the rest of the day


on a side note i did catch the first two stripers of my life....both in about 4' on a crankbait....now i see what all the striper fuss is about...using a light action baitcasting setup you might as well have tied a freight train on the end of my line....but i landed em both and they were a load of fun....woulda guessed the smaller one at 8-10lbs and the bigger one around 12 maybe...having never caught one had a hard time judging them....but the striper fisherman should have been on em today cuz i all saw em up and feeding all day long....

Likewise, Congrats and thanks for the report. Sounds like you caught them in the jumps? I should have "put off" some of my responsibilities around the house and gone fishing this morning. Looking forward to some excellent striper fishing in the comming weeks.

Fish Long and Prosper,
Boone

[Mean Morone]

Nice report. The 4' you talked about, is that shallow water or the depth at which you hooked them. I caught a big smallie a couple of years ago and my boat was in 80' of water. My lure got down 4'.

[Fishin is life]

Actually i never saw the two i caught bust the top....but did see several busting all day....i can't imagine a 44"er...guarantee it would be a ton of fun....if any of you fine fellas ever have an open seat id love to get out sometime and give them a whirl