Cumberland trip 18-21 Report

[RICHYD4U]

LOL, at least you maned up to screaming like a litte girl!

Yeah, thanks for bringing it up in the first place!

-Rich

[RICHYD4U]

Finally got some pics available from the trip.

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[campinman]

I'd still like to know how you got the stripers to bite when there are so many little shad around. We got a couple dragging suckers, but it took forever.

PS
We dont have the accomadations for tents ( bath house and such) but if you get a camper, come give us a try.

[RICHYD4U]

I'd still like to know how you got the stripers to bite when there are so many little shad around. We got a couple dragging suckers, but it took forever.

PS
We dont have the accomadations for tents ( bath house and such) but if you get a camper, come give us a try.

You run a campground or something? Give me the name and I'll look ya up for the next trip.

It wasn't easy finding stripers that would look at anything else but a 2 inch shad. We had to change locations and then it only happened at a specific hour, right before dark. I think with the low light conditions, they are easier to trick into biting something else. It was fun, I'm going back this weekend. I'll report back.

-Rich

[campinman]

You run a campground or something? Give me the name and I'll look ya up for the next trip.

It wasn't easy finding stripers that would look at anything else but a 2 inch shad. We had to change locations and then it only happened at a specific hour, right before dark. I think with the low light conditions, they are easier to trick into biting something else. It was fun, I'm going back this weekend. I'll report back.

-Rich

Yea, we started an RV Park 4 years ago. About 5 minutes up the road from the COE Cumberland Point.
www.cumberlandpointcampground.com

We love to fish for stripers, but have experienced the same as you. Small bait and hard to get'em to bite. Good luck this weekend. Work continues to get in the way of fishing!!

Scott

[Duayne]

We were down from the 20th-24th. Found a lot of fish back in Indian as well. We caught stripers flat lining small alewives behind bobber/balloons and stripers and bass casting spoon. They wouldn't touch planer boards, down lines or shiners, although some of the guys did well with shiners the day before I got there.

The fish were feeding up to the surface, then rolling back down in small packs. It was over before you saw it, usually. The key in casting was finding a place where they came up several times then pounding the area in hopes they would come up there again. Keeping the small bait alive on the hook was a challenge and we had to work very hard for the fish, but we got some decent 12-16 # fish.

[RICHYD4U]

Thanks for the report Duayne. We encountered similar challenges up in Indian when we were there. Glad to see that you were able to put some in the boat. Better than we did there. We had two come unbuttoned in Indian. Like you said, little packs of stripers and very hard to predict where they were going to come up next. Can't wait to get back up there!

-Rich

[Rock_Fish]

Hey Richy,
I was not a member until yesterday. I met a fisherman named Tim down by the cleaning station. And told him about pulling you guys out. And he told me about this forum, And your post about it. So I thought I would join and read how the fishing Gurus catch all the big ones.

And do not let it bother you about Screaming like a little girl. Staring Death in the face will make a baby out of the toughest men. 1) There was something that I wished I would have ask you when I left you at the boat ramp. 2) And something I should have told you.

1) How long had you been in that corner ?

2) And to : Pay it forward !!! ( if you fish the river long enough. It is not a question of if you will have trouble. But WHEN !!! You may find me hung up on a gravel bar someday!!! Or worse !!!

We will go A Fishin someday !!! I will PM you !

Cya,
Rocky

The TUG is The DRUG !!!

[RICHYD4U]

Hey Richy,
I was not a member until yesterday. I met a fisherman named Tim down by the cleaning station. And told him about pulling you guys out. And he told me about this forum, And your post about it. So I thought I would join and read how the fishing Gurus catch all the big ones.

And do not let it bother you about Screaming like a little girl. Staring Death in the face will make a baby out of the toughest men. 1) There was something that I wished I would have ask you when I left you at the boat ramp. 2) And something I should have told you.

1) How long had you been in that corner ?

2) And to : Pay it forward !!! ( if you fish the river long enough. It is not a question of if you will have trouble. But WHEN !!! You may find me hung up on a gravel bar someday!!! Or worse !!!

We will go A Fishin someday !!! I will PM you !

Cya,
Rocky

The TUG is The DRUG !!!

My man Rocky! You really saved our tails up there on the CR. About the screaming like little girls....that is between you and us Don't give JustinHall any more ammunition for making fun of me! lol!

I sent you a PM, take care bro.

-Rich

[JUSTINHALL]

My man Rocky! You really saved our tails up there on the CR. About the screaming like little girls....that is between you and us Don't give JustinHall any more ammunition for making fun of me! lol!

I sent you a PM, take care bro.

-Rich

Don't worry Rich I ran out of gas on Lake Erie in November one time in 28 degree weather during the day, we ran out as we were coming back in at dark. You have no idea how cold it gets up there at night in the wind with no heat in the middle of Lake Erie.
I have also got stuck on an oyster bar in Florida at low tide and had to stay the night. I got to tell you Florida in January is colder than you think if you went out in shorts during the day there is a lot of dew that falls. I have been there done that before, it's just always funnier when it happens to someone else! If you spend enough time on the water things are bound to go the other direction than you wish.

[sweett4u]

rich sounds crazy have a few trips like that of my own. lol