Just some thoughts:

Big Stripes like cooler water. Threadfin like water warmer than Alewives, but cooler than gizzards. So maybe there's more day time shortie Stripe action is because the threadfins stay up, and thats bass spinner bait depth.

Maybe the threadfins population has exploded in part due to more warm water last year. Maybe thats why we all saw the crazy amount of thredfins in teh back of the creeks. But that was a good thing cause the Stripers found them back there and most folks I heard from had a blast in the shallow water. I know I did.

Maybe with more thread fin, that like to get close to the surface, we'll see even more surface action as this fall arrives. I love jumps, and don't mind a bit catching shorties when they are blowing up. Adrenaline rush!

Lots of you all are more experienced with the lake than me. I agree it seems things are changing. But I like the variety, love the surface bite, love cornering fish back up in a creek, and really don't mind NOT having to chase all over heck and back to try to find stupid alewives at 90 feet, when I can find threadfins at 20 feet with Stripers hot on their heals.

Since threadfin slow down and die off in real cold weather, think about how many big boy Stripers are just going to gourge themselves this fall when the little thredies start to struggle and slowly sink. I bet a bunch of the shorties this year put on a beer gut over the winter

Do ya really mind drinking to 12 ouncers, when one 16 ouncers is not available?

Last time I player poker 4 fives, beats 2 tens.