C Land- how deep?

[Lowerider]

I don't keep a log but if memory serves... shouldn't the stripes be deeper than they are right now? I mean 85+ degree water and mid-July and the stripes are still at 25 ft? Sounds more like Norris than Cumberland....

Alewives are almost dead on the hook by the time you drop em down. Sounds like a great time to pull some u-rigs if they stay that shallow.

I wish the marinas would have a guy with a cash box at the shiner tanks an hour before dark in the summer mornings. They could make a lot of money that way (or at least keep the fisherman happy). The bites usually over by the time they open and I hate buying them the night before.

BTW, nice meeting you Peter. That spot usually produces all summer although it's a pain to fish...

[peter]

Great to meet you on the lake! Yeah the Alewives just don't last long now. A guy gave me some gizzards though and they seemed to to pretty good. Guess it's shinner time.
There is not supposed to be much O2 below 25' to 30' then it picks up again some below 50. Most fish I got were with sinkers at 25' Got some later at 32' on the advice of a kind striper fisherman beside me. I guess maybe different parts of the lake can have different O2 based on channels, obstructions, wind etc.

Good luck. See you around the lake later this summer I am sure.

Peter