Quote Originally Posted by peter View Post
Put a light out at dark up in the creek where the channel is 35' last night.

Bait was so thick the graph was solid yellow. No chance of identifying stripers because everything was the same color. Lots of small threadfins gilled in net but plenty of good sized ones to.

Cought a 25.5" very healthy football shape with sinker 2-4' off bottom. Fish took bait and fought just like a channel cat. It Just pulled on the rod and very slowly moved away.
I had the same thing, 40-30. Down rods do great now but the fish can sometimes be picky. If you see a pack of fish close to the bottom that aren't biting, drop a line down straight to the bottom and reel up through them. If you get one to turn on, most likely others will too.

I can't complain with the bottom fishing either. I guess I caught 40 in the week I was there. Umbrellas can also save the day!