Cumberland Striper Report

[Duayne]

Those flitter baits are amazing! I've caught bass, bluegill and stripers on them. I've vertical jigged them and cast them out and slant jigged them. The vibration they put off when you move them fast is irresistible to fish.

[mhall]

Those flitter baits are amazing! I've caught bass, bluegill and stripers on them. I've vertical jigged them and cast them out and slant jigged them. The vibration they put off when you move them fast is irresistible to fish.

Duayne I love those Flitters also. I like a wind blown chop in the Spring when fish are chasing threadfin. Everything under the sun will bite that bait. One day at Cumberland everwhere Andrew and I went something hit that bait, largemouth, smallmouth, couple of small stripers and several decent White bass which he and I were very happy to see. I fish it everywhere and like to burn it for aggressive fish.

Man we thought the Whites were coming back and last year was terrible for us as only a couple were caught. The day I mentioned above was two years ago...

[Duayne]

I haven't seen a white bass yet on the lower end. Maybe cus I don't look for them?

Those flitter baits are also very good at getting stuck in my hand. I've had to remove three of them and had to bust the hook on two of them. Both went in and came back out another hole at the same time. I think the secret to those baits are in the flesh attracting hooks! Ha!

[mhall]

Ouch

[thunderstorm]

We braved the cold Tues/Wed mornings. Limited out in 45 min Tues and only one Wed. Trolling shiners 2/3 of the way back in a creek in 40-45' of water and 25' of line, 1 oz sinkers. Most fish right around 24" long.

[Shellkat]

Do you have to have use a down rigger this way or just tie on a 1 ounce weight? In other words what the setup consit of?

[Duayne]

Do you have to have use a down rigger this way or just tie on a 1 ounce weight? In other words what the setup consit of?

It's like a Carolina rig only with a bait hook. Slip the weight on, tie on a swivel, tie on a leader, tie on the hook.

[thunderstorm]

Do you have to have use a down rigger this way or just tie on a 1 ounce weight? In other words what the setup consit of?

Duayne answered the question. If you are a beginner striper fisherman and can brave the cold this is the best time to get after them. Shiners are easy to keep alive, not much special equipment needed, no fighting the summer time boaters, etc, etc.

[Shellkat]

Gotta find new place to fish after they close off the best spot, below the dam

[Mean Morone]

Back before the die offs started, my buddy and I got into some good sized white bass back in Greasy. We caught them both burning and lift dropping Flitterbaits. I was hoping they were coming back good but these last few years might have slowed them down some. My theory is that when the lake is allowed to come back up, the whites will be able to run up the creeks further and find more suitable spawning grounds. We'll see I guess.