Let the striper season begin !!!!

[Msgdan]

It wasn't the conditions I was expecting this morning, but with the only window I had for this week and next week not looking too good,  I gave it a shot from the kayak.  I did make my season's first trip last Sunday for 3 hours before work and had a great morning with 20 bass landed with the biggest being almost 34 inches and all the rest between 26 and 30 inches.

With the wind against the tide this morning, it took me over an hour to figure out the right drift and trying to keep the wind from blowing my kayak against the shore.  I wound up landing 8 bass in the last 90 minutes and lost a bunch more.  Using a 3/4 ounce blade bait with small hooks it seems like I miss more hook ups than fish hooked and landed,  but when I tried putting on bigger hooks,  it messed up the action and the results were worse.

 

Still , getting out in 38 degrees with a 10 to 15 mph wind,  and landing a few bass before having to rush home to get to work.....I call that a great day !!!

 

 

 

 

[BillCarson]

looks great!

[Cousin Brown]

Awesome day!

[hammer4reel]

Nice work Danny 

[Bucksnbows]

Thanks for sharing your day. Great to see you on bass in the yak this early! 

[MGHunter66]

Awesome,

[SPEARFISH]

WTG

[archer36]

You are an super bass fisherman for sure. 

[JD48]

Nice going

[bucky]

Nice job I fired the boat up last week and she's good to go, weekend weather has been shitty and its a little early to play hooky from work

[DJ0808]

Nice work!!

[jumpthestring]

I don't know how you do it. catching stripers and not flipping the yak . I know i would flip it in no time .lol

[electricstart]

Nice

[JHbowhunter]

Good job Dan. I am definitely a fair weather fisherman - not motivated yet. Has to be above 50 degrees for me 

[hammer4reel]

2 minutes ago, JHbowhunter said:

Good job Dan. I am definitely a fair weather fisherman - not motivated yet. Has to be above 50 degrees for me 

Weather once you cross the Driscoll is way different than north Jersey .

we have had a ton of days  in the high 50’s and low 60’s the last 2 months .

will have those temps again this coming week .

 

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