First time Hybrid fishing success.

[barrike]

Last night was my first attempt at Wiper fishing on Spruce Run Reservoir.  I've fished SR before, but never for Hybrids.  I was invited by Andy, who I recently met through the RVTA.  We got started later than anticipated.  The boat was new to him so we had to put our heads together to figure out how some things worked.  Unfortunately, the battery for the fish finder was missing (or so we thought) so we didn't have that in our favor.  Nevertheless after a few minutes of trolling one of the planer boards got a hit.  While I was reeling in the 2lb catfish one of the downrigger rods bent over with the only wiper of the night on the other end.  After I quickly released the catfish, Andy handed me the rod with hybrid on the other end.  Wow!  What a fight!  I'm hooked! 

 

Edited August 22, 2023 by barrike

[Gobblengrunt]

Awesome catch!  My favorite freshwater fish, they fight like no other

[SPEARFISH]

Nice one

[MGHunter66]

They are a ton of fun congrats. 6lb Hybred will pull a 30lb saltwater striper backwards 😂

[ratherbhunting]

Nice. I keep telling myself that I have to go there and try it for myself.

[flukebelly]

Very nice !

same as everyone else…i need to put more time into trying to get some.

[electricstart]

Nice 

[Rusty]

Nice fish!  

[Nomad]

8 hours ago, MGHunter66 said:

They are a ton of fun congrats. 6lb Hybred will pull a 30lb saltwater striper backwards 😂

I think a 30 lb striper would fight much harder provided the equipment used was the same.

[MGHunter66]

1 minute ago, Nomad said:

I think a 30 lb striper would fight much harder provided the equipment used was the same.

I can only speak for myself but never use anything but freshwater tyoe spinning gear for both. Never had a saltwater striper peel line like a salmon but every hybred I’ve caught does

[Nomad]

21 minutes ago, MGHunter66 said:

I can only speak for myself but never use anything but freshwater tyoe spinning gear for both. Never had a saltwater striper peel line like a salmon but every hybred I’ve caught does

I get your point, they fight hard!👍

[JD48]

Nice going, congrats

[Rem Mag]

Awesome day   to Andy... sportsman helping sportsman. 

[OMC]

One of my favorite Freshwater fish. Wish they had more in some my local waters. Lake Hopatcong has a great population but too much boat traffic. I have said it before Monksville has the herring to support them. There aren’t trout and the walleye population is good but it isn’t great. 

[Cedars]

Nice Catch