Quote Originally Posted by newbie20
where can you catch hybrid striper and what bait is the best to use a lure ore live bait is there any lakes near me ( im about 25 miles from jenny wiley lake but anywhere near cave run or closer is fine
The only places I fish, that have Hybrid Stripers, are Herrington Lake and Taylorsville Lake. Herrington's Hybrids get pretty good sized ... Taylorsville's Hybrids are mostly small (since the White Bass explosion, that occurred there several years back). Cave Run has White Bass, but I don't think they have Hybrids ... and I don't know any other "Eastern Ky" area lakes that do, either. Barren River Lake is a good Hybrid Striper lake.

Taylorsville's Hybrids got to the 15" keeper size, then someone found out you could catch them on chicken livers and I haven't caught (or heard of anyone catching) any of that size, since. Mostly I used live Shad, about 3" long, when catching the bigger ones, there. But, for numbers, a Hot-n-tot with a 12-18" trailer line and 1/16oz chartreuse crappie jig tied on, has produced the best when trolling. When they're "in the jumps" ... it's hard to beat a small Silver Buddy (painted white). White Silver Buddy's are also a fairly good trolling bait, too. I've also caught them using a Kastmaster, casting to mud or sandy bottom banks, and using a "lift - drop" method (good when they're holding close to the bottom) .

Haven't fished Herrington for them, much ... but, shad colored cranks ... Silver Buddys ... and the 1/2oz (& larger) Rooster Tails are used alot. Trolling & drifting live Shad works ... and fishing under the dock lights, at night, during the Summer, is also popular.

BadBrad can tell you about Hybrids on Barren. I've never fished that lake.

... cp