Lake hickory striper

[nick08]

I have some bad luck here lately an have not been able to fish since early fall an if god willing i will be there tomorrow but i was hoping some one can point me in the direction of where i might find some stripers an info would be greatly appreciated thanks an good luck

[cwright]

Nick,
If you hear anything, let me know. Me and the wife have been wanting to get back there and catch a few stripers, but no one that I know is catching any. Reelsmoke is a very good striper fisherman and fished all day Saturday. From one end to the other with live bait and tried trolling and has yet to catch a striper. I have heard of one striper caught in the past 3 weeks. Tough right now.

[nick08]

I found some but just couldn't get them to take it went through some nice schools an still they would only scare the bait i was so mad by the end of the day i wanted swim down there an put the hook in there mouth by force lol an whats so bad moved found bait an two big schools an still same thing

[cwright]

Tough right now. I think I am going the other way this weekend and go to SC and try it see if I can break up my skunk. lol.

[pete]

You gents want to know a secret to striper fishing? Something that not even the "how to" books publish that helps put fish in the boat? Ready for this.....:

When you are live baiting and you mark the piss out of them and not getting a bite, try knocking the bottom of the boat. Call it crazy, but it works more times than not! You can thank me later. Good luck!

[Thumper1]

It's called "Thumping" Pete. I've been catching them thumping, when no one else was catching them on live bait, for 30 years.

[pete]

It's called "Thumping" Pete. I've been catching them thumping, when no one else was catching them on live bait, for 30 years.

Thats why we call ya Thumper right?

[cwright]

And all these years I have been fussing at the wife for making noise in the boat and she was only trying to help. lol.