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kjud29



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 11:25 am    Post subject: Striper Lure Reply with quote

Hey guys, do you have a favorite lure to catch stripers on? I perfer to use eels because I struggle with artificial.
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fishfinder



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 12:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Really depends on what bait they are into at the time.
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jimbojonez



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 12:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

for winter/early spring i have caught them on chartreuse soft plastic shad and chartreuse soft plastic grubs hooked onto jig heads
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Michael



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 3:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In the winter and early spring I have had luck with pearl white and chartreuse Super Flukes, FinS, and shads. Instead of your usual silver blue, clear silver/sparkle with blue back works better for me, esp with the herring around.

Mid Spring into early summer I enjoy using a schoolie setup with smaller plugs and crankbaits ranging from a 3 1/8" lipless to a 4 1/2" minnow plug.

Mid fall I use the same stuff as mid spring.

Late fall into early winter I use a heavier setup with larger plugs ranging from 5" to 8".

I occasionally use topwaters but haven't had as much luck with topwaters vs plugs and crankbaits.
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fishingkid



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 5:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Depends on the time of year and what they're feeding on. Match the hatch.
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Crest Daddy



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 7:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pencil Popper or Jigsmith spook,
SP Minnow ,
Bomber
9" Sluggo,
Bucktail,
Deadly Dick,
Swim Shad.

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fishfinder



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Crest Daddy wrote:
Pencil Popper or Jigsmith spook,
SP Minnow ,
Bomber
9" Sluggo,
Bucktail,
Deadly Dick,
Swim Shad.

Smile


Great list right there and like others said the Storm Shad and curly tail grubs and Zoom Flukes work great this time of year. In a few months the herring will be here so the Bombers and SP Minnows will work great and Bucktails work almost anytime for some reason. Late Fall the Shad come up the rivers and the Alewives are mixed in there also so anything matching them works great again.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

fishfinder wrote:
Crest Daddy wrote:
Pencil Popper or Jigsmith spook,
SP Minnow ,
Bomber
9" Sluggo,
Bucktail,
Deadly Dick,
Swim Shad.

Smile


Great list right there and like others said the Storm Shad and curly tail grubs and Zoom Flukes work great this time of year. In a few months the herring will be here so the Bombers and SP Minnows will work great and Bucktails work almost anytime for some reason. Late Fall the Shad come up the rivers and the Alewives are mixed in there also so anything matching them works great again.


When the water temps warm up and those herring arrive, can't wait to throw a Rapala Flat Rap FLR-10 and Rapala Shallow Shad Rap SSR-9 out there!
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kjud29



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

what color is good for bucktails?
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Redneckangler



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 3:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've caught on just about every color produced. Like the white or chartreuse, and dark purple is a killer at night. I also like to fish a teaser up ahead of bucktail if casting. If fishing from a boatt, I always go with an uncle Josh pork rind. I've also got red, yellow, hot pink, olive and other combinations. Depends on time of day, water conditions, what the fish are feeding on, etc.
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Crest Daddy



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 4:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

kjud29 wrote:
what color is good for bucktails?


i use white, yellow, chartreuse or black, mostly plain no pork rind
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ripline



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

7" & 10" Fin-s alewife color or pearl Houdini Shads as well as the ones mentioned above.

When the herring is in the river, those are usually my first choice after a topwater. Nothing beats a topwater strike so I always start there.
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fishfinder



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cant argue that, topwater rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm never on the CT River in the spring without a pearl sluggo or Houdini shad ready to throw. Anything with a pearl/white underbelly.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 6:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice article by Jimmy Fee - His Top 25
http://www.fieldandstream.com/articles/fishing/2013/01/25-best-striper-lures
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