Striped Bass

[fishingfanatic]

I was reading that lake talquin and lake seminole are both stocked with striped bass. Does anybody ever fish for them? How? Do you eat them? I have family in New York who catch stripers and tell me how fun they are to catch and how good they taste.

[FUTCHCAIRO]

YES, DOWN BELOW THE DAMS IS THE BEST PLACE TO FISH FOR THE STRIPPERS, I USE A 1 OZ. YELLOW JIG AND WORK IT AROUND THE ROCKS AT THE BASE OF THE DAMS, YOU NEED TO US AT LEAST 50# TEST LINE AND LEADER. SOME PEOPLE FISH UP IN THE LAKES FOR THEM AND DO WELL BUT I HAVE ALWAYS CAUGHT MORE AND BIGGER STRIPERS AT THE BASE OF THE DAMS.
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SEMPER FI

[fishingfanatic]

What time of year do you usually get them?

[crappielimits]

50 pound test? Not around here. Dams are a great place to start. You will catch more hybrids than stripes though. Eufala is a good place also for stripes.

[fishingfanatic]

Do you eat the hybrids or stripers?