01-24-2007, 02:10 PM
I wondered what you used those rigs for up there. Of course, i've never been walleye fishing, so I have no clue as to how it's done. I intend on testing those rigs out for flounder. I think they will work awesome with a mud minnow hooked through the lips during a slow drift.
The true prized stripers are the ones targeted in the ocean off the coast of NC. There are some monster stripers on the salty side. 50, 60, 70 pounds is common. I couldn't imagine that a fish that size would be worth anything on the table, but what a fight that would be.
I've also heard that white bass are the better eatting of the three, even though it's the smaller species. I wouldn't even know how to clean a striper. Do you scale, head, and gut them? Or do you fillet them? Of course, that would be more a matter of opinion. I say that because I know people that fillet crappie, and to me that wastes alot of the meat. The only fish I fillet is mostly salt water species, like mackerel or flounder.
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The true prized stripers are the ones targeted in the ocean off the coast of NC. There are some monster stripers on the salty side. 50, 60, 70 pounds is common. I couldn't imagine that a fish that size would be worth anything on the table, but what a fight that would be.
I've also heard that white bass are the better eatting of the three, even though it's the smaller species. I wouldn't even know how to clean a striper. Do you scale, head, and gut them? Or do you fillet them? Of course, that would be more a matter of opinion. I say that because I know people that fillet crappie, and to me that wastes alot of the meat. The only fish I fillet is mostly salt water species, like mackerel or flounder.
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