05-16-2007, 12:13 AM
What I will say is early in the morning just before sunrise. we casted points with topwater lures like Bill Dance pop r's. we worked them like an injured shad. Twitch and jerk the bait, no steady retrieves. Also we looked for shad activity. We just put the trolling motor down and started down the shore line casting. Once we caught a fish we casted a few more times then moved on down if we did not get any more. Also we stayed out from the shore as far as we could. But still able to cast right to the edge of it. Then when you see shad the fish were right there also. The shad were right on the shore and the fish were about 3 to 5 feet off the shore waiting for the shad. As the sun started to rise higher the fish and shad started to move deeper and we just followed them right along. We caught them up to 30 feet deep. As you all know stripers are always on the move. One weekend we caught alot and the next time at the same place nothing. But they were not to far from the first location. This is also true with bait fishing the fish see to come by in waves. Once they arrive put out the chum and hope they stay to visit for a while.The Ramps are still a joke on the weekends maybe during the week they are better. Good Luck to all.[cool]
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