01-24-2004, 11:42 PM
[cool]Went fishing yesterday after work at Lake Mead to see if I could catch another striper or at least some trout since trout were planted yesterday morning. It started slow for stripers, so after two hours I went to the cove for some trout. I was able to catch two 12" trout in about 30 minutes tossing a Little Cleo spoon. I released one and gave the other to a lady fishing from shore. I was kicking back towards my truck, tossing a 5" Storm swimbait when Bang! Solid hookup on a striper. This time I was using 10lb test on a lighter baitcasting outfit. This guy pulled line out and pulled me around for 15 minutes. What a rush! Finally netted him. I fished for a little while longer but for nada. This fish weighed in at 16lbs 10oz. and taped out at 35.5 inches. Now I'm looking for some good striper recipes.
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