JohnH wrote:
On 22 Dec 2005 09:04:04 -0800, wrote:


JohnH wrote:
On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:11:49 -0800, Tamaroak wrote:

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Hey Jeff, whereabouts are you located? Do you do any fishing? For what?
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John H

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Why do you ask Jeff that question, in that manner to NOYB? He's the one
that started the off topic, political natured thread.

Because I was interested. NOYB was already queried and responded to a question about
his fishing.

Are you going to anchor in the lake when you go striper fishing? What kind of bottom
rig do you use? I use mostly a 'fishfinder rig' similar to:

http://fishnj.theshoppe.com/striped_...inder_rig.html, although homemade.

Do you use circle hooks?
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John H

Downlining works best in these deep reservoirs. Simply an egg sinker,
then a swivel, then a couple of feet of leader and sharp hook. I don't
usually use circle hooks, but when downlining I do opt for the more
expensive very sharp Gamatsu hooks. It's hard setting the hook in a
striper if you have a decent size egg sinker, in rough water 50 feet
deep or so. When you down line you don't anchor usually, because of the
weight of the sinker, the bait can only swim *locally*! So I use the
trolling motor, trying to stay over top of the school. I just release
enough line to get down to where my fishfinder says they are. If they
are at 30 feet, I hand strip off around thirty feet of line.