On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:41:34 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Jan 19, 1:28*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:25:22 -0800 (PST), wrote:

I've fished for a lot of different species in a lot of different
waters, and striper fishing rates right up there with some of the
best.

Which ones? Lots of different "stripers."
There's a "striper" here in the lakes of Illinois that some call white
bass. *Caught a lot of them, but they don't bet much bigger than a
nice crappie. *
Then I've heard of hybrids in the impoundments out west that are
supposed to be good fighters, and get pretty big.
Ocean stripers too. *I'm confused now.

--Vic

http://myfwc.com/Fishing/Fishes/stripers.html

Nice Florida fish site. Never saw it. Thanks!

--Vic

Vic Smith wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:31:33 -0500, BAR wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:25:22 -0800 (PST), wrote:


I've fished for a lot of different species in a lot of different
waters, and striper fishing rates right up there with some of the
best.
Which ones? Lots of different "stripers."
There's a "striper" here in the lakes of Illinois that some call white
bass. Caught a lot of them, but they don't bet much bigger than a
nice crappie.
Then I've heard of hybrids in the impoundments out west that are
supposed to be good fighters, and get pretty big.
Ocean stripers too. I'm confused now.
http://www.alltackle.com/striped_bass_catch.htm

Hoo-eeee! Now that looks like fun.
And tells me they call them rockfish too.
Are they good eating?

They are great eating and not an easy to catch.

They, rockfish, like eating crabs thus their trek into the Chesapeake
Bay on their way north. The Chesapeake Bay is a good place for them to
fatten up for the Winter and Summer.

On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:57:39 -0500, BAR wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:31:33 -0500, BAR wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:25:22 -0800 (PST), wrote:


I've fished for a lot of different species in a lot of different
waters, and striper fishing rates right up there with some of the
best.
Which ones? Lots of different "stripers."
There's a "striper" here in the lakes of Illinois that some call white
bass. Caught a lot of them, but they don't bet much bigger than a
nice crappie.
Then I've heard of hybrids in the impoundments out west that are
supposed to be good fighters, and get pretty big.
Ocean stripers too. I'm confused now.
http://www.alltackle.com/striped_bass_catch.htm

Hoo-eeee! Now that looks like fun.
And tells me they call them rockfish too.
Are they good eating?

They are great eating and not an easy to catch.

They, rockfish, like eating crabs thus their trek into the Chesapeake
Bay on their way north. The Chesapeake Bay is a good place for them to
fatten up for the Winter and Summer.

Crabs and menhaden (http://tinyurl.com/ywq29d) are favorite striper food
and are both being severely depleted in Chesapeake Bay.
--
Red Herring

On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:57:39 -0500, BAR wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:31:33 -0500, BAR wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:25:22 -0800 (PST), wrote:


I've fished for a lot of different species in a lot of different
waters, and striper fishing rates right up there with some of the
best.
Which ones? Lots of different "stripers."
There's a "striper" here in the lakes of Illinois that some call white
bass. Caught a lot of them, but they don't bet much bigger than a
nice crappie.
Then I've heard of hybrids in the impoundments out west that are
supposed to be good fighters, and get pretty big.
Ocean stripers too. I'm confused now.
http://www.alltackle.com/striped_bass_catch.htm

Hoo-eeee! Now that looks like fun.
And tells me they call them rockfish too.
Are they good eating?

They are great eating and not an easy to catch.

They, rockfish, like eating crabs thus their trek into the Chesapeake
Bay on their way north. The Chesapeake Bay is a good place for them to
fatten up for the Winter and Summer.

I'm jealous of you guys. When I get by the water and start catching
fish, I'll be asking for recipes.

--Vic

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:57:39 -0500, BAR wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:31:33 -0500, BAR wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:25:22 -0800 (PST), wrote:


I've fished for a lot of different species in a lot of different
waters, and striper fishing rates right up there with some of the
best.
Which ones? Lots of different "stripers."
There's a "striper" here in the lakes of Illinois that some call white
bass. Caught a lot of them, but they don't bet much bigger than a
nice crappie.
Then I've heard of hybrids in the impoundments out west that are
supposed to be good fighters, and get pretty big.
Ocean stripers too. I'm confused now.
http://www.alltackle.com/striped_bass_catch.htm

Hoo-eeee! Now that looks like fun.
And tells me they call them rockfish too.
Are they good eating?

They are great eating and not an easy to catch.

They, rockfish, like eating crabs thus their trek into the Chesapeake
Bay on their way north. The Chesapeake Bay is a good place for them to
fatten up for the Winter and Summer.

I'm jealous of you guys. When I get by the water and start catching
fish, I'll be asking for recipes.

--Vic


Johnny Child has a whole library of recipe books.

On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:33:23 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:57:39 -0500, BAR wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:31:33 -0500, BAR wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:25:22 -0800 (PST), wrote:


I've fished for a lot of different species in a lot of different
waters, and striper fishing rates right up there with some of the
best.
Which ones? Lots of different "stripers."
There's a "striper" here in the lakes of Illinois that some call white
bass. Caught a lot of them, but they don't bet much bigger than a
nice crappie.
Then I've heard of hybrids in the impoundments out west that are
supposed to be good fighters, and get pretty big.
Ocean stripers too. I'm confused now.
http://www.alltackle.com/striped_bass_catch.htm

Hoo-eeee! Now that looks like fun.
And tells me they call them rockfish too.
Are they good eating?

They are great eating and not an easy to catch.

They, rockfish, like eating crabs thus their trek into the Chesapeake
Bay on their way north. The Chesapeake Bay is a good place for them to
fatten up for the Winter and Summer.

I'm jealous of you guys. When I get by the water and start catching
fish, I'll be asking for recipes.

--Vic

Bread it, fry it, eat it. Simple!
--
Red Herring

On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 08:46:36 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Jan 18, 5:21*pm, HK wrote:
wrote:
On Jan 18, 1:02 pm, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:56:13 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:
I don't know if WayneD still takes out paying fishing customers, but if so I
imagine he'd just pass any additional costs on to them.
Why not - I do. *:)
Now, I can see paying to watch you fish...just for the entertainment
value... * :}

No, if it's entertainment you want, come watch me fish. It's like, I
know there is something down there in the water, but I still have not
really figured out what it is.. After all, once in a while when I do
catch one it's not in the water anymore, it's all very confusing..

Well, if you ever get your butt down here, let me know, and we'll go out
and find some flounder or other good eating fish. It's only the plonkers
who chase after stripers, or, as they usually spell it, "strippers."

Another example of *if Harry doesn't do it, own it, or like it, no one
else should*. Millions of striper fisherman in the U.S., but they are
all idiots because Harry doesn't striper fish.......

I'm not much of a striper fan myself. They are a good eating fish and
when they have some heft, can be a ton of fun on light tackle, but
your average striper, from a boat, isn't a real challenge.

Now from the surf - that's a whole different story. It's a challenge
to work a striper from the surf or from rocks - that can be a real
blast and challenging.

I have three 50 lbers to my credit - 51, 54 and 58. All were from the
surf at Watch Hill and Napatree Beach in Westerly, RI on an eleven
foot Ugly Stick rod, Van Staal reel and 20 lb test using a dodger lure
of my own design. Can't beat that experience.

Anything above 20 lbs is a good fish and will give you a decent turn
of the reel. Below that - eh.

On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:25:22 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Jan 19, 12:05*pm, "Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here
wrote:
wrote:
On Jan 18, 5:21 pm, HK wrote:
wrote:
On Jan 18, 1:02 pm, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:56:13 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:
I don't know if WayneD still takes out paying fishing customers, but if so I
imagine he'd just pass any additional costs on to them.
Why not - I do. *:)
Now, I can see paying to watch you fish...just for the entertainment
value... * :}
No, if it's entertainment you want, come watch me fish. It's like, I
know there is something down there in the water, but I still have not
really figured out what it is.. After all, once in a while when I do
catch one it's not in the water anymore, it's all very confusing..
Well, if you ever get your butt down here, let me know, and we'll go out
and find some flounder or other good eating fish. It's only the plonkers
who chase after stripers, or, as they usually spell it, "strippers."

Another example of *if Harry doesn't do it, own it, or like it, no one
else should*. Millions of striper fisherman in the U.S., but they are
all idiots because Harry doesn't striper fish.......

I am wondering why Harry thinks only Plonkers (whatever that is)likes to
fish for stripers? *They seem to have everything one could want in a
fish, they taste good and fight like hell. *They also can get very large.- Hide quoted text -

I've fished for a lot of different species in a lot of different
waters, and striper fishing rates right up there with some of the
best.

I'll say this for freshwater stripers - they are a different sort of
striper. When I was fishing Lakes Moultrie, Marion and Murray this
summer, I was surprised at the size of the fish and their behavior.
Even the lighter schoolies put up a decent fight and on a medium 8
foot fly rod - whoo hoo!!

They have an interesting behavior that was new to me. I was watching
the fish finder and ran into a rather broad school of blue back
herring. I sat on top of the school and just kind of watched it
drift. After a few minutes you could see fish markers coming in from
the sides and the school start to ball up - eventually starting to
rise from around 100'.

Next thing you know, the herring are on the surface and the stripers
were busting them from below.

Never seen that before - stripers, at least salt water stripers, are
lazy and generally ambush predators.

On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:28:43 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:25:22 -0800 (PST), wrote:



I've fished for a lot of different species in a lot of different
waters, and striper fishing rates right up there with some of the
best.

Which ones? Lots of different "stripers."
There's a "striper" here in the lakes of Illinois that some call white
bass. Caught a lot of them, but they don't bet much bigger than a
nice crappie.

They are a white bass/striper hybrid and generally grow up to double
the size of a good crappie - generally in the 1/2 to 3/4 pound range.
Very durable fish and when younger, prolific breeders which makes them
also a feed stock for other types of game fish.

Then I've heard of hybrids in the impoundments out west that are
supposed to be good fighters, and get pretty big.

Those are salt water transplants and are genetically identical to salt
water stripers. Depending on the size of the impoundment, they can
get as big as salt water stripers given proper forage and cool water.

Ocean stripers too. I'm confused now.

Well, you aren't now. :)

On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:36:33 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:31:33 -0500, BAR wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:25:22 -0800 (PST), wrote:


I've fished for a lot of different species in a lot of different
waters, and striper fishing rates right up there with some of the
best.

Which ones? Lots of different "stripers."
There's a "striper" here in the lakes of Illinois that some call white
bass. Caught a lot of them, but they don't bet much bigger than a
nice crappie.
Then I've heard of hybrids in the impoundments out west that are
supposed to be good fighters, and get pretty big.
Ocean stripers too. I'm confused now.

http://www.alltackle.com/striped_bass_catch.htm

Hoo-eeee! Now that looks like fun.
And tells me they call them rockfish too.

Morons who fish the Chesapeake call them rockfish and the lefties on
the West coast do the same. :)

Are they good eating?

Very good - similar to other white fish flesh taken from the ocean
like flounder, haddock, pollock, etc.