Hooked on a Feeling(Striper)

[Knot there yet]

I had a feeling it was time. Water temps at highest. With cooler water close. Warm water bait (pogies) had seamed gone and reports of blues only made me think that. I snagged a couple of schoolies thinking they were pogies. So I get fly rod trolling and smash after smash I landing 17-20” on 6#.
 All alone blitz me and birds 4” rubber shad fish after fish. Up it to 6” shad they(20-24”) choke it. I was done no more small fish. I troll back to cove.
 The phrase we use dirty whirlpool. When pogies get scared and baitball up. So I see schools on move snag and drop first one. Snag 2nd & live line both. This is what I live for. Here I am two rods in kayak & great baits. It got real crazy.
 I broke the line on every pole I brought. Fly10#,baitcaster10# Penn 650 w/30mono40# floro leader penn 750ss 35# braid 2x.(snag and drop) on giants.
 I’m tying all new leaders and hooks. 35# . Going to have to step up to 50#. No phone , no one around. Landed 35” later on. Should have brought lever drag rod. Got always think your going for worlds record big things swim in ocean. Great night
 

[westernmas]

You sure it was stripers breaking you off and not blues?  If they were stripers I'd check your drag settings.  Between the drag the ability to be pulled around in a kayak I don't think 50# fluoro is really necessary but to each their own.  I use it in the canal bc it helps but kind of seems like overkill in the yak.

[Baitbucket]

I was thinking the same thing. Especially with 35-40lb fluoro. Ive caught 40"+ stripers on 25# fluoro that choaked the bait almost to the swivel.

[200fisher]

Me three...

[lowaccord66]

The 4lb test line class record striper is over 25lbs!  I think blues were chopping!

[ICEHOLE]

I once lost a bunch of tackle casting at fish I now know were blues.....lol

[stripernut]

Me 4... Hard to break but the lighted of line in a kayak.

[Knot there yet]

Blues here now

[Bartman44]

Chop, chop.   Time to put the expensive stuff away for a few weeks.

[Knot there yet]

What a fighter

[SHaRPS]

They get much bigger than that and fight even harder. 15 - 20lbers are fun on light tackle.

[lowaccord66]

They get much bigger than that and fight even harder. 15 - 20lbers are fun on light tackle.

Yes they are.

[stripernut]

Lots of fun on a fly rod with a popper!

[lowaccord66]

Lots of fun on a fly rod with a popper!

I couldn't imagine.