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Title: Strippers are running
Post by: woodchip1 on May 12, 2021, 12:50 PM
Strippers are  scoolers are running a lot bigger
Title: Re: Strippers are running
Post by: ICEHOLE on May 12, 2021, 01:23 PM
Which club? Never seen a stripper run. In heels and everything?
Title: Re: Strippers are running
Post by: lowaccord66 on May 12, 2021, 03:10 PM
I love going to see the strippers after a good day of striper fishing.
Title: Re: Strippers are running
Post by: taxid on May 12, 2021, 03:12 PM
I love going to see the strippers after a good day of striper fishing.

 ;D

Title: Re: Strippers are running
Post by: rgfixit on May 12, 2021, 03:49 PM
What scared them? They’re usually pretty fearless.

This is an annual thing by the way. I mean. “Strippers vs Stripers”

Rg
Title: Re: Strippers are running
Post by: Raquettedacker on May 12, 2021, 06:01 PM
What scared them? They’re usually pretty fearless.

This is an annual thing by the way. I mean. “Strippers vs Stripers”

Rg

  Im sure you remember that old thread about.  "I bought the wife a new stripper pole for the boat" .. 8)     :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Strippers are running
Post by: regulator on May 12, 2021, 06:35 PM
Strippers are  scoolers are running a lot bigger

OK, Ill bite...I like my strippers on the smaller side! LOL!

Chip, no offense just funny the things that tickle a bunch of guys!
Title: Re: Strippers are running
Post by: Stickbait on May 12, 2021, 06:41 PM
There is a certain satisfaction from watching the spring stripper run!!
Thx for the chuckle WC 🤪
Title: Re: Strippers are running
Post by: fish wayniac on May 12, 2021, 07:46 PM
It won’t be long now the Stripes will show up. My Water taxi captain saw Pogies and porpoise today in Casco bay.
Title: Re: Strippers are running
Post by: Jethro on May 13, 2021, 07:21 AM
OK, Ill bite...I like my strippers on the smaller side! LOL!

Chip, no offense just funny the things that tickle a bunch of guys!

Oh come on, fat strippers need love too.
Title: Re: Strippers are running
Post by: lowaccord66 on May 13, 2021, 07:56 AM
Hahah checked back in had a great belly laugh.  I hope all of our Maine friends have a tremendous striper season. 

I learned a trick for the bait guys.  You need a bait needle, black rubber bands and a 9/0 circle.  Rubber band goes in the bait needle.  Send the needle through the top of the Mac or bunker eye socket.  Take the two ends on each side of the bait and loop them around the circle.  Twist the circle three times and then put the hook point under the rubber band where it initially goes through.  Make sure the hook point is facing forward.  This will allow the hook to ride above the bunker or mackeral head right between the eyes.

Title: Re: Strippers are running
Post by: taxid on May 13, 2021, 09:00 AM
  Im sure you remember that old thread about.  "I bought the wife a new stripper pole for the boat" .. 8)     :laugh: :laugh:

 ;D

Title: Re: Strippers are running
Post by: zwiggles on May 13, 2021, 11:40 AM
Hahah checked back in had a great belly laugh.  I hope all of our Maine friends have a tremendous striper season. 

I learned a trick for the bait guys.  You need a bait needle, black rubber bands and a 9/0 circle.  Rubber band goes in the bait needle.  Send the needle through the top of the Mac or bunker eye socket.  Take the two ends on each side of the bait and loop them around the circle.  Twist the circle three times and then put the hook point under the rubber band where it initially goes through.  Make sure the hook point is facing forward.  This will allow the hook to ride above the bunker or mackeral head right between the eyes.

This ^

I went on a charter last year, and the guide was kind enough to show this exact technique. It worked awesome once I figured out to not set the hook on the circle.
Title: Re: Strippers are running
Post by: lowaccord66 on May 13, 2021, 02:59 PM
Circle hooks blow unless you are trolling.  I'll take the ticket and use an octopus hook.  I have years of experience with both fishing live eels and when you gut hook stripers with circle hooks you are not getting the circle hook out.  Many will experience this specifically those fishing from shore.  But hey what can you expect from the ASMFC...these are the same guys that banned inshore dragging during the spawning period last year and now they want to reconsider. They reduced the rec harvest by 50% but look at the commercial harvest it didn't see a huge cut, fluke draggers still have to toss striper by catch and it isn't counted towards the commercial quota (ever see 30 miles of dead stripers, I have)...anyways I could go on but like I said many will learn how terrible it is to try to get one out....they work much better if you are towing a live bait from a boat and that rigging technique exposes more of the hook.