Cumberland Stripers

[huntmadd]

A couple friends took me Striper fishing a Cumberland with a grate Guide Friday.All most got are limit and should have but lost a couple bites and broke off a couple times but for my first trip to cumberland I could not ask for more out of the trip or the guide. I end up catching my two one was 34'' 15 pounds the othere was 38'' 20 pounds.We end up with six keeper stripers and a cat.The smallest striper was 28'' and the biggest were both around 38'' and about 20 pounds each that we cought.

[naturalelite]

Nice fish. If you don't mind me asking how were you catching them?
Down riggers on the main lake 40-50 feet deep with live shad?

[Matt722mx]

Nice striper!!!

[Mepperson]

WOW, I'd love to try that sometime...Nice fish.

[quackrstackr]

WOW, I'd love to try that sometime...Nice fish.


Mike, you need to be more specific.

I said that last year.

I did get to try it but I didn't specify that I also would like to catch something. :D

[bigd33]

I love catching them strips esp. when the top water bite on:)

[huntmadd]

We had a grate time and we were drift fishing flats 40 -60 foot of water with live shad.If you want to go e-mail me and I will put you on a good Guide.

[wcpickens]

I fish for them a couple or 3 times a week here below Ky and Barkley, but most of them we catch here are in the 5 - 15 # range. Most of the time it's not to hard to get your limit though.

[CUZZIN]

Nothing like getting your arm broke by a big stripe,they sure put up a good fight:D

[naturalelite]

mike, you need to be more specific.

I said that last year.

I did get to try it but i didn't specify that i also would like to catch something. :d
go ahead and pick a weekend in late april or may

HUNTMADD DO YOU THINK YOU COULD FIND THAT PLACE AGAIN IN ANOTHER BOAT!!!!!!!!

[Luckybuck]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing the pics and story.

[aceoky]

go ahead and pick a weekend in late april or may

HUNTMADD DO YOU THINK YOU COULD FIND THAT PLACE AGAIN IN ANOTHER BOAT!!!!!!!!


Hope he had a GPS unit :D

[huntmadd]

I beleave I could find the spot but can we get the bait and keep it alive long enough to catch them is another question.He said live bait late july and all of aug.is when you catch the big one's on the wright live bait.The guide fee was not bad for what we got with the cost of gas and all he did for us but I no some times its fun just to go out there on your own and try.Beleave me I am off next week and thought about it.

[naturalelite]

I beleave I could find the spot but can we get the bait and keep it alive long enough to catch them is another question..
Yes I have a shad tank a bag of ice and some stay alive.

[aceoky]

Yes I have a shad tank a bag of ice and some stay alive.

Hope that ice isn't commercial ......containing chlorine :eek: