I prefer using artificials, they are easier to keep alive, lol. The day that fish was caught was great. The fish in the photo was the smallest I landed, around 10 lbs. the others were all over 36" and the biggest was a very thick 42" beast. I was down to 6 wraps of line left on reel and grabbed the spool to either stop the fish or break it off...thankfully the striper stopped. I took about 15 minutes to get it in, 10 minutes to revive it, 10 minutes to recover, and then had a 39" striper hit my jig 2 casts later. I was hoping for a smaller one by the time MNfisher joined me.
Chris
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