Top Water baits, Spoons, Downlines, Lead Core and Umbrella Rigs were taking Stripers all over the south end of the lake today. I shared our catches with photos and locations on Facebook along with others who were already posting their catches like Bob Benson with Top Water baits, the Ben Parker Spoon and Downlining, catching singles and doubles with his son. I heard from other friends on the pond too. Jim Duggan came up on us while he was Spotted Bass fishing in the mouth of Six Mile Creek. We waved at Chris Manes as he was pulling Lead Core in Two Mile Creek. He later called to tell us to use a white 5” paddle tail. I gave a shout out to Joe Kuhr who was Downlining in Young Deer Creek with a trip. Whenever we were heading back to the boat ramp we saw Mad Mike cleaning his boat out in front of the Tidwell ramp after his trip catching only 7 Stripers. Our luck came around 8:30am on a tip from Chris to pull lead between the mouth of Six Mile Creek and the Three Sisters island. The 26” Striper was our first fish in the boat. 

Don had pulled it in from 8 colors out on Lead Core using a 2oz white charteuse bucktail jig with a 5” Lime Ice paddle tail swimbait. Later we got another 24” in Young Deer Creek pulling an Umbrella Rig with a Ben Parker Jr 30” behind the rig at the center position.