SPECIAL THANKS TO MY MENTORS

Butch Mingione

BUTCH MINGIONE

  • How to read Sonar and Down Imaging
  • How to bait the hook using Blueback Herring and what kind of hook to use
  • How and when to use a Drift Sock
  • How to use planer boards

Chris_Manes

CHRIS MANES

About the boat:

  • Trolling Motor
  • Outboard Motor
  • Transducer placement
  • Boat Trailer
  • Rod Holders and Placement
  • Types of rods and reels to use for each technique
  • How to use Lead Core

Don Skinner

DON SKINNER

  • How to use a paper map, Lowrance Mapping and Navionics charts
  • How to find underwater structures like road beds, holes and underwater points
  • How to make any rod a downline by clipping on a weight to the line
  • How to fish humps and main lake points
  • How to cook Striper
  • How and when to use float balls

CO-MENTORS

  • Don Finfrock (RIP) – Umbrella Rigs
  • Don Brown (RIP) – Striper patterns and balloons
  • Derrick Danner – Downlining techniques
  • Dan Duncan – How to use a Seaqualizer, how to prevent losing a Striper in the trees
  • Doug Youngblood – The Pool Cue

FOR THE CASUAL STRIPER ANGLER