I picked up 2 of those striper stealth rods , it performed perfectly while i caught a 48 inch, 45 pound striper, very nice rod, thank you sir for telling us about them. And thanks for another great video
That’s awesome brother!! I’m really glad you like them!! They really turned out great. That super soft tip with solid backbone and strength really sets them apart in that price range. 👍👍
Love the Live Target when getting bait, so sick to watch! Love the tips provided, didn't know about the closed mouth debacle, I will start hooking them through the top for now on. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Thanks brother!! Every baitfish is different, but because I use every type of live bait in freshwater and salt I’ve learned that they all foul hook themselves much less when hooked this way. 👍👍
New subscriber here. Great channel. My fishing career started with walleye fishing on North Texas, then moved to the Gulf coast of Texas and had a lot of luck with speckled trout, redfish and flounder along with some offshore fishing. My job then took me to Pensacola. A couple of years ago I wound up in Ohio so I got after the monster catfish on the Ohio River. Now I’m about to retire and I bought a place on Clark’s Hill Lake in Georgia so I’m gonna go after striper so I’ve been watching and, hopefully learning from your channel. Thanks for all the good info.
I was on lake yesterday and on a couple humps I saw bait (blueback herring) stacked vertically and several fish hugging tight to the bottom. Could those have been striped bass and/or hybrids? Do these fish ever go belly down like black bass
Great video as always! Just wondering if you got payback from Tommy about the light signal at the ramp. You are blessed to have a good team to fish with on a regular basis and thank you for making this viewer feel like I’m right there with y’all ! OLD SCHOOL!!!
Ha!! Tommy is a MACHINE. He’s the old school friend who you can count on 100%. He never questioned it at all. He listens to me ramble all day long and never once questions any of the strange stuff I might do. He’s in 100%. It took me MANY years to put this crew together. It was NOT easy. I am extremely fortunate brother!!! I appreciate your support!! 😁👍
Ha, I keep that same trail mix on my boat. I could eat that stuff all day long. :) You need to get that Drotto Catch and Release boat latch. I put one on my trailer and I freakin love that thing. The boat slides up the ramp and click, it's locked into place. Easy peasy! :)
I destroyed 2 of those things 😛. I don’t think they are made for 300 launches a year. I beat the piss out of it 😂. I don’t like to say this, but my boat won’t move once it’s on the trailer. We pull right up without attaching it. Don’t tell anyone 😉😉.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS not sure if they can handle the stress of a large boat like yours. My boat is smaller so hopefully it'll take the stress okay. I'll be lucky if I can get 150 launches a year.
Let me know if they come out with a heavier version. I’m actually working with a guy now that designed a dawg system that mounts to the rear of the trailer that pops up and keeps the boat from sliding back. Looks really great.
Yep!! We went up and down 4 or 5 lanes and saw nothing then finally found them at the end of the dock you were fishing by. I’m gonna post a video showing all 3 net throws. It’s amazing video. You can see the bait swim out from under the net on the first throw, we got 6-8 baits on the second throw and loaded up on the 3rd. That new sonar is amazing. Did you catch anything there? We saw Stripers swimming under the bait.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS yeah I catch stripers all the time from there especially at night by live lining bunker under the docks. Also, I catch a lot of fluke under those docks. 👍
I personally prefer a 10’ or the 11’ Black Pearl INVI nets. For adult Bunker I like the largest mesh I can get 1-1/8”. For Peanut Bunker, Herring, Shad I like 5/8” 👍
Great video as always guys…where can I find the rods you mentioned for live bait can they be used for plastic bait too??? Also I just wanted to know how I can get a old school sticker for my truck… keep the great videos coming!!!!
Thanks brother!! These rods are specifically designed for live and cutbait. Of course you can cast plastics with them, but they won’t have the sensitivity of an all graphite rod. They will feel a bit heavier in your hand too, so they might wear you out. Shoot me your address and I’ll get a few stickers out to you 👍👍. 😁😁. Mikesmedley9@gmail.com
I appreciate that Kenny!! Thanks brother!! They are in the description on most videos near the bottom. I designed the rails so I can mover them around and I attached Smith rod holders to it. The number for the rails is there as well as the rod holder. 👍👍
Let me know when you and crew come to Kerr Lake. Would like to team up on some stripers. I need the live target on my boat for bait. If you can send me some info to hook it onto my Simrad. Thanks
Dang I just got( shang highed) by my girl beard shaved (na) just trimmed but its just a inch now. Maybe by wintertime.love your video as always your the best man. Its been years since I got on quality fish.gotta change that.
* starts growing 3' beard * - On a day like this, how many hours do you think you spent on the water? Thanks for the video! Glad to see that Simrad livescope is working for you!
Thanks brother!! If the fish are really biting we may spend around 9 hours. If it’s tough we end up spending a few more because nobody wants to go in until we figure it out.
Love the conservation lessons about keeping our stocks in good shape. Great vid as always
Thanks brother!! I appreciate that!
Mike, you and your Team are so Freaking next level. Thank you for all the fishing wisdom
You’re too kind brother!!!! I really appreciate that!
Hell of a catch brother! Can't wait to get into my first striper.
Thanks brother!!
Awesome stuff! I learn so much watching these. My spinning rods with braid have done just what you said. 😮
I picked up 2 of those striper stealth rods , it performed perfectly while i caught a 48 inch, 45 pound striper, very nice rod, thank you sir for telling us about them. And thanks for another great video
That’s awesome brother!! I’m really glad you like them!! They really turned out great. That super soft tip with solid backbone and strength really sets them apart in that price range. 👍👍
Love the Live Target when getting bait, so sick to watch! Love the tips provided, didn't know about the closed mouth debacle, I will start hooking them through the top for now on. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Thanks brother!! Every baitfish is different, but because I use every type of live bait in freshwater and salt I’ve learned that they all foul hook themselves much less when hooked this way. 👍👍
New subscriber here. Great channel. My fishing career started with walleye fishing on North Texas, then moved to the Gulf coast of Texas and had a lot of luck with speckled trout, redfish and flounder along with some offshore fishing. My job then took me to Pensacola. A couple of years ago I wound up in Ohio so I got after the monster catfish on the Ohio River. Now I’m about to retire and I bought a place on Clark’s Hill Lake in Georgia so I’m gonna go after striper so I’ve been watching and, hopefully learning from your channel. Thanks for all the good info.
Just re-watched the video still good.
Awesome!!! Thanks brother!!😁😁😁👍
The hooded sweater an the jerseys look awesome, I had to get me one, I’ll get the jersey on the next vid, this was also a good vid brotha..🤙🏼🤙🏼..
Thanks a lot brother!! I really appreciate that! You’re the man! 👍👍👍😁😁
Great video guys. I was on a friends boat this past week and I live-lined bunker for the first time. Such a fun way to fish for them
Thanks brother!! I agree !!
Team " Old School " great videos thx
Thanks brother!!
Im in MD and a new boat owner/fisherman. If you ever have room on your boat for a +1, I'd love to be able to come out and learn a few things!
Shoot me an email mikesmedley9@gmail.com
Great stuff brother, thx just finished coping the active target SMH lol
I got to get me one of them bunker baits. 😆🤣 Great video! I hear our sons will roommates this fall.
Oh yeah!! Jon told me!! 👍👍
@Mike Smedley were did you get the Hoodia made
Come to Lake Murray, SC and let's see what ya got!
Here ya go brother!!😁😁😁😁
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No they catch the big ones . but they release oh see guys you can put back some !!!
@@jamesbaskins6351 Murray is over fished
I was on lake yesterday and on a couple humps I saw bait (blueback herring) stacked vertically and several fish hugging tight to the bottom. Could those have been striped bass and/or hybrids? Do these fish ever go belly down like black bass
Sure they lock up deep during high pressure systems and cold fronts. Also when struggling with low O2 levels.
Thanks. I'm new to the striper game and I only caught hybrids about a pound each.
I would love to have one of those
That is less than two miles from my house LOL great video!
Thanks brother 😁👍👍
Great video as always! Just wondering if you got payback from Tommy about the light signal at the ramp.
You are blessed to have a good team to fish with on a regular basis and thank you for making this viewer feel like I’m right there with y’all !
OLD SCHOOL!!!
Ha!! Tommy is a MACHINE. He’s the old school friend who you can count on 100%. He never questioned it at all. He listens to me ramble all day long and never once questions any of the strange stuff I might do. He’s in 100%. It took me MANY years to put this crew together. It was NOT easy. I am extremely fortunate brother!!!
I appreciate your support!! 😁👍
Ha, I keep that same trail mix on my boat. I could eat that stuff all day long. :) You need to get that Drotto Catch and Release boat latch. I put one on my trailer and I freakin love that thing. The boat slides up the ramp and click, it's locked into place. Easy peasy! :)
I destroyed 2 of those things 😛. I don’t think they are made for 300 launches a year. I beat the piss out of it 😂. I don’t like to say this, but my boat won’t move once it’s on the trailer. We pull right up without attaching it. Don’t tell anyone 😉😉.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS not sure if they can handle the stress of a large boat like yours. My boat is smaller so hopefully it'll take the stress okay. I'll be lucky if I can get 150 launches a year.
Let me know if they come out with a heavier version. I’m actually working with a guy now that designed a dawg system that mounts to the rear of the trailer that pops up and keeps the boat from sliding back. Looks really great.
Wow what a small world.. That's me at 2:10 on the dock fishing lol.. you guys were struggling to find those bunke but found em eventually.
Yep!! We went up and down 4 or 5 lanes and saw nothing then finally found them at the end of the dock you were fishing by. I’m gonna post a video showing all 3 net throws. It’s amazing video. You can see the bait swim out from under the net on the first throw, we got 6-8 baits on the second throw and loaded up on the 3rd. That new sonar is amazing. Did you catch anything there? We saw Stripers swimming under the bait.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS yeah I catch stripers all the time from there especially at night by live lining bunker under the docks. Also, I catch a lot of fluke under those docks. 👍
Nice.
Cummins diesel, love that sound.
420,000 miles brother!😁
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS That’s awesome. Mine is a baby with 55k miles. That engine is a pulling machine.
Hey Mike,
What size casting net do you use for bunker?
I personally prefer a 10’ or the 11’ Black Pearl INVI nets. For adult Bunker I like the largest mesh I can get 1-1/8”. For Peanut Bunker, Herring, Shad I like 5/8” 👍
Great video as always guys…where can I find the rods you mentioned for live bait can they be used for plastic bait too??? Also I just wanted to know how I can get a old school sticker for my truck… keep the great videos coming!!!!
Thanks brother!! These rods are specifically designed for live and cutbait. Of course you can cast plastics with them, but they won’t have the sensitivity of an all graphite rod. They will feel a bit heavier in your hand too, so they might wear you out. Shoot me your address and I’ll get a few stickers out to you 👍👍. 😁😁. Mikesmedley9@gmail.com
Would love to go fishing with you guys someday .
🙏🙏🙏😊
New subscriber and very pleased to be, great videos. Where can I search to find the rod holders you use on the stern of your of your boat?
I appreciate that Kenny!! Thanks brother!!
They are in the description on most videos near the bottom. I designed the rails so I can mover them around and I attached Smith rod holders to it. The number for the rails is there as well as the rod holder. 👍👍
Let me know when you and crew come to Kerr Lake. Would like to team up on some stripers. I need the live target on my boat for bait. If you can send me some info to hook it onto my Simrad. Thanks
Dang I just got( shang highed) by my girl beard shaved (na) just trimmed but its just a inch now. Maybe by wintertime.love your video as always your the best man. Its been years since I got on quality fish.gotta change that.
🤣🤣. Thanks brother!! 😁😁👍👍
Dang. I'm never going to be able to be on your boat. I will never ever have a three foot beard. LoL.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂👍👍
Mike get the lady on your boat without a beard
As usual you’re videos are great. Are you using the heavy or ex heavy rods? Thanks in advance.
Thanks brother!! MH.
I'd like to buy 10 dozen of those baits when you get them released :P
🤣🤣😂😛
Mike brother what is the best casting net r are they all the same I may get one bass would take small mullet wouldn't they
They would definitely take a Mullet. I love the Black Pearl nets. amzn.to/33lT5s9
Thanks mike👍👍
* starts growing 3' beard * - On a day like this, how many hours do you think you spent on the water? Thanks for the video! Glad to see that Simrad livescope is working for you!
Thanks brother!! If the fish are really biting we may spend around 9 hours. If it’s tough we end up spending a few more because nobody wants to go in until we figure it out.
I'm still trying to find that Amazon link and the video is almost over.... Hmmmmmmm
I’ll check for it again 😂😂😂😛😛
So why hook through the mouth with no weight?