Striper Fishing Lake Rhodhiss and Hickory Trolling Captain Macks A-rigs and Savage Gear Swimbaits
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- Опубліковано 1 січ 2022
- Christmas Break Fishing on Lake Hickory and Lake Rhodhiss in Western North Carolina for Striped Bass ( Striper). We were Trolling for Striped Bass ( Striper) using Captain Mack's A-rigs with Planer Boards and Leadcore Line. We also experimented with the Savage Gear 10" Line Thru Trout getting an almost immediate hook up. This is a compilation of multiple trips over our Holiday Break hope you enjoy!
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Our Tackle used was the Mini Mack A-Rigs and Perfect Planer Boards
from Captain Macks.
Savage Gear 10" Line Thru Trout
Our Gear for the day included :
Okuma Rods
Okuma Coldwater series reels
Captain Macks Mini Mack TR5-B Umbrella Rigs
Captain Macks Pro Umbrella Rigs
Captain Macks Perfect Planer Boards
B-Kat Planer Boards
Smart Troll System
Gopro Max 360
Gopro Hero 9
Simrad 12 Evo3s Electronics
Motorguide xi5 36volt Trolling Motor
Power Pole Charge Battery Charging System
Monster Lithium 36Volt Trolling Battery
Trolling App -Troll Master on Apple App Store
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Dang…..you got me wanting to go pull some A-rigs for a few days!!!
It can be fire sometimes buddy!
My brother's 😎
Where can I purchase those XL 3D Line Thru Gizzard Shad from Savage Gear? Tackle Warehouse doesn’t carry them anymore. A great video. You guys slayed some monsters. I think the stripers in Lake Murray would love those big shad.
+Ben Roush they are definitely getting harder to find. I’m not sure what’s going on the last few I bought i found on eBay or Amazon. Thanks for watching buddy.
Great job Fella’s!!
Thx man
I’ve never winter fished but your videos have got me looking at insulated bibs for next winter!
Yes sir it’s one of my favorite times and the lakes are so less crowded it’s awesome
Were you trolling along main lake ledges?
Would really like to have a live chat session, trolling is by far my favorite. Keeping on lines to keep baits from dragging. I also run deep diving plugs. Would love to be able to pick your brain. I think we all have things to share. Anyway love to watch the videos, nice to have clean channel to watch. Keep holding fast to the faith, and keep putting out videos.
Thanks buddy! We can do that sometime!
Awesome videos and content! I have been fishing hickory with the same set up and have been doing well too. I have also been picking up some really good large mouths along with the striper schools. Keep the videos coming ; look forward to them!
Thanks man
Love Rhodhiss! Been fishing it for many years. I hope is stays low traffic but it seems to be growing with homes soon to be ruined for fisherman.
Thanks David, we have only been twice but it’s a cool lake I’d love to chat more about it sometime. Hit me up on FB as David Mercer if ya get a chance. Thanks for watching
Nice fish bud!!!! Looks like their getting bigger.
Thx man yea they have been decent for sure hope they keep growing! We catch and release most the time!
I gotta subscribe just for your son's name! That's my name too! Haha I am also Carolina fishing UA-camr so definetly looking forward to seeing more of your videos!
Thanks buddy! I will check out your videos as well and maybe we will meet sometime on the water!
@@merceroutdoors thanks! That would be awesome!
Get an Umbrella Rig Retriever.. It will get them unstuck off the bottom!!
I got one they work great, i usually stop the boat and retrieve, but I had an older a-rig on that rod that needed upgrading anyway so with a fish on it wasn’t worth stopping the boat at that point. Thanks for watching buddy
Have you been doing good lately? I use to fish with my dad at Hickory at least once a week, if not more, but then had a kid, and now I go when I can not when I want, but want to go soon an just wondering how it been latey
Hey Nick it’s been pretty slow on Hickory the last month. These crazy weather swings we have had along with the rain hurt the bite. We have been exploring around other area lakes with the same luck .Hopefully it picks back up soon
Are you guys trolling with the big motor and a trolling plate, or trolling motor up front?
Technically both lol. If 2mph or up I’ll use the big motor and trolling plate but steer with the trolling motor to conserve battery. 1.5 or so I’ll just use the trolling motor
Going out this weekend to try out my new Captain Mac’s mini rigs. I love using planer boards. What speed and length of line do you use most? I know it all depends on depth you want but I’ve been seeing bait anywhere from 10 to 20 feet. The area I will be fishing is probably 20-30 feet. Just don’t want to lose my rigs bumping the bottom. Oh and what is max speed you recommend for planer boards using these rigs. BTW - really love my lord and savior Jesus Christ.
Thanks for watching. 1.5 seems to be a good middle ground. Sometimes they want it slower, sometimes faster but based on 1.5mph -60ft back gets u 11ft depth. 90ft back gets you 15ft depth, and 120ft back gets you to 19ft depth. This is with 20lb mono
@@merceroutdoors okay. I’m using 40 pound mono. What factor should I use for the extra line weight. Will it really matter that much? Thank you for the info.
nice videos. Thanks for sharing. I have been running the mini macks around 1mph here in LKG with the planer boards...still trying to figure out how much line to let out after the planer boards to reach desired depths (seems like most fish and bait here is around 30-40ft
Thx man, at 1mph on 20lb mono 60ft will get you to 24ft. 90ft back will be 28ft.
@@merceroutdoors Thanks for the tips! I was hoping I could find a chart or something with different speeds, line thickness, etc that showed approximate depth for the Mini's, but I suppose there are just way too many variables that go into it. I will certainly give these settings a whirl though. Thanks again and keep up with the great videos!
Enjoyed video, brag on Jesus
Having to use my wife's account......I'm going with a group of guys from church to Hickory the weekend of the 14th of May. I have a few questions and there are relatively few folks who fish Hickory for stripers. I've been watching your videos and I'm impressed. Do you have an email address, social media account or phone number I could reach you on? I usually fish Boone Lake, Cherokee and Hartwell. Hickory is all new to me and I'd like to turn these guys onto some fish.
Thanks for watching, I’m on Facebook as David Mercer,
My contact info is also available on our stores website merceroutdoors.com feel free to shoot me an email or a Facebook message referencing this . Thx