Fishstix024 Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 (edited) The 2017 fall striper run has been spotty at best. Waves of fresh fish move in every few weeks, we seem to locate them and get a few days of action, then they disappear. We continue to throw the big glide baits and magnum top water plugs in hopes of connecting with a trophy, usually we come up short. Last night was the exception! My crew had located a pod of quality fish in the West Delta late last week. We have been picking off a few teener size fish a day, with a couple 20lbers mixed in. Halloween morning I made a run out to the zone before work, we had a few swirls and half ass blowups, but none stuck. I knew there was a better tide in the evening and planned a sunset trip. My friend James and I made it out late in the afternoon and threw rattle traps and glide baits waiting on the witching hour. Once the sun got low, we slid into the the spot. Sure enough James connects and battles a huge fish that took us a 1/2 mile down stream before it hit the deck. A new PB for James at 30lbs! After high fives, pics and a successful release we re-set the drift and kept plugging away. I cast my 6" DeltaWoodBomber into a shallow cove and the plug gets slurped. The fish tore at least 60-80ft of line on the intial run and the battle was on. Definitely one of the strongest stripers I've even fought, even after 6-8 mins she still wouldn't quit. We had her to leader a few times and she would just tear off another 6-10ft of drag. Finally she tired out and another trophy hit the deck. 34lb!! My new PB. So rewarding to have a night like this. We have burned so much fuel and spent hours grinding all corners of the Delta, when it finally happens it's a huge weight off my shoulders. I'm hoping this pod of giants sticks around, so we can have a few more shots at them. Set up for the night was a Phenix M1 80MH, ABU Revo Inshore spooled with 55lb Phenix Hydra8 braid, 40lb mono leader and 6" DWB topwater plug. For more Topwater striper action follow me on FB at: The BombSquad-DeltaWoodBombers and IG @Fishstix024 James Boore Lodi CA 30lber Kenji Nakagawa Lodi CA 34lber Edited November 3, 2017 by Fishstix024 porkmeatballs, FishDr, Fishing_Timny and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbass Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 Nice fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 Gosh goodness! I need fish like those in my life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cjackfish Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 Congrats on the pb, thoes are some monsters . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whompuscat658 Posted November 5, 2017 Report Share Posted November 5, 2017 Damn nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishDr Posted November 5, 2017 Report Share Posted November 5, 2017 Congrats to you and your buddy on the brace of treintas! One of my best friends haunts the delta and he speaks in hushed and reverent tones when he talks of stripers that hit that mark. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emjay Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 Awesome. Love striper action Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriperAddict Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 Right on guys! Congrats Nothing beats a pig striper IMO!!! Keep up the great work and great reports!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogervang Posted November 26, 2017 Report Share Posted November 26, 2017 Congrats guys, those are some monsters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassing305 Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 Nice striped bass, thank you for posting them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishing_Timny Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 Awesome write up! Now you're blessed with that curse of trying to out do yourself and you set the bar high. That's what makes it fun and worth doing. Congrats man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amistoad Posted December 25, 2017 Report Share Posted December 25, 2017 NICE fish! I haven’t ever tried for stripers, but that’s about to change. Great post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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