porkmeatballs Posted September 13, 2021 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 My brother and I decided to hit the water this weekend, and I'm sure glad that we did! The day started off pretty slow for me, with only a few bites and one dink. I threw a wide variety of baits, but couldn't seem to figure anything out. Finally, I was burning in my Bravo Trout and got a 5-6 lb stripe to flash on it. I continued to bomb my glide around and experimented with all the different retrieves that I could think of. I got a school of about seven or so smaller stripers as well as a few bass to follow, but no hits. I was working my bait back with quick reel chops when two of the biggest stripers I had ever seen in person (I'd say 30lbs give or take) came out of nowhere and started tracking my bait. One of them slammed my glide, but didn't hook up. Despite me almost getting a heart attack, I continued to bomb that bait out and cover as much water as I could. I finally made the right cast, gave the Bravo a few twitches, and hooked up with this solid striper. Although it wasn't one of the giants that I had seen, it still put up a great fight! This is also the first time that I have had a fish choke a bait this size! danthefisherman, tHeINFamoUS, BOZ and 19 others 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishDr Posted September 13, 2021 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 Nicely done! That is definitely one choked bait! Landing a 30+ from a kayak would be an adventure, to say the least! DrewManFishing and porkmeatballs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yev14 Posted September 13, 2021 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 Great fish! porkmeatballs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikopap1 Posted September 13, 2021 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 Nice fish! porkmeatballs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkmeatballs Posted September 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 11 hours ago, FishDr said: Nicely done! That is definitely one choked bait! Landing a 30+ from a kayak would be an adventure, to say the least! For sure! Even the 20lber that I got last year was dragging my kayak around! I can't imagine what an even bigger striper could do DrewManFishing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishstix024 Posted September 13, 2021 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 Solid Striper! The fall run is staring to push in. I'll be chasing them this weekend out in the West Delta. porkmeatballs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim137a Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 Awesome story and fish ! porkmeatballs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriperAddict Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 Awesome! Nothing beats striper on swimbaits. That giant is in your near future bro! porkmeatballs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboydave Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 Nice that’s a really good fish. Bet it was crazy having a pair of giant striper track a bait. Congrats porkmeatballs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacksonF Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 Awesome catch! Those bravos are sick, it must be rewarding to catch such a nice fish on one of your baits. Congrats! porkmeatballs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkmeatballs Posted September 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 17 hours ago, Bassboydave said: Nice that’s a really good fish. Bet it was crazy having a pair of giant striper track a bait. Congrats My heart almost stopped when I saw those fish! Either one of them would've broken my PB easily! 17 hours ago, JacksonF said: Awesome catch! Those bravos are sick, it must be rewarding to catch such a nice fish on one of your baits. Congrats! For sure! There's not many things as satisfying as creating a lure and having fish smash it like this! Bassboydave and JacksonF 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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