3 on a 33

[Wompus Cat]

3 Stripers 19, 23, and 25 inches on an Old 60's All Metal  Zebco 33 with 10 Pound Test Mono. On and old Berkley Bounty Hunter Graphite Composite 6.5 Foot 2 Piece Rod using a 1/8 oz. Jig head with a Chartreuse Rubber Minnow.
Fishing off neighbors Dock Here at Lake Whitney . About 7AM August 3
They were schooling  in about 40 Feet of Water for about 5 minutes chasing Shad against the Rock Bank.
Last 10 years I have been just throwing these back as they could be 25 inches long and just NO Meat on them . These filleted out very nice and had lots of Meat so I being a Catch and Release type of Fisherman caught them Filleted them and Released into a Hot Fish Fryer.

[Midway Tommy]

Good for you, Henry! I'm  one of those C&R fanatics like you, especially on walleyes & crappies! 

[Bill B]

Congratulations!  Nice fish on a classic rig.  Bill

[Brewcrafter]

Nice!  Awesome gear, and hey those are what we call "eatin' size" much better than the bigger ones. - john

[CooldadE]

Those Stripers are feisty ! I live on the California Delta and catch my fair share. When I fish the San Francisco Bay and catch them they are much more feisty . Something about the salt water...

Cool

[Gfish]

Very nice.
Used to carry a 33+rod+a few lures.
Headed from hwy. 101, N.Cal, through the foothills on hwy. 152, East to the most boring Freeway maybe in the country I-5, and then on to Vegas to meet an old girlfriend. I had to stop along the San Luis res., cause it looked so good, even though I's thinkin about other good things. Not expecting to get even a bite, cool surprise!, a big lake Striper on a jig/bobber combo. Heck of a fight on 6lb. Ya just never know...
 Turned-out to be the highlight of the whole trip, even though we stayed at the Mandalay. She had put-on some serious weight since I last saw her.

[Crow]

Good catch !

[mo65]

Bravo!!

[Maxed Out]

 Old skool duz the job !!! 

[Dominick]

Very nice.
Used to carry a 33+rod+a few lures.
Headed from hwy. 101, N.Cal, through the foothills on hwy. 152, East to the most boring Freeway maybe in the country I-5, and then on to Vegas to meet an old girlfriend. I had to stop along the San Luis res., cause it looked so good, even though I's thinkin about other good things. Not expecting to get even a bite, cool surprise!, a big lake Striper on a jig/bobber combo. Heck of a fight on 6lb. Ya just never know...
 Turned-out to be the highlight of the whole trip, even though we stayed at the Mandalay. She had put-on some serious weight since I last saw her.

The state record for striped bass was caught in O'neill Forebay.  (The forebay was named after my wife's uncle Jack O'Neill).  So you were close. Dominick

[foakes]

[quote author=Gfish link=msg=420213 date=1662342591
The state record for striped bass was caught in O'neill Forebay.  (The forebay was named after my wife's uncle Jack O'Neill).  So you were close. Dominick

https://www.fresnofair.com/p/education/museums/big-fresno-fair-museum/the-life-of-je-oneill

[Gfish]

Interesting. I fished the forebay on a planed trip several months latter in my float-tube and didn't get a bite or see hide n'r hair of any fish. I sure looked fishy, though. Went back over to the Res. on that same trip and skunked again... ya just never know... Sorry Henry, kinda jackin this thread.

[Wompus Cat]

Sorry Henry, kinda jackin this thread.

I ain't got  No Patent on the Content Herein ,whereas ,heretofore and
wherefore, before and hereinafter or otherwise implied to .

[Paul Roberts]

WTG Henry!

[Cor]

Nice ones.  We don't get those here.   Good for you, nothing wrong with killin some to feed the hungry mouths.