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TexaRican · 03-05-2021, 05:44 PM

After 22 years of almost exclusive saltwater fishing I caught my first fish on Granbury this week (channel cat on a crappie jig) then got a guide on Whitney today with a couple of buddies. Guide had been hammering the fish all week and I said my luck would make the bite turn off today. Sure enough it was a struggle. We fished hard for 11 keeper to 27” but it was a lot of fun. They sure don’t fight like a redfish but still a decent pull.

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Slew · 03-05-2021, 05:51 PM

Good stuff! Looks like James Davis boat! I know he guides for striper there. We catch an occasional one on Tawakoni on a crappie jig! Lose 3 to every one we land though I bet!

zztex · 03-05-2021, 06:27 PM

Not sure I’ve ever had money well spent on strippers😳😂

Bureau2 · 03-05-2021, 07:07 PM

Good deal! They’re sure fun to catch!

Texas Grown · 03-05-2021, 07:14 PM

Good to hear ya got on some fish!

There be some fish on that lake you live on. Just gotta know where to go, what to look for. It can be a tough lake. But it's also where I caught my first striper back in 1979, under the old 377 bridge before today's rebuilt bridge. And also not the old Bus 377 bridge. That one striper kept me from becoming a bass fisherman. The older I got, bass fishing just kinda dwindled off after that.

Rango · 03-05-2021, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by zztex

Not sure I’ve ever had money well spent on strippers😳😂

Yep... I was expecting completely different set of pictures!

flywise · 03-05-2021, 08:11 PM

very nice

Anteloper · 03-05-2021, 08:18 PM

stripers, thought this was about strippers

W-O · 03-05-2021, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Rango

Yep... I was hoping for a completely different set of pictures!

FIFY, lol,

AntlerCollector · 03-05-2021, 09:53 PM

Looks like a good time Chris.

TexaRican · 03-06-2021, 07:38 AM

Half shell on the pellet smoker sure made for some good eatin last night.
I’m boat shopping now and feel like I learned a lot yesterday so I’m optimistic that I can pull a few of these from Granbury too (TG).
Yes, guide was James Davis. He did say that Granbury is harder due to massive numbers of bait fish and recommended we fish with live bait there versus the artificial we used yesterday.

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dustoffer · 03-06-2021, 12:49 PM

IMO nothing fights like a red--I told a friend it was like hooking up to the back side of a 'Vette and having them hammer down.

flywise · 03-06-2021, 01:57 PM

Waydago! I bet that was fun as hell

Paycheck · 03-06-2021, 02:33 PM

Nice catch. It's been a thousand years ago but I found Granbury very hard to fish.

jkranchrstexas · 03-06-2021, 09:25 PM

At first I thought you misspelled “strippers”....nice catch!!

Dave W · 03-06-2021, 11:10 PM

Smell like fish.......

03-05-2021, 05:44 PM	#1
TexaRican Pope & Young Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Granbury	Finally $$ well spent on stripers After 22 years of almost exclusive saltwater fishing I caught my first fish on Granbury this week (channel cat on a crappie jig) then got a guide on Whitney today with a couple of buddies. Guide had been hammering the fish all week and I said my luck would make the bite turn off today. Sure enough it was a struggle. We fished hard for 11 keeper to 27” but it was a lot of fun. They sure don’t fight like a redfish but still a decent pull. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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03-05-2021, 05:51 PM	#2
Slew Pope & Young Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Lindale, TX Hunt In: nowhere close to home	Good stuff! Looks like James Davis boat! I know he guides for striper there. We catch an occasional one on Tawakoni on a crappie jig! Lose 3 to every one we land though I bet!

03-05-2021, 06:27 PM	#3
zztex Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: LaPorte	Not sure I’ve ever had money well spent on strippers😳😂

03-05-2021, 07:07 PM	#4
Bureau2 Six Point Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Corsicana Hunt In: Wilbarger	Good deal! They’re sure fun to catch!

03-05-2021, 07:14 PM	#5
Texas Grown Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Burleson, Texas Hunt In: Kick CoViD's tail!	Good to hear ya got on some fish! There be some fish on that lake you live on. Just gotta know where to go, what to look for. It can be a tough lake. But it's also where I caught my first striper back in 1979, under the old 377 bridge before today's rebuilt bridge. And also not the old Bus 377 bridge. That one striper kept me from becoming a bass fisherman. The older I got, bass fishing just kinda dwindled off after that.

03-05-2021, 08:11 PM	#7
flywise Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tx Hunt In: Blanco, Nacadoches,NewMexico,Colorado	very nice

03-05-2021, 08:18 PM	#8
Anteloper Six Point Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Wolfforth Hunt In: Texas	stripers, thought this was about strippers

03-05-2021, 09:53 PM	#10
AntlerCollector Pope & Young Join Date: Apr 2014 Hunt In: Votaw, Del Rio, Eldorado, Bon Wier	Looks like a good time Chris.

03-06-2021, 07:38 AM	#11
TexaRican Pope & Young Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Granbury	Half shell on the pellet smoker sure made for some good eatin last night. I’m boat shopping now and feel like I learned a lot yesterday so I’m optimistic that I can pull a few of these from Granbury too (TG). Yes, guide was James Davis. He did say that Granbury is harder due to massive numbers of bait fish and recommended we fish with live bait there versus the artificial we used yesterday. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-06-2021, 12:49 PM	#12
dustoffer Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Seguin, Tx Hunt In: S/Central Tx	IMO nothing fights like a red--I told a friend it was like hooking up to the back side of a 'Vette and having them hammer down.

03-06-2021, 01:57 PM	#13
flywise Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tx Hunt In: Blanco, Nacadoches,NewMexico,Colorado	Waydago! I bet that was fun as hell

03-06-2021, 02:33 PM	#14
Paycheck Ten Point Join Date: May 2015 Location: Waco	Nice catch. It's been a thousand years ago but I found Granbury very hard to fish.

03-06-2021, 09:25 PM	#15
jkranchrstexas Six Point Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Colmesneil, TX Hunt In: Ft. McKavett, TX	At first I thought you misspelled “strippers”....nice catch!!

03-06-2021, 11:10 PM	#16
Dave W Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Houston Hunt In: Crystal City	Smell like fish.......