EXACTLY How to catch Stripers RIGHT NOW! Every detail on how we have 50 fish days! BEGINNER FRIENDLY

[@billreddochoutdoors5968]

What a blessing to get a day on the water with your brothers! Cherish the special times!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

You said it brother!!! 😁😁😁😁👍❤️

[@ronalddills4566]

Another awesome video. Glad to see family fishing together. 😊 Please keep the great videos coming. I have learned so much in such a short time. I really appreciate the way you explain everything in a easy to understand platform .

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Thanks Ron! I really appreciate your support brother! KZbin has really put a hurting on full length videos. They bury them after a few hours and only recommend shorts. Comments like yours are honestly what keeps me posting. 🙏🙏. As long as real fishermen like you dig them I’ll keep making them. 😁👍👍

[@timconnors3211]

watched 3 of your videos before truckin off to work... thanks for your hard work... 5 Smedley bros and a boat!

[@redirigtackle7347]

5 Smedley brothers! God bless your Momma.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

We had a crazy house growing up for sure!! 😁😁

[@scammann1974]

Always much to be learned from your videos... Really appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

🙏🙏thanks brother!

[@noblepierce1605]

Hey Guys.. Just wanted you to know you're very much appreciated. Whether you know it or not, you're helping a lot of people. Nice job on the video, you're a good teacher.. God Bless.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

That’s very kind of you to take the time to say. I really do appreciate that! Thank you! 😁👍

[@nikitkat9641]

My father and I are planning to get a center consol boat soon 🤩 channel is growing well, I still remember when it was like 10k

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Thanks brother!!

[@Missourahgregg]

Appreciate your practical realistic advice

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Thanks brother!!!

[@riclindsey329]

Brother I've learned more about Striper fishing from watching your videos than the 3 guide services I've used....Stay safe !!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

I appreciate that Ric!! Thanks brother!

[@mikecarey207]

Thanks for you're time...effort n knowledge 🍻

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

I appreciate that Mike!!! 👍👍

[@tallb3768]

I am a new subscriber Mike…and a new bass fisherman. Learning a lot. Thank you!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

That’s great brother!! I appreciate that! 👍

[@bigredfishing9475]

Wow, that was a great informational video. Thanks!

[@dReMiXeDg]

Very nice footage great to see all brothers on the boat your momma must be proud keep up the good work 👍

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Thanks Greg! I appreciate that brother!! 😁

[@joegrande4848]

Well said brother. When summer comes I went to one pond to fish once I don't know anything about it at all so that's where I'll go. I wish I had access to a nice boat an a way to get a boat there but I don't. I just make best with what I have an fish from the shore. If I had a car I'd go to rivers an the mouths of rivers toward the ocean where I could catch stripers

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Thanks Joe!

[@richcoulson5206]

Watching how those stripers react to those spoons. PRICELESS...... Game changer 🎣🎣🎣🎣

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Bro. Sometimes we would jig over one fish and 10 more would collect under the spoon just watching. Even though we drifted a long ways they would stay with the boat the whole time.

[@richcoulson5206]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS yeah pretty sick. You'll soon figure out any changes you will need to make just by their reaction to the spoons. Have you tried a treble on a swivel with a bobber stop about an inch up your leader? Your success rate will go up to say the least. A bonus when they hit that hook being free like that, no hardware to get you unbuttoned. 🎣🤙

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

I haven’t. I tried the stinger hooks, but things were getting crazy. Fish were getting shredded up. In a tournament situation I would definitely use them. 👍👍

[@richcoulson5206]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS great to see you out with the family. Cherish those moments. Lifes too short. Great work on the video as always. ✌brother

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

I heard that brother. It’s goin fast.

[@richardlaporte2913]

I used to fish with Dario DE denali He moved to the Eastern shore of Virginia and that's where I fished with him he passed away 4 years ago But he is from where you are H*** of a fisherman he was you remind me of him so much knowledge brother He used a long line in Montauk I just seem like not catching any fish here Sense he's been gone

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

I appreciate that brother!!! Thank you.

[@joegrande4848]

Keep arm at 3 o'clock position when side arm casting. As I said line rod tip to target bring rod tip towards you the out quickly. It'll look like your arm has barely moved but keep arm relaxed when doing this

[@arizonagolfer2537]

I’m going to give that spoon a shot. Just need to figure out how to find the trophy fish in our fresh water reservoir in AZ when it’s 110+ outside. Record out of the lake was around 35lb, so there are some hogs down there…

[@CurrentJAM]

Going to try this this weekend!

[@joegrande4848]

The general unwritten rule for fishing once the bite dies move is the best thing. Maybe after you covored several spots at the end of your trip just to try for like 5 minutes go back to spot at the end you enitially caught fish.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Definitely. Especially in freshwater.

[@Acidman131]

Those Parker spoons took a lot of fish this season on the Raritan...Great video!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

They are very versatile. We started using them on the lakes in the south (where they were designed, originally for Largemouth) We brought them up to Boston while fishing with Joe Marciano in 2015 and actually caught as many Fluke as we did Stripers. We slayed the Stripers on the Raritan that same year, but kept them under lock and key until we just HAD to show them in the videos. It’s funny, the spoon is the oldest fishing lure, yet this re-design made it feel fresh and new. Check this video out from Lake Lanier July 2015. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6erh2Zrobdmjrs

[@highperformancebassboats]

Thanx for sharing. Awesome vids!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

I Appreciate that brother!!

[@forestgump1n870]

Love the videos I go to raystown lake a lot but haven’t had any luck with stripers

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Thanks brother!! That’s a really cool lake.

[@24gamogun]

Hey man I'm gonna try this out eastern LI, I've used live bunker but this looks like a great time.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

It’s a real blast brother. Really commit some time to it. You’ll make it a steady part of your system after a few trips. 👍👍

[@familyfishkiller1062]

Good job guys

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Thanks brother!!

[@ctcraftii]

Great video! Thank you for sharing. What kind of line do you run on your jigging rods?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

I use stealth braid 50# with 20-30lb Saiko flouro top shot.

[@anthonybruschi5836]

Great video sir. If your ever in Vegas hit me up to go out on lake mead for striper boils. Nothing like what your used to but a fish is a fish lol.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Oh yeah. I’ve always wanted to see the lake. Looks like another planet. 👍👍thanks brother

[@joegrande4848]

Best way to feel a tick on line from any lure once you casted your line out exactly where you want it being sure to feather your spool an for the bad casters never ever over hand cast with over hanging trees. Also you don't need to wind arm way back . Also you don't need to bring your arm way out to the side when side arm casting. 1st line rod tip up exactly where you want lure or soft plastic. 2 bring arm in slightly then out to cast doing this very carefully an fast short fast snapping type motion helping rod to flex. Over hand cast keep rod but about waist level keep rod tip at a 10 o'clock range pull rod quickly toward you slightly not much towards you then back out to starting point very fast but carefully. You move rod quickly but not hard just a fast back an forth movement not moving your arm alot so rod flexes to throw lure. Always line the rod tip up where you want lure to go bring rod tip towards your left or right shoulder fast then back to 10 o'clock position an lure will go flying exactly where you want. Importantly if your just starting move slower you may not get as far maybe only a 1/4 to 1/2 the distance but that's ok you want accuracy. Lastly just before lure hits water gently raise rod tip when your lure is 12 inches or alittle more above water so lure hits water softer. Generally that's why it's best to side arm cast line tip up where you want lure bring rod tip towards you very fast slightly then back to starting point. 1 the lure will splash less 2 its closer to water an you can still cast a mile.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Good info brother.

[@joegrande4848]

Hey Mike thank you for the tips on how to fish a spoon. I'm just starting out in trying to catch stripers I haven't caught on yet. I'm getting some swim baits an swim jig heads an hopefully try out the river an hopefully catch a striper. I'll find out an try my luck.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

That’s awesome Joe! I was relentless when I started and you sound them same. Go catching em all brother!!!

[@joegrande4848]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS I noticed when fishing the spoon could I pitch or cast the spoon leave bait of reel up an let spoon drop? Or do I just drop the spoon where I'm standing when fishing the bank on the river?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

I would cast and retrieve it from the bank. They work great when baitfish are around 👍

[@joegrande4848]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS I find it funny I'm the only fisherman sadly in my family. Honestly if I lived on my own I'd fish year around. Thankfully with family because cost of living is ridiculous 🙄 😒

[@joegrande4848]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS step dad calls me fishing fanatic 😆😆😆🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ hey I have caught some nice bass 🙂

[@grandpoohbah2001]

Hey Mike, we catch a lot of our stripers trolling in deeper water (Hartwell, Murray, etc.). Is the side scan still effective in deeper (40-90ft) water? Great videos my brother!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Glad you like them brother!! Yes sir!! I use side scan in southern lakes all the time. You can use it quite deep. 200-300 ft. It will just slow way down at those depths. 100ft is no problem at all👍👍👍👍😁

[@hmoobva3581]

Wow thx u I learned something from your advice

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Awesome brother!! 👍👍😁😁

[@chrisreed5427]

Hey Mike, Any tips on locating bait other than looking for birds and using the fish finder. More often than not I spend more time looking for bait than fishing.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Other than electronics and birds you are pretty limited. Your gonna have to look where you think it should be. River mouths, harbors, and (unfortunately other boats). Keep a log yearly until you can put patterns together. 👍👍

[@chrisreed5427]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Thank you, I appreciate your help.

[@claytonkr05]

Do you ever use the ice-fishing type spoons and blade baits or just the big flutter spoons?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Absolutely. I use those a lot in winter when small Shad die and drift down. They are great for Slow Pitch jigging for lots of different fish.

[@xiongkue4361]

love your videos....always great informational content. what do you mean by buttering up your BKD with the poggy?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

I rubbed a cut bait all over the plastic bait 😁

[@renzconlon6736]

Make yourself uncomfortable is the greatest advice

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

👍👍😁😁👍👍

[@punishthewicked5845]

5 bros. I know no one messed with you guys isn’t that a little fast to read the column accurately a through hull floating transducer will help.jigging spros on the fall just off the bottom or sometimes I just use large diamond or crippled herrings on a drift drop and do nothing and on retrieve just a little tip action like in jamaica bay in the back by the airport. Nice release

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Yeah man. Good stuff. In water that shallow I can read pretty accurately up to 25 or a bit above. In deeper water it takes the ping more time to return so I slow down a bit or set the range to not display the entire column. These Simrads with a 1Kw Airmar CHIRP transducer are no joke 👍👍😁😂. Thanks brother!!

[@dustinsweatt2403]

Awesome video again! Have you ever fished carters lake in north Georgia?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Thanks brother. I never have. Do you fish there?

[@dustinsweatt2403]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS I just started. Not having much luck deepest lake in Georgia but not alot of structure to fish. Any tips?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Right now I would focus on main lake points

[@chiluong6677]

Great video Mike. Will the spoon work for in freshwater? What test line should I use?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Absolutely!! They were actually designed for freshwater. A Largemouth Bass pro (Ben Parker) designed them. We started using them in saltwater in 2014 or so and they are in our regular rotation now. Fresh and salt.

[@ClintFicula]

First time using that spoon I hooked an 18”. Couldn’t believe it.

[@bassboy9149]

Any tips for smith Mtn lake. Watched your videos but didn’t know if you had any other tips

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

SML is a Great Lake. Very fun. I have a few videos from there. I will be doing another one soon. Right now fish on main lake point early and late. Jig on schools or down line with live herring. Troll U rigs as well 👍👍

[@niccoo__]

Sometimes spoons are better than live bait? Just got to figure out what they want that day?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Absolutely!! Gotta figure out what they will go for.

[@HWCism]

Thanks

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

🙏

[@rpb1961]

Awesome, I gotta try that.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

👍👍😁😁

[@philiph1802]

Incredible

[@ryancosentino9260]

What time of day do you usually get out there? And how important is that compared to tides, etc

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

We fish afternoon/evenings mostly. Tides can come into play greatly sometimes, but not always. As a general rule, Fishing is usually better when the tide is running.

[@OarRoomII]

Tough out of my kayak… Love the technique (thanks) but rod length and sitting so close to water make the technique tough to master if not consistent. Any suggestions?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

I agree. That’s a tough one. My buddy Alan Batista fishes out of a kayak. He wrote a few books on fishing the Chesapeake. He uses short butt rods so the rod doesn’t get hung on his PFD, but I am thinking that a long butt rod that is 7’ long instead of 6’6” might be best. You won’t be able to move the rod up and down as easily so the extra length should help. I’m thinking the two handed sideways jigging motion would be easiest. One hand just above the reel and the other on the butt. The hand at the reel being the fulcrum while pumping the butt up and down. We have had several kayak fishermen paddle up to talk and get some spoons from us so I know it can be done. It’s just a little tricky. What do you think?

[@OarRoomII]

Thanks for the quick response… yea I’ve moved from the short to long butt and had to adjust my jigging motion… the sideways motion is a “back-wrencher”! Throw in slight wave swell and it’s gonna make it worse. Thanks for responding and your vids!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Have you tried a slow pitch rod? We use rods that we had designed to be way easier on the body than typical rods. They are extremely soft, short and balanced with a weight system in the butt to keep the tips light. We literally just fished with a 72 year old man that suffered a stroke one year ago. We weren’t in a kayak, but he fished 2 straight full days and jigged all day long. My rods are my signature rods by Rich Coulson if you’d like to get one, but there are several good slow pitch rods on the market that will behave similarly. Accurate makes a good one. I’d stay with medium light power. 👍

[@OarRoomII]

Thanks… what is the model of the Rich Caulson rod? I’ll look into it!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

@@OarRoomII it’s the Mike Smedley signature jigging rod. His email is in the description 👍👍

[@flashsplat]

"Illegal move. Hugged his brother" - Nice! Lol.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

🤣🤣

[@Lovely__Hater]

Can this method be done in lakes as well?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Definitely. This spoon was actually developed for freshwater.

[@tolpacourt]

Crush the barbs on them hooks, fellas. Makes unhooking so much easier.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Agreed. I actually bent them all halfway down.

[@Unplugged704]

Great catches!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Thanks brother!!

[@Unplugged704]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Love all your videos Mike! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. I know many people don't. It's a shame you only have 55k subscribers. Should be well over 100k

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

I appreciate that brother! 👍👍👍👍

[@gradywhite9781]

Hey Mike great videos. How can I get myself a striper stealth rod. You don't seem to have the links anymore. Thanks

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

There should be a link in the description, but if not you can get them a catch the fever.con.

[@gradywhite9781]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS I tried them and they don't have any til the end of the month. Thanks for the response. I thought maybe you had a falling out with them so I didn't press the issue

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

@@gradywhite9781 Nope! We are great friends!! I’ll check on the links. Thanks brother

[@gradywhite9781]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS thankyou

[@kevinmiller9761]

Nice video as always, I was wondering what the specs are on the stealth stiper rods you use? Thanks, Kevin

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

I use the MH. They are all slow action 7 footers. Rated up to 50lb braid or so. We use 30lb mono.

[@jasonpalladino7895]

Million dollar question. What do you use to teather the yeti cooler down?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

The Yeti tie down kit.

[@ryancosentino9260]

Great video! What test mono line do you use? And do you use a leader too?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Thanks brother!! For live and cut bait we use 30lb mono main with varying leader in either Fluorocarbon or mono. For jigging we use 50lb braid and Aftco Saiko fluorocarbon leaders in 20-40lb. 👍👍😁

[@chrisb7353]

Those are some massive bunker spoons! Why did you use steel on a few setups & not fluorocarbon? Were you expecting Bluefish possibly? Wasn't sure where you were fishing

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Some days we have blues in the area. They generally won’t hit the wire when they first hook up but other blues will follow and swipe at the spoon that the hooked fish is shaking. THATS when they cut you off. This Spring was insane, almost every day was fish after fish. The wire didn’t scare anything off, especially in that dark muddy water.

[@guymanchester4874]

What size split rings do you use on the 8” Ben Parker spoon barrel swivels?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

120lb test rings.

[@thomaswidmer3400]

Crazy question but what grill do you use and recommend??

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

This one is a Magna, but I’ve had cheaper ones that are all great. This little one gets over 750 degrees for real😆😆

[@karlkimball7913]

I have never targeted striper. My question is how do you know when its a striper or not on the sonar ?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

The mark will look more like an arch or a line (depending on speed) bait will look more like blobs. I have a few sonar for dummies videos that cover it in greater detail. Check em out.

[@timhill3534]

MY MAN MIKE... Y'ALL NOT PLAYING 2DAY NICE ACTION 🐟🐟🐟... IS THIS KERR LAKE ??

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Thanks Tim!! This is actually saltwater up in NJ, but theses spoons are awesome in freshwater lakes like Kerr. They were actually designed for freshwater.

[@timhill3534]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS THANKS MIKE !! 12 FT OF WATER Y'ALL PUT A HURTING ON THEM STRIPERS... I NEVER SEEN FISHING LINE ON A SONAR ... 👍👌👍👌

[@xyoojj]

What rods are these?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

The slow pitch jigging rods are Rich Coulson rods. His info is in the description. The spinning rods are Wright and McGill but I wouldn’t recommend them for jigging, they were way too long and stiff. That’s all we had at that time.

[@offgridwhitetails8768]

Mike I’ve asked a few times but know you get swamped with inquiries. Lol. How would you fish for strippers at night on a lake like Texoma. Lures of course. Not a live bait fisherman much.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Right now I would fish main lake points with jigs, spoons, Alabama rigs and trolling umbrella rigs. Fish will be up shallow on points early and late in the day. Fish the deeper side mid day. You should be able to Mark them. 👍👍

[@offgridwhitetails8768]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS awesome. Would this pattern work at night. Trying to beat the heat with my new medication

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

For night I would still fish points but pound the bank up really shallow with Alabama rigs. ❤️

[@offgridwhitetails8768]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS awesome brother. I really appreciate it

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

👍👍

[@bigbore4498]

Hey Mike, great content like ALWAYS. I love my CTF rods. But where I striper fish, we have to make crazy long casts. 2oz jig heads with 5” swim baits on 40lb braid. 80 yards isn’t uncommon. The 7’6” rods just don’t have the stiffness and whip I need to make the casts because of their length. However, they are perfect for float and drift fishing. I really wish CTF would make 9 footers. I’d sell every other non-bass rod I own to buy them. Is there another rod you can recommend for continuous distance casting? ~9 feet, Extra heavy action, slow/medium tip would be perfect.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Yep, you’re right about that. They aren’t really made for casting. I have been helping them design a casting rod, but with Covid everything is a mess. I’m not sure if they will make a Rod over 7’6” because the shipping cost like triples for tubes over that size. It would have to be 2 pieces. I can’t think of a particular casting rod to recommend in that size. I do have a few Wright and McGill 8.5 ft spinning rods that cast great. They are the Blair Wiggins models. They might have casting versions too. Thanks for the kind words brother!

[@bigbore4498]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Well I looked around. Not made anymore. Lew’s picked up the Blair Willis line. Might be an improvement as their tech has always produced a lighter rod. Just got off the phone with a friend who is a writer/photographer and designs baits for 6th Sense and he said to check out Vexan. Said they are super sensitive and crazy strong rods. Guys in Florida are boat flipping 10lb largemouth with them. Since they also make inshore and offshore rods up to XXH, may give them a shot. Keep us posted about CTF. Appreciate your reply. Tight lines and smooth sails brother.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Cool. Thanks brother

[@jasonakers9951]

Have you looked into musky rods? St.Croix makes a MOJO Musky casting rod like you're describing...but they're pricey.

[@joegrande4848]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS even when you use the yoyo technique obviously I need slack on line for spoon to flutter. Hey brother quick question you ever catch a striper in your not so typical place for striper besides the mouths of rivers an points edges an drop spots that boarders the ocean an also bluffs an transitions that are bordering the ocean like spots in ponds that boarder a river? Just wondering if you ever caught a striper in a pond that boarders a river or a creek that the point of creek boarders the main river. Be cool if show with a map on screen typical spots to find striper. Sorry for babbling on I'm trying to learn about fishing striper

[@chuckbowman6590]

Hey mike I cant find the redi rig planer floats anywhere. Any suggestions where I may find them?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Straight from RediRig is the fastest.

[@charlesdegarmo716]

Mike, Who makes those spoons? Thanks

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Here ya go!! Nichols Lures. amzn.to/32x6lZk

[@CurrentJAM]

Picking up a spoon to try off my kayak.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

You’ll love it!!

[@jamesewashburn8298]

Hey Mike great video rookie question what tide are you fishing ? I'm learning a lot on how to use my fish finder from your videos.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Thanks brother!! We were on the incoming here. Fishing is usually the best when it’s running and not slack. Fish were in the drop-off down tide staying low out of the current.

[@matthewpuryear8009]

Gonna be any videos soon if y’all fishing smith mountain?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Probably very soon. !!

[@matthewpuryear8009]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS sounds good! Looking forward to them!

[@martindoobrovo4337]

Where are you guys fishing?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Raritan Bay.

[@kevingatton207]

Where did you get the hoodie's made at

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

BBA jerseys. I’ve had them made before by other companies and they were always pretty good, but BBA was miles above. They had a half dozens designs for me to look at in a day’s time and they were all really awesome. The other companies took forever and did one design at a time like they didn’t want to do more work than absolutely necessary. Here’s the email. [e-mail]. 👍👍

[@joegrande4848]

Looks like you guys found a honey pot of a spot for stripers

[@joegrande4848]

You feel a tick by keeping finger tip on line at all times. Sorry forgot to write that I suck at writing always did oops 😆😆🤷‍♂️

[@kellymcabee7455]

I always say a tight line with plenty of slack lol

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

EXACTLY!! 😁😁

[@wsavinovich]

Great video Mike. Very instructional, I've been trolling stripers for years with much success out of Barnegat Inlet but have never tried jigging spoons. Will be giving it a shot, looks a lot more fun than trolling.... Keep up the great work.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Thanks brother!! It’s a blast. Especially when you bring someone new out. They totally light up when they whack into one with a spoon. They feel like they really done something to catch that fish. 👍👍

[@wsavinovich]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS you should be getting commissions on the sales of those spoons, lol...

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

@@wsavinovich Ha!! Bro it’s been crazy. Amazon has been struggling to keep them in stock. They are legit brother!! We started using them in the lakes when they first came out and they were good. Not GREAT but really good. In salt they are nuts!

[@wsavinovich]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS just picked up three today at a shop by me. Can’t wait to use them this weekend…

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

@@wsavinovich cool. Let me know how you do. 👍👍what you think.

[@claydavis2095]

How do you mark fish going that fast

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

You can learn what fish look like at higher speeds with practice. Next time you are marking schools of fish, try running over them at different speeds and make note of what they look like. It’s just time on the water. 👍👍.

[@claydavis2095]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS I have a reservoir rig so my top speed is 7. I definitely notice a difference in the sonar and di at different speeds but it's a tricky thing. Those ben parker spoons are sick. Big largemouth love em. Love your videos

[@keithprichard516]

Where is here???

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Shoot me an email [e-mail]

[@Coastlconn]

Those spoons look deadly where do I get

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Here ya go brother!! amzn.to/32x6lZk

[@chiluong6677]

Hi Mike. I can’t find the exact style of spoons that you you guys used. Can you guide me to the website please? Thanks in advance Mike.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Sure. Here ya go! amzn.to/32x6lZk

[@chiluong6677]

Hi Mike. Thanks for the link. I noticed that your has feathers by the hooks . Is that something you put on yourself?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

@@chiluong6677 They came like that.

[@dsnicker9719]

The guide needs to keep his mouth shut. It’s all about him, not the fishing.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

That’s funny. I’m not a guide. I make instructional fishing videos on this channel. This is one of them.😁

[@Chris-hp4rd]

I live in South Carolina, will the lures and techniques that you use work here?