First Fishing Trip of the New Year! (Pyramid Lake, CA)

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Today, I head out with my dad to Pyramid lake to try our hand at some striper. We haven't been to the lake since 2019, so we had to do a lot of searching for them. We lucked out into finding a few and had a decent day, trolling with A-rigs

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@nfgassmann8518 8 ай бұрын

Nice to see you fish with Pops. I sure miss my Dad, my old fishing buddy. Trolling with downriggers reminds me of when he would take me after kokanee, raising and lowering the baits to meet the fish where they are.

@smallrodsquad3539 8 ай бұрын

That's awesome man! Definitely cherish those memories!

@MikeLau21 5 ай бұрын

absolutely love your set up !!!!! so dialed

@MikeLau21 5 ай бұрын

heading to silverwood this week

@hjkjccdggjhvb 8 ай бұрын

pyramid lake has a sea serpent in it ,u guys are nuts

@par-teetime2422 8 ай бұрын

Tell me more. Now I wanna go

@Depth_Raider 8 ай бұрын

source ?

@hjkjccdggjhvb 8 ай бұрын

@@Depth_Raider A lot of eye witness out there , on fishing forums...

@LuDogVlogs 7 ай бұрын

Sea serpent?

@chacon_rvpfishing 7 ай бұрын

@hjkjccdggjhvb Pyramid lake in Nevada. This is pyramid lake in so Cal.

@rodneyjensen9658 7 ай бұрын

What's part # on rig

@anthonytadena4235 8 ай бұрын

Always thought Pyramid was a primarily Lahonton trout fishery, never knew it had striped bass!🤔 Fantastic, now if i get skunked fishing for trout,i can go and try for stripers!!!👍 Really nice video, thanks for the show and tips👍👍

@smallrodsquad3539 8 ай бұрын

Sorry to disappoint, but this is Pyramid Lake in Southern California, not the one in Nevada lol

@heynow4512 8 ай бұрын

When we fished Pyramid Lake (So Cal) we caught trout, stripers, lgemouth bass, catfish & crappie/sunfish. Not on the same trip...back in the 80's.

@heynow4512 8 ай бұрын

BTW Dept...the limit is 2 fish per day (& 18in long) on strippers. And u posted on U Tube? 😮h sh!t...nxt knock u hear is the U.S. Fish & Game Warden...

@smallrodsquad3539 8 ай бұрын

@@heynow4512 Haha, I appreciate the concern. Luckily for me, the limit is 10 striper per day no size limit for the lakes I fish (Pyramid, Castaic, Silverwood, DVL). I have a video coming out this week where we were checked by the Warden after a really fun day of fishing!

@p3teytran 3 ай бұрын

Love seeing people fish with their pops. Is there a specific reason you run your downriggers straight back and not pointed to the sides? Im in the process of getting some downriggers too but not sure yet which way i want them to point

@smallrodsquad3539 3 ай бұрын

Sorry for the late response. The only reason I run them straight back is because it is easier for me to grab the weights to clip on my line. If I wanted to spread out my lures more, I can definitely run them to the side and extend the arms, but on my boat, I have very little issues tangling lines with it the way I have it and I make very sharp turns. Hope that helps!

@p3teytran 3 ай бұрын

@smallrodsquad3539 cool man. Appreciate the tips. Hope to see more videos soon!

@tonybui5309 8 ай бұрын

Nice video with pops and great catch!! Would you mind sharing how far you set the a rigs back? And what did you rig the a rigs with? Thanks and tight lines!!!

@smallrodsquad3539 8 ай бұрын

Thanks! I like to set the rigs back based off of time, rather than distance. That lets me know how far the rigs are away from me in relation to the fish finder. Typically I will set them back 20-25 seconds, however if the area I am fishing has very quick contour changes, I will only set them back 10 seconds. And if the fish are being super picky a certain day and won't bite, I'll set the rigs back even further, 40-50 seconds. Also, keep in mind that the further the rigs are behind you, the deeper they will sink depending on how heavy of jigheads you run and the speed you are trolling at. So even if your downrigger is sitting at 40 ft, the rig may be swimming along at 43-45ft. Depth control is super important. I like to use hogfarmer A-rigs because I like the quality of the build. However, the yum flash mob jr. rig is an amazing rig for half the price. Hope this helps!

@tonybui5309 8 ай бұрын

@@smallrodsquad3539 thanks man! I’ve trolled there a a ton and have had success but it’s always good to try other techniques. I’m the type to set them back further because I always feel the boat and motor will spook the fish. I set them back sometimes as far as 75-100 yards on picky bites or short strikes. Thanks for sharing and maybe I’ll catch you out there one day.

@smallrodsquad3539 8 ай бұрын

@@tonybui5309 Yessir! Good luck out there!

@chiccenhawkc 8 ай бұрын

💯🔥💙👍

@nfgassmann8518 8 ай бұрын

nice video. I'm not familiar with Pyramid, from San Jose, but enjoyed the trip. I'm just getting interested in A-rig. Which downrigger release did you use? It must be strong? Which A-rig would you recommend for freshwater stripers?

@smallrodsquad3539 8 ай бұрын

We use a release called the chamberlain release. Highly recommend! Personally, I love the hogfarmer umbrella rigs. But G-Funk makes a good one too. In all honestly, I doubt it matters too much. The yum Flash mob jr. or regular flash mob are great options for half the price too!