Live Bait for Big Wipers

[@alinux09]

Man, by putting it closer to the camera, you made that fish looking much bigger than it really was. Great job, must be a lot of fun to catch them.

[@RiverCertified]

Haha thanks... I think. They're definitely fun!

[@billwalker4836]

You've obviously never booked a charter on lake Michigan for Chinooks. I have yet to hook up on Wipers or Stripes. So we are in the same boat. A 15" smallie on 4lb test will give you a moment's pause too. I'm gearing up to hit Denison Dam and Texoma this spring. Hopefully starting next month. Good fishing and tight lines to ya.

[@RiverCertified]

You are definitely spot on, but I sure hope I get to one day! Let me know how they compare after you go. Good luck and thanks for watching!

[@johnnyyang8760]

Nice fish! Usually come down from WI once or twice a year for fun with the family. Kind of a hit or miss in timing. We usually come down on Memorial Weekend. Haven't eaten Wipers yet but they are fun to catch and release. Can't wait to come back this year! Always a blast watching you fish areas that we go to every once in a while!

[@RiverCertified]

That's awesome you come down here to fish! I'm spoiled in that I can target different areas based on water level. The fishing is based so much off water level and clarity. Really appreciate you watching the video!

[@TNRVG]

That was a huge hybrid!

[@RiverCertified]

Panfish they are awesome when they get that big!

[@smartwulf918]

That’s a badass catch! If I could get one like that, and eventually snag a spoonbill, my freshwater bucket list will be complete.

[@RiverCertified]

Thanks man! The Ft. Gibson dam in Oklahoma has a pile of spoonbill.

[@clorx]

Nice fish and great video. Thanks for sharing. Hopefully I'll have some time to come and do some fishing there.

[@RiverCertified]

Charm Lor thanks for the compliments! Good luck next time you get out on the water!

[@rickyevans4054]

Nice man you were on them like white on rice. MAY THE BITE BE WITH YOU FISH ON 🐟

[@RiverCertified]

Ricky Evans I had a fun day. Same to you too!

[@pongxiong434]

I think lake Lake Michigan kings got the best fight in the mid west. You need to come try them one day off the piers casting jigs and spoons.

[@RiverCertified]

I don't have any experience with them, but any fish that fights hard and gets big sounds good to me! Thanks for mentioning it. I didn't even realize there was a landbased fishery for them.

[@MILLSOUTDOORS]

Love watching, and hope to get into some myself, hope to see ya on the water!

[@RiverCertified]

Good luck dude!

[@eddieorf]

Nice Video Sir. Looks like a great place. You had the place to yourself. That's the best

[@edbrown3047]

Holy crap!!..im gonna try fishing for those

[@RiverCertified]

Dud they are a blast!

[@ecolbechz2750]

Just caught my 1st 7lb wiper. Smallmouth used to be my favorite fight. Not anymore. You ever go fishing with subs? I would live to learn more areas and methods to these monsters.

[@RiverCertified]

I used to feel the exact same way! I'm actually working on starting a guide business. I'll have a video on it once all the paperwork gets processed. Good luck on the wipers!

[@TyPigPatrol]

awesome wipers man, I just put up a video catching some big ones.

[@RiverCertified]

Ty PigPatrol thanks man, I'll have to check them out!

[@billwalker4836]

Nice wiper.

[@RiverCertified]

Thanks Bill!

[@theshorefisherman1]

Impressive fishing and filming!

[@RiverCertified]

Thank you very much!

[@gelor3594]

Were you go wiper fishing at bro

[@gregtrent5068]

Awesome fight with that fish. Why do you use such a small gauge leader? I’ve just started using leaders on Carolina rig for catfish. I’ve been using a real heavy leader line. Doesn’t the small leader make a weak link for the heavy braid? Thanks for all the tips and info.

[@RiverCertified]

The lighter floro allows my bait to have more action. Honestly makes a fair bit of difference for hybrids. Also, if your hook snags and you break off, you save your sinker and swivel, and you don't have as many knots to retie.

[@TheOutdoorsman]

Awesome video! Pound for pound, id put them up against any other freshwater fish for their fight and just pure enjoyment to catch.

[@RiverCertified]

Thank you! You took the words right out of my mouth!

[@thecatdaddyexperience1222]

I love catching these up at the hydro dam. Love em. We smash em on top water with launchers and 18"-24" leader with a gulp 3" minnow on it. Usually smelt.

[@RiverCertified]

Cat Daddy Fishin I've never tried that but will have to try below red rock next June when they are hitting stuff on top down there. Thanks for the advice!

[@thecatdaddyexperience1222]

River Certified if you don't have a launcher you can get them on eBay or let me know and I'll mail you one so you know what it is you're looking for. Hell you prolly know what it is. Just incase though.

[@RiverCertified]

I've seen them used for stripers when I lived in Oklahoma. I always for get about them though because no one uses them up here. I'll have to get some off ebay. I really appreciate the offer!

[@thecatdaddyexperience1222]

River Certified let me know how it feels when they explode on yah. 😁

[@RiverCertified]

You can count on that!

[@wileysanders3709]

Nice catch I love them too the fight is were it at

[@RiverCertified]

Thank you sir! They fight a saltwater fish!

[@manvsdeer]

Loving this Channel! I am uploading a wiper video in a few days, caught them on top water poppers

[@RiverCertified]

Dude that's awesome! I'm hoping for a top water hybrid bite soon!

[@RiverbendlongbowsOutdoors]

I like the rig I like the description And I like wipers smoked Great video 🎯 👍

[@RiverCertified]

Riverbendlongbows.com haha I hear ya. I like them blackened on a fish taco. I always let the big ones go though.

[@RiverbendlongbowsOutdoors]

River Certified yes FNA

[@RiverCertified]

Riverbendlongbows.com what's FNA?

[@RiverbendlongbowsOutdoors]

River Certified 😅

[@RalphBarton-fishing]

Wow. Very nice.Thanks for sharing this video.

[@RiverCertified]

Ralph Barton thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@justincook6933]

Man I love your videos, I'd really like to know the specs on that rod though

[@RiverCertified]

Glad you found! It a medium power bait caster from bass pro. Nothing special

[@turkey2003]

I'll argue that carp will give wipers a run for their money in pulling power!

[@RiverCertified]

I'd like to tie then tail to tail and see who pulls the other one around! Thanks for watching!

[@billwalker4836]

Carp pull like a horse. Much fun. Never targeted them but I've caught them incidentally and it seems like always when I'm fishing with 6 lb test line and they do pull good, like I said much fun! Tight lines Bro!!!

[@TamNguyen-bn1gu]

Wipers and carps give different kind of pull at the end of the line like a jetski (feisty) and a cruiser (heavy and powerfull).

[@km-kz5xf]

I love eating wipers.. So for me it's worth the energy.

[@DukeFrazierProductions]

A 4lb wiper fights like a 10 lb carp.

[@anthonykoonjbeharry7923]

Damn good video. Your are correct. Wipers and white bass pound for pound smash other fish... I'm from minnesota and but an annual out of state license in Iowa just to find these things...

[@RiverCertified]

Anthony Koonjbeharry thanks man! I was actually fishing for them this weekend and saw a bunch of guys from Minnesota. I don't blame you, I would do the same if I was living further up north.

[@duckguide4109]

Where at do you guys fish in Iowa? I live in jasper county and mostly go to rock creek near Kellogg, but red rock is literally the same distance and time away, red rock is too big for our little boat 🚣

[@ir0nm0nkey123]

Got me a 15lbs at red rock dam Iowa. 👍👍

[@RiverCertified]

Tide Vang nice fish! Thanks for watching!

[@mcguire337]

Great! I had an 17lbs yesterday there also

[@RiverCertified]

Nice!

[@teamcramerfishing8441]

Great video and great fish, man! I got out with some live bait today and got some smallies, but I seriously need to improve my wiper game. And I agree, they are mean.

[@RiverCertified]

Team Cramer Fishing it seems like the more I learn about shad movements, the more wipers I catch.

[@teamcramerfishing8441]

That makes sense. I don't have much experience with shad in the river, but I have seen them stacked up on the edges of those current breaks before. I found a spot that has an okay break, but it's sandy, not rocky. All I got there the other day was a small channel cat, but didn't have any live shiners to use that day. Do you find wipers ever off the more sandy breaks, or just the rocky ones?

[@RiverCertified]

Team Cramer Fishing I occasionally catch wipers off of sand breaks, but in the fall rock and gravel seem to concentrate the big shad and the big wipers more.

[@teamcramerfishing8441]

Thanks. Appreciate the info. It's about a 45 min drive to the des moines river for me, so I don't get to fish it much. I need all the help I can get :)

[@romanovich54]

What a catch! Nice video and awesome page. Keep it up with the videos pls! Question, Were you fishing in the morning on this one ?

[@RiverCertified]

Thank you for the kind words! Glad you enjoy the videos! This was first thing in the morning.

[@romanovich54]

River Certified please keep it up with the wiper videos! Thanks for informative videos and constant tips and tricks.

[@christcha4848]

Good catch! can you tell me wich river is it?

[@uClash]

My dad and I used to fish tailwaters for big sandbass. The 2lb sandbass in current are a blast. I used to take my ultralight with 6lb and 8lb test line, we'd take our miniboat out in the swiftest of the waters. People thought we were crazy for that part. But man, it didn't get much better than that!

[@uClash]

Sorry, sandbass = whitebass. Occasionally we would hook into a 5 or 6lb hybrid, but they would usually straighten out our hooks, heh.

[@RiverCertified]

uClash Gaming I used to live in Oklahoma and they called em sandbass down there. I love catching em too! Thanks for watching sir!

[@stephenkerpan9819]

On one of your other videos, you mentioned using a flyrod. Have you tried to catch wipers on the flyrod? With success?

[@RiverCertified]

I tried one evening. Watched them blow up shad just out of casting range for two hours, then went home haha. I'll toss it in the boat this spring.

[@davidg1950]

Great to see you fight that super Wiper!! A thrill for sure. My wife and I just found out lately about wipers in a small lake in S.W Iowa that we camp at. Here it is Oct. 2, 2021 and the weateher is going to be great this weekend so wew are going campig and try our luck at Wipers. Don't have any shiners to use but do have lures and live worms. May try shrimp. We will see. What area of Iowa do you hale from? May have to come visit next summer. Enjoyed watching your channel!

[@RiverCertified]

Good luck down there! I'm in central Iowa

[@MrPvangg]

Is this down river of RRD??

[@jordanyang3066]

What water level do wipers like to be in?

[@casualcarolinafishing5835]

Spencer, what in the world was all that noise @00:30? Sounded like a Mississippi river paddle boat was coming by. lol Those look like fun fish to catch.

[@RiverCertified]

Casual Carolina Fishing it was water running through the concrete that blocked the current. It bubbles through it. I agree. It sounds funny. They are a blast!

[@feemvwj11]

How big were the Shiners you were using?

[@RiverCertified]

Probably 3-4 inches

[@FermentedFish7]

Where’s the spot!!?

[@smk9114]

Is the Strippers and Wipers are the same species or different, coz it looks like Strippers.

[@RiverCertified]

They're slightly different. The wiper is a hybrid cross between a striper and a white bass. Thanks for watching!

[@smk9114]

@@RiverCertified Thanks for the replying and shearing videos.

[@balla2172]

Do they taste good?

[@RiverCertified]

Balla21 some people eat em. I let the big ones go. Thanks for watching!

[@christcha4848]

witch city is that brother?

[@barrywebb6113]

Wiper = white/striped hybrid ???

[@RiverCertified]

Yessir

[@jamesloerzel4377]

When do whipers run in Iowa???

[@RiverCertified]

james loerzel you can get them almost year around except when it's really cold. My favorite is may-sept. Thanks for watching!

[@duckguide4109]

What lake is this at?

[@troeuth]

What river is that?

[@RiverCertified]

troeuth river X. Thanks for watching!

[@Her_Evo09]

Where is this at in iowa?

[@RiverCertified]

BHG Racing river X. Thanks for watching!

[@chengxiong3483]

Nice wiper man.. love the fight.. where is this?

[@RiverCertified]

Cheng Xiong thanks, I couldn't agree more! This guy was caught on Tuesday Des Moines river.

[@zajdabneeg]

Des moine is like king of wiper ina Iowa

[@RiverCertified]

Gotta agree overall! That's where I go for the big ones!

[@caljerm]

@@RiverCertified I don't think we have nearly the Wiper fishing in Eastern Iowa that you all do out by Des Moines

[@puffinexpress2944]

Taste good too!

[@RiverCertified]

Puffin Express can't argue there. I like seeing the big ones swim away though. Thanks for watching!

[@puffinexpress2944]

River Certified yeah but my wife is Filipino and she loves to eat fish lol also catch em too. Well call em stripper/sandbags/hybrid here is oklahoma. Oklahoma lumps all stripe bass into one category included with white bass

[@RiverCertified]

Puffin Express I hear ya. I love fish myself. I keep quite a few 1-2 lbers. I've been experimenting with blackening them. Highly recommend it!

[@landoftenthousand7159]

Where you fishing at?

[@RiverCertified]

LANDOFTENTHOUSAND LAKES river X haha

[@RiverCertified]

LANDOFTENTHOUSAND LAKES thanks for watching! Hopefully I'll have another nice one to show after this weekend.

[@benkuhns230]

If you look on the Iowa DNR website, the Des Moines River from Des Moines to Ottumwa is the best place for wipers

[@casey2562]

Flatheads are king

[@RiverCertified]

Flatheads are my favorite. It's just too bad wipers don't get as big. They're mean machines!

[@billwalker4836]

Seams like I've heard Chinooks called "King Salmon" :] hope you got plenty of chops lol

[@RiverCertified]

Haha I definitely got plenty of chops

[@bennybrown9009]

I agree with turky2003 . carp tug hard

[@RiverCertified]

You two ain't wrong. Thanks for watching dude!

[@mattb598]

Is that a yellow bass?

[@RiverCertified]

Matt B it's a cousin of the yellow bass, the wiper

[@HopskysLounge]

Cool channel. I subscribed

[@RiverCertified]

Thank you! I really appreciate the compiments!

[@Noah_Trabeaux]

That's the biggest wiper I've seen

[@RiverCertified]

Noah Trabeaux hopefully I make a video of an even bigger one down the road! Thanks for watching!

[@HawkeyeBassin]

Hey man! I just found your channel, where are you from? I'm in Ames, if your close. we should get together and make a video sometime! I got on some big white bass tonight, they are on fire!

[@RiverCertified]

HawkeyeBassin sure dude, I'm in Boone. I'll message ya about it.

[@RiverCertified]

HawkeyeBassin I can't figure out how to message on here. What's your full name, I'll add you on Facebook.

[@anthonykoonjbeharry7923]

U at saylorville?

[@letsgonow5641]

Carp can strip 40 yards in a few seconds...

[@SuperHank777]

That's a hog and huge to catch on a shiner too! Nice

[@RiverCertified]

Super Hank Outdoors thanks! They're an absolute blast!

[@RiverCertified]

Super Hank Outdoors thanks! They're an absolute blast!

[@SuperHank777]

I tried the three way rig again because of your big flathead video. I need to change the hooks bevause I bought a pre rigged three way because I'm lazy lol.

[@RiverCertified]

Super Hank Outdoors haha whiskerseeker super J's all day. Stupid sharp.

[@derickdykeman6432]

Nice Wiper gross hat...

[@RiverCertified]

😆😆😆

[@thomasharp3246]

They do fight. Another one that'll put it on you is a carp.

[@RiverCertified]

Too bad a carp won't eat a topwater, at least not consistently.

[@ronxie4827]

very good. Can I share my fishing address?

[@RiverCertified]

Ron xie thank you! Not sure what a fishing address is though.

[@ronxie4827]

River Certified Sorry, I just said it wrong. Can you share me with this video's phishing address?

[@RiverCertified]

Ron xie isn't phishing how some people infect computers with viruses?

[@ronxie4827]

River Certified flashing address thanks you.

[@crystal.0o155]

Hey next time don't throw them in the water it harms them and they can die not trying to be mean

[@RiverCertified]

Crystal Wolf43 thanks for watching! I appreciate your opinion. I'll do my best.

[@hmoobbeast8425]

👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@RiverCertified]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@hmoobbeast8425]

Yes I did brotha I use to live in Colorado and we use to fish for them now that I live in California I fish for stripers but I do miss fishing for wipers!

[@RiverCertified]

Super jealous you get to fish for stripers!

[@hmoobbeast8425]

Yeah brotha there super fun to fish 🎣

[@ttraiders9800]

The guys that catch and release keep their secret spots secret the ppl that keep all catches have no problem revealing their location ...Strange 😀

[@RiverCertified]

Haha I don't kind sharing some locations. There is a few spots my wife doesn't even know about though!

[@geraldjohnson674]

Thats comical I was buzzed by a helicopter last night white bass fishing in the river then I watch this the next working

[@RiverCertified]

It's funny how things line up that way

[@WaynJul]

What a huge fish. Subbed. Appreciate a return.

[@RiverCertified]

Thanks man! Appreciate the sub. I'll definitely return the favor!

[@triplecreptiles4108]

I caught a huge one on chicken liver from the bank the other day about 20lb wiper just under 30inches

[@RiverCertified]

Wow congrats man!

[@jakecarr8030]

Never fished for those before... Really great video man I subscribed! Come stop by my channel for some fishing vids of my own!

[@RiverCertified]

They're a blast! Thanks for watching!

[@basschaser9356]

Sturgeon will beat a wiper pound for pound in the midwest

[@RiverCertified]

Never caught one, but I have a hard time believing a 5 lb sturgeon compares to a 5 lb wiper. Hopefully find out one day.

[@gregmaltby5626]

Wtf is a wiper😂😂😂 hybrid white bass where I’m from ......wiper😂😂😂

[@RiverCertified]

They have several names. Some more entertaining than others. Thank you for watching!

[@billwalker4836]

Gotta love the spelling Nazi's

[@nqi87]

Striped bass + white bass -> striper + white -> wiper

[@billwalker4836]

Greg Maltby that expression "wipers" been around for quite some time. I heard it back in the 80 on some fishing show and they were calling them "wipers" because they destroyed so much equipment. They would wipe out your rod and reels especially if you happen to be crappie fishing and you hook a "wiper" it would destroy the reel, burn up the drag. Them older reels didn't have the best drags on em especially if you were fishing a Johnson Century or a Zebco 202 or something like that old Shakespeare gear. Hence they gave them that nickname "wipers" "whyyypers" I had to go out and buy me a new Zebco I must have hooked into one of them wipers just burn that reel rat up :] back in the day, we didn't invest loads of cash into fishin quipment like now a days everything is so specialized...

[@nickbible1134]

I used my first minnow last night and caught a 15 lb wiper shit was insane everybody wanted me to go get a master angler award

[@RiverCertified]

Hell yeah man, that's awesome!

[@nickbible1134]

@@RiverCertified it measured 27 inches

[@nickbible1134]

@@RiverCertified and thank you man