Striper Fishing For Dummies! What Pros Will NEVER tell you! Flutter Spoon

[@MarkCrawford-cc6yp]

Great footage of the catch!! I love your videos my friend!

[@Powerpickle68]

That was awesome watching his lure on the graph and a striper come take and start fighting

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Crazyright??😱😱😱😱😆

[@Bangarang_Fishing]

The live hook was SICK

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Insane right? I’m still amazed brother. 👍👍

[@mikejordan6036]

LOVE your Videos Captain Mike. Thought I have seen em all but this one is new to me. Where were you in this one?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Thanks brother!! I really appreciate the support!! Shoot me an email and I’ll tell you exactly where we were 👍👍

[@mikejordan6036]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Thank you but I've figured it out. I'm here on the Patuxent off of the Chesapeake. I love introducing new techniques from other areas to Catch those Big Racing Perch over here. Every area has a different way to Catch these Stripers and I like your methods because they work. I still Catch the Old School way but like to come full circle with other methods. You are a Great Fisherman.Tight Lines my Friend

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

@@mikejordan6036 Thanks Mike!! 🙏🙏🙏

[@danjaquez1379]

😂😂😂😂I love it, @ 06:27 "blah,blah,blah...OH!" FISH ON.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Yep😂. Wrist-snapper. The “adult language” was flying for a minute there😛.

[@Legnerps]

Yep, drifting or slow rowing with a 12 inch rubber worm in a single circle hook. Veeeery effective. Oh...light rod with 8 lb test....and flatten the barb on the hook.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Awesome!!!

[@georgepretnick4460]

Yeah! Just that simple! If you have a 20+ foot boat with a 12" contemporary sonar, and whole lot more.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

That’s absurd. You couldn’t be more wrong! It’s a 25’ boat and 16’ sonar!

[@mikereaves6911]

Hope the slo-mo audio won't be repeated. It's annoying, but your videos are great!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Thanks brother!! I had to use it more than I wanted in order to cover up some potty-mouths 😂

[@frankthornton1552]

Great video! Your electronics are awesome! What rod & reel are they using?? Light tackle is the best & I’m always looking for new ones to try. I mainly use St Croix mojo bass rods & Shimano strata or Daiwa Saltist reel but I’d like to check out the combos they’re using in your video!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Thanks brother!! I’m glad you like it! The rods are my signature Slow pitch jigging rods. The reels are Accurate Terns (the tern 2 is now available and would be my first choice) 300 series. You will see email for Rich Coulson Headfirst Custom rods in the description as well as links for the Tern reels👍👍👍👍👍

[@frankthornton1552]

Thank you!

[@thomaslazarski8311]

Is too early for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge for stripers thank you or where to go to catch them right now thank you all the way down too Solomons Island?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

I have some buddies on fish near Cape Charles and others on the main stem not far from Solomon’s. The CBBT should have more fish every day as the water warms. 👍

[@thomaslazarski8311]

Where would you go Mike if you lived near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and we’re trying to get on some fish with your son thank you!!!!!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

@@thomaslazarski8311 I would drift/pull eels on floats and planers north of Cape Charles to cover a lot of water. If I was gonna cast plugs I would fish Solomon’s 👍

[@thomaslazarski8311]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS thanks

[@billreddochoutdoors5968]

Awesome video As always Mike! Thanks for sharing your knowledge! Video fishing striped bass- unbelievable!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Was that insane or what???!! Hopefully you can see it in person soon, but it’s not always easy to duplicate 🤣

[@reinaldorodriguez50]

Can you do a vedio from the beach chucking for stripebass .

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Salt or freshwater? What state are you in?

[@reinaldorodriguez50]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS salt water would be great

[@reinaldorodriguez50]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Massachusetts. Weymouth Massachusetts

[@tristanfooter9510]

Awesome thanks for the informative video

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

🙏👍

[@thomaslazarski8311]

Hey mike may 1 Any recommendations for stripers

[@joegrande4848]

Mike have you ever used the casting flutter spoon what's your opinion on those. Also have you used the variation of casting flutter spoon from the company you get your magnum flutter spoon. If so what's your opinion on that casting flutter spoon?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

I love casting them. Especially in very shallow water. 👍

[@costantinotony4748]

What advice would you give for someone who can only bank fish? Id appreciate a word

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Try to fish near points. As close as possible to any point will make a huge difference. 👍

[@costantinotony4748]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS thanks for the advice, ill definitely do that!

[@douglasgroom6317]

these videos are SO fun to watch

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

I appreciate that Douglas!! Thanks brother.

[@LewdandCrude]

Great info. Really appreciate. New Subby. Cookies look good too. Tight Lines!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Thanks Kurt!

[@justinsas4779]

Are you in Portland?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

All over the East Coast from Georgia to Gloucester. This was in NU.

[@joelorozco5932]

Where are you fishing

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Email me. [e-mail]

[@squelch6573]

Do u do any charters ?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Unfortunately i don’t run charters anymore because I’m traveling so much to shoot videos. Thanks for asking and thanks for the comments! 👍👍👍👍🙏🙏

[@CUSSTER100]

im in northern CA where can i buy spoons like that? whats the size and weight? an name??

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Right in the comments brother! 😁👍

[@paulbutter1317]

That's live scan is sick , great stuff 👍 brother, I'm a have to invest on one thx

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Nuts right?

[@coreyrobinson5479]

Good job mike,and thanks for the info. Buy the way I picked up one of those stripper stealth rode.

[@bobfisherman1621]

Any input on the new Parker Mini Magnum - 6.5" 2.5oz

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

I’ve used them in freshwater some, but I’m gonna start using them in the salt more. I will post some video soon. 👍👍

[@carlericpickett597]

Great info.

[@fishtailz38]

Just curious what kind of go pro mount you was using the hand held one looked like it had green wrap on it?? I'm looking for something that size myself thx in advance

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

It’s actually a long life battery grip. They are awesome and cheap. Here is the one I use. You can record over 9 hours with it. amzn.to/3KLDhmS

[@brianbrown9102]

The striper king!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

You’re too kind my brother 😁😁

[@johnroyal943]

I’m a midwest fresh water guy. What’s a bunker?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

It’s Atlantic Menhaden. Larger filter feeder in the Herring Family. There is a yellow fin version down south they call Pogies. 👍

[@TrapHoundz]

My late summer/fall pattern on the Potomac is finding a shallow bar that’s subject to a strong tidal current…bait gets pushed up and stragglers get washed with the current and stripers are usually there waiting. Jerkbaits or a popping cork/jig combo always works. They’re usually smaller fish but can always find a keeper in the bunch. Fun light tackle fishing regardless

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@joegrande4848]

Have you ever used the casting flutter spoon in the variation of the spoon?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Oh yeah. We cast them all the time.

[@joegrande4848]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS I'm glad you gave that Intel of where the very second the spoon hits jerk the spoon up. Makes sense so striper don't see what it is. Summer comes I heard the best time to use swimbait jigs for stripers is before sunrise early morning an after sun sets. Since I won't be out at 4am fishing I'd try at night

[@brngrofdeth]

I really don't have input for your questions due to the fact that I am learning from you. Wish I could answer a question. Thank you for posting. Love and blessings from Ontario Canada!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Thanks for the comment! I’m glad you like the video 😁👍

[@brngrofdeth]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS You have made my up coming summer much better... like champ level knowing how to read my Lowrance properly for a change. Honestly... really appreciate your knowledge Thank you for sharing! Would love to get a chance to fish with you and share a box or 3 of beers!

[@atama17]

I fish out of kayak with no electronics but I learned a lot from this

[@smokster0604]

Even I’m eating with a spoon 🥄….You’re the best Mike Team Old School

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

MY MAN! 😁

[@PaulyV56]

wtf at 12:00 the fish ate the lure!!! Never seen that MINT

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Crazy right?? 😁

[@atama17]

I know this is pretty vague but I’m in a kayak around islands. The times I’ve been on a boat the water ranged from 9 to 20 feet. If you had to Pick one spoon to take what weight and color would you go with? Thank you

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

8” Gold/Silver.

[@Bryantschannel]

Another great video! That Active Target is the deal. I was hollering jerk it! Jerk it!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

🤣🤣🤣YES!!! Love it!!! That’s was crazy brother.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Tim isn’t very experienced with artificials but he’s getting better. 😉😉

[@kevinmurphy944]

Where are you guys?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

This was NY-NJ border but we are all over the east coast

[@Chaucernamesake]

Nice electronics, what unit and transducer are you using?

[@dwightscifres2357]

Mike, Why do foul hooked fish always feel bigger than they really are? Any idea?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Sure, it’s because the slightest pressure they apply aims them directly away from the rod. They are always in perfect fighting stance. When hooked in the mouth they have to really struggle to keep aimed away, their head is constantly pulled to one side or the other turning them sideways. 👍👍

[@dwightscifres2357]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Great explanation thanks Mike!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

@@dwightscifres2357 👍👍😁😁

[@swedishpanera641]

You mention slow pitch jigs. What ones you recommend ?? Is there a preference in color or length ??

[@bobfisherman1621]

You mentioned in one of your videos that you use a short spinning rod for flutter spoons. Can you give us more info. love YOU THANX BOB

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Sure brother. Big Mike is using one of them here. You can email Rich Coulson and get one, his email is in the description 👍👍. Tell him you want my signature jigging rod in spinning version. Thanks brother!!

[@arsfishing]

Mike where do you live? I feel like you migrate with the stripers lol. On em all year.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Ha!! That’s exactly what I do 🤣. I live in NC. I chase them in fresh and salt from Georgia to Gloucester. I fish more in winter than summer actually.

[@arsfishing]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Sounds awesome. I'm in NJ right by NYC. Grew up fishing the Hudson with junk spincasters and not a clue. Somehow would pull up stripers on salamanders my friends and I found in the woods lol.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

@@arsfishing love it!! I was born in NJ. Been in NC for 27 years now.

[@jamesstandley4584]

Is fluoro recommended? Or unnecessary?

[@jamesstandley4584]

When jigging spoons like that

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

I have 25lb Fluoro top shots on all my jigging rods (usually 25 ft long). Over 50lb braid. However mono is usually fine, especially in stained water, just don’t go heavier than 25 if you use mono. 👍

[@Deerblood1313]

If you had to buy one reel and one rod around 300 bucks what would you get for fishing around the bridge and south to the choptank? I already got 4 nice penn trolling rods but i need to upgrade my spinning rod.

[@julielefler9747]

Last year I had a hard time hooking them. They were hitting on my catfish rod with raw chicken as soon as I would throw out! Don't have a boat but they were loaded out about 10 ft from the bank. I seen were you said to reel first I was pulling. Thanks for these videos they help! It's time here again getting ready to go next week!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

That’s great to hear! Thanks!

[@gordonc615]

This is the first video I'm watched of urs... what temps do you usually start targeting fish? Do you wait till that 50deg water or does it matter. Im taking this year to finally target striper and hybrid seriously instead of occasionally

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Where are you fishing?

[@gordonc615]

@Mike Smedley I'm in Nashville,tn.. our bite usually gets going around April or thts when I usually target them. Didn't know if I should look at water temp as well as an indication

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

@@gordonc615 Don’t really worry about water temps to start fishing. Fishing is good all year long. This video works for your lake. Striper behavior is very similar from lake to lake unless the lake is very small. After this watch my freshwater playlist for techniques. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIO2ZGSprNuVbac

[@julielefler9747]

I can always find them I just have trouble hooking them I have tried just about everything. Last year it was crazy they went nuts on my catfish pole it had raw chicken on it. I would throw it in and they were hitting it.

[@bobfisherman1621]

What type or brand of spinning rod to use for flutter spoons?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

It’s a Head first Custom MIKE SMEDLEY Signature Series rod. It’s a phenomenal rod!! You can get one from Rich [e-mail]

[@tradinghouseDesignCo]

Excellent videos man! There is nothing like striper fishing, it's the best and the way you jig em with spoons looks like so much fun! I have hybrids on my home lake and I started trying some of your techniques. Great content 👍

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

AWESOME!! I love it! Thanks!!!!👍😁

[@rodneyallen6038]

Good job brother. Wish I could be there. Thanks!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Thanks brother!! Make it happen 😁

[@alhere6335]

What a great vid thank you. I have been marking any fish and not selecting the right fish. This gives a lot to think about and experiment with. Thank Mike!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Thanks Al!! I’m glad you like it! 😁

[@spencercochran3908]

Chill out on the slo-mo a little bud. Hah

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

I think I went a touch overboard on this one 😛. My wife was in the next room and said “is that Darth Vader” in there?

[@mikedowger7498]

Where can I get those 4pack rod holders?

[@adventureswiththehat2096]

Awesome job as always Mike!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Thanks brother!! 😁👍

[@zach6383]

Hope you’re releasing all Bass the fishery is struggling

[@Renegade232]

Mike - great content, keep it coming. Subscribed last week and I’m glued as I wait here on Long Island to unwrap my boat. I want to pick up a few Striper Stealth Rods, what’s your advice for rod power and reel size ? I don’t have too much experience with conventional reels for stripers so want to make sure I get a good match for the rod. Sonar vids are awesome btw. All the best !

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Thanks brother!! The Striper Stealth are excellent live and cut bait rods. Trolling too. Use coupon code Smedley5 to save a few bucks too. This is the reel I recommend. It’s the best value too, but I would order them immediately because there was an 8 week back order because they are such a great deal. This link shows there are some available right now, which is awesome amzn.to/3rV743v. It’s the size we use too. Order the rods in MH or H if MH isn’t in stock. I like both for salt. Thanks again for the awesome comment!!

[@dwightscifres2357]

Like always Mike makes it simple for us guys! Thanks Mike!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Glad you liked it brother!! 😁👍

[@yoho212]

How do you decide which color spoon to use...is there a method to your selection or is it trial and error? I think I may have to buy some chartreuse Bob Parker spoons. Shattered glass has worked well however. Love these videos Mike!!!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Thanks brother!! I’m actually working on a video explaining how I choose. I’m working with Nichols (Ben Parker Spoons)as we speak. They are producing a few Team Old School color patterns this spring. A lot is trial and error. when they are biting strong it doesn’t matter as much, but on tougher days a less flashy spoon will work better. Stained water I love the gold and the Chartreuse. Clear water I like white and chrome. Shattered glass is kind of a tweener. Works good all the time 😁

[@CurrentJAM]

I picked up one of these spoons but haven't gotten a chance to use it (I fish from a kayak); looking forward to trying this in the spring. Thanks for sharing Mike.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Thanks brother!! They are extra deadly in spring.

[@wsavinovich]

Another awesome video Mike. I bought a few of those spoons right before i took my boat out for the winter. Caught about a dozen fish on them. My entire life i always caught stripers trolling, until i saw your vides. totally different experience. keep up the great work brother...

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

That’s awesome to hear brother!!! You’re ruined for trolling now brother 😁😁. It’s hard to beat that strike and hook set in your hands. 👍👍

[@adamelliott3771]

Love your videos, I'm looking at Stealth Striper rods and wondering which one would be best for bank fishing and casting long distance. Where in the water column do you mainly find stripes I know there are a lot of variables, temperature, structure, bait but just in general. Please keep making videos because where I am not a lot of people fish for stripes so good information is very limited. Thanks.

[@krisbrown5322]

The right rod when it comes to casting is all going to depend on what type of bait or lure and weight you're trying to cast. The heavier the lure/bait, you will need a heavier rod to handle that. As far as the striper being in one certain depth over other depths, it is a loaded a question. When it comes to fish like stripers, they are top of the food chain in most cases. So they are going to follow the bait or stay close by the bait. So, to answer that question, I would have to say wherever the bait is at that given moment. Or where the structure is at any giving location.