Striper Insanity At Lake Lanier

In this video I am at Lake Lanier once again chasing Stripers. I get into a big bunch of fish and have myself a heck of a day catching these monster fish. This one has non stop Striper action from start to finish, make sure you watch until the end! Thanks for watching! Subscribe for more awesome fishing content.
music by Dana Smith
#stripedbassfishing #lakelanierfishing2023

[@macking4942]

wow

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks for watching!

[@nealsmith9063]

Another great striper run! Got some big ones!

[@FCPFishing]

I love catching them!

[@SlayermikeFishingandMORE]

Awesome 📷 video nice fish!

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks 👍

[@nealsmith9063]

I am watching this time.Great video!!

[@FCPFishing]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@rogerbarrios8614]

Another great one!!!! What a day.

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks Roger! They are so much fun!

[@alldaythensome3923]

Awesome!! 👍👍👍

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks! 👍

[@randysimmons6552]

Great video! I love it when you can see them surfacing.

[@FCPFishing]

I could just watch them and be entertained!

[@MarvelousMarvFishingForLife]

Another Banger! 👍🏾

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks!

[@nealsmith9063]

Grandpa had to watch again too!!

[@FCPFishing]

Me too!

[@PHFishingBiking]

Crazy good fun!! My back and arm hurt just watching! LOL!!!

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks PH!

[@dannyhudson5405]

Like your videos. Good stuff.

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks for watching!

[@TheJacobb46]

It’s always such a flipping blast to catch them

[@FCPFishing]

I love catching them!

[@karinichelson4624]

A day to remember! Glad you got into them, great video!

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks!

[@konoiii]

Incredible fishing!

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks!

[@georgiaboy4410]

You really cracked em Dana. Can’t wait for the next episode👍🏻🎣

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks for watching! I am having a blast catching those big fish!

[@cbui1811]

Amazing! Enjoyed watching you having fun out there. The way fishing should be…

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks ! I agree, it’s how it should b!

[@dannyvaughn2542]

Great job, I need to get on the lake and try them out. Maybe see you there soon

[@FCPFishing]

Now is the time!

[@nFISHnNation]

People pay good money for the opportunity to catch stripers like those ! Keep on being exactly who you are ! The laugh and giggle are trademark. We've never met in person but through your spectacular fishing and some of the stories shared not entirely fishing ,it feels like I've known you for years ! Thank you and keep on fishing Dana ! 👍👍

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks Tony!

[@Captain-Mic]

You make me wish I was out there. You give guys like me hope that one of these days we'll have a day like this. You rock

[@FCPFishing]

If I can catch them, anyone can. Keep trying!

[@dazhongzheng5372]

Nice video, have so much fun!🐠🐟🐬

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks for watching! Those fish are a lot of fun!

[@stevenkimbrell8796]

Well I enjoyed this video love stripers lot of fish and a lot of good thank you for sharing look like you was having a Time of your Life out there I know I would have

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks! I was having a blast. Nothing fights harder than the Stripers.

[@bucktalesoutdoors7566]

What a great morning .. drop the trolling motor and perfect cast right to the edge of the birds and the bait and BAM the magic Swimbait does it again. Heeheeheeheee….. Love it Dana, you are having too much fun if there is such a thing. Don’t hurt yourself one handing that net into the boat. 😎

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks Don! I am having a lot of fun and I've already hurt myself lifting a Striper into the boat, but it's worth it.

[@larrystolzman9337]

I’m a first time viewer of your channel, but it won’t be the last. I live in Wisconsin, but have kids and grandkids with access to Lake Lanier. What an amazing day. Alone on the lake, catching lots of nice fish with a rod built by craftsmen connected to St Croix rods in WI. Can it get better than that. Thanks for sharing. God Bless!

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks for watching! I grew up in Nebraska, so I'm a midwestern fisherman who adapted my Walleye fishing to fishing down here in the south. Always good to have new viewers!

[@kellymoore4517]

Dana, you have got those fishes number, they don't stand a chance with you on the water!

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks Kelly!

[@honeyholehuntersfishing]

great day out there man, got some really nice ones..love catching stripers!..looked like so much fun! 👍👍💪💪

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks for watching! It was a lot of fun!

[@russhood6747]

The Tug is the Drug 😂😅😊

[@FCPFishing]

Absolutely!

[@bryanthefishermanbaker4961]

Wow great video brother I think I may head that way in the morning what part of the lake should I put in at I know the north end but on what side the east or west part of the lake

[@FCPFishing]

I've been catching them on both sides, you just have to get out and keep your eyes on the birds. You can't go wrong either side.

[@kenburk7732]

you might have to get you a matching one for the wall. You should have told Zane you had a call on the other line! lol Great day stay safe and dry brother.

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks Ken!

[@blindsquirrel]

Fan to watch. Would be more fun to catch. I like trying to figure out what part of the lake you are on. This time, with the fog, I couldn’t get it.

[@FCPFishing]

One of the north end creeks, as usual. Thanks for watching!

[@AnglingSpiders]

Some absolutely beautiful stripers Dana, well done. Love seeing the pull on that rod

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks! Nothing fights harder!

[@mullisoutdoors]

Laugh as much as you possibly can brother it makes the day go by so much better!! I love the sound of those things when you drop them out of the boat. It sounds like you’re dropping a concrete block into the water.!!🤣🤣

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks! I can’t help the laugh, it’s going to happen. I just love catching them!

[@carloscotto937]

Nice

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks Carlos! I am having a great time with the big Stripers!

[@ForrestPorzel-uy8eh]

One of my favorite videos. As well as the one you almost went for a swim grabbing your net. I know you prefer Gamma Fluorocarbon. What weight line did you use in this video or for striper fishing in general? Thanks!

[@FCPFishing]

That is one of my favorite as well! When using a baitcaster I use 12 pound Gamma. When using a spinning rod, I use 8 pound Gamma. I probably catch more on the spinning rod. That 8 lb is some strong line. I try to use the lightest line I can get away with. The Stripers are line shy, meaning they have excellent eyesight. You’ll catch more fish with light line.

[@ForrestPorzel-uy8eh]

Thank you sir!

[@timhill6334]

Yea yea nobody wants to hear about how tired your arms are. Haha. Thanks for sharing the kind of bait and rod/reel info. That’s a big help. Looking forward to the next one.

[@FCPFishing]

Ha ha! Point taken! Thanks for watching!

[@BorossAngkor]

Nice!! If I move there later on I'm going to try that lake out.

[@FCPFishing]

You should!

[@JAYABREGO]

I really enjoyed your video and genuine happiness you get from fishing. I’m the same way. I’ve been fishing bellow the dam and hope to try the lake too. Keep having fun!

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks for watching! I highly recommend getting out on the lake!

[@gregwhatley6778]

what a day! they were choking it!

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks! They have been a lot of fun!

[@pcsolutions1]

I hadn’t seen one of your videos in a while. Always fun to watch you catch them. I used to enjoy catching up with you at the old store over on Harbins Road and talking some fishing

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks 👍 I have fond memories of that old store.

[@camouflagealpha431]

Congrats im Praying for a day one the water such as this one you had!!

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks! I hope you do too! I’m lucky enough to have days like that quite often. It never gets old!

[@camouflagealpha431]

@@FCPFishing I’m starting to get a good feel for lake Lanier, im still quite new to the Georgia area, I’m going to Lanier tomorrow and putting my boat in at lake Lanier park access. Any locations or tips for the area when fishing for bass?

[@FCPFishing]

@@camouflagealpha431 I prefer the north end. It is far less crowded and the fishing is consistently good year round. Laurel Park is good, I live very close to it.

[@camouflagealpha431]

@@FCPFishing you mine stating a good boat ramp to put in ?

[@camouflagealpha431]

@@FCPFishing I appreciate you and your channel, you inspire young fisherman like me to be at my best

[@onlyfinsbassfishing]

Your nickname should be “Fishin’ Intuition”!! Great video Dana - fyi I wear my FCP hoodie with pride and appreciate all you do!

[@FCPFishing]

Thank you for buying a hoodie! You won't see very many of those out there, not many were sold! Thanks for watching!

[@cheetoz6902]

Bro I'm not ruing your day but you need to put some antiseize on your pedestal at the base . In a tin rig that popping noise is carrying along ways under water. May be separating the school. Great vid and awesome to watch

[@FCPFishing]

I keep telling ,myself to do that but I always forget. The night shift work isn't good for the memory.

[@OmarMartinez-tg2sz]

Nice!! Where were they at North or South?

[@FCPFishing]

North!

[@jessicabenson9017]

What time of year was this, and in your opinion what's the best stretch of the calendar that you would suggest fishing for striper ? Where they bite the best

[@FCPFishing]

The winter months in the north end creeks.

[@dougbarker293]

I have a 15.5 ft semi v boat and would like to striper fish on Lanier. Any tips? It looks like you do well in a smaller boat.

[@FCPFishing]

I only fish for them in the cooler months, they won't survive being caught in the hot weather. That being said, my advice is to fish the north end in the colder months. It is less crowded up here, so your boat will be fine. They will start showing up sometime in October usually. The worse the weather, the better the striper fishing. I only use artificials, a small swim bait or a buck tail jig will catch them, as well as topwater lures. Find the bait and the fish will be around.

[@garrettdavidson1786]

Nice fishing bro! Is there a good chance to catch them from shore on Lanier?

[@FCPFishing]

I would say it’s possible but unlikely. You would have to be pretty lucky to find them close to a bank fishing spot.

[@glennwhite5187]

With a few hitting the surface,do you ever throw a big spook or other topwater bait???

[@FCPFishing]

Yes, I do. It all depends on water temp and the size of the bait they are eating. I prefer a popper rather than a spook most times. Take a look at “Lake Lanier Fall Feeding Frenzy” parts one and two on my channel. Some of the best topwater Striper fishing you’ll ever see.

[@nealsmith9063]

5

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks for watching!

[@mtnguyen1696]

another exciting striper video Dana! Can you share the specs on that rod/reel?

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks for watching! The rod is a St Croix 7 ft medium, the reel is an old Abu Garcia Revo sx.

[@mtnguyen1696]

@@FCPFishing i also notice you didn't use any leader in your setup, right? just straight flour

[@swagvids2911]

@@mtnguyen1696 this was the question I was going to ask. I heard you use Gamma line. I was thinking to use braided for the main line and f-carbon line for the leader. Could you share some tips FCP?

[@swagvids2911]

I use the same rod too! Even tho it just snapped 😂

[@chaunceydavis5290]

GREAT vid Dana, you caught some “HAMMERS”, who needs to go to the gym, just go striper fishing 🤪

[@FCPFishing]

Thanks Chauncey! I am having a blast!

[@chaunceydavis5290]

@@FCPFishing I can tell, good job

[@FCPFishing]

@@chaunceydavis5290 I went out this morning (Saturday) and caught a bunch! Man was it crowded.

[@chaunceydavis5290]

@@FCPFishing I bet, there are upcoming tournaments, what was the water temperature and color

[@FCPFishing]

@@chaunceydavis5290 The water was stained and 48 degrees.

[@mikeotero7314]

What size line are you using on that rig?

[@FCPFishing]

I use 12 pound Gamma fluorocarbon.

[@j.d.fishing4159]

What type of jig head and swimbait are you using? Nice video!

[@FCPFishing]

Just a simple round jig head that I pour myself and a small swim bait that I also pour, which is similar to a Keitech. Any swim bait will work as long as it's the right size.

[@j.d.fishing4159]

@@FCPFishing thanks for the reply!

[@chadwall1690]

Can you tell us more about how you find these fish and what your using to catch them?

[@FCPFishing]

I show the swim bait towards the end of the video, it is a simple jig head and small swim bait. I fish the creeks and watch the birds, they will show you where the fish are.

[@chadwall1690]

@@FCPFishing Thanks, your videos are great and I’m glad your having a better year. Keep ‘em coming. Good luck out there

[@FCPFishing]

@@chadwall1690 Thanks for watching!

[@ironfishingman490]

Do you have a bank fishing video for striper

[@FCPFishing]

No, I do almost all of my fishing from a boat.

[@dennissegich7887]

What rod and reel setup is that?

[@FCPFishing]

7 ft medium ST Croix Legend Tournament rod and an Abu Garcia Revo Sx reel that is now worn out from all of the Striper abuse. I use Gamma fluorocarbon, this set up had 12 lb test on it.

[@blackstonegarage5394]

What bay were you in? Where do you put in?

[@FCPFishing]

I fish all over the north end of the lake. Laurel Park is a good place to start.

[@Trulyswimbaits]

How are there stripers in a fresh water lake? I’m confused. Sorry just don’t know and this is in Georgia?!

[@FCPFishing]

This was Lake Lanier in Georgia. They are stocked in lakes all over the country. They also swim upstream into rivers to spawn so they end up in some lakes naturally as well. They live just fine in fresh water as well as salt water. Here at Lake Lanier we have thousands of them.

[@williamfounds1491]

what about top water

[@FCPFishing]

They won’t touch a topwater when the water temp is so cold. I’ve tried.