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This is a great video! Thanks for your time putting this together. I am going striper fishing for the first time in my life tomorrow and this video saved me some struggle. Ive been a lifelong fly guy and am stoked for tomorrow. Thanks!
I love this Video after watching this vid I went out to the delta bank fishing with chicken liver, anchovy and 2 friends had a great day catching small ones and then a bg one hit my friends pole and started taking line and there was a 27 1/2 on the end of it we ran out of chicken liver but still had some of the juice left so we cut the anchovy and dipped it in the juice would have never thought about chicken liver I knew it produced catfish but never would I have guessed that striper would hit on it. So all in all best stripper tip ever !
Awesome video, I’ve been fishing the delta for years but have not been able to hook in large stripers on a regular basis. I look forward to trying your tips!
Awesome video! Totally agree liver is deadly, I knock them out big time with liver! I fish the California Aqueduct here in the central valley and the elastic string is a must!
Thanks Nick! Good info and explanations in every video I watch. I also like the fact you from my hometown and know the Delta and other places you frequently fish. Appreciate your knowledge.
I release all stripers over 10lbs too. What other people choose to do is up to them. If you notice the 2nd 12+ I landed was not in the final shot. I agree on catching and releasing the larger breeders, I keep the males around 6 & 7lbs much better eating anyhow :)
Doug- YOU RULE! I live in Wyoming now and use the the same brands and similar types of tactics for big trout and walleye! Great show, I grew up outside of Stockton in the late 60’s and my uncle used to take me out in the delta to catch fish as big as me. Fiberglass rods and catch em with the reel!😊
Drifting the same rigs works great, just make sure to use at least a 2 ounce drift weight to stay down. Plus jigging can be deadly as well in the main channel...
I’m docking out of Sherman island. Where should I go. Down river or up river? Could you send me coordinates of good spots? I can’t find the fish anywhere.
walmart sells the "sticky line" its called magic thread. im sure any other tackle store sells it as well. i use regular thread for liver and it works great
I have to say your tactics/opinions are out doing delta legend Barry canavaro that's no small feat thanks for the great tips but I think I'm going to be on a baitcaster 24/7 I hate the feel of spinning rods plus when you hook into that sturgeon you get to have fun a little longer before he takes off and you never see your hook again
Getting back into some serious striper fishing. My baitcasting rig will do fine when it comes to live bait. But I have lots of questions for the spinning rig. What size of spinning reel do you use for the 7 ft spinning rod? Also do you use the same size reel on all of your spinning rods for both boat and bank fishing? What power do you recommend for the spinning rod? Do you ever use the baitcaster for bank fishing when it comes to live bait?
Just was on the delta by Brannan island it was to windy for my bass boat to go in main channel caught few 16 inch and one 17 inch stripers all bait shops said only thing biting was the small ones what are the best striper seasons?
I'm new to bait fishing in the Delta for stripers and your setup looked like it was working. What pole, reel, and line were you using? Great video by the way!
Does anybody use bull heads anymore when I grow up we use bullheads we use the mud sucker the Gobi too.But we go buy half a pound of those shrimp and a small pole and go catch both head and throw them out there and let them sit big stripers come along suck them up I miss them days
Your fishing the power lines area. I fish with sardines and filet it and put the guts in the center and sticky thread tie the guts inside the filet. Then dowse it with sardine bait sauce. I use ghost shrimp too
MY son and I watch this video atleast once a week , can wait for winter striper fishing, where abouts in Rio Vista did u catch those pigs? Also u did a vid on top water striper fishing in Rio Vista and said to fish of a flooded island run off but I cant seem and on the maps
Hey nick any places to fish from shore? I went to vista but I was told by PD that fishing isn't allowed on the shore in vista I was on highway 160 close to three mile slough bridge. any locations that you know of would really help. (the PD showed me signs went on for a couple of miles before I just took off)
great video guys. i fish at HMB jetty.. crabs usually destroy my bait if its on a slider.. can i use a hi-lo instead or is the sliding rig crucial for success? thanks in advance!
Hello well i just wanted to start out and say i have a shakespear size 50 reel spooled up with 280-295 yards of 20lb powerpro braid and a penn battle 600 spooled up with 300yds of 50lb hi vis yellow on a 10ft ande tournament series surf rod. could u recommend me some things to try or use for some east coast striper fishing because im just starting out and have no idea what im doing lol
Great vid however stripers do not have teeth but they do have very sharp gill plates,it's always important to keep a stripers head towards you don't allow them to turn away that's when most cutoffs happen due to the line getting sliced off on those gill plates
Hello Nick, My husband and I was just watching this wideo. We have family in town that had never been to California and wanted to fish. We usually fish for trout in the mountains but my brother in law is looking to hook big ones. My question is, is this place still hitting? Being that this video was from 2012. Please help if u know of another place.
The fish start moving up beginning of March and this will last through May. it is a good time to catch large quantities of average to larger size fish pretty easily. Good fishing will last through the summer months of June and July you just have to know where to find the local schools of fish. It will slack off a little in August and pick up late September. The best time to catch trophy fish is late October through November. The stripers are incredibly aggressive at this time of the year. All of my largest stripers came in November. Hope this helps
Also what does it mean when the stripers stripes are broken and the lines are not perfect? i.e watch Stripers on Live Bait 1 all the fish have strait perfect lines.
This is a great video! Thanks for your time putting this together. I am going striper fishing for the first time in my life tomorrow and this video saved me some struggle. Ive been a lifelong fly guy and am stoked for tomorrow. Thanks!
Thank you for showing! What bait you caught your stripers on? Shad, liver or mudsucker?
This video is super helpful! I plan on hitting the Delta in my Yak soon for the first time.
Great video! Thank you
This is one of the best videos of all time!
Great video nick. I think i'm going to switch to circle hooks. This guys the real deal. Met him on the banks in the rain and mud yesterday.
I love this Video after watching this vid I went out to the delta bank fishing with chicken liver, anchovy and 2 friends had a great day catching small ones and then a bg one hit my friends pole and started taking line and there was a 27 1/2 on the end of it we ran out of chicken liver but still had some of the juice left so we cut the anchovy and dipped it in the juice would have never thought about chicken liver I knew it produced catfish but never would I have guessed that striper would hit on it. So all in all best stripper tip ever !
We used to do ours with the sewing thread heavy duty sewing thread anchovies same way and then swing them out there
Another great video...Thanks.
Awesome video, I’ve been fishing the delta for years but have not been able to hook in large stripers on a regular basis. I look forward to trying your tips!
Awesome video! Totally agree liver is deadly, I knock them out big time with liver! I fish the California Aqueduct here in the central valley and the elastic string is a must!
Yeah that's what I do, I like it about 6" up from the weight if cast close. Then 12" up if casting far do to line angle.
Nick, how did I miss this classic video! Great advice!
Must have watched this several times!!
Im excited to try the brain rig,
Thanks man
Awsome dude great information am going fishing for striper on thanks giving hopefully we will catch some like this.
Thanks James
Best info ever for fishing Delta stripers. Thank you.
Thank you Paul, I appreciate that!
Awesome!!! Great info!!!!
Good fishermen
Thanks Nick! Good info and explanations in every video I watch. I also like the fact you from my hometown and know the Delta and other places you frequently fish.
Appreciate your knowledge.
You guys are AWESOME! Great show.. very informative and helpful for the beginner.
Thanks bro
I release all stripers over 10lbs too. What other people choose to do is up to them. If you notice the 2nd 12+ I landed was not in the final shot. I agree on catching and releasing the larger breeders, I keep the males around 6 & 7lbs much better eating anyhow :)
DmN good Content!! 🔥🙌🏿
Raise in Bay Area bring back old times with our Dad. In Washington now awesome fish
Thanks man
Awesome video! Me being from Antioch that's all we used growing up was chicken liver & Chad for bait .
Hey man nice video. I fish there too
Thanks Nick! Keep it coming. Really nice work.
Doug- YOU RULE! I live in Wyoming now and use the the same brands and similar types of tactics for big trout and walleye! Great show, I grew up outside of Stockton in the late 60’s and my uncle used to take me out in the delta to catch fish as big as me. Fiberglass rods and catch em with the reel!😊
Drifting the same rigs works great, just make sure to use at least a 2 ounce drift weight to stay down. Plus jigging can be deadly as well in the main channel...
Do you use live blue bills for bait?
good times!
You can buy the packaged ones in walmart is you cant find fresh the brine keeps them firm.
Love those stripers!
Thanks brother, how has the trout fishing been lately?
impressive
I’m docking out of Sherman island. Where should I go. Down river or up river? Could you send me coordinates of good spots? I can’t find the fish anywhere.
walmart sells the "sticky line" its called magic thread. im sure any other tackle store sells it as well. i use regular thread for liver and it works great
I have yet to try it I usually plug the surf
Huge fan man love all the vids
Hope to meet you one of these days and fish with you on the delta
Yeah you can spoon for them, I like P-Line lazer minnows. It's very similar to salmon jigging check my episode out on that and it should help you out.
Roman u saw the truck with IF on it at Louis park ! And I caught some bass off the dock
Here in northern CA we can yes.
Is this at Sherman Island
I have to say your tactics/opinions are out doing delta legend Barry canavaro that's no small feat thanks for the great tips but I think I'm going to be on a baitcaster 24/7 I hate the feel of spinning rods plus when you hook into that sturgeon you get to have fun a little longer before he takes off and you never see your hook again
ever use blood or sand worms for striper in the aqueduct?
Any tips on kayak striper fishing on the Delta?
Getting back into some serious striper fishing. My baitcasting rig will do fine when it comes to live bait.
But I have lots of questions for the spinning rig.
What size of spinning reel do you use for the 7 ft spinning rod?
Also do you use the same size reel on all of your spinning rods for both boat and bank fishing?
What power do you recommend for the spinning rod?
Do you ever use the baitcaster for bank fishing when it comes to live bait?
can you bank fish for striper if so what baits/live baits are the best to use to catch them
Nice video let let let left wit it!!!!!
ALL you Delta fisherman, check out Willow Beach outside of Las Vegas. 10-20lb average size striper in the Colorado River
Looking forward to it!
what line rod reels and what sizes of circle hooks.
Productive day! Are you fishing light 21?
Whats that rod you were using when he passed the left rod to you
Just was on the delta by Brannan island it was to windy for my bass boat to go in main channel caught few 16 inch and one 17 inch stripers all bait shops said only thing biting was the small ones what are the best striper seasons?
I'm new to bait fishing in the Delta for stripers and your setup looked like it was working. What pole, reel, and line were you using? Great video by the way!
Does anybody use bull heads anymore when I grow up we use bullheads we use the mud sucker the Gobi too.But we go buy half a pound of those shrimp and a small pole and go catch both head and throw them out there and let them sit big stripers come along suck them up I miss them days
What Month of the year were yall fishing?
Awesome video!
I’m 57 years old never use chicken liver to go after stripers I guess there’s always a first time chicken liver was used for a big cats
I wonder if liver would work on N.Y. stripes?
About what depth are you hooking them at?
Your fishing the power lines area. I fish with sardines and filet it and put the guts in the center and sticky thread tie the guts inside the filet. Then dowse it with sardine bait sauce. I use ghost shrimp too
Are circle hooks the same as octopus hooks? I don't see any hooks at stores labeled circle
MY son and I watch this video atleast once a week , can wait for winter striper fishing, where abouts in Rio Vista did u catch those pigs? Also u did a vid on top water striper fishing in Rio Vista and said to fish of a flooded island run off but I cant seem and on the maps
Hey nick any places to fish from shore? I went to vista but I was told by PD that fishing isn't allowed on the shore in vista I was on highway 160 close to three mile slough bridge. any locations that you know of would really help. (the PD showed me signs went on for a couple of miles before I just took off)
Where do u guys launch?
Have you ever tried live bullhead? If so, did you have any luck?
great video guys. i fish at HMB jetty.. crabs usually destroy my bait if its on a slider.. can i use a hi-lo instead or is the sliding rig crucial for success? thanks in advance!
Those are small stripe bass.out here in conneticut at the thames river they have to be 28 inch one fish per day.
Hello well i just wanted to start out and say i have a shakespear size 50 reel spooled up with 280-295 yards of 20lb powerpro braid and a penn battle 600 spooled up with 300yds of 50lb hi vis yellow on a 10ft ande tournament series surf rod. could u recommend me some things to try or use for some east coast striper fishing because im just starting out and have no idea what im doing lol
Where do you find the sticky line?
Great vid however stripers do not have teeth but they do have very sharp gill plates,it's always important to keep a stripers head towards you don't allow them to turn away that's when most cutoffs happen due to the line getting sliced off on those gill plates
Love your videos and your details in teaching us! You’re awesome man thank you!
where do you get your shad? the baitshop i go to never seems to have them in stock anymore.
what was the reel that was being used on the i think 7 foot shakespeare ugly stick rod? and what line were you using?
what size reel and rod?
do you think they will bite on squid?
Hello Nick, My husband and I was just watching this wideo. We have family in town that had never been to California and wanted to fish. We usually fish for trout in the mountains but my brother in law is looking to hook big ones. My question is, is this place still hitting? Being that this video was from 2012. Please help if u know of another place.
+Mol H (Just4u) Yes
Where Do You Fish At So I Can Catch Big Striped Bass Because I Have Never Cough A Keepers Striper
I'm hearing a lot of people using spoons? What do you recomend for that?
where to get sticky line and sliders? cant find on the net
Do you guys take people out fishing with you ?
I think ill try some circle hooks. and not yank the line when setting the hook.
Thanks for the info. Not so sure that's a true fast action rod, it's bending threw the handle.
How heavy of a weight? Looks like 3 ounce?
For the liver or shad do you let it sit on the bottom? Cast and reel? Or with a bopper and sit? Responds are highly appreciated :)
Yeah make sure it stays on the bottom. Use whatever weight will help it stay down
use a leader and a slip weight.
what kind of bait r u using on 12:58?
So is it better to use the circle hook than the "cow" hook???
So when fishing it's good to have the tip of the hook exposed?
With circle hooks yes
i wish i had a boat. i only get to go on the aniotch pier which suck becuase i catch a lot of small stripers, only had one keeper so far i been there.
Fish the banks around Rio Vista, it tends to produce better.
visualkeirockstar A lot of people wish they have a boat,,set your goals and you will have one, I did.
Hummmmmmmmmmmm I always had good luck with cut sardines and clams.
When is the best time of the year to fish for these guys???
All year brother. On the 3rd we got on 3 30 pounders
The fish start moving up beginning of March and this will last through May. it is a good time to catch large quantities of average to larger size fish pretty easily. Good fishing will last through the summer months of June and July you just have to know where to find the local schools of fish. It will slack off a little in August and pick up late September. The best time to catch trophy fish is late October through November. The stripers are incredibly aggressive at this time of the year. All of my largest stripers came in November. Hope this helps
Also what does it mean when the stripers stripes are broken and the lines are not perfect? i.e watch Stripers on Live Bait 1 all the fish have strait perfect lines.
Can you use chicken livers as striper bait for surf fishing?
is the rio vista water salt or fresh water? wondering because we don't want to take the boat out there if its salt water. thanks and nice catches
freshwater
It gets to be a bit brackish if it doesn't rain for a while.
its brackish but mainly fresh
Mostly fresh, but very brackish right now with the lack of rain.
***** WHAT DOES BRACKISH MEAN?
where do you get the nets from
Braden Fuller Amazon has them. I liked the size and how they worked too. In looking for them I found they are called Ego nets. Hope this helps.
one person way over the limit
what is with all the whale fishing rod? Good infor.
how do hook a striped bass with a circle hook?
+Michael Salazar i mean how do you hook a striped bass with a circle hook
+Michael Salazar lo
How big is the avg fish down there?
10 pounds