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	Name:	stripernut -
	Subject:	Stripernut Fishing Update
	Date:	12/22/2008 11:54:59 AM

Lee,
I agree with most everything you wrote, and believe that:

1) Jim Parramore is the best striper guide on LM, and probably the best in AL. I too have learned a lot from him, and speak with him frequently.

2) Shad are the best bait, but are difficult to get, and even more difficult to keep alive - tanks, pumps, water purification chemicals, etc. are required to keep them on hand. When I started striper fishing on LM 15 years ago, it was fairly easy to cast net enough shad in Elkahattchie Creek for a day's fishing. Loads of shad in Elkahattchie Creek were related to phosphorus pollution that promoted algae growth. That pollution has been minimized and shad are no longer concentrated there in numbers they once were. To keep a good supply of shad on hand, one needs head to the Coosa and net them like Jim Parramore does, which is not feasible for a part-time guide living on LM (Jim Parramore lives in Birmingham, which makes it much easier for him to obtain shad from the Coosa) or a weekend striper fisherman. Moreover, I have had good success with black salties, and they are easy to keep in a cage on the dock. Black salties are also being used across the country for stripers with great success. Until an on-the water bait shop that carries shad opens up on LM I'll continue to use black salties. Another reason for me using black salties is that many of my clients want to learn to striper fish on their own, and they too will not have readily available shad - they need to learn to use what is easily available to them. Let me reiterate that LM is in dire need of an on-the-water bait shop on the north end of the lake that carries gizzard shad. I'm sure they could sell all they wanted at a $1 apiece. I wish someone would buy Bay Pines Marina and do just that.

3) Stinger hooks will kill more fish that are brought to the boat. Most of the people I take fishing want to keep their legal limit of fish. With that in mind, I only intend to use stinger hooks when the fish are short-striking (I have found a quick snap for easy on/off connection to the 2/0 circles I use) when a client wants to keep fish. When the legal limit is in the fish box, stingers will be removed. Moreover, no stingers will be used on a catch-and-release trip. I too am interested in maintaining our striper resource, and will avoid killing any fish not intended for the table.

Thanks again for your remarks, and I look forward to meeting you sometime soon.
Best,
Wes

URL: http://www.lakemartinstripes.com