Lake Texoma Striper Fishing Blog

Get the right tackle and equipment to catch stripers.

 

At Stripers Inc. you will be using:

 

Boat: 2009 23’ Falcon Striper Deluxe

Engine: 225 Yamaha 4 stroke outboard

Graph: Lowrance HDS-5

Bait Tank: 50 gallon Greyline

Rods: 7’ Medium Heavy Action

Reels: Ambassadors

Line: 20lb Ande

Leader: 25lb Vanish

Hooks: 3/0 octopus hooks

Weight: 1 ½ Oz egg sinker

 Bait: Shad

 

Lures:

 

Topwater: Pencil Popper, Chug Bug, or a Spittin Image

Use in spring, summer, and fall along the banks and over schooling fish.

 

Sassy Shad: 1 ½ - ¾ Oz head with a 4-5in body. Colors – glow, peal, or chartreuse  

Use year round, reel fast in summer and slow in the winter.

 

Slab: 1 1/2oz chartreuse slab is a good standby. 

Use in spring, summer, and fall. In the summer drop the slab to the bottom and reel as fast as possible back to the surface. In cooler water, use long hard jigs off of the bottom.

 

 Your Lake Texoma Fishing Guide,

Brian Prichard