Beaver Lake Striper tips and strategies

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Knot of the month
courtesy of Mike Bailey

The Rapala Fishing Knot
The Rapala knot provides a secure connection to your plugs and allows a more natural presentation of the lure.



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SEASONAL TACTIC'S
from Bailey's Beaver Lake Guide Service

 Spring in Arkansas means rain, sometimes plenty of rain.
Many experienced anglers follow a technique of giving water in a lake or river a day or two to settle before fishing. When they hit the water, they keep incoming water in their game plans.
This means looking for runoff into creeks and little creeks flowing into big creeks and big creeks flowing into rivers and lakes. If somebody talks about fishing the mouths of creeks and coves, that’s the idea.
Water coming into a larger body of water brings food. Small bits of food attract small critters, insects and little fish, and these attract bigger fish, the predators.





Flatlines

Use flatlines or freelines to search for stripers holding near the surface or to pull active stripers from the depths. Flatlines consist of no weight or a single lead shot set about a foot above a single hook. Hook your biggest baits on flatlines to let the shad call stripers to them. Flatlines run within a few feet of the surface at 2 mph, but can be dropped to fish holding deeper by slowing the boat.




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Knot of the month
courtesy of Mike Bailey

The Snell Fishing Knot
The Snell Knot provides a strong connection when fishing with bait and using a separate length of leader. You can only use a Snell Knot with a leader.



1. Insert one end of the leader through the hook's eye, extending 1 to 2 inches past the eye.

Insert the other end of the leader through the eye in the opposite direction pointing toward the barb of the hook.

Hold the hook and leader ends between your thumb and forefinger of left hand. Leader will hang below the hook in a large loop.




2. Take the part of the large lower loop that is closest to the eye and wrap it over the hook shank and both ends of the leader toward the hook's barb.





3. Continue to wrap for 7 or 8 turns and hold wraps with left hand. Grip the end of the leader that is through the eyelet with your right hand and pull it slowly and steadily. Hold the turns with your left hand or the knot will unravel.

When knot is almost tight, slide it up against the eye of the hook. Grip the short end lying along the shank of the hook with a pair of pliers. Pull this end and the standing line at the same time to completely tighten the knot.




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SEASONAL TACTIC'S



Flatlines

Use flatlines or freelines to search for stripers holding near the surface or to pull active stripers from the depths. Flatlines consist of no weight or a single lead shot set about a foot above a single hook. Hook your biggest baits on flatlines to let the shad call stripers to them. Flatlines run within a few feet of the surface at 2 mph, but can be dropped to fish holding deeper by slowing the boat.




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Knot of the month
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The Trilene Fishing Knot
The Trilene Knot is a strong reliable connection that resists slippage and premature failures.

The Trilene Knot is an all-purpose connection to be used in joining monofilament to swivels, snaps, hooks and artificial lures. The knot's unique design and ease of tying yield consistently strong, dependable connections while retaining 85-90% of the original line strength. The double wrap of mono through the eyelet provides a protective cushion for added safety.


1. Run the end of line through eye of hook or lure and double back through the eye a second time.




2. Loop around the standing part of line 5 or 6 times.





3. Thread the tag end back between the eye and the coils as shown.



4. Pull up tight and trim the tag end.



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SEASONAL APPROACH OF A STRIPER GUIDE

Find the shad and you will find that the stripers are not far away.

When fishing dirty or stained water it can be hard to present your bait in a manner that all fish in the area are seeing it, especially in winter when the fish are scattered in loose groups.

You can dip the tail of your shad or large minnow in a chartreuse dye that is manufactured for dipping soft plastics and make it more visible to fish at greater distances.




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Knot of the month
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The PALOMAR KNOT - For Joining Line To A Fish Hook


The Palomar Knot is easy to tie correctly, and consistently the strongest knot known to hold terminal tackle.


1. Double about 4" of line and pass the loop through the eye of fishing hook.





2. Let the fishing hook hang loose, and tie an overhand knot in the doubled line.

Avoid twisting the lines and do NOT tighten the knot.





3. Pull the loop end of the line far enough to pass it over the hook, swivel or lure.

Make sure the loop passes completely over the attachment.





4. Pull both the tag end and the standing line until the knot is tightened. Clip off the tag end of the fishing line.



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SEASONAL TIPS BY A STRIPER GUIDE
from Bailey's Beaver Lake Guide Service



When fishing dirty or stained water it can be hard to present your bait in a manner that all fish in the area are seeing it, especially in winter when the fish are scattered in loose groups.

You can dip the tail of your shad or large minnow in a chartreuse dye that is manufactured for dipping soft plastics and make it more visible to fish at greater distances.


Tight Lines!
Mike Bailey


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