Hey guys, just wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Thanks for all you do to help teach us.

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

Thank you brother!! Same to you 🙏. 😁👍

I was the guy on the boat , just kidding I am from Nova Scotia and have bought gear you suggest and it has worked , we fish the bay of Fundy minis basin area north of you, love your channel

Another awesome video Mike.

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

Thanks William!!! I really appreciate it brother! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😁

Way to go Captain Mike! Congrats to you and the guys on some great quality fish. Hope yall continue to catch those big stripers. Merry Christmas to you and the team! Thanks for all you do to teach us regular Joe's to catch more stripers.

Mike, you may remember Warren Turner. I remember him always saying: if you want to catch small fish, fish live baits in mid-water depths, if you want to catch large fish: fish cut baits on the bottom but at those same depths. I'm really thinking the larger spoons are similar to the cut baits, essentially what a dead or dying bait would look like to those larger fish. I've heard people say big fish are lazy. I don't think they are lazy. I think they are smarter/conditioned to let the little fish do the work and kill the bait and all they have to do is let the scraps come to them. Just my HO, but my brain is about the size of a fish's so that's what I will deduce 😁Love the videos, keep them coming. Love you , mean it, Jim B

Your comment about your buddy holding the rod below the reel got me thinking (I always use left-handed cranking reels for jigging too). If his right hand is his dominant hand, he probably has more strength it that hand versus the other. That's two advantages of a left-handed cranking reels for jigging. first:you have a quicker response to a strike on the fall of the jig/spoon; second: your dominant hand can set the hook and give move power during the strike. The only problem or disadvantage would be you lose leverage to a really big fish but that is quickly solved by placing the non-reeling hand high up on the blank as the fish makes a run. Love the videos. Learning new stuff and understanding why old habits were started! PS-Just wanted make sure Tommy-Two-Tours got a proper attaboy for his service: Bravo Zulu, TTT!

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

Perfectly said! I agree with you 100%. Thanks for your continued support brother!!! 👍👍👍

Killin like usual. I watch every one of your videos all the way to the end. And usually multiple times lol

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

Thank you brother!!! That’s huge, for real. KZread ain’t what it used to be because of SHORTS and rewarding bad behavior in videos. Their algorithm doesn’t care if you get thumbs up or down as long as you get thumbs. Well, thumbs DOWN are easy to get so…..,……….🤷🏻‍♂️ I appreciate your support my brother!!! Thank you!!🙏😁👍👍

@blindabinda1234

6 ай бұрын

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS you deserve everything and more. You've made me a better striper fisherman and I'm sure I'm not the only one.

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

@@blindabinda1234 wow. I really do appreciate that. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏🙏😁👍

Mike you got to get down to the mid chesapeake Bro. The striper fishings Epic right now....40+ slobs

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

Thanks brother!! I actually have a few buddies fishing there right now. They are doing well too. I appreciate the report!

I've always heard you don't leave fish to go find fish. This video blows that theory outta the water! Great job, Mike!

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

My MAN!! You’re correct brother!!!🙏🙏🙏😂

What a day of fishing ! Great weather and great friends. Here on the west coast we would have been happy with a school of 8 pounders. Great video!

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for your support Danny!! We are very fortunate for sure brother!

Badass!

So awesome I gotta get on that boat! Great content and great crew. I stay watching 👀

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

I really appreciated your continued support brother! Now more than ever. 🙏🙏👍

Great releases.

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Joe!! We had to cut some time out for the video. Releasing all fish properly is a priority for us of course, but big girls like these get extra care. We pull them along slowly, in and out of gear until they start to fight us and swim off strongly. These fish over 40lbs took more time than the fight took. Big girls always need more time than the small fish. Im sure you know this. It’s crazy. Even if the fights were short. A 4 minute fight on a 10lber revives in around 20-30 seconds. A 4 minute fight on a 40lber revives in up to 8-10 minutes. We gave these big girls plenty of time. Quite a bit more time than you see in the video. I think it’s important that we set a good example because we have a large audience. Actions always speak louder than words. Thanks for the comment brother!!!

love how you trailer your boat just like i do ~ john

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

Thanks brother!!! 👍👍👍🙏

Love the videos !

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

Thanks brother!!!🙏🙏👍

@how3fish

6 ай бұрын

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Mike l just retired and I am going to watch all of your videos as I get my boat ready for spring fishing here in Georgia. I have already gotten a lot of great information from the half dozen I have seen so far. Thanks

Your videos are always entertaining and informative. It’s Christmas Eve day and everyone is finishing baking and getting ready for later today and tonight in the house, and I’m watching Mike Smedley and crew stripper fishing while dreaming of being on the water!!! Happy Holidays and thanks for all the videos and lessons!

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

Wow!! Hell yeah brother!! I really appreciate your support! KZread made changes a few years back where they only promote shorts to keep up with TikTok. With that, my income dropped to 1/6 of what it was. This makes it way harder to keep good videos coming, but comments like yours keeps me fired up! I really appreciate you brother!!🙏🙏🙏🙏 thank you.

You are the best KZreadr on the internet . I learn more from your videos than any other ones😊

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

Hell yeah brother!!! I really appreciate that, and appreciate your continued support!!!! I love it. 🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍😁

Mike I’m gonna try these spoons up at Lake Champlain way up by Canada when the ice melts in the spring, and all thru summer. At All depths too. There are lots of big picky fish in the depths Keep you posted They work well in the bay. Keep the videos coming 👍🇺🇸

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

Awesome. Keep me posted brother!

Old sputter floon worked pretty good today for y'all...that's a good day Mike, nice fish! I had an original Popeil's Pocket Fisherman way back in the early/mid 70's as a kid, loved that thing...one (the only one, lol...) memory I have is killing rainbow trout with a black rooster tail in North Carolina mountains on it. Move on to find bigger bait, good tip, hard to do sometimes, but sure was worth it for ya today. Rock On!

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

Yeah Man!!! My father in law has one so I put it on the boat. The line is amazingly still strong too!! It’s like 40 years old! I can’t get it to cast because the button doesn’t come all the way up, but I can jig with it🤣. I’d love to catch a Slob on it 😝😁👍 Thanks for your support brother!!! And you’re right. Leaving fish to find fish has its risks, but I knew we could always go back to the tiny bait schools of need be. Stripers are the most selective fish I’ve ever seen when water is clear. Once they lock in on a particular size, color, shape, and behavior they almost become blind to anything else. Thanks again for your support!👍👍

Awesome video as always . Thank you for all the great information you shared on this subject stripper fishing. You are the best on KZread. If you ever get back to Jordan lake please let me know. I will gladly make it worth your while. 😊. I fish that lake often and still struggle to find strippers. Always watch your videos until the very end . I never want to miss a single tip from you . 😊

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

Thanks brother!!! Email me this summer. My buddy fishes there regularly and we do a few trips every summer. 👍👍👍👍

Wish I could give this 2 thumbs up for all the doubles on this video!

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

😜😜😜😜MY MAN!!! This style of fishing produces more doubles than any other. They get Super stoked when a fish gets hooked and lose their preservation instincts instantly. You can see a dozen fish chasing the hooked fish trying to steal the spoon and generally biting at anything. 👍👍👍 I appreciate your continued support brother!!

I wish I had seen this video a month ago, was with my buddy on Raritan Bay and we did see you out there! Too far to holler at you though, and I was too busy fighting fish to have my friend chase you down!We were working the same school, by the ammo pier, nice fish, all overs! I'll definitely be keeping my eyes up for you next time I head up that way!

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

Hell yeah brother!! Definitely come over and say hello. I sometimes have Ghost Poppers and some other baits to share too. The people at Nichols are super cool. I bet we gave away 200 spoons in the last 2 years. We have a killer new color pattern for spring too. Look forward to seeing you out there. Thanks for the support!!!👍👍🙏🙏

If you didn’t post it, nobody would believe it. Been on the boat with you for it as well! It’s the real deal! Great video!

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

Thanks brother!! Looking forward to a killer spring with you and the boy. 👍👍

@ddbeverageofncllc9305

6 ай бұрын

Where are you guys at what state and where at in that state

@1dkhan

6 ай бұрын

@@ddbeverageofncllc9305 New Jersey, Raritan bay

Where did you get the "T" shaped piping for your rod holders on the sides of your boat? I need something just like that.

What a crew! What did I learn? What- big baits equals big fish! Look for the right bait! What a captain! What- sputter floon? What- snotchel? What a good time!!! Thanks Captain Mike! Love TOS! Mean it!

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

My man!!!! We saw a guy on the dock so drunk he could barely speak. He said he’s “ new school” and he doesn’t need no fancy sputter floons. 🤣🤣. He was HAMMERED. We gave him a few spoons anyway. I thought it was funny that he called spoons fancy. They are literally the oldest baits in existence and just a piece of metal. 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️😂. Hope he got home alright. He was WOBBLY.

@billreddochoutdoors5968

6 ай бұрын

I new there had to be a story there somewhere 🤣🤣

Mike when is the best time to go to the outer banks and catch some big fish? My two sons and my Daughter in-law want to go with me to catch a big one! How much would it cost for you to take us fishing there? Thanks and Happy New Year

Great job as always man. What is your preferred rod for pitching the spoons?

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

Thanks brother! I’ve tried countless rods and ended up designing my signature slow pitch rods with Rich Coulson. They are made specifically for these spoons. Super light. Super balanced with added weight system to the butts that make the tip feather light. They have super high end Rainshadow carbon composite blanks and carbon fiber grips so you feel EVERYTHING. Rich’s email is in the description if you’d like to order one. With that being said, these rods aren’t in everyone’s budget. If that’s the case you can get this model ugly Stik amzn.to/3GMcqq8. 6’ medium power. It’s not light. It’s not balanced. It won’t be as comfortable and will not be sensitive, but it is affordable and they WILL catch fish. 👍

Does flutter spoon work well at night for striper?

Hey, Mike, great stuff. Keep it up quick question for you, though. I'm in the Chesapeake Bay and we don't really see the adult menHayden, especially towards the fall. I know in a previous video. You said you've put 2 of the smaller spoons together with apoxy. How deep can I fish that? Do you think?

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

Thanks brother!! I know exactly what you mean. I used to spend every Dec and Jan there. You get lots of sand eel schools there. I used regular slow pitch spoons with good success, but the 4” lake fork spoon will probably slay over there. I mainly fish just off the channel edges in 20-30 ft of water drifting eels and jigging those spoons whenever I marked bait schools under me. 1 spoon is fine for those depths, but I like a little scope out when jigging flutter spoons. If you would rather be straight up and down gluing two together will be perfect 👍 Thanks again for your support!!

Its amazing how you guys are in saltwater and fishing in 15 feet of water. That's almost unheard of in southern california unless you're fishing right along the beach.

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

It’s actually unheard of here too brother!!🤣🤣. Especially vertical jigging. We were just as shocked as anyone when we started catching so many fish in 12-15 ft of water. It’s one of those crazy things that should not work, but does. 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️.

@p3teytran

6 ай бұрын

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS the sweet science of fishing for you lol! Thanks for sharing Mike, always a pleasure watching your videos

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

@@p3teytran thanks brother!!👍👍

You got an awesome crew 😊 ! If you don't mind me asking what kind of bait casting reel are you using I'm guessing abu maybe a revo beast? And what lb of braid I'm sure to a flouro leader with like an fg

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

Thanks brother!!! I use mostly Abu Beast, yes. I use REVO Beast and REVO TORO Beast (TORO is much larger) They have both brake systems magnetic and centrifugal. Don’t get BeastX or any Beast with a letter after it. Those are cheaper models with 1 brake system. Both sizes hold plenty of 50lb braid. And yep, 25lb fluoro leader with FG knots 👍👍

Cool video…. I think you’re gonna need a bigger net lol…… I always lift these fish vertically the scoop breaks nets. The stock hardware is ok on those nichols spoons? I was always told on big fish they will bend…..

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

Yeah man. I always hold my breath when they lift big fish like that😂. I’m trying not to micromanage everyone, but a netting video is on the horizon 🤣. I don’t know where the hardware rumors started. I’m guessing one of the knock-off companies, or someone misunderstanding me when I talk about adding an additional swivel above the hook. Pause the video when Tommy is holding the fish on his lap and check out the hook on that spoon. It’s a thick monster. All of the hardware is high quality. You can choose saltwater hooks or freshwater. (Swivels and rings are all saltwater on both) I prefer the freshwater hooks even in salt. The points are way thinner and sharper. They hone very easily compared to the coated salt water hooks. I also avoid “stainless or coated” hooks on anything. If you break a fish off those hooks are not going anywhere soon. If a big girl is hooked in the throat and breaks off I want the hook to rust out asap. I also have tons of footage of us lifting 20lb plus fish into the boat by holding just the spoon. I don’t ever see them bending. They are stamped from solid brass to not be so heavy like the stainless spoons I see some companies make now. Those heavy stainless ones are a nightmare on your shoulder. WAY too heavy for Striped bass. I want the slowest flutter possible. Most of our videos are in shallow water. 15ft to 30ft. where a lighter spoon is king!! Thanks for your comment brother!

@DLeopoldi914

6 ай бұрын

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS really cool videos….. I’m in Long Island sound our fall I’ve never seen so many big fish multiple 40# and a 50 on my boat…… We only had adult bunker for a month it was weird….flutter spoon bite didn’t last long. It’s mostly night time chunking here I know you guys are sponsored by Nicols but I use the all pro ones. He uses 6x hooks….

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

@@DLeopoldi914 thanks brother!!! I’m partnered with ALL PRO as well. He’s a good guy.

Mike love your videos. Where do you source your rod holders? Do you know of a shop that will custom make to my Specs? Your the best! Thank you!

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Jimmy!!! 🙏🙏I actually had a welder making these for anyone that wanted them. I never took a penny in commission to keep price as low as possible. I gave the design to the welder and referred a few hundred customers to him. It all went well for 3-4 years and then it didn’t if you know what I mean. Orders were being accepted along with payment yet they were not being shipped out 🤦🏻‍♂️. So unfortunately I don’t have a guy to recommend. If you go to a machine shop near you, the material is 1 1/4” aluminum pipe 18”x18” welded at a 30 degree angle. Cut two notches in the bottom to lock into flush mount rod holders in your gunwale. I use SMITH adjustable rod holders on the rails but you can use whatever brand you want. Sorry brother. I wish I could help more.

@jimmybevins7624

6 ай бұрын

Thank you Mike! In fact your welder scammed me as well. Cashed my check and no product shipped! Stopped answering his phone as well. Thank you sir! Your the best!

Mike my this is Joe down here in alabama .witch model bull bay rod do I need for fishing fresh or salt water with live bait. thank you for all you do,great videos by the way, God Bless.

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

4 күн бұрын

@@joebradley3532 hey Joe!! I’m not familiar with all the Bull Bay models, but you want a composite model (not graphite) with a slow action. In probably medium power rating or whatever power rating they have for 20-30lb line. 👍👍. If you want to try a Striper Stealth rod instead, use my code SMEDLEY5 to save some money. I helped design them and they are perfect for Bait fishing. They are quite a bit more affordable too. Link is in the description www.catchthefever.com. Code: Smedley5. Let me know if I can help further 👍👍👍😁

@joebradley3532

3 күн бұрын

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS thank you your videos are great keep um commin

I want a new spoon!! (Can I say I was on that boat?? Lol)

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

😁😁😁😁. Run us down when we are out there. I’ll hook you up. 😁👍

So what’s the mistake ?

how come you never call me to go fishing?

@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS

6 ай бұрын

😝😝😝😜😜. 30 different people ask me that same question after a video posts. See my dilemma? 😂. You gotta call ME. Don’t forget, the last 2 times Tommy invited you, you couldn’t go. Just sayin 😁. Text Tommy in April. Don’t forget.