Striped Bass Fishing with Bobby Barrack

I am addicted to striped bass fishing. My addiction to catching stripers once contributed to the termination of a relationship with a girl, it has cost me hundreds of dollars and has at times, affected my work performance. Why do I do it and why do I like it as much as largemouth bass fishing…because those fish can pull. They are aggressive and their topwater strikes are nothing short of amazing.

My knowledge about catching linesiders is somewhat limited. I mostly learned how to catch stripers by talking briefly with Steve LaRussa at Coyote Bait & Tackle, reading quite a few articles on the web, and getting out as much as possible during the striper season.  At first, I quickly grew frustrated. It felt as though I was ‘blind’ casting my way through the Delta while hunting for these fish. What I really needed was some direction from someone who knew what they were doing. Read more

Coyote Bait & Tackle’s Team Tournament

Coyote Bait & Tackle has always been the leader of organizing some of the largest bass tournaments in the South Bay. This November, they put on a two day shootout at the largest lake we have here in the Santa Clara Valley, Anderson Reservoir. With over $5,000 up for grabs, local anglers brought bags in that would affirm the lake’s reputation as a small bass fishery. Encountering a tough bite, anglers needed to muster up only a hair over four and a half pounds to be included in the 25 boats that would advance to the final day.

It would take a big 8.05 pound kicker that would lock Gary Wratten and Dave Uyeda into first place on the final day with an outstanding bag weighing 16.23 pounds. With the big fish option, winner take all option and first place check, Gary and Dave brought home a total of $3,510!!

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