New Hampshire report - striper on the LC 110 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

BenCantrell · 08-30-2021, 12:24 PM

Was in New Hampshire last week for vacation and got a couple ocean paddles in with a borrowed Cobra Play sit-on-top. No rod holders so I just stuck my medium-light travel rod in one of the scupper holes by my feet. On my first outing I trolled a Rapala X-Rap 10, but didn't get any hits.

Miles: 2.5
Hours: 0:52
Water Temp: 68

The next day I went out again with Ally joining me, and I switched my lure to a Lucky Craft 110. I trolled and took breaks to cast, had a few follows from small fish but they wouldn't bite. On the way back in, probably 30 yards from my landing spot, my rod bent back. I had just trolled over a submerged rocky area, so I thought I was snagged. My snag started to swim to the right though, and it turned into a not-big-but-also-not-small striper!

Miles: 3.8
Hours: 1:23
Water Temp: 69

The striper wasn't a new species for my list, but the only one I've caught before was around 8 inches, so I was pretty happy to get a good upgrade.

08-30-2021, 12:24 PM	#1
BenCantrell Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Sebastian, Florida Posts: 238	New Hampshire report - striper on the LC 110 Was in New Hampshire last week for vacation and got a couple ocean paddles in with a borrowed Cobra Play sit-on-top. No rod holders so I just stuck my medium-light travel rod in one of the scupper holes by my feet. On my first outing I trolled a Rapala X-Rap 10, but didn't get any hits. Miles: 2.5 Hours: 0:52 Water Temp: 68 The next day I went out again with Ally joining me, and I switched my lure to a Lucky Craft 110. I trolled and took breaks to cast, had a few follows from small fish but they wouldn't bite. On the way back in, probably 30 yards from my landing spot, my rod bent back. I had just trolled over a submerged rocky area, so I thought I was snagged. My snag started to swim to the right though, and it turned into a not-big-but-also-not-small striper! Miles: 3.8 Hours: 1:23 Water Temp: 69 The striper wasn't a new species for my list, but the only one I've caught before was around 8 inches, so I was pretty happy to get a good upgrade.