Surrounded By Wipers...And They're All Huge! (Spillway Fishing for Hybrid Stripers and White Bass)

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  • čas přidán 31. 05. 2023
  • I met up with my friend Mike (@Fish_n_mission) for a morning of spillway fishing. We stumbled onto a hot wiper bite and all the fish were big. We caught our fill of wipers, white bass, walleye and drum. One of the best days of wiper fishing ever.
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Komentáře • 60

  • @BackroadsAngling
    @BackroadsAngling  Před rokem +1

    If you would like to pick up some flukes you can find them here: www.engineeringhooksets.com/

  • @Nate-tm6el
    @Nate-tm6el Před 4 dny +1

    Dude YEA!!WIPER...WIPER .....WIPER...BEST FISH OUTSIDE THE OCEAN. I LIVE IN MIDDLE KANSAS .........AND I HAD DAY WHERE 42 OF THOSE 10 TO 12 HAWGS WERE ROLLING. NEVER EVER EVER WILL I FORGET IT! LIVE SHAD....BAM

    • @BackroadsAngling
      @BackroadsAngling  Před 4 dny +1

      I agree, wipers are my favorite freshwater fish. You guys have some nice lakes for catching them over there in Kansas. It's a blast to get them on live bait for sure! Thanks

  • @scottjones5455
    @scottjones5455 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I keep catching wipers when I'm trying to catch catfish on freshly netted shad in my local lake that's 5 miles away. Not complaining, they fight so strong, there's no mistake when the drag starts ripping. You really have this spot dialed in, congrats on a banner day.

    • @BackroadsAngling
      @BackroadsAngling  Před 2 měsíci

      They will definitely take advantage of live bait or cut bait when they get the chance. It makes for a great bycatch while catfishing! They are the one fish that lets you know in the first seconds of the fight what they are. This spot has been really good to me the last few years. Thank you!

  • @SluSharkND
    @SluSharkND Před rokem +1

    Everyone should be lucky enough to do something that keeps them from sleeping! Great job and thanks for sharing

    • @BackroadsAngling
      @BackroadsAngling  Před rokem

      Spot on. Well said! I've got plenty of time to sleep when the fish aren't biting!! Thanks as usual for watching!

  • @cargillclumberd1
    @cargillclumberd1 Před rokem

    What a day! Those wipers are such a rush. Great video. Thanks for sharing!

    • @BackroadsAngling
      @BackroadsAngling  Před rokem

      It was a memorable one for sure! I agree, every time you hook a wiper the adrenaline starts flowing! Thank you!

  • @Leon-lp9fl
    @Leon-lp9fl Před rokem

    This is very contagious. Getting the fever to. Great fishing, wish I was Mike to go with you. Fish looks very healthy indeed.

    • @BackroadsAngling
      @BackroadsAngling  Před rokem +1

      I'm glad you could feel the wiper fever all the way in SA. If you lived closer it would be fun to hit a spillway session with you. Hooking up with a wiper is like nothing else in freshwater fishing (for a US angler at least). These fish are very healthy for sure - some might call them very fat! There is an abundance of shad (baitfish) and they don't know how to stop eating them.

  • @johnnyfish6051
    @johnnyfish6051 Před rokem +2

    Nice! Very healthy. Wipers are the best!

    • @BackroadsAngling
      @BackroadsAngling  Před rokem +1

      Thanks! Healthy fat fish for sure! Plenty of shad for them to eat and they won't stop until they've eaten every last one of them.

  • @timjohns191
    @timjohns191 Před 6 měsíci

    Sure dig the honest way you fish. I grew up fishing the upper Potomac, Shenandoah, New river and much more, used to wade and fish for miles. Every day was good and still is. Catching up on your vids I've not seen. Keep the rods stiff and the line tight!!! Thanks for the trouble you go to.

    • @BackroadsAngling
      @BackroadsAngling  Před 6 měsíci +1

      Thanks, I appreciate all the support. It makes the hard work on these videos seem worth it. I've never fished the areas you mentioned but it would be nice to try someday. Tight lines to you as well!

  • @EngineeringHooksets
    @EngineeringHooksets Před rokem

    Thanks for fishing with my lures, man! That's an awesome catch!!

    • @BackroadsAngling
      @BackroadsAngling  Před rokem

      Those flukes are perfect for white bass and wipers. I'm going to continue to use them in the future at the spillway for sure. Thanks for sending me some!

    • @EngineeringHooksets
      @EngineeringHooksets Před rokem +1

      @@BackroadsAngling I'll make some more white/chartreuse tail ones today and send you them

    • @TrentDaughertyYT
      @TrentDaughertyYT Před rokem

      Thats pretty cool

  • @DpuckFishingandOutdoors

    Boy, if i had a spillway that held giant monster stripers like that I wouldn't sleep much either. Fantastic fish, dude!

    • @BackroadsAngling
      @BackroadsAngling  Před rokem +2

      It's nice only living 10 min from this spot but it just means that my mind is always distracted by the thought that "hey maybe I should go make a few casts real quick". Thanks for watching!

    • @johnvang7203
      @johnvang7203 Před rokem

      Need a Fishing partner .

    • @johnvang7203
      @johnvang7203 Před rokem

      If we can connected go Fishing I can show you some Spot also .

  • @dr3aM3r008
    @dr3aM3r008 Před rokem

    love to see such good fishing...i was just thinking, if i was close enough, i could be yall net boy...can carry the net to just watch yall fishing, lol

    • @BackroadsAngling
      @BackroadsAngling  Před rokem

      Thanks it was a good day! A net can really come in handy at this spillway. I might have landed the first big fish if I would have brought one.

  • @fishinwithschroeder
    @fishinwithschroeder Před rokem +1

    I have wanted to get over there but have not had time. Heading to colorado in couple days.. great video I have been after smallies lately

    • @BackroadsAngling
      @BackroadsAngling  Před rokem +1

      Colorado sounds fun. High mtn trout fishing is one of my favorite things to do. I lived in Boulder for 5 years and had a blast fishing tiny streams in the high country. I need to target some smallmouth soon. I need some topwater action in my life.

  • @KPSoutside
    @KPSoutside Před rokem +1

    Wipers on steroids. Nice fish for sure!🤗

  • @user-ip2yo4ju1t
    @user-ip2yo4ju1t Před 6 měsíci

    I need some of them y'all

  • @SuperBigBuffetBoi
    @SuperBigBuffetBoi Před rokem

    Nice video. What size lb line are you using for these huge white bass

  • @toddtran3429
    @toddtran3429 Před 15 dny

    Which spillways way please!!!

  • @johnnyrasavong1987
    @johnnyrasavong1987 Před rokem

    Never fish for big white bass or stripper before. Any suggestion on where to fish for them? Thank you.

    • @BackroadsAngling
      @BackroadsAngling  Před rokem +1

      I would first do some research on the rivers and lakes that have wipers and white bass in your state or surrounding areas. The DNR usually documents their stocking programs pretty well. Also, a lot of online fishing message boards are available where people are talking about where the fish are biting near you. Even searching wiper fishing in your state and looking at google images will lead you to places where big ones are being caught. Once you find a river that has white bass and wipers I would target any spillways you can find in the spring and fall periods. In the lakes I like to target them early morning or late evening. They will chase shad on the surface and you can use topwater or spoons/plastic swimbaits to target them. This is fun all summer long on some lakes.

  • @FishingKit
    @FishingKit Před rokem +1

    You've been on a tear dude and this trip tops them all so far

    • @BackroadsAngling
      @BackroadsAngling  Před rokem

      Thanks, this spillway has been on fire for wipers this year. I've seen so many double digits caught that it is almost getting routine. I don't want to take it for granted because I know this is unusual and it won't last.

  • @blackcamofishing81
    @blackcamofishing81 Před 6 měsíci

    is this red rock dam?

  • @ejx127
    @ejx127 Před rokem

    Didn't see that white with chartreuse tail fluke on the shop. Is it out of stock?

    • @BackroadsAngling
      @BackroadsAngling  Před rokem +1

      He custom made this color for me. I think he has chartreuse on the website but not the white and chartreuse combo. You might be able to inquire on his website to see if he can make you some or if he is planning on making that color in the future.

  • @MB_fishing
    @MB_fishing Před rokem

    Awesoooooome!!!!!!!!!!i have a question what catagorie do you use for fishing videos you know how you upload vids in youtube studio what catagory do you put for you vids??!

    • @BackroadsAngling
      @BackroadsAngling  Před rokem

      I don't put it in any specific category. I do put tags on like wiper fishing, white bass fishing, etc. which helps the video be placed in the search algorithm.

    • @johnnyfish6051
      @johnnyfish6051 Před rokem

      Sports?

  • @cheeseburguhgaming9581

    You should try using a mimic minnow thats what I usually catch white bass on i have to down grade my bait size tho because minesota white bass all they eat are minnow

    • @BackroadsAngling
      @BackroadsAngling  Před rokem

      I see some people using mimic minnows. A white PulsR will always be my #1 at this spot. The fish just lose their mind for it.

  • @APWiperMan
    @APWiperMan Před 11 měsíci

    Its funny how Al was like "Take it home!" And you were like nope biggens go back cuz they dont taste good. I can tell he was like "really?"

    • @BackroadsAngling
      @BackroadsAngling  Před 11 měsíci +1

      I think it was hard for Al to watch me release a fish like that. He definitely thought it should be eaten.

    • @APWiperMan
      @APWiperMan Před 10 měsíci

      @@BackroadsAngling Ya, lol 😂

  • @djmelody96
    @djmelody96 Před rokem

    Awesome, what time of year was this?

  • @TrentDaughertyYT
    @TrentDaughertyYT Před rokem +3

    Do you know about how long that 7.3 lb wiper was? Also great video loved it!

    • @BackroadsAngling
      @BackroadsAngling  Před rokem

      Probably 22-24 inches. I didn't measure any of them. The 12lber probably wasn't much longer than 25 inches - it was just super fat and round.

    • @TrentDaughertyYT
      @TrentDaughertyYT Před rokem

      @@BackroadsAngling Ok thank you, Cause I caught two 25 inchers and did not have a scale. I fish on a lake were there are a ton of alewife and the stripers are eatin them like crazy. Its a blast we wade out like chest high.

    • @BackroadsAngling
      @BackroadsAngling  Před rokem

      @@TrentDaughertyYT Sounds like a good time! I find that wipers vary more than just about any other fish when trying to convert length to wt. They can be short and round or long and skinny or somewhere in between. A 25 inch fish could be 11-12 lbs if it is super fat and round or 6-7 lbs if it is long and lean. Most likely it is somewhere in the middle.

    • @TrentDaughertyYT
      @TrentDaughertyYT Před rokem

      @@BackroadsAngling Ok, Thanks for the info!!

  • @kenlee8176
    @kenlee8176 Před 4 měsíci

    What’s a wiper??? Striped bass? Or a large white bass?

    • @Chrissers2010
      @Chrissers2010 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Cross of a White Bass ("WH") and Striper ("IPER") making it a WIPER.

    • @kenlee8176
      @kenlee8176 Před 2 měsíci

      @@Chrissers2010ahhh I see.

  • @SirrLance_
    @SirrLance_ Před rokem

    Mike is a great angler! I follow him on IG