The brown bruiser

striperchaser 05/07/2005 - 19:20 Trip Reports Impoundments Roll Your Own Hey all, Decided to hit liberty today around 6am. Went out lastnight and caught some bait fish. Seven or eight white perch ranging from 6 to 8 inches. Went to my favorite spot this time a year for stripers. I call it pumkin point it's down off of ivymill rd. I put 2 perch on a egg sinker down deep,and fished one on a bobber 15 feet from shore. Around 730 my bobber was sumerged. So I waited for it to take some line. Which it did'nt for about 45 seconds. Then it started to move to left. Set the hook out of the water jumped a monster smallie. Got her in and weighed her 6lbs 3oz 21 inches long. My personal best at liberty for a smallie. What a fight took me 10 mins to stop shakin. Did'nt catch any stripers but that really made my day.

My hat is off to you!

Captwalleye 05/09/2005 - 19:29 Mr.Striperchaser,YOU is da man! Did you keep or release it? That is one monster fish.Congratulations!
I'm trying to figure where your talking about.Is it a long walk to your spot? I'm thinking you maybe be out on the "Bunker'Have you ever tried Cockeys Mill road? It's a long walk in and out,but sometimes it's worth it,BIG TIME!Beings the lake is full it would be tough to get around,but let the water drop a few feet and there are some sweet spots there to campaign.I've caught some nice largemouth and rolled with the stripers there plenty.Things are looking good,real good!

Outstanding!

smalljaw 05/09/2005 - 11:42 6-8 inch perch? Reminds me of those shiner/balloon rigs that you see on the Florida fishing shows. Who would've thunk to use something like that this far up. That is one monster smallie.

FYI: The current state record came from Liberty at 8# 4oz.

Between the fish that you and Captwalleye have caught there I have to think that a state record is in there ready to be caught RIGHT NOW.