Jerkbait Stripers

Nathaniel and I learned today what happens when you throw a Strike King Bleeding Bait Wild Shiner past the boils below Pickwick Dam and hold it in the current. We were fishing with guide Clagett Talley, who has Pickwick tailwater stripers down to a science, and we spent much of the day battling bulldog-strong fish. Talley shifts and steers constantly to keep his boat in position, and the current and the jerkbait do the rest of the work - that is until the fish strikes. After that, the workload shifts, as Nathaniel learned first hand and as you can see for yourself in the video below.