Monster Striper on Saluda River 

Thank you so much for your videos. You have helped my son (14 yrs old) and I have one of the best day fishing ever. Went to the bottom of the damn today on our Kayaks and caught 2. First stripper he’s caught since he was about 5. It was 25”. I caught the second which was 30”. Your video help tremendously.

If you want some real fun, go down to Riverfront Park on the Broad, a bit upstream from where the Saluda and the Broad converge. Start at the I-126 bridge and scout upstream towards the Broad River bridge. Bigger patches of water there will hold some pretty nice flathead catfish, which you can land at night on small bream, which I believe are permissible to use as live bait as long as you use them where you catch them. Bring heavy tackle, and make sure to use live bait; a big ball of nightcrawlers is not bad, or crayfish...cut bait will mostly get you stripers, channels, blues, and of course gar. It's a patience game, but the payoff is tremendous. There are some large flatties a few hundred yards north of I-126 I guarantee you. That area is teeming with life.

I can't wait to fish this water. Just have to figure out where I need to go to wade the water

Great video. I have been to the same spots a couple of years ago. I did managed to catch some nice largemouth along the banks on either side along with a pickerel, which I did not realize was in there. Got them on large glide baits. I am intrigued on the stripers. Are they in there year round or just during the runs (late spring thru end of summer)? Thanks.

Could use a whole herring for the big bass in the warm water pool. Just hook and leader, no weight

Just wondering if you keep trout?

What did you use for bait?

where on the saluda are you fishing

Tighten the drag