Hopatcong 5/12...new personal best Hybrid.

[Skunk City]

Hit up Hopatcong for a night time trip last night. Got on the water around 10pm and hit a few productive spots. Had no action until about 1am, where I hooked up with this guy. Fought like a beast like all Hybrids do :D . Got him in the boat and onto the scale. Weighed 7lbs0oz and measured 25". Not the 10lb monster I've been wanting, but my new personal best Hybrid. Hooked up with and lost 2 more throughout the night and got off the water before sunrise. Great weather out on the lake but tons of other boats out there as well.

A couple pictures...

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[FASTEDDIE29]

Nice fish bro, where were you fishing? There were no other boats where I was last night and the action was awesome on stick baits! Lees cove was packed when I left at 2 am. COGRATS ON THE BIG BRUISER HYBRID!!!:D

[AndyS]

Congrats on the PB !!

[Skunk City]

Nice fish bro, where were you fishing? There were no other boats where I was last night and the action was awesome on stick baits! Lees cove was packed when I left at 2 am. COGRATS ON THE BIG BRUISER HYBRID!!!:D

Thanks Eddie! We were fishing mostly in Byram and Henderson. Watched a guy fishing from the dock at Dow's catch a keeper Walleye while we were picking up our herring. Mostly fishing boats but a few yahoo's with their V8-powered boats flying around too.

[Tony Cav]

Very Nice, Very Nice

[Michael82929]

Were you guys using bait or plugs.

I fished Sat night.. got 7 hybrids all on plugs... up to 6 pds..

They dont go to 10lbs in my lake.. Biggest you will see is 8.

[Skunk City]

Were you guys using bait or plugs.

I fished Sat night.. got 7 hybrids all on plugs... up to 6 pds..

They dont go to 10lbs in my lake.. Biggest you will see is 8.

We were live lining herring. What lake were you at Michael? I've heard Hybrids are pretty picky when it comes to lures.

[kcritch]

Nice Fish....Love catching those guys. Great fighters.

Spruce Run has a good Hybrid population if you've never tried there. With the 9.9 limit it cuts down on the traffic...especially at night.

[Skunk City]

Nice Fish....Love catching those guys. Great fighters.

Spruce Run has a good Hybrid population if you've never tried there. With the 9.9 limit it cuts down on the traffic...especially at night.

Spruce Run is on my short list of places to hit very soon. For as big of a reservoir that it is, you really don't see too many reports out of there.

[JerryC]

congrats!!!!! im still trying for my first hybrid! lol

[ChaosStarter]

congrats!!!!! im still trying for my first hybrid! lol


When you hook into one, you'll know! :D

[Fishon1982]

Very nice hybrid they are a great fight did you get any hits after 3 til when you left

[Skunk City]

Very nice hybrid they are a great fight did you get any hits after 3 til when you left

A few, but no hookups. Most of the action was around 1am though. Lots of herring breaking the surface, then it started to slow down.

[Michael82929]

I have a house on Lake Owassa

Culvers / Owassa have a nice hybrid program - been going strong for close to ten yrs now and are consistently stocked through there programs

Both lakes are private so getting access is the key

The nite bite on my lake is insane when they are feeding strong and active

Spooks / Poppers and its the closest thing to peacock bass fishing you can get without being in South America

Sometimes they hit it two and three times before the unleash fury on the top and get it in there mouths

Best time to fish for em is now throughout the spawn... as it gets hotter the fishing slows but you a good night in the summer is 2 - 5 and a couple of misses

Best part is - they way you target them is via sound.. troll until you hear them cus when they are feeding on the shore it sounds like someone takes a big rock and throws it in the water..

I have pitched herring in the shallows and have gotten them as well like that buts its hard not to fish them with lures when you hear them feeding.

[ChaosStarter]

I have a house on Lake Owassa

Culvers / Owassa have a nice hybrid program - been going strong for close to ten yrs now and are consistently stocked through there programs

Both lakes are private so getting access is the key

The nite bite on my lake is insane when they are feeding strong and active

Spooks / Poppers and its the closest thing to peacock bass fishing you can get without being in South America

Sometimes they hit it two and three times before the unleash fury on the top and get it in there mouths

Best time to fish for em is now throughout the spawn... as it gets hotter the fishing slows but you a good night in the summer is 2 - 5 and a couple of misses

Best part is - they way you target them is via sound.. troll until you hear them cus when they are feeding on the shore it sounds like someone takes a big rock and throws it in the water..

I have pitched herring in the shallows and have gotten them as well like that buts its hard not to fish them with lures when you hear them feeding.



When do they tend to 'spawn'? I know they don't really spawn but when does it seem like their bodies are telling them to do the deed?

[Skunk City]

I have a house on Lake Owassa

Culvers / Owassa have a nice hybrid program - been going strong for close to ten yrs now and are consistently stocked through there programs

Both lakes are private so getting access is the key

The nite bite on my lake is insane when they are feeding strong and active

Spooks / Poppers and its the closest thing to peacock bass fishing you can get without being in South America

Sometimes they hit it two and three times before the unleash fury on the top and get it in there mouths

Best time to fish for em is now throughout the spawn... as it gets hotter the fishing slows but you a good night in the summer is 2 - 5 and a couple of misses

Best part is - they way you target them is via sound.. troll until you hear them cus when they are feeding on the shore it sounds like someone takes a big rock and throws it in the water..

I have pitched herring in the shallows and have gotten them as well like that buts its hard not to fish them with lures when you hear them feeding.


Sick stuff man. Great info. I haven't targeted them with lures yet, but having a slob hit on a anything topwater is enough inspiration to give it a shot next time I'm out there.

I've heard about Hybrids in Culvers. Its private though?

[Michael82929]

When do they tend to 'spawn'? I know they don't really spawn but when does it seem like their bodies are telling them to do the deed?


Let me reclarify.. best time to fish is thoroughout the spawn of other species of fish

Perch / Sunfish / bass or whatever is in your lake.

The stripers come in and reek havoc on the shallows

Hybrids dont spawn

[Michael82929]

Sick stuff man. Great info. I haven't targeted them with lures yet, but having a slob hit on a anything topwater is enough inspiration to give it a shot next time I'm out there.

I've heard about Hybrids in Culvers. Its private though?

Both lakes are private, but they hybrids fishing where you guys are fishing, is top notch

These private lakes just get less pressure