I was wondering how a live bait guy was going to go to work for striper express! Guess you are equally versed in artificials too! That's awesome man! Good luck to you Carey.

Well here is good chance for me to get on my soap box. There are really good guides on Texoma and there are some really good "potlickers" that respect them. The guy should not have anchored in the guides line of drifting, but I have been on Texoma when throwing top waters and catching fish and a guide would run right thru them because his customers had slabs tied on. I have been drifting with live bait and had guides pull up within 10' of my boat to drift and catch fish. I have been trolling a spot and had guides pull up and scatter my fish so they could slab or live bait. Not everyone is able to fish 4 to 5 days a week and keep up with where the fish are. I have been fishing Texoma on regular basis since 1980 and have seen it all. I have had friends that guide on the lake and still do. Most of them understand, it is a privilege to be able to go to such a great fishery and make a living. They are the good ones. Like I said at the start there are some good respectful guides and good respectful "potlickers" on Texoma. By the way I don't like being called a Potlicker! I am a fisherman just like you are, that gets to go to Texoma 3 or 4 times a year now.

I would only use live minnows on crappie when they won't hit a jig.

I would only use live minnows on white bass up in the creeks when they won't hit a jig.

90% of the time I use artificial's. After cold fronts or high air pressure I'm usually using bait. That's primarily only in the creeks.

I don't need bait to catch a Striper.

So yeah.......