[Zman]

On the other site a poster talks about losing a wiper with it coming off during it going airborn...near as I can figure of the few hundred I have caught I have never had one jump...I have had them go hard right or hard left on topwater on the surface like a 10 to 15 lb fish turning into a wake bait on the hookset but I have never had one come out of the water...

Anyone ever have a wiper jump completely out of the water while fighting it? And how big was it?...mainly just curious...90% of my wipers have come out of Aurora and not one jumper...maybe the little ones (less than 10 lbs) jump...havent been many of those over the years at Atown...like I said just curious...and I know there are a bunch of guys that caught a bunch on here especially out east...

 

[shutupandfish]

Can't say I've ever seen them come out of the water either. I've probably caught a couple dozen over the years, from around 15-32"

 

[mattyt]

I got a good one a few years back. Stayed down about 30 ft the whole time

 

[lvrider]

It's the other site...

 

[boondock]

Nope... Don't think I've had one completely leave the water.

 

[Zman]

It's the other site...

lol...was waiting for that...

do stripers jump (lol need to be careful and not type strippers!)?...only been to Powell once and wasnt that impressed with stripers compaitively...

 

[tl1000r]

if theyre green they can jump most do power dives.

 

[Zman]

So you have seen a wiper jump completely out of the water?

 

[fisher32]

I have never seen them jump out of the water.

 

[tal0362]

Almost all wipers go airborne, once you have them in the net.

 

[Zman]

Almost all wipers go airborne, once you have them in the net.

should of made the question hair color restrictive!

 

[Zman]

and did your phone number change?...tried to call and blonde slap you!...

 

[walleye seeker]

Z i have caught several hundred wipers over the years and almost as many stripers and never a jumper

 

[JWurgaft]

I haven't caught a lot of em but I've never seen one jump either . FX is funny.

 

[swimbait]

Never saw it before this year. Had about a half a dozen jump this year. Only one jump, and only on topwater, and only right after I hooked them. Not really proper "Flipper" type sea world jumps, more like a twisting cartwheel. It's pretty weird.

I have had striper jump too. Never have had a white bass jump as I recall, and I have caught thousands.

 

[walleye seeker]

in 60 years of fishing for them i have seen a lot show themselfs on top water never a trout type jump

 

[swimbait]

You already said that.

 

[rvinson]

None of the very few that I have ever caught jumped... FWIW.

 

[Oyey]

I've never seen one jump out of the water... splash after hooked, yes, but never a jump during the fight.

Swimbait, you're suggesting you saw a half dozen of them jump out of the water during the fight? At night, I presume?

 

[setthehook]

Never.