I have caught stripers both on the Sacramento Delta and on several lakes in the State of Oklahoma. They can pull hard and are a ton of fun to catch. Often when the Largemouth of the Delta are not doing there thing, as nicely as one would like, the striper is a nice option to have. We caught many on diving plugs but my favorite way was on a cut herring. Just cast it out into some current grab ya a refreshing cool drink and relax until Mr. Striper comes along and gives your line a yank. Fight it out with one over the 30 pound class and you won't forget it I can assure you. Especially in the stong currents of the Delta.

Rev,

Stripers are indeed everything they are supposed to be, they do fight hard, I've caught them up to 55 lbs.  My experience with them isn't on the delta but rather on the TVA dam systems in Tennessee and Alabama.  Locals call them rock fish and 9 times out of 10 you are fishing the tail races of a dam, Watts Bar, Milton Hill, Loudon, Nickajack, etc.  Most fisherman are using live bait, either yellow-tails or greenbacks, depending on the time of year, and they are fishing it straight up and down in the seams of the tail races, when tail-race fishing.  This style of fishing calls for good life vests and a dedicated motor man, while others fish

Now, occasionally those tail-race fish move out onto adjacent flats and locals switch to free-lining their live bait.  I have had success using swimbaits and large crankbaits while my brother and dad free-lined live bait on the flats, although they look at me like I'm crazy when there are plenty of baits left in the bait tank.

Additionally they are a firm and tasty fish!

We had Striped Bass on my home lake, Bull Shoals in Arkansas.  They are indeed tackle busters and fun.  Not to mention, pretty yummy.

Smitty
AKA Dune Hopper

Pat Sutherland and I hit the Delta last year and caught a lot of stripers on bass gear. They fight very hard and slammed our speed traps quite often in the same areas the largies were in.

Russ

I'm doing an article for my website on striper fishing on the California Delta.  According to Bobby Barrack, (the bass pro and striper guide I interviewed), it's supposed to be very easy for bass fisherman to make the shift to striper fishing without the necessity of buying new gear.  Medium-heavy cranking rod with a 6.2:1 reel and topwater and diving cranks - all you need.

Anyone tried it?  And are stripers all they are supposed to be?  Do they fight hard?  I've never done it but it looks like fun.