50 Lb Striped Bass

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[cool][#0000ff]Lake Mojave is smaller and narrower, with current running through much of the lake. For some reason it is more fertile and the balance of predator to prey species is different. In Powell, there are more predators of more species and they overtax the available forage base (shad). Lots of nice largemouth in Mojave but not nearly the numbers of smallmouth and walleyes. The stripers have more to eat at all stages and they get bigger.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There are lots of big stripers in Powell. But, proportionately there are tons more little skinny ones. Once a striper in Powell gets big enough to eat large sunfish, carp and other food...besides competing for the sparse shad forage...they will grow much bigger. And, those big ones seldom mess around with a wimpy piece of 'chovy on a jig hook. They want meat.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There are lots of websites that describe Mojave. Here are some of the better ones.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff][url "http://www.desertusa.com/colorado/lm_nra/lake_mohave/du_lkmojave.html"]MOJAVE 1[/url][/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff][url "http://www.riverlakes.com/lake_mohave.htm"]MOJAVE 2[/url][/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff][url "http://www.thefishinguide.com/mead.shtml"]MOJAVE FISHING[/url][/#0000ff]
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