Stripemaster's Guide Service
Outfitter · Jasper, Alabama
Stripemaster's Guide Service is a guide outfitter based in Jasper, Alabama, running stillwater trips for striped bass and spotted bass on Smith Lake. Season runs year round. You book directly with the guide, and Driftline takes no commission.
Mike and Mark run striped bass and spotted bass trips on Smith Lake out of Jasper. A full time boat operation fishing all twelve months, with technique dialed to the season for anglers new and seasoned.
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Bait work happens before a client ever steps on the boat. Mike and Mark catch their own shad rather than buying it in and hold it alive on board, preferring big gizzard shad for most of the year and switching to smaller bait from December through February. Most fish on their trips come on live shad, with artificial lures cast alongside it to widen the odds.
The pair guide striped bass and spotted bass on Smith Lake out of Jasper and fish it full time in every month, citing 20 years of combined experience on this one body of water and at least 200 days a year on it. Technique changes with the season rather than staying fixed, and so does the launch point, which is picked according to where the schools are sitting at the time.
Start times move with the calendar too. The standard trip runs from about 4:30 in the morning to 12:30 in the afternoon. In late summer some trips run at night, roughly 6:00 in the evening to 2:00 the following morning. Spring brings all day lunker trips of varying length, arranged by phone rather than booked off the rate card.
Flotation devices, live bait and all tackle are supplied. Anglers bring an Alabama fishing license, foul weather clothing, any extra food or drink, and a large cooler if they want to take fish home. Four and six hour rates cover parties of one to four, and groups above five are quoted on a call, with the operator stating it can accommodate as many people as a booking needs. Credit cards are accepted.
WatersSmith Lake
SpeciesStriped bassSpotted bass
Tripsstillwater
SeasonYear round
Rates$400 per boat for 4 hours and $500 per boat for 6 hours, covering parties of 1 to 4 anglers
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What waters does Stripemaster's Guide Service fish?
Stripemaster's Guide Service guides Smith Lake, out of Jasper, Alabama. Trips are matched to water conditions and the season, so the exact stretch depends on when you fish.
What fish can you catch with Stripemaster's Guide Service?
On Stripemaster's Guide Service's trips you're targeting striped bass and spotted bass. What's biting shifts through the year, and the guide sets the day around what's fishing best on their home water.
What kind of trips does Stripemaster's Guide Service run?
Stripemaster's Guide Service runs stillwater trips on Smith Lake. Reach out for exact trip lengths, group sizes, and what's included. The guide sets those directly.
When is the fishing season with Stripemaster's Guide Service?
The lake is fished in four phases. From mid June to mid September stripers concentrate on the south end near the dam and are taken on live bait 30 to 60 feet down. From mid September to early December the fish move north and topwater picks up around late October. From late December to early March trolling the north ends is the main method. From early March to mid June the fish are shallow, in 4 to 8 feet of water, taken on planer boards and free lines when water temperatures sit between 58 and 67 degrees.
Do I need a fishing license to fish in Alabama?
Yes: everyone fishing Alabama waters needs a valid Alabama fishing license. You buy your own; get it from Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Stripemaster's Guide Service can point you to the right one for your trip.
How do I book a trip with Stripemaster's Guide Service?
You book directly with Stripemaster's Guide Service: through their website at stripemasters.com or by phone. Driftline lists the guide but takes no commission and no booking fee, so the price you get is the guide's own.
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