Striped Bass is a type of bass that has a certain allure and can be a challenge to catch. Many "bottom fishermen" may switch to bass fishing in 2008 due to possible regulations imposed on flounder, scup, and other species due to environmentalist groups' lawsuits. Bass are aggressive feeders at certain times of the day and when there is a lot of bait around. Top water plugs or soft plastic that matches the size and shape of the bait are a good choice in these conditions. Surface swimmers, poppers, or walkers in white should be used as top water plugs and worked as if they are injured, stopping occasionally during the retrieve.
Linesiders are the preferred method of bass fishing. When there is enough light and the top water plugs stop producing, it is time to switch to soft plastics and possibly move to a structure in deeper water. Current is important, and when the current is weak or non-existent, the bass are unlikely to be aggressive. When drifting with soft plastics, first drift away from the structure with the boat and position the boat so that you will drift over it, then turn off the motor. If the structure is in 30 feet of water, cast out, leave the bail open for 15 seconds, then close it and begin your retrieve.
Experiment with different retrieves, such as slow, fast, jigging, and reeling, until you find what the fish prefer. If you get a hit but don't hook up, slowly work the bait! Short jigs, as if injured, are usually followed by additional strikes. If you know what they're eating, use something similar to that bait, such as green/white zooms, sluggos, or fin-s on a jig head for sand eels. Trolling is another method of catching bass.
Weights, downriggers, or wire line rods are commonly used. We fish a section of the RI south shore that has a lot of boulders and is 28 feet deep. We use wire outfits with 200 feet of wire on them to lower the rig about 20 feet, and use umbrellas, tube and worm rigs, and parachute jigs when we are having difficulty getting soft plastics down to the fish. Speed can range from 2 knots to 6 knots, and we usually vary it throughout the troll. When it's not working, it's time to give up and move on, or try something new.
Striped Bass is a type of bass. Striper's. Rock fishing. Linesiders. The striper has a certain allure that makes everyone want to catch one. Anyone who has seen one fresh out of the water with the sun shining off its silvery sides will agree. Catching them, on the other hand, can be a challenge. Many "bottom fishermen" may switch to bass fishing in 2008 as a result of possible regulations imposed on flounder, scup, and other species as a result of environmentalist groups' lawsuits. Bass fishing is not the same as bottom fishing.
Bass are aggressive feeders at certain times of the day and when there is a lot of bait around. This is usually easy to spot because the bait will jump as the bass feed on it. It's just a matter of speeding up and slowing down before getting too close, then casting an appropriate lure among them. Don't make the mistake of going directly into or through a feeding area; this is the quickest way to end your fishing trip. A top water plug or soft plastic that matches the size and shape of the bait is a good choice in these conditions. Close up and begin a retrieve as soon as you hit the water. Unless they are bluefish, don't move it too quickly.
Bass will feed in the shallows near some kind of structure (rocks, drop offs, humps) in the early morning, usually when there is a current to sweep helpless bait past them. Because of the low light conditions, top water plugs can be very productive at this time. If it's going to be cloudy or foggy that day, all the better for bass fishing. Surface swimmers, poppers, or walkers in white should be used as top water plugs. They should be worked as if they are injured, stopping occasionally during the retrieve. It's amazing how the fish smashes the surface plug, splashing, rolling, and then running like hell. My preferred method of bass fishing.
When there is enough light and the top water plugs stop producing, it is time to switch to soft plastics and possibly move to a structure in deeper water. Again, current is important; the bass rely on it to sweep food past them, and when the current is weak or non-existent, the bass are unlikely to be aggressive; you'll have to hit them on the nose to get a strike. When drifting with soft plastics, first drift away from the structure with the boat and position the boat so that you will drift over it, then turn off the motor.
Consider the depth at which the fish may be holding. If the structure is in 30 feet of water, cast out, leave the bail open for 15 seconds, then close it and begin your retrieve. You should also experiment with different retrieves, such as slow, fast, jigging, and reeling, until you find what the fish prefer. If you get a hit but don't hook up, slowly work the bait!
Short jigs, as if injured. This is usually followed by additional strikes. The natural instinct is to haul back and reel hard, but this will only result in another strike from a bluefish; if it's a bass, they won't chase it. It's also possible that a bluefish will hit and bite a piece of the plastic off, and then a bass will take it as you work it as if it's injured. This is because bass enjoy chasing bluefish, who are messy eaters who will chop up a bait without finishing it, allowing the pieces to fall to the bottom.
What kind of soft plastic do you use? So you try to'match the hatch,' so to speak. If you know what they're eating, use something similar to that bait. Use green/white zooms, sluggos, or fin-s on a jig head for sand eels. Use a 4 if they are feeding on bunker "Storm swim shad bait in bunker color, 5" or 6". Use a 6 if they are eating herring "Storm swimming with shad in pearl.
Trolling is another method of catching bass. The difficult part is deciding what to do when you don't catch them. Weights, downriggers, or wire line rods are commonly used in trolling. This is because bass move to the bottom of the water column once the sun comes up, so you'll need a way to get your rig down there. We fish a section of the RI south shore that has a lot of boulders and is about 28 feet deep.
We use wire outfits with 200 feet of wire on them when trolling. This lowers the rig about 20 feet, which is sufficient given how shallow the area is and how the boulders stick out. Trolling umbrellas, tube and worm rigs, and parachute jigs is what we do. We usually only use this method when we are having difficulty getting soft plastics down to the fish. It has the potential to be extremely beneficial. Speed can range from 2 knots to 6 knots, and we usually vary it throughout the troll. It's not uncommon to get hits right after changing speeds. When!
It's not working, your speed is incorrect, your rig is at the incorrect depth, or the fish have vanished. However, before assuming the fish are gone, I always make the first assumptions. If you go half an hour without catching a fish, it's time to give up and move on, or try something new.
If you keep some of these pointers in mind when you're out there, you can have success when fishing for bass.
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