![]() ![]() Focus on areas with multiple large schools of herring and set up drifts in between them. Once active fish are located, it is time to anchor up and thoroughly fish the area. The stripers will cruise the edges of these flats to feed and then utilize the quick access to deep water for cover.īegin the day by drifting baits to identify productive locations. The herring will often school up on these flats to get out of heavy current. However, the most productive areas tend to be shallow flats adjacent too inside turns of the main river channel. Best Locations for River Stripersīesides the obvious of fishing around the most concentrated schools of bait, bridges, rip-rap banks, and piles of timber all hold fish. The author with a big striper from the Hudson River. Yo-Zuri Striped Bass Hard Lure Kit ( Buy at Bass Pro).Large walking topwaters like original Cotton Cordell Pencil Poppers ( Buy at Bass Pro).Heavy bucktail jigs / paddle tail swimbait trailers.If the rod is picked up too soon, it can create slack and result in a lost fish. Once the gear is engaged, the rod’s fast action comes into play as it ‘loads up’ in the rod holder, perfectly hooking the fish in the corner of the mouth. Once the bait clicker goes off, it’s important the fish is allowed to sustain a run before engaging the reel. In order to achieve a proper hookset, extreme patience helps. Some companies make rods specifically for striper fishing, for example, the Ugly Stick 7-footer MH for striper. Rods 7 feet or less provide enhanced leverage for big fish in heavy currents. Regarding rod selection, anglers should stick to shorter, medium-heavy models with fast actions. Additionally, bait clickers allow a fish to move freely with the bait. No matter the reel style, bait clickers will alert anglers of a run when multiple lines are in use. Reels should be spooled with a high-quality braid, no less than 50-pound. Some anglers prefer conventional baitcaster reels for the added drag and additional power needed to turn large fish out of ripping current. Larger spinning reels in the 5000 to 7000 size class posses the line capacity to handle long runs. This is important to remember when selecting striper fishing tackle. Up and down the East Coast striper anglers are required to use circle hooks, as they allow for an easy release of the fish without harming them, when fishing with bait. ![]()
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