| Striped bass, the targets of striped bass | | | | pound mark. In fact, stripers can easily |
| fishing, which are often referred to by the | | | | grow up to an amazing four feet long and |
| more common name of "stripers," are one of | | | | weigh over fifty pounds. The world record is |
| the most popular types of fish among | | | | 125 lbs, but don't get your hopes up too |
| fishermen, especially among bass anglers. | | | | high-that's a record that has stood for over |
| Striped bass are unique compared to their | | | | one hundred years. Still, there are huge |
| freshwater brethren in that striped bass | | | | striped bass out there, and if you are |
| breed in fresh water, but somewhat like | | | | committed to striped bass fishing, you many |
| salmon they spend the adult part of their | | | | find some dandies. |
| lives in salt water. Despite this, if the | | | | |
| environment changes in such a way as they can | | | | So which methods work? It depends on your |
| not reach salt water, they still have the | | | | strategy. If you don't own a boat, then from |
| ability to live solely in fresh water, like | | | | a shoreline you would want to look at a |
| smallmouth and largemouth bass. | | | | technique known as "surf casting." Surf |
| | | | casting is the process of casting into the |
| Striped bass can be found nearly everywhere | | | | surf while you stand near the shore of the |
| now, from Chesapeake Bay and Cape Cod down to | | | | ocean. This type of strategy requires |
| the reservoirs of Florida. This fish is | | | | special gear that usually involves heavy test |
| extremely popular because of its ability to | | | | line an a series of lead sinkers to actually |
| grow to large sizes and put up the type of | | | | anchor their live bait of the ocean floor, |
| fight that makes all bass very popular with | | | | since having the bait floating back to you is |
| anglers. | | | | obviously not a good idea! |
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| Another reason striped bass are popular is | | | | If you have a boat, then trolling is a great |
| the challenge of catching them. Striped bass | | | | method for going after striped bass. You |
| are notorious for being finicky about which | | | | will definitely want a strong test line, and |
| baits they will show interest in taking. | | | | in this situation artificial lures are ideal. |
| Because of this, when fishing for striped | | | | This is a successful technique for striped |
| bass there is no specific favorite technique | | | | bass fishing because the striped bass is very |
| or strategy that is fool proof. Fishing for | | | | aggressive and is willing to attack a moving |
| striped bass can require many different types | | | | bait. This allows a fisherman to use lures |
| of bait. This can include including clams, | | | | they may already have, and use a familiar |
| chicken livers, eels, night crawlers, | | | | technique as trolling is a great strategy not |
| grasshoppers, and minnows. Many anglers do | | | | only for striped bass and largemouth bass, |
| prefer live bait of some type over something | | | | but even other fish such as muskie, pike, or |
| factory produced, though this doesn't mean | | | | walleyes. |
| that actual lures can't have success. If you | | | | |
| find something that works in striped bass | | | | Striped bass fiction is likely to continue to |
| fishing, then by all means, don't change a | | | | grow in popularity. These are big aggressive |
| thing! | | | | fish that put up a huge fight, are a |
| | | | challenge to catch, and taste great in the |
| Striped bass fishing is a great change of | | | | frying pan or on the grill. With qualities |
| pace for those bass fisherman who desire a | | | | like that, how can striped bass fiction not |
| fish that can break well above the twenty | | | | be popular among any avid fisherman? |