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