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