Striped Bass (Rockfish) help!!!?

Question

I was wondering if any one knows the best kind of bait for striper (Rockfish)???

Answer 1

Where are you located? Are you trolling or jigging?

For trolling the Chesapeake, we've found that large (32oz-48oz) chartreuse Mojos on the bottom of a 3-way, back to a bucktail with a 9" sassy shad are absolute murder on big (30lb+) fish on the bottom....

... but big fish aren't always on the bottom, so red-headed Stretch 25s or for topwater, small bucktail 3-way rigs (with a 4oz on the bottom) back to a green/char Crippled Alewive have produced lots of meat this last season. My freezer is still full, a month after the end of the season.

We catch the odd fish or three on an umbrella, but they're too messy and often tangle everything else you have out. It got to the point where we could not fish more rods than there were people on the boat, otherwise no one had a free hand to steer!

Answer 2

Unlike the fall when mullet, bunker, rainfish and other baitfish are abundant, the spring brine has a lot less to offer hungry striped bass in the way of forage. During the spring the principle forage that bass will feed on are sand worms, clams and mackerel. And each one of the rigs highlighted here will allow you to deliver these baits as effectively as possible. What bait you use is often dictated by the forage that is prevalent in the area you are fishing.

The Hi-Low Rig
If you are a beach fisherman in the early season, you are no stranger to the hi-low rig. This rig makes a good choice for use with sandworms, clams and cut baits such as mackerel and bunker. The rig is basically designed to present one of the baits close to the bottom and the other bait about 1 or 2 off the bottom.

In-line Sinker Drift Rig
One of the top ways of taking early season stripers from boats is by drifting different baits such as cut bunker, bunker heads, eels and worms. In recent years, a lot more anglers have also started drifting clams for stripers. The one thing most coastal areas have in common, especially in the northern portion of coast, is a healthy stock of surf clams. The abundance of this readily obtained bait has caused more and more serious striper fishermen to use clams during the early season.
Bait Tips
Frisky bait is critical to striper success. Where permitted, a cast net is the surest method of gathering large quantities of bait. Often one toss of the net in a shallow pocket will harvest enough shad or herring for a day's fishing.
An aerated shad tank is a must for the serious striper fisherman. These have rounded interior walls so delicate baitfish won't "red-nose" by bumping into corners

Golden Shiner: The golden shiner is a lake species, preferring clean, clear, shallow, vegetated areas of lakes, reservoirs, rivers and streams. It eats algae, plankton, flying insects and occasionally small fish. It averages 5 inches in length and ranges between 3 and 12 inches. Shiners are probably one of the easiest baitfish to use. Because you can buy them at most bait shops, and they are easier to keep alive than Gizzard or Threadfin shad.



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Answer 3

The best kind of bait live is Shiners or baby Conga Eels.
For artificial bait use White Twister Tail Jigs the large ones.

Answer 4

stripers definetely prefer live baits like bunker or shad .

if your fishing from a boat try to use live bait. If your fishing from the surf .most people will use clam bellys or bunker chunks. Here on longisland we load up a large clam on a circle hook and then wrap a rubberband around ir to hold it all together. This is key especially when casting from the surf

Answer 5

Try bunker, (also known as menhaden) herring, bloodworms, and live eels.

Answer 6

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