2 Methods Used to Catch Stripers (w/pics)

Brian, Billy and I left Sandy Point State Park around 9:00am and headed south where some spot were being caught. We anchored ahead of a few headboats which were a giveaway that pan fish were around. Brian and Billy started catching some medium to large spot on light perch jerking rods almost immediately on bloodworms. They would do the catching while I was unhooking and putting the catch in the livewell.

We started running ledges until the sonar unit lit up before anchoring again. It was approximately 1 hour before the ebb current was to max out at 2:26pm at 0.70 kts.

Striped Bass Mixed Among Baitfish

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Some hard fighting, fat, and healthy stripers were caught between 19″ to 27″.

Brian Kroneberger Landed the Nice Striper

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Medium spinning rods were used with the spot, and medium heavy spinning rods were used when fishing lures. The most productive lure was a 6″ Bass Kandy Delight soft plastic bait in chartreuse glitter rigged on a 1 oz. jighead.

Fishing Tip: To keep the bloodworm on your hook longer install a 1/4″ piece of Fishbites after the worm.

Have a happy and safe 4th of July….

• This topic was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by  Capt. Tom Hughes.