Your Questions About Fishing Techniques For Striped Bass
October 9, 2011 by Daniel Ambrose · Leave a Comment
Chris asks…
How to fish for striped bass?
I need to know how to fish for Saltwater Striped bass. My dad and I fish for Skipjacks. We like it because we catch one fish after the other. Right. So my dad caught a striper. Out of the blue going for skipjacks and we ate it. It was so delicious. I want to go for striper. We go at a good spot where hardly any body knows. Very few go along the rocks and get striper and they catch them. I want to learn how to catch them. Should i attach a live skipjack to a big hook and just cast it out? There a technique in reeling the pole in?
Oh sorry. SkipJack is an adolesent form of Blue fish. like Baby blue fish. They are about 10 inchs long.
Daniel Ambrose answers:
Bait works best for stripers although you could also catch on lures. For bait use bunker (menhaden), mackerel, or whole clams. During the summer it seems to hit skimmer clams better than bunker or mackerel. If you are going to use a lure, try a two-ounce castmaster or a yellow Danny plug. Yellow because I’ve had success with that. Yet bait is best. As far as set up you’ll need a 4 to 5 oz pyramid sinker, a three way swivel with sinker snap and a 8/0 or 9/0 hook. And you could use live eels. When you say skipjack, I immediately think of little tunny. Skipjacks are related to the tuna family and are usuallly two to three pounds. You could use them for bass bait but you’re going to have to chunk the skipjack into pieces to put on the hook.
Thomas asks…
Spearfishing anybody? What are the rules in the US? Is it allowed? Any DVD s about techniques?
I love spearfishing. Actually any type of fishing and wonder if there are ristrictions. When we go fishing for stripe bass the limit is two for example. Do you know any web sites or DVD s about Spearfishing? Is it possible to travel with your spear gun or may be you call it harpoon? If not is it possible to rent spear guns in California or New Jersey?
I only hit as much as I will eat. I love cooking fish for friends too.Thank you all.
Daniel Ambrose answers:
I live in the Midwest and there is spearfishing here as my sons are avid fisherman. You may like to try the website, Southern Minnesota Darkhouse Association for some information on spearfishing. I hope this helps you. Good Luck Fishing
Daniel asks…
Large mouth Bass and Striped Bass help?
Ok so my dad’s friend owns this huge pond, and he stocks all kinds of fish in it. 12in. blue gill to 36in. catfish. But he also has bass and striped bass in it. Now I haven’t caught any bass yet. I’ve had a couple of bass on, but had bad luck reeling them in. And those stripe bass will come up to his dock but not bite on anything! Anybody have any techniques or advice on which kind of baits I should use?
Thanks for the help 
Daniel Ambrose answers:
When you get a bass on the line, make sure you “set the hook,” as soon as you feel the tug, jerk the rod up to make sure the hook is in, sometimes they are not actually hooked and they spit out the lure or bait and you lose the fish. Bass are predators and generally hunt live action prey, if they are in a confined space with plenty of smaller fish to forage, then they may be full and not tempted by whatever you are using. Try using large live minnows, especially if there are a lot of weeds in the pond and your lures get snagged on weeds. I always have good luck with Spinner Jig, large Hula Popper, and Bumble Bug lures. For artificial minnows, I use the floating Rapala black and gold or black an silver medium to large size. Keep an eye on the fishing dept at Wal-Mart, they will periodically dump lots of good lures on clearance and you can get lots of good stuff for almost nothing and experiment with what works for the fish in your pond.
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Make a Christmas card Inspired from Bass Fishing
November 18, 2009 by Daniel Ambrose · Leave a Comment
For the majority people, Christmas time means shopping for gifts, cards and presents for their friends, family, co-workers and many others. Unfortunately, shopping for Christmas often times creates a lot of stress and burden for people due to the fact that they have to go out, fight the crowds and pay retail prices for the Christmas gifts they buy.
Now, you can get all of your Christmas gifts and supplies including ornaments, trees, cards, crafts and cookies at discount prices online and at the same time, same lots of time! Like the bass fishing Christmas card, they are also available online.
We all know that almost everybody in Florida is fascinated with bass fishing. They even consider bass fishing as their number one freshwater sport.
Most of these anglers have built bass fishing services because of them; bass fishing is already a hard habit to break.
Not only that, some of them would even make Christmas cards inspired from bass fishing. They do this as an effective business product especially on the holiday seasons or any other special occasions.
For children, Christmas cards are colorful and are usually printed with jokes, stickers, or games. There are also special Christmas cards that hold money or gift cards. For adults, Christmas cards are often either traditional or humorous. And most of the adults get their Christmas cards on the Internet.
Like Bass Fishing Christmas Cards which can be redeemed for online purchases, catalog orders, and purchases.
Most Bass Fishing Gift Cards are mailed separately to the shipping address of your choice. Such as:
• Bass Fishing Christmas Cards delivered in 3-6 business days.
• Catalog(s) or the gift cards are shipped separately.
• Free standard shipping to US zip codes
• Gift Card amounts are in US funds
Not only that, here’s your second choice…
Most Bass Fishing Greeting Cards businesses provide a great way to send a gift almost instantly to your favorite outdoor enthusiast. Simply provide them with the dollar amount and they will email a Gift Card that can be used immediately.
These are important reminders on how you can get the card that you order:
• Most Bass Fishing Christmas Gift Cards are delivered within four hours if ordered during normal business hours. Otherwise they may take 4 to 24 hours to be delivered.
• These gift cards are usually delivered without any problems. However, a full inbox, invalid email address, or a spam filter can prevent the greeting card from reaching the recipient’s inbox. In order to be certain that a Gift Card has been received, please check with the recipient.
• Gift Cards are available for U.S. orders only and are in US funds.
• Catalogs will not be mailed, but current catalogs can be viewed online.
And here is your third choice, if you want your bass fishing Christmas card to be more memorable do it yourself. It’s the thought that counts, not the amount anyway!
An ordinary hand-made Christmas card is very special, how much more if it was motivated by bass fishing? Very peculiar is it not? And yet too easy!
Here’s what you will need:
a piece of card 17cm x 25cm
a piece of crepe paper or tissue paper slightly smaller than the card
several pieces of colored paper, recycled or interesting texture
metallic braid or cord, or colored ribbon inspire
ruler
glue
scissors
pinking shears
and of course do not forget your pictures with the bass fishes (have it scanned please)
And here’s the easy way to do it:
1. Carefully fold the piece of card in half.
2. Use a very small amount of glue to fix the tissue paper inside the card as a lining.
3. Trim a piece of colored paper with pinking shears, so that it measures 13cm x 8cm. Glue it to the front of the card, leaving an equal margin on each side.
4. Cut a simple shape – a Christmas tree, a star, bells etc. – from an interesting paper of a toning or contrasting color. Glue the shape to the front of the card.
5. When you are done with that, edit the picture that you have just scanned. You can use Paint Shop Pro for it.
There you have it, just use your creativity and you’ll have a Bass fishing Christmas card to give to a bass fishing enthusiast.
How many bass fishing lures does it take?
May 7, 2009 by Daniel Ambrose · 1 Comment
Have you got an ungodly amount of bass fishing lures? I mean really, just how many bass fishing lures does it take? Recently, a friend and I were doing a little bass fishing and this is how these things get started.
It was a peaceful sunny day at the back of my friends twenty acres where we were just getting started bass fishing in his private lake, when my friend pulled out this huge tackle box from his pickup and started fingering through all these different bass fishing lures.
Now I looked at my friend and then the massive quantity of bass fishing lures he had displayed and I could not help but ask him, “are you going to open a bass fishing lure shop?” He looked at me, just a little dumbfounded, in my opinion, and said “you never know what them varmints are going to take a notion to strike at.”
Now who in the world talks like that? I laughed until I nearly cried, and then I asked my friend “if you had used all of the bass fishing lures you had in your tackle box, why did you not just get rid of the lures that did not catch any bass?
He responded; “maybe they were not hungry that day.”
Now I kid you not, there is something to be said about the honesty in which he truly believed himself to be responding to my questions, and folks, we are not in Tennessee, not that I have anything against Tennesseans, but who in the state of Indiana, born and raised, talks like that?
But lets find the moral of our little story; “how many bass fishing lures does it take?” Well, I do not claim to know how many bass fishing lures it takes, but I will say that if your spending thirty minutes sifting through them to find the perfect bass fishing lure, the bass may eat their fill before you ever get your line into the water. Hence, another day they may not of been hungry. I know this may seem silly, but I could not resist sharing it with you.
And, for my friend, who will remain anonymous, I meant you no disrespect, just remember that I write about the things I love, so you know I love you.
Learn To Be A Better Bass Fisherman
April 22, 2009 by Daniel Ambrose · Leave a Comment
For many years businesses have rode on the vast interest Bass fishing has generated. Many people are hooked, pardon the pun, on this hobby and have elevated it to a sport and a passion. Resorts, sports gear stores and many other lines have been built and continue to benefit from the fishing worlds interest in bass fishing.
Everyday there are more and more people trying to learn what the buzz is all about. Bass fishing is more than just catching a fish. Its now about getting those prized big bass and having the opportunity to show it off. For beginners there are lots more to bass fishing than meets the eye.
First, try to know the lures that you must have to enjoy bass fishing and know what the top 3 lures for catching Bass are?
Although there was no particular gauge that was presented by the researchers, a survey was performed among the pro bass fishermen and it was found that plastic worms was the first choice, with the second and third place being the spinner bait and then the crank bait, respectively.
However, picking one of these 3 is not all there is to it. Some other factors still need to be considered. Primarily, you must consider if it is better to cover a smaller segment of water thoroughly or skim across a larger area as quickly as possible to find your fish limit.
Using a plastic worm is slower, but absolutely effective and is very alluring to Bass. They do best when the bass are in a group, or school.
The problem that usually arises with fishing with a plastic worm is the inability to sense strikes. This inability to sense them can be due to a sinker that is too heavy and a line that is too thick.
To help you to overcome this problem you are advised to use a variable buoyancy worm using lead strip sinkers.
Here are some of its advantages:
• No moving lead on the line to dampen the feel of a gentle pickup
• You can apply the precise amount of lead to deliver the worm action needed
• It makes it easier for a bass to inhale the worm
• It aids in hook setting
• It is easier to shake loose from snags
• You can cause the worm to hang virtually suspended over the bottom when fishing shallow water.
To tell how much lead strip is needed, wrap one strip around the hook and bury the barb in the worm. Ease it into the water and watch it sink, it should slowly settle toward the bottom. If it sinks to fast, take some weight off, etc. Make sure to use no heavier than 8-pound mono line – preferably 6 pound.
On the other hand, a Spinner bait can be moved quicker across the surface and can be bounced on the bottom, sent against a tree limb and moved in several different ways in order to stimulate strikes. It is a great probing lure for the shoreline because of its tangle-free construction.
The final pick of Crank baits cover a lot of water in a hurry. Using them, you can check out a spot without wasting alot of time. You can use them to quickly find fish that may be scattered.
The most important thing is, no matter what lure you select for the particular body of water that you are fishing, you need to make it as easy for the Bass to get at it, as possible. Scientists have proven that Bass calculate the amount of energy it will take them to go after the prey. It is best to drop that lure right in front of them whenever possible.
Discover, and learn proper use of those lures that you prefer to use, and you to will really find enjoyment in bass fishing!
Aside from considering the lures, it is also important to determine the accurate time in going bass fishing.
Dawn and dusk are definitely when the biggest bass can be brought in. First, remember that bass love ambush spots offering lots of cover from the bait-fish. They like to hide, and pounce on their prey.
The bait fish are most active in the early morning, or evening, when they feed. Bass follow their schedule because the baitfish are less aware of threats when they feed. So it is best for your success that you to follow their schedule.
When retrieving an underwater lure in poor light, keep it coming at a steady pace once it is set in motion so it will make it easier for bass to locate and grab it. Remember they are lazy.
The last thing is, don’t bother going out in the dawn/dusk when water is below 50 degrees Fahrenheit. This temperature wipes out certain aquatics and terrestrials, which nullifies the food chain feeding.
Knowing lures and proper bass fishing times will increase your bass catches exponentially. But you must also consider factors such as water quality and weather conditions. When you have all of these things considered you will always be a better player in the bass fishing game.