How to find Stripers! Locating Striped Bass FOR REAL!
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- THE MOST POWERFUL TOOL IN STRIPER FISHING IS NOT BEING USED!
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Really enjoy your videos! Old school is on a whole other level !
Thank you, Mike! The things sound easy but I never thought about them that way! Thanks for sharing!
Glad you like it brother!!! Thanks!!
great information Mike. thank you for sharing your SideScan screens along with your explanation of what you are seeing on the screens..
This video is gold!
Thanks brother!!!👍👍
Side scan works amazing once you have finally got the setting correct and that to me and a lot of other guys is the hardest thing. Maybe show us a video on how you set your contrast, speed, etc and how you change it according to what you are seeing on your screen at the time. Great videos also!
Thanks for the comment brother!! I’ll do that!
I have sidescan on my totalscan trans. But I feel like I don’t see on my screen what you see and it sucks because I feel like my settings aren’t straightened out to how they should be also I’d appreciate any help
anthony alessi The Total Scan is ok, but it can’t compare to Active Imaging.
Hell ya was waiting for this video. Glad to see the influx of content, Mike. Really stepping it up.
THANKS BROTHER!!! 👍👍👍😁😁
You are correct I used to do just what you said look and look and look until I got a side view 540 hummingbird it's not much it's hard to split a 5 and a 1/2 inch green 4 times but it's awesome you can see everything you can market way points go back to it same and oh my God it's amazing keep the word coming brother you're awesome your your plans And techniques are spot on I've learned a lot from you
I appreciate that brother!!
In nj ,the 3 mile line in 70'of water is where the giants are
Yes sir. I use the same method in open water,find humps, contours and ledges. Run on plane over the flats and slow down on these features and look with side scan. The range in 70 feet of water is huge. Thanks for the comment brother!
Love your videos
Thanks Nick!! I really appreciate that!👍
This is a really nice video thank you for all your tips👍🏽
Thanks brother!! I love that you appreciate them!!
I gotta get one of those side scans , I guide and fish My river all the time and we have big stripes and Hybrid stripes Bass but getting on them is hard ,,, Not after I get a side scan LOL ! Thanks Brother !
joe bob riggs I love it brother. You’re gonna kick yourself for not getting it sooner. 😁
The other day I went out and tried this on my lake and it worked! I was seeing fish in deep water and they wouldn’t feed so I pulled up on a long point and spot locked in 30 foot and crushed them for an hour and a half because they were up on the point chasing schools of bait looking to feed. Y’all definitely need to try this is you are struggling with the deep fish like I was and am.
Land2Lake Outdoors HELL YEAH!!! That’s what I like to hear!! Thanks for taking the time to post this brother!!!
He is the man he has changed the game..right👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Nice channel....just found it. Good content. I smacked the button and hit the bell....keep feeding me content!
Thanks brother!!
Hell yeah brother I learned so much from this video. I was out with Joey last week Striper fishing and I was messing with his Simrade until and I have to say I'm so jealous lol
Glad to hear that brother. That says a lot come from your bad -A&$!!!
Mike, You are the best! Thanks again for all of your SIMPLE/valuable lessens!
Thanks brother!!!😁
Mike, great video, I have side scan but really did not know how to spot fish on it. Thanks!!! I am fishing the middle Chesapeake bay.
Start by looking for shadows, black dots on the colored background, there are sometimes easier to see than the return depending on how high or low the fish is. What type of side scan are you using?
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Lowrance HDS7
Gary Tingler. That’ll work, definitely helps to set your range a bit shorter on that size display 👍👍
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Thanks Mike. What would you recommend?
Gary Tingler we being that your screen is shorter set your range to auto and then you can tweak it as you change depths. You won’t mark many fish at the edges of the screen anyway, the only ones you will see that far out will have to be on the bottom. Set it so the black area in the center takes up roughly half the screen. It really helps with smaller screens.
Love the catch and release the females!👍
Thanks brother 😁
i assume your a guide, where do you guide at? been watching some of your vids trying to learn
I actually don’t run trips anymore. I just make these videos full time. We fish from Georgia to Gloucester. Stripers in fresh and salt 👍👍👍 thanks for the support brother!!
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS which video best explains how to locate them? I only have a 7inch hummingbird so stuff is hard to see sometimes lol
What lure are you using?
Tandem Parachute Mojo rigs.
Any tips to wye my lowrance 3in one transducer doesn't pick up the bottom on side scan after about 25feet in depth
Is it on both sides or just one?
Working that structure point to point Fish on.....Side scan I won't tell any one shhh
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Great stuff mate... awesome content
Thanks Brother!!!
Hey mate, do you run a 5100 module? I'm looking at 2 12" evo 3's. Wanting to run active 3n1 and tm265lh out to 300m. Cheers bud
Chris McNally yes sir!! Love it. I connect Active Imaging direct to display though. Do you already have the 265? If not, consider the 275. It’s incredible.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS not yet mate, I am a bit worried about the 275 being to wide and not pin pointing my targets in deep water.
You think the evo will run ok without module? Can't afford another 2k unit lol. Thanks for the reply mate love your vids
Chris McNally I have a few buddies running the 175 H wide with no problems. I ran the 265 for a few years with BSM-3 and it was ok, but the 275 is amazing. Huge did Between the two.
Sup Bud. I’m just curious what you think of the 28-31 slot. Would you have been OK with recreational fishing for stripers be completely C&R? What about commercial? They don’t need stripers to survive so should we shut them down completely?
I remember the Moratorium in the 80’s-90’s VERY well and I hated it, mostly because it was so bad they didn’t really NEED to set the moratorium. The dang fish were all but gone for a good while. I PERSONALLY have no problem going catch and release only, but most people don’t want to do that and I totally understand their concerns. It can be tough to convince people that the reproduction has been suffering when fishing is still so good. It’s only good because we are catching fish that hatched while the stocks were in good shape. The new slot is designed to protect one of the better reproduction classes we have had going back a few years. I don’t remember the exact year’s hatch we are protecting, but it does make sense. I DO feel that commercial baitfishing puts the biggest hurt on the Stripers. I’ve seen acres of dead Stripers floating many years back when they were by-catch in Menhaden nets. That was tough to see. Although commercial fishermen MAY be doing the most harm, All of us SPORTFISHERMEN will continue to make the sacrifices because we truly LOVE the fish the most.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Boy it has been a rough ride for the poor striped bass. I also remember the 80s, 90s. There were times the stocks were so bad you couldn’t buy a fish. I can remember a 24” size limit but I also remember when the limit was 36 inches and not only did we catch 36” fish we caught a boatload of 34, 35” shorts. I don’t know what happened but BOOM you could keep two 28” fish. I’ll tell you what Mike. I find most people who call themselves fisherman are happy to gently release a “keeper” that would have made a fine dinner. People are happy to say they let ‘‘em all go.
So how long does it take for a bass to go from being a small fry to being 30”s. IDK off hand.
Hey Mike. What do you set your side scan at ? Like distance wise
3-4 times the depth is a good place to start. 👍👍👍
How do you fish for the fish that aren't under your boat? It's nice to see the fish 50 ft. Off either side of the boat but how do you catch them.
How far out On side view do you set your unit I find that a 100' left and right is great seeing a lot of stuff marking a lot of stuff lot away points off structure
It depends on the depth. The faster I run when I search the less range I use. Once you start to see blackness on the left and right sides of the screen the range is set too far. When scouting at 10-15 mph I don’t set the range nearly as far as when I’m fishing.
I never fish the crowds, they shut down from boat traffic. I will follow very deep fish when they start moving up to that 30' hang on
Walt D 👍👍👍👍
I couldn't agree more on side Scan imaging. Are you trolling constantly at 10 miles per hour for bass or are you cruising and then dropping your troll line when you pick something up on your scree?
We cruise first, and don’t usually drop a single line until we see something on the Simrad.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS okay thanks I was thinking 10 miles per hour is way too fast for bass trolling. I fish in Long island sound and I think the mistake I'm making is I am trolling the entire time between one and a half to two and a half miles per hour and it takes forever to cover even modest amounts of water. I will try your strategy instead.
G M Do it brother!! Sometimes run and gun is the only way. On one video we ran around for 3 hours before ever dropping a line. Sometimes 3 minutes sometimes longer. They only time we will fish without marking fish is in the winter when fish are very shallow or near the surface.
awesome video. ordered 2 of the striper stealth rods medium and they are great. have since ordered 2 more medium rods and 2 more extra heavy for trolling. ordered my son 2 medium rods and he loves em. question. when trolling are you using ur trolling motor or boat motor and when u hook up do you go in neutral or keep trolling keeping pressure on line.
Mike Bruns I’m using the gas motor for artificials. I will keep the motor in gear for a few seconds to see if we double up, after that I drop to neutral to fight the fish and crank the second line in. I’m glad you like the rods!! Thanks brother!
Another great informative video! Are those freshwater underwater points your favorite structure when looking for striper Mike?
Thanks brother!! They are definitely the Most used structure by far, easy to find. Hard to beat a good hump near deep water, but I definitely fish points the most.
Mike Smedley Awesome!
Hi Mike, Good video. I have a Lowrance with side imaging. Someone else ask if you would do a video on setting up your screen. I would appreciate it too! Are you fishing on Kerr Lake? That is where I live, down Mill Creek below Ivey Hill! Thanks again, you guys are good fishermen!
Thanks brother!! We do fish Kerr a bit. I will definitely do that video very soon.
Hi Mike, I fish in Salem Massachusetts. We usually fish the rocks and structure. I see you are in open water? Will the side scan do well in rocky areas and rocky coastlines we have here?
Davuncular oh yeah! It’s was really designed with structure in mind. We did a few videos with Joe Marciano up there in Salem. There are 5 on my Channel from 3-4 years back. Check em out. Thanks for the comment!
Hi Mike, thank you so much for such an informative video! What type of chart are you using? I just bought a GO9 and am debating between C-map or Navionics. Thank you in advance for all of your help!
This is Navionics Platinum Plus. I chose it because the Evo3 does Sonar Chart Live with it. You can record your own charts, but more importantly it gives you access to charts that others have recorded. They are DEADLY Accurate with contours of one foot. The only downside is you have to update your chart card with Navionics every year for $99 which is a bit high, especially after 10-12 years of updating. I have used C-map many years ago and liked it but I haven’t seen it recently. The Go series doesn’t have sonar chart live so C-map might be something to check out.
Mike Smedley thank you sir! I really appreciate your feedback! I’ve been watching all of your videos trying to get ready for my first ever season of striper fishing on Eastern Long Island! Thank you for all that you’re doing to educate folks like me!!
Anytime brother!!! I appreciate that!! Catch em all!!
Great video, can I ask where did you get those adjustable rod holders on your boat? they look awesome
Steve Ski thanks brother. You can get the pop out rails from Joey Scruggs. I designed them, he makes them. +1 (434) 907-1656. I use CeSmith 1” adjustables. 😁👍
What kind of line counter do you use on your rods
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how do you make split screen like that (right unit)? 8:25 One screen is big and echo is small?
Here ya go!!
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Sorry for the late response... I tried to email you but it wasn’t working I would still love to meet and maybe some time go fishing?
What do u set the sensitivity to for the side imaging?
Auto everything for Simrad. It’s insane how well the auto settings perform
Mike Smedley ok thanks. Great vid, u have a subscriber out of me!
Appreciate that brother!! Thank you!
Awesome video! You guys are trolling with MH rods or M? Last I checked the MH rods are still out of stock. I ordered 2 M actions and think they are a little too light for my applications. I love them but 30+lb fish put them to the limits. IMO. Do you have a link for the line counters?
We were using H here. We were trolling 40oz rigs. The MH weren’t ready yet. The MH is the most perfectly powered Striper rod I’ve ever used. They came out just perfectly!! We use them for almost everything. The Medium are great for freshwater, but I agree 100% with you, large fish will own your tail!
I’ll find a link for the line counters.
Thanks for the comments! Keep them coming!! 👍👍
Line counter.
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These are OK. They have lasted for a long time. They are great for heavier lines, but very light lines (10 lb mono). slide thru sometimes.
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The ZZ TOP twins. Tommy is the strongest human being I’ve ever known. His Giant Son (Big Mike) is a close second. Would love to see them in the octagon. 😱.
I know those are old videos,guys are wearing winter coats
Ha!! It’s 96 right now in NC. That’s Side Scan Footage from testing Active Imaging in NY in MAY and JUNE!! Most brutal Spring EVER. JUNE!!
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS We're looking at 97 here in Long Island now
GEORGE K wow!! I thought I was gonna freeze to death up there just 6 weeks ago. Blew 30 every day. Fished there hardcore from April 5th till June 30th and I came back to NC PALER than when I left! Good fishing- Miserable weather.