Striper fishing for Dummies! How to catch Striped Bass. Striper fishing for beginners!
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- Striper Fishing for Dummies Striper fishing for beginners Episode 1. How to catch Striped Bass. How to find Striped Bass. Where to look for Striped Bass. Where to catch Striped Bass. Fresh and Saltwater Striper Fishing techniques. Raritan Bay New Jersey. Raritan Bay New York. Striped bass fishing for beginners.
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Tons of useful information as always. I'll need to watch the video a couple times to absorb all the tips. Your videos always teaches something new or make me reexamine some of my own techniques. Thank you !
Thanks James!!! I really appreciate that brother! 😁👍👍
I caught a 30ld rock yesterday at benedict md... Best fight of my life. 😂🎉😊
@@Mr.Bearns 👍👍👍
I've caught stripers and bluefish from shore using bunker, mackerel, and squid. They've really started to crack down on the striper regulations. A minimum size of 28", but also a maximum size of 34", and circle hooks are now required. The head boat doesn't even bother doing nighttime striper trips anymore.
Thanks man for all the tips I'm out here on Cherokee lake by Cherokee dam camp ground having a blast catching the striper, I finally learned from your videos and took my wife out on here daddies boat, he recently passed and she caught a 20 pounder
Been working on this for a year for her.....PRICELESS
In Tennessee By the way
Wow!! That’s awesome!! Tell her I said congratulations! Sorry about your Dad. Cherokee is a lot of fun.
I will admit, as a life long fisherman, when it comes to Stripers, I’m a dummy but, been dying to learn. Thanks for the video and title!!
@@FarmerJohn-ux5ml thanks brother!!! You certainly have the best attitude. As I get older, I feel smarter and smarter every time I admit I don’t know something. 😁
Hi Mike,I’m from southern Massachusetts and brand new to your channel,I’ve been Largemouth Bass fishing 47 years and looking to to get into doing some Striper fishing (with) my fresh water equipment also I trophy fish so I don’t have average rods lol all 8’ 65lb braid and I tie off whatever leader I need.I look forward to watching more of your videos and learning my new adventure 👊🤙
Awesome!! I was a big time green bass guy too! Use whatever you got brother! 😁
Hi Mike I just wanted to take a minute and thank you for all your time and effort you put in to your videos.It would truly be an honor to meet you in person and thank you personally.Keep up the great work thank you sincerely Frank
I 2nd this. Thx you man I'm Learning
Thanks Frank!! I really appreciate that brother!!! 😁😁👍👍
@@hmoobva3581 Thanks brother!!
Love the Videos! I started Striper fishing because of this channel! Thank you
Thanks Brad!! I appreciate that brother!
I guess I need a side imaging, I imagine these tips will work on Hybrids and even Blue Cats, good stuff Mike!
Definitely. Thanks brother!
Really excited for this series Mike! Sonar for dummies helped me so much, I learned a lot from it.
Awesome!! Thanks Bob!!
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Can you do a video like this for bank fishing?
Very good idea! I’ll work on that! Thanks brother! 🙏🙏
Also would love a series like this on smith mountain or Kerr lake!
Definitely doing some SML stuff this year. 👍
I use to bank fish with chicken livers and I remember one day catching them leaving the bed and they were like catching minnows in minnow bucket.
Those are the special days that keeps us coming back 😁😁👍. Whenever I have an unusually awesome day, I try to record anything I can for the future. Things like moon phase, water temp, water clarity, tides (in saltwater), barometer trends, etc. 👍👍
Calling me a dummy again!!! :P Good video buddy.
🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭😉😉😉😉Thanks brother
I'm on pensacola bay. And I've heard they are a cold water target in several rivers that feed the bay. You may cover this later in the video, but if not can you please do a video regarding this particular situation. I've heard of a few hot spots but I'd like to have more of a game plan than just fish here and pray, when it gets cold.
Where exactly is that? I only know of the one in Florida.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS what size cooler you running up front?
Milton Florida 32570. We have strippers stocked the blackwater, yellow and the Escambia rivers. For us they are a winter species. Get told go here do that but not enough info to put together a pattern.
In winter they will be able to roam anywhere they want, fish extremely shallow in winter. That water warms with the sun and the baitfish move up there. I would fish that entire bank, especially around the points. Less than 5 feet of water.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS ne pensacola bay look for milton that's my home turf. Scratch my back I'll scratch yours. Show me how to catch them and my boat is at your disposal for a video. I'm so green to boating its hysterical to someone like you. However I catch on quick
Awesome video Mike!
Thanks brother!! 👍👍
Hey Mike, thank you for all of the great information that you are sharing.. I fish Lake Texhoma, Oklahoma side for Striper. My favorite time of year is during the October surface action..800,000 Striper a year are harvested from Texhoma.. I am big on catch and release..
Wow!! Harvested or stocked! That’s a huge number for harvest.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Harvested Mike. Lake Texhoma is one of the few fresh water reservoirs where Striped Bass will reproduce naturally. It is a great fishery but lacks the really big Striper...
@@albertthomas7295 WOW!! Even in prime conditions (not a lake) only a small amount of fry make it to keeper size and even less to trophy size. I know lakes that stock several MILLION fry a year with very little fishing pressure that show few keepers. The future doesn’t seem bright for Texhoma unless something changes.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS we all know how over harvesting will eventually deplete the resource..with a 10 fish limit and 2 fish can be over 20 inches, some guided trips will bring in 40 or more fish... thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge with us..
Love your videos
Thanks brother!
I’m in the market for a boat now, I like the Parker’s but I been seein quite a few Sea Pro’s, I’m not lookin for nothin big maybe 19’ 21’ tops, I’ve been on boats pretty much a good percentage of my young adult life, these vids will definitely help out, an as for the Team Old School hoodie it’s gonna be my go to hoodie this fall great quality an havin Kid Cochiese on it makes it that much better, awesome content brotha..🤙🏼🤙🏼..
AWESOME!! Love it!! I really appreciate the support brother!! Get the Sea Pro!! You will love it. We beat the living daylights out of this boat day in and day out. We pound thru the nastiest conditions. A little bleach and she looks brand new! Every single part and component is over built and the highest quality. Their customer service is from the Old School when customers were the MOST important. 👍
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS that’s some good info on the boat, I’m from Massachusetts and there’s a Sea Pro here in Wareham and cause you highly recommend em they will be the first boat and hopefully the last that I’ll be lookin at, thanks again Brotha
Awesome!! Seriously brother. I bought a 21’Sea Pro bay new in 2004 and was planning on being buried in it. We beat the brakes off it! I used to run 20-30 miles out of Oregon inlet in January. Swells so big we lost sight of land every 3 seconds even though we were only 3 miles out! By 2015 I was on my 3rd trailer from the beatings! When I partnered with Sea Pro in 2016 I was sad to part with her, but I sold it nearly for what I paid in 2004! These new Sea Pros would EAT that 04 in a single gulp even though I never thought that was possible. Thanks again for the support brother!! I truly appreciate it!! Buy that boat and don’t look back! Email me directly if you ever have questions on it. 👍👍. Text me as well 919-215-6848.
Thank you so much for all your knowledge and tackle sharing n I just love the Fish finder knowledge and explanation !!! Great day n evening of striper fun !! Love those big fatties . We love in the north Sacramento valley and catch them in the feather,Sacramento,yuba,American, and all over the delta out into the San Francisco Bay .
Thanks Niles!! I really appreciate that brother!! Looks like you guys are getting some larger fish every year out there.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS you betcha . But we have had stripers in our rivers and the San Francisco Bay n outside of tue bay since the 1950’s imported from you guys on tue East coast . They are only in our northern Cali area and do reach over 65 lbs !!!! Average big fish is 30ish.lbs.live jumbo minnows or shiners and top water baits are the favorites. Many guides and we have our very big king salmon runs in all our rivers n bays n coast line as well. I am not a guide but with my 14 ft Gregor boat very well optioned n loaded we do very well. I run a Lowrance 12 inch Elite series fish finder with side n down plus all mapping . Will keep learning n watching you thanks again. Keep slabbing them.
Awesome!!!! Please keep me posted!
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS You betcha I will. Thank you .
Awesome video
Thanks brother!! I appreciate your continued support!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👍
That’s where I fish at mostly. Buggs Island lake, if you on the Va. side.
We fish all over brother!! What’s your favorite way to fish there!
@Mike Smedley you ever catch stripers using a drop shot set up with a bigger circle hook with the bend at the eye of the hook? That way setting up a drop shot helps with the set up. I'm considering trying it of course using a straight shank without the 45 degree bend at eye of the hook probably be harder to set up a drop shot. I'm going to try my luck catching a striper using a drop shot with a large smoke shad fluke come March to see if I have luck. Maybe try the lake to see if I catch a striper I know stripers dwell in big lakes I seen you fish big lakes an catch tanks Mike 🙂
Hi Mike, we are in downeast maine across from MDI and we have lots of Mackerel and Pogies schools in our bay, however we are unable to hook up with any Stripers. We tried live lining Macks in a usually productive spot and tried chunking pogies, still no luck. What am I doing wrong and how can I tell if the stripers are in the bay. Also lots of Porpoise and seals around the schools. Thanks in advance.
They should be in there thick right now. Look for any type of hump or drop offs in less than 15 ft of water near deeper water. Closest to the bait schools is best. Chunk in those areas. Also try drifting near those bait schools jigging the Ben Parker spoons. Sometimes the spoons out fish live bait near schools. amzn.to/32x6lZk
For deeper thermocline: if a swimbait jig runs 10’ down 60’ back. Do you add 10’ + the down rigger ball depth? Is there ever a no mans land? Our lake is almost 100’ thermo cline by the dam can be 25-30’
@@seedcropinsuranceguru great question. thermocline’s can be very interesting from lake to lake. You have to take as many mental notes as possible and using downscan with 2D sonar really helps. I personally never fish below a thermocline when Striper fishing because Stripers have many physical needs that other fish might not have. For instance, when I mark large fish below the thermocline I know that they are likely catfish. Downscan can show you the shape of the larger fish and you will see that distended belly that big cats have. Take a mental note. You only see those catfish shapes below that depth so you know that’s dead water for a Striper and you can focus above that. Catfish need a fraction of the dissolved oxygen that a Striper needs. With down riggers I always stacked at least 1 additional line above the ball. Many times the ball would attract fish so I keep the lure close to the ball (less than 10 feet) I stacked a line 10 ft above the ball. Send the ball down to the thermocline, take notes on which bait they are hitting, the bait IN it or ABOVE it, then set ALL the baits at that depth. There is just no real way to know these things without trial and error. It helps when you fish the same lake a lot. You can learn a lot with live bait too, if my Shad or herring dies fast at 40ft down it probably suffocated below the thermocline. Send the next bait to 30ft. Take more notes. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I usually just use one anchor.
Advantages with two anchors?
Disadvantages only using one?
In heavy currents one is usually fine. In slack currents your boat will swing all over the place making it difficult to fish more than just a few lines. When you double you can keep the boat nearly dead still. You can fish many more lines and when a tip bounces you’ll know it’s a fish and not boat movement.
Mike micker here im flat out working just got a New fone how u keeping let me know if u get this bro
Got it brother.
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Awesome vids been watching your stuff long time now, just moved to southern south Carolina from Ohio. Want to give striped bass a go. Looks like a blast. Do you still recommend Simrad/ active imaging over hummingbird??
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Mike, what is your preferred size gizzard shad for large striper in fresh water?
That’s a tough one. It varies so much based on the size of the Stripers. If the lake has fish over 20lbs I go BIG.
Do you have any advice or a video on catching striper on the river bank? I don't have a boat
The best advice I can give is to find spots like points and bottle necks to fish. Stripers feed very shallow a lot so they are a fish that can be caught from the bank or surf easier than most other species. Points and bottle necks near deep water will be the best. If you live in NJ/NY email me and I’ll hook you up with some good spots. 👍mikesmedley9@gmail.com
@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS thank you! Unfortunately I live in California so i can't email you for locations. But i will do research in my area for locations like the ones you've mentioned
@heyitsfoxfire awesome. Keep me posted. 👍👍
I'm setting up my Navionics and Sonar Chart has those shading zones you can add. For a zone for actively feeding stripers what would you suggest? Vids are great btw
I mostly have it set for 20ft so I can see those shallower feeding areas close to deep water quickly
I fish in clear water lake. Does your ways work for me also?
@@CliffThomas-yp9tw Yes sir. You will have to make some adjustments though. Use lighter and longer fluorocarbon leaders. Some of the clear southern lakes require us to go down to 10lb leaders that are 8-10ft long in extreme cases. Lanier is one of them.
Mike good video.
Where did weight go? Above swivel?
Thanks. Yes sir. Above swivel.
What if you have no electronics of any kind then what because it seems that if you have a boat unless you got fancy electronics then you don’t catch fish
No problem. I fished for MANY years with nothing but a depth finder that didn’t show fish. no plotter. Stick to points. Spend less time on each point until you find them. Once you log a few good spots you’ll be money!
Hey Mike would your typical spinning rod an reel combos be good for stripers with moderate fast action tip type rods. I have a 6'6 okuma medium power moderate fast action tip. The bigger rods I have are medium heavy an heavy fast action which I know u stated moderate to moderate fast action medium power rods work best?
Hey Mike didn't see no sinker on your setup? Do you use sinkers? Also I have a striper stealth rod I bout 2 years ago what Conventional reel would you recommend that is decent that won't break the bank?
I avoid using weights when possible. There wasn’t much current on this day so we didn’t need weight. If your baits all tumble to the back of the boat you will need to add weight. 2-3oz is usually enough unless you’re in a wicked rip. I would recommend the Accurate Fury 400. If that’s out of your budget this is a decent option for $200. amzn.to/3IwjrM3. If you ever get more Striper Stealth rods. Use code Smedley5 for a discount 👍👍. Please let me know how you like the rod!!! Thanks brother!
Could you let us know what size flourocarbon is too big for clear lakes Mike?
I go as low as 8lb test in extremely clear lakes, especially with live bait. Experiment a little on different rods to see what makes a real difference. For cut bait you don’t need to go as light, even in clear lakes. On lake Lanier with live bait I use 10lb leaders
Hi do you offer guided fishing services? If so where are you located,
What lake would u recommend me to go to? I live 15 minutes from Clarks Hill Lake & 30 minutes from lake Murray?
Murray is an excellent lake to get started on. Good numbers and plenty of quality fish. Shoot me an email mikesmedley9@gmail.com. I MIGHT be in that area and MIGHT have a spot on the boat if you would like to jump on. Won’t cost nothing.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS what a generous offer. Max you can learn from this guy in 1 day that would take you a season or 2 by yourself. Great guy great generous offer.
What would you recommend a guy does without electronics besides buying some lmao. This year ive only been able to fish blitzes and birds working. Any tips?
You might not want to hear it, but it’s honestly a safety issue if you don’t have SOME type of chart plotter and depth sounder. Especially if you’re taking other people out that you’re responsible for. There are parts of that bay that have only inches of water at low tide in the middle. You can get a Simrad Go 9” with 2 CHIRP sonar bands side and down scan with chart plotter and maps for $899. Transducer included. amzn.to/3UAMSl8. You can find the Go5 for less than $500 with transducer most times too. Even if it’s only a small basic machine, you really should have something brother. The basic machines are worlds better than what we had just 15 years ago and you’ll catch fish all year and not just the fall blitz. 👍👍. Sorry for the sermon, but you don’t want to die while fishing with a buddy.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS nah i completely understand lmao im 16 and trying to save money for gas and stuff. Am planning to put one on over winter to use next year. Boat I use is pretty new and the mommas refusing to help out with the fish finder lol.
I fish the Chesapeake in MD and luckily haven't had any issues yet but i definitely need to get one so i dont just go out hoping to find birds.
I started at a young age too brother. You’re probably better than most 40 year olds out there. You can save up $500. Weekend job for a month or so and it’s done. 👍👍I have faith. Go get it all Danny!!
Once my next paycheck comes in I gotta get one of those jerseys too lol!
You have any recommendation for a graph in the $1k range?
Yes! But you better buy it quickly! They are hard to find right now and Amazon JUST posted these up. It has everything in the box that you need for side scan. Down scan and CHIRP sonar. amzn.to/3zmWWTV
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dam sure feel like a dummy when I go out and do not find them!!!
Don’t!! It happens to EVERYONE!
Where is this?😊
NY. Raritan Bay. 😁
Hey buddy what size yeti do you keep up front?
It’s a 65. I also have a 120 that fits up there, but it covers the deck lids.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS thanks buddy
you didn’t mention springtime locations 😢
Always in backs of creeks and upper ends of lakes. In saltwater fish spots like this one. They get up in the backwater spots that have bait in the them.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Thanks! Tried that Sunday at Leesville. No striper, no bait and no crappie whatsoever or marked on electronics in numerous mid-lake coves. Literally ALL bait and stripers are up lake? just seemed odd
Bunker chunks won't work
Ok.
Like your videos very informative but the it would be much better without the "For Dummies" part in your titles..Sorry but kind of insulting!!
Thanks brother!! For dummies is actually a very common term meaning “learning made easy”. It’s funny, if you look at the analytics for “search terms” “fishing for dummies” is one of the top terms searched on UA-cam. That’s what guys type in. 😁😁.
Going in 3 weeks to Havasu. What set up do u recommend for fishing from sure for stripper ? Rod ,reel ,line etc
I would fish cut bait from a bank close to a point. Further back in creeks is best. You won’t need to cast very far out so any medium size spinning rod will work. 20lb mono. 4/0 circle hook.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS thanks