Shawn 279

Ok so I have been fishing for a while now and have caught everything but a striped bass and I know we have big ones in our Lakes what is the best way to fish for them lines lures techniques any advice you can give me will be greatly appreciate

EasternOZ Loc: Kansas City Metro

Lakes in what state?

Shawn 279

Percy Priest Lake or Old Hickory Lake in Tennessee

audigger53 Loc: Severn, MD

For Stripe Bass/Stripers, Use a wire leader until you catch one. Check what the teeth look like. Some "Stripers" are hybrids and have teeth that can go through Line almost like a Blue fish.

oldsalt Loc: Holland Pa

Hybrid with what?

EasternOZ Loc: Kansas City Metro

GlennMc928 Loc: Tualatin OR

How To Fish Bait For Delta Stripers!

1.46

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zx0an5wo2gw


How to make a stripper rig

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QB7PoQaGkR4

charlykilo Loc: Garden Valley Ca

They don't have teeth EXCEPT two rows of raspy teeth on their tongue.

Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA

I've never fished on a lake for stripers, only river fishing in central California. The big ones run up from the ocean in early spring, the smaller (males) ones tend to hang around all year. We call the small ones "shakers" and they're pretty easy to catch, in fact they'll steal your bait all day and all night, but they have to be 18" to keep. A buddy and I used to anchor in a hole on the Feather River and fish for catfish and stripers all night. We rigged the same for both and used mackerel or anchovies for bait. We caught way more cats than stripers, but we did catch some pretty nice stripers - 10, 12 pounders. Very good eating. I did see a lot of folks bank fishing out there and they were mostly throwing top water lures, see a lot of Zara Spooks, that type. I'd try both - sliding sinker rig and fish on the bottom, and throwing the Spook. And I've never heard of a striper having teeth. ?

JustRight Loc: Hernando, FL

Shawn: if fishing from a boat, go to the Gallatin Steam Plant channel. Use a tandem rig of small white dollflies to catch a skipjack in the 6-9” range. Carry another heavy rod [think surf fishing] with a 5-0 to 7-0 stainless hook, sproat bend or circle. Hook the skipjack through the nose, have a 3-5 oz pyramid sinker tied on a three way swivel, or you can use a inline slip rig for the sinker. You’d like at least a 18” leader. [ use at least 20 # running line and 30# leader. Check your knots well. Throw the rig into the boils at the outflow from the generators. If you dare set your rod down, tie it off with parachute cord. When you get a bite, don’t move the bait, but hang on and get ready to haul back to set the hook when the fish runs with it. Best to do this in the winter time. Less competition and more fish in the boils. You can use this same rig at Stones R. Out of Priest, the dam at Cordell Hull, and at the Caney Fork just below the dam when these three are generating. You now have the magic; use it well.
Ps: you need that heavy sinker to hold the bait down and relatively in one place.
Pss; now all that being said, I caught a 16#er on 8 # test with a Walmart swim bait.

bottomcoon Loc: Tahlequah, oklahoma

I caught a 15 pound striper yesterday using 20 lb braid, no leader, 4 inch sassy shad on a 5/8 ounce jig. I was casting into the boils just below a dam using a 9ft salmon rod. Using this same rig I've caught plenty of catfish & other species. It's just about more fun than our government wants a man to have.

JustRight Loc: Hernando, FL

That would be a winning setup, too.
Those wintertime rockfish at the steam plant run anywhere from 10+ to 50+ pounds. My prevalent catches have been 20-25# range. You might fish all morning for one or two bites; but when they nail it - whoa Katie.

oldsalt Loc: Holland Pa

Back to stripers with teeth - they don't have teeth - they have cartilage to mall & crush their food. If you look at their stomach contents after catching one you'll find whole fish & crabs and whatever else they ate.

JustRight Loc: Hernando, FL

Righto...no teeth. Yet biologists call that rough area on their tongue a ‘“tooth patch”. I’m glad I still have teeth; that way I don’t have to maul and crush my rockfish bites.

bottomcoon Loc: Tahlequah, oklahoma

I caught rockfish in Alaska's Prince William Sound. I don't know if they were the same as what you're referring to. There were several varieties my favorite being the yellow eyed rockfish. We caught several close to 30 pounds. They were delicious. I undetstand rockfish are widespread but my only experience was alaska. Except for the bait my stripper rig was exactly what we used for rockfish & lingcod. Hope you continue to catch many more fish. bottomcoon