How to catch striped bass. by applying the fifteen minute rule. I take advantage of the fifteen minute rule most often when striped bass are shoaling, or disseminated throughout a significant expanse of water.
I utilize the fifteen min. rule frequently when striped bass are shoaling, or disseminated throughout a size-able expanse of water.
In any event, when striped bass are disseminated all over a substantial area, the 15 Minute Rule has proven itself as an useful tool for establishing a good trolling pattern.
Upon marking just 1 bass I will then put lines in the water. I'll get started trolling in a chosen course, nearly always parallel to the beach.
I'll then troll for fifteen minutes, retaining a close eye on the sonar the entire time. If after fifteen minutes I have not tempted a bite, captured a striped bass, or seen any more striped bass on the sonar, I restart my search parallel to the beachfront along the same depth until eventually I begin marking striped bass once more.
I'll next begin to troll and if after 15 minutes I haven't enticed a bite, captured a fish, or seen any more bass on the fish finder, I continue my search parallel to the beachfront along the same depth contour until I commence noticing striped bass once again.
If I do hook a striped bass in the course of the first fifteen minutes, tempt a hit, or mark more striped bass on the sonar, then my fifteen min. time is reset to zero. During the past, a standard situation I've come across is discovering an expanse of water, up to a one mile in total, that has had striped bass along the whole stretch while the areas to the east, west, north and south of this stretch of water oftentimes contain no life at all.
The 15 minute rule allows me to identify the fish-filled stretch of ocean in the following way.
The next step will be to reel the lines in, and cruise westward, back to where I started marking, and reeling in striped bass. I would keep a close eye on my sonar while driving, noticing any bass marks that may arise.
The subsequent action is going to be to reel the lines in, and motor westward, back to where I began marking, and catching striped bass. I would retain a close eye on my fish-finder while driving, noticing any bass marks that may appear. Be sure to adjust the sensitivity level on your sonar to a degree that allows you to see clear marks while cruising at a moderate speed.
Surely there will be those instances when I fail to locate striped bass during the journey westward. And after driving up to a mile west of the initial spot where I first commenced observing striped bass, I will still fail to mark any life on the fish finder. In situations like this I would preclude that the schools of bass have transitioned either shallower or deeper.
Without doubt there will be those moments when I do not locate bass during the cruise westward and on motoring more than a mile west of the original area where I primarily started observing striped bass, I'll still fail to mark any fish on the sonar. In situations like this I would presume that the biomass of striped bass has swum either shallower or deeper. I'd then transition into shallower or deeper water and start a new search pattern.
It's indisputable that having the ability to find striped bass with regularity is the very first phase to figuring out how to catch striped bass.
I utilize the fifteen min. rule frequently when striped bass are shoaling, or disseminated throughout a size-able expanse of water.
In any event, when striped bass are disseminated all over a substantial area, the 15 Minute Rule has proven itself as an useful tool for establishing a good trolling pattern.
Upon marking just 1 bass I will then put lines in the water. I'll get started trolling in a chosen course, nearly always parallel to the beach.
I'll then troll for fifteen minutes, retaining a close eye on the sonar the entire time. If after fifteen minutes I have not tempted a bite, captured a striped bass, or seen any more striped bass on the sonar, I restart my search parallel to the beachfront along the same depth until eventually I begin marking striped bass once more.
I'll next begin to troll and if after 15 minutes I haven't enticed a bite, captured a fish, or seen any more bass on the fish finder, I continue my search parallel to the beachfront along the same depth contour until I commence noticing striped bass once again.
If I do hook a striped bass in the course of the first fifteen minutes, tempt a hit, or mark more striped bass on the sonar, then my fifteen min. time is reset to zero. During the past, a standard situation I've come across is discovering an expanse of water, up to a one mile in total, that has had striped bass along the whole stretch while the areas to the east, west, north and south of this stretch of water oftentimes contain no life at all.
The 15 minute rule allows me to identify the fish-filled stretch of ocean in the following way.
The next step will be to reel the lines in, and cruise westward, back to where I started marking, and reeling in striped bass. I would keep a close eye on my sonar while driving, noticing any bass marks that may arise.
The subsequent action is going to be to reel the lines in, and motor westward, back to where I began marking, and catching striped bass. I would retain a close eye on my fish-finder while driving, noticing any bass marks that may appear. Be sure to adjust the sensitivity level on your sonar to a degree that allows you to see clear marks while cruising at a moderate speed.
Surely there will be those instances when I fail to locate striped bass during the journey westward. And after driving up to a mile west of the initial spot where I first commenced observing striped bass, I will still fail to mark any life on the fish finder. In situations like this I would preclude that the schools of bass have transitioned either shallower or deeper.
Without doubt there will be those moments when I do not locate bass during the cruise westward and on motoring more than a mile west of the original area where I primarily started observing striped bass, I'll still fail to mark any fish on the sonar. In situations like this I would presume that the biomass of striped bass has swum either shallower or deeper. I'd then transition into shallower or deeper water and start a new search pattern.
It's indisputable that having the ability to find striped bass with regularity is the very first phase to figuring out how to catch striped bass.
About the Author:
Captain Ryan Collins fishes for striped bass and Bluefin tuna off Cape Cod, MA. Visit his blog, myfishingcapecod.com for insider tips about how to troll for striped bass and giant bluefin tuna.
