Striped bass fishing techniques vary considerably these days. There is certainly no shortage of methods available to the angler. The most appropriate striped bass fishing technique should match up with the current behavior of the bass. However, striped bass behavior still is an extremely uncertain subject for me, as well as for many serious anglers. Just as you believe you've got them figured out, striped bass do something different, leaving you altogether confused.
I'm certain a large number of different factors influence alterations in bass behavior. Investigating these types of elements is well past the breadth of this article, and is possibly best left to marine biologists. The important thing for all of us striper junkies is to be able to realize when a change in striped bass behavior has occurred, and how to quickly modify our striped bass fishing techniques so we will be able to continue finding and hooking large striped bass.
More often than not a sunrise or sunset results in a change in striper behavior. In my experience, striped bass will in most cases swim deeper or shallower once the sky begins to darken or begins to get bright. Bass will frequently change from resting to hunting following a sunrise or sunset. What this means for fishermen is that whatever bass you have located (or not yet found) may drastically change their habits following any of these two celestial events. If you want to carry on reeling in (or start reeling in) bass, then adjust your search method and striped bass fishing techniques accordingly. Many times a specific technique that worked all night, has failed to produce a fish after the sun came up. Many other times a specific technique that worked all day, continued to work through the night. Striped bass can be very fickle creatures.
Stripers will often move from schooling behavior to shoaling behavior, and back to schooling behavior once again throughout the length of a day or night. If you mark a huge, football-field sized school of stripers, and then instantly lose track of the stripers, an alteration in behaviour may have occurred. Individual stripers from the giant school may now be shoaling in the area. After the sun sets or rises again, there is a good chance that the bass will gather back into schooling configuration.
Tides also have a role in pinpointing striped bass behaviour, nevertheless for me personally, it is a bit more difficult to illustrate exactly how. The significant thing to recall is that a tidal change can create the bite, or turn it off. Tidal changes can cause bass to leave a once fish-filled location, and enter into what was at one time a desolate zone.
How all these elements impact striper behavior will most likely continue being a mystery for years to come. Regardless of the many question marks, acquiring a understanding that particular occurrences will cause a change in striped bass behavior, will undoubtedly help you discover, and catch more striped bass. Adjusting your striped bass fishing techniques to the present conditions is an important facet of consistently being able to catch big striped bass.
I'm certain a large number of different factors influence alterations in bass behavior. Investigating these types of elements is well past the breadth of this article, and is possibly best left to marine biologists. The important thing for all of us striper junkies is to be able to realize when a change in striped bass behavior has occurred, and how to quickly modify our striped bass fishing techniques so we will be able to continue finding and hooking large striped bass.
More often than not a sunrise or sunset results in a change in striper behavior. In my experience, striped bass will in most cases swim deeper or shallower once the sky begins to darken or begins to get bright. Bass will frequently change from resting to hunting following a sunrise or sunset. What this means for fishermen is that whatever bass you have located (or not yet found) may drastically change their habits following any of these two celestial events. If you want to carry on reeling in (or start reeling in) bass, then adjust your search method and striped bass fishing techniques accordingly. Many times a specific technique that worked all night, has failed to produce a fish after the sun came up. Many other times a specific technique that worked all day, continued to work through the night. Striped bass can be very fickle creatures.
Stripers will often move from schooling behavior to shoaling behavior, and back to schooling behavior once again throughout the length of a day or night. If you mark a huge, football-field sized school of stripers, and then instantly lose track of the stripers, an alteration in behaviour may have occurred. Individual stripers from the giant school may now be shoaling in the area. After the sun sets or rises again, there is a good chance that the bass will gather back into schooling configuration.
Tides also have a role in pinpointing striped bass behaviour, nevertheless for me personally, it is a bit more difficult to illustrate exactly how. The significant thing to recall is that a tidal change can create the bite, or turn it off. Tidal changes can cause bass to leave a once fish-filled location, and enter into what was at one time a desolate zone.
How all these elements impact striper behavior will most likely continue being a mystery for years to come. Regardless of the many question marks, acquiring a understanding that particular occurrences will cause a change in striped bass behavior, will undoubtedly help you discover, and catch more striped bass. Adjusting your striped bass fishing techniques to the present conditions is an important facet of consistently being able to catch big striped bass.
About the Author:
Captain Ryan Collins is a charter and commercial striped bass fisherman from Cape Cod, MA. His fishing blog, myfishingcapecod.com teaches novice and veteran fishermen the top techniques for big striped bass. Check out his blog for more secret tips on how to catch striped bass.
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