Catching Striped Bass, Hybrids, and White Bass

S triped Bass Fishing

Catching Striped Bass, Hybrids, and White Bass

The techniques for catching these fish is very similar. These fish feed in
similar areas and on similar baits, but you will use different tackle for
white bass and stripers. Because white bass are smaller, medium-action
rods with 4 to 8 pound test works best, however, medium-heavy rods
with line up to 40 pound test is needed for catching stripers because
they are so big and strong.

With stripers, you will use bigger baits because they feed on bigger bait
fish. Large crankbaits, minnow plugs, jigs and swimbaits are very
effective for stripers and hybrids. Small crank baits, minnow plugs, jigs
and spinners catch lots of white bass.

Catching these fish during the spawn is easier than any other time of
year. They are easy to find. Just target any dam or spillway that
prevents them from continuing upstream. They will migrate to these
areas and stay here until they are done spawning. Casting fast-moving
lures are very productive. Some anglers prefer using jigs, while other
prefer using live shad. All methods will catch fish during this time.

As fish move into open water, trolling is the best way to catch these fish.
Crankbaits, minnow plugs, and live shad are the top choices of baits for
trolling for summer stripers, hybrids or white bass. Experienced anglers
will use yellow birds to get the bait close to the structure along the
shoreline and far away from the boat. If you see a school of fish
surfacing and feeding on shad, stop trolling and cast shad-imitation
lures into the schools. You will be able to catch fish in a hurry without
spooking the fish. Whenever you are trolling for these fish, you must
have a couple of rods set up with lures to cast just in case you run into a
school of fish feeding on the surface.

Some other techniques that work are fishing jigs with a straight retrieve
rather than jigging it. Vertical jigging in deep water is productive with
jigging spoons. Balloon fishing works well with live shad. This is
probably the best method for taking very large stripers. Topwater lures
are effective when the fish are feeding on shad on the surface. White
bass fishermen will attach a strip of belly meat to their jigs when fish are
finicky. There are many different methods for catching these fish. If you
know how to target the spawning fish, schooling fish on the surface and
also troll for the suspended fish, you will have a lot of success.

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