King.Of.Anglers.Jeremiah
Fishing ? Instructor!
DID YOU KNOW?
Striped bass are a saltwater gamefish, but are anadromous, and swim up freshwater rivers to spawn and lay their eggs. They need at least 2 miles of oxygenated running water to hatch their eggs. Not exactly the best parents, as they just lay and fertilize eggs and let them float downstream with no protection or nest. They are fully capable of surviving their entire lives in freshwater rivers and reservoirs.
They also handle a wide range of water clarity well, even very muddy. They have a strong sense of smell and will eat dead and cutbait from the bottom, but are primarily sight feeders and eat mostly smaller fish, although clams, eels, crayfish, crabs, small birds, rodents, and anything else that can fit in their mouths are also eaten.
Stripers go by many names including "rockfish" and "man in the striped suit" and have been stocked across the country as far west as California for their aggressiveness and sheer fighting ability. They prefer water temperatures around 73°F but and feed much less below 50°F. Striper are a temperate or "true" bass species unlike "black bass" like Largemouth and smallmouth which are actually sunfish and more closely related to bluegill. Most top out around 80lbs with a 15-20lb average, but one that was commercially netted reportedly was around 100lbs!
Striper are caught with a variety of baits, lures and techniques. Trolling, casting, jigging, bottom fishing with live and cut bait, and many other methods are used to target them. About any lure that imitates a small fish are among the best, including jerkbaits, surface plugs, spoons and bucktail jigs.
Striped bass are a saltwater gamefish, but are anadromous, and swim up freshwater rivers to spawn and lay their eggs. They need at least 2 miles of oxygenated running water to hatch their eggs. Not exactly the best parents, as they just lay and fertilize eggs and let them float downstream with no protection or nest. They are fully capable of surviving their entire lives in freshwater rivers and reservoirs.
They also handle a wide range of water clarity well, even very muddy. They have a strong sense of smell and will eat dead and cutbait from the bottom, but are primarily sight feeders and eat mostly smaller fish, although clams, eels, crayfish, crabs, small birds, rodents, and anything else that can fit in their mouths are also eaten.
Stripers go by many names including "rockfish" and "man in the striped suit" and have been stocked across the country as far west as California for their aggressiveness and sheer fighting ability. They prefer water temperatures around 73°F but and feed much less below 50°F. Striper are a temperate or "true" bass species unlike "black bass" like Largemouth and smallmouth which are actually sunfish and more closely related to bluegill. Most top out around 80lbs with a 15-20lb average, but one that was commercially netted reportedly was around 100lbs!
Striper are caught with a variety of baits, lures and techniques. Trolling, casting, jigging, bottom fishing with live and cut bait, and many other methods are used to target them. About any lure that imitates a small fish are among the best, including jerkbaits, surface plugs, spoons and bucktail jigs.
