1) Trolling Through a Spot that is Devoid of Bait and Bass
That one seems to be a no-brainer, nevertheless it happens frequently. Despite the possibility that you are fishing in a well-known “hot spot” for instance , Chatham, Squibnocket, Scorton Ledge or Race Point, it doesn't indicate that you are in a hot spot for this specific fishing trip.
Take a look around the next time you happen to be on the H2O. Inside Cape Cod Bay in particular, the striped bass could be virtually anywhere. There’s a huge amount of water out there to cover! I by no means place a tube in water unless I mark a minimum of one fish on my fish finder. Marking just one fish, within all this open water, is a big deal. Probabilities are that single fish below your transducer is only one of a lot of fish in the immediate area.
So when you head out, try out searching utilizing a strategic pattern throughout the local “hot spots” until you commence marking stripers or prey items. Then you should place the tube and worm within the water and fish around for a bit. If little else is seen on the sonar, keep on scouting around. Consuming a couple of extra gallons of gas searching around will be worth it-believe me!
2) Experimenting with various tube colors first, as an alternative to depth and tube length
There’s likely a boat load of folks that will disagree with me regarding this (which is A-OK) however I don't see a need to possess tube colors other than red, black and possibly orange. In my opinion pink tubes, green, purple and various other colorations are crafted to capture fishermen-and of course a couple bass from time to time. A few years back I carried orange but I don’t any longer.
In cases where you are not getting much action, but anglers near you are boating stripers, try paying closer attention to the depth and tube length they are using instead of color.
Unfortunately this happened to me just a couple weeks ago.. The fishing was scorching, but then it surprisingly died. I originally figured the bite had ended, but I saw that my buddy was still reeling them in. I tried altering the quantity of colors I had been using followed by switching the color of the tube. I proceeded reeling in no bass at all.
That one seems to be a no-brainer, nevertheless it happens frequently. Despite the possibility that you are fishing in a well-known “hot spot” for instance , Chatham, Squibnocket, Scorton Ledge or Race Point, it doesn't indicate that you are in a hot spot for this specific fishing trip.
Take a look around the next time you happen to be on the H2O. Inside Cape Cod Bay in particular, the striped bass could be virtually anywhere. There’s a huge amount of water out there to cover! I by no means place a tube in water unless I mark a minimum of one fish on my fish finder. Marking just one fish, within all this open water, is a big deal. Probabilities are that single fish below your transducer is only one of a lot of fish in the immediate area.
So when you head out, try out searching utilizing a strategic pattern throughout the local “hot spots” until you commence marking stripers or prey items. Then you should place the tube and worm within the water and fish around for a bit. If little else is seen on the sonar, keep on scouting around. Consuming a couple of extra gallons of gas searching around will be worth it-believe me!
2) Experimenting with various tube colors first, as an alternative to depth and tube length
There’s likely a boat load of folks that will disagree with me regarding this (which is A-OK) however I don't see a need to possess tube colors other than red, black and possibly orange. In my opinion pink tubes, green, purple and various other colorations are crafted to capture fishermen-and of course a couple bass from time to time. A few years back I carried orange but I don’t any longer.
In cases where you are not getting much action, but anglers near you are boating stripers, try paying closer attention to the depth and tube length they are using instead of color.
Unfortunately this happened to me just a couple weeks ago.. The fishing was scorching, but then it surprisingly died. I originally figured the bite had ended, but I saw that my buddy was still reeling them in. I tried altering the quantity of colors I had been using followed by switching the color of the tube. I proceeded reeling in no bass at all.
It took a bit, but I then figured out that my fishing bud was trolling a tube of 18 inches, rather then the 24 inch red tubes I had been using all day. Regretfully I only had 18 inch black tubes on board. However it did not make a difference to the striped bass, and as soon as the striped bass found that 18 inch black tube they hit it and we commenced boating fish once more. Striped bass can be very fickle fish.
I have also enjoyed many moments where I have been getting striped bass utilizing 3 1/2 colors all day or night. Then quickly, for some unknown reason, we no longer would entice a bite but continue on seeing stripers on the fish finder. A simple depth modification to 4 colors was all we needed and we commenced reeling in bass once again. I may never comprehend the effect a half of a color can make to the fish-even so I will by no means underrate the importance.
If I’m not getting any action, but I'm still marking stripers on my fish finder I will generally:
1) First fiddle with amount of colors (depth)
2) Make changes with tube length
3) Make changes with tube color
3) Fishing only 2 tubes instead of 3
A couple of fishing seasons ago I used to fish 4 tube and worms off my 21 foot boat. Now when I bring clients out for a day or night of fishing, I have determined that using 3 tubes, each one on leadcore, will work a bit smoother.
Always having that 3rd line in the water is useful for a number of good reasons.
1) That tube is an additional hook in the water for fish to hit, which instantaneously boosts your fish boating capacity. All additional criteria held constant, the angler fishing 3 tube and worms will at all times land more bass than the crew fishing just 2.
2) It allows you to fiddle more with tube length, depth and color. By doing this you'll be able to swiftly determine what the fish would like.
3) For some peculiar reason, most fish attack that tube and worm trolled down the center of the boat.
Usually once I determine a successful color (depth) and a productive tube color and length, I will probably fish all three tube and worms in the same exact fashion. In other words, all three rigs are fished at the same depth, are going to be the same color, and are going to be the same length. As a result of the positioning of rod holders on the Miss Loretta, the 3rd line is placed right down the center of the Miss Loretta and is set somewhat more towards the stern of the Miss Loretta than the other rods.
What this brings about in the water is a “trolling spread.” The three tubes are running at the exact same depth, however the single tube and worm rig that is being trolled off the 3 rd line (which is trolled down the middle of the spread) is fished a little bit behind the two other tube and worm rigs. This is due to the fact that center rod holder is positioned a little bit nearer to the back of the Miss Loretta than my other two rod holders. The center tube is trolled just a few feet in back of the other tube rigs.
It’s the exact same strategy that goes into squid bars and umbrella rigs. The rule is that you usually have one lure or bait that trails slightly behind the school. By trolling three tube and worm rigs at the same time, an angler really is creating a “school of worms” squirming through the water. The middle tube (worm) has fallen slightly behind the other two tube rigs (worms). Stripers typically focus in on the prey that slips behind the rest of the school. I suspect this is the reason my center tube rig generally gets more action the other two rigs.
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