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Old 12-13-2017, 05:52 AM
FloatNFish FloatNFish is offline
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Lots of good advice started here already.

First thing to key in on for me are low light periods. First light and last light are the two best times of the day to catch big stripers. If you find the bait you'll have a head start on finding the fish. This time of year fishing the birds is a good start.

Stripers feed every day...so persistence and time on the water is key. Unfortunately they can easily and regularly swim +\- 20 miles a day so you may be on them one day and eating your own baits the next. Stripers are also very wary and will shut down if spooked...no dropping the anchor on your front deck, stoping around the boat, tossing tackle, etc. Use your trolling motor whenever possible to sneak around especially if you do hit the steam plant...most of us use trolling motor from out in the channel all the way up to the barrier (I have caught them along that entire stretch so just because everyone is crowded around the barrier doesn't mean it's the only place.)

Lastly they aren't called "Rockfish" for nothing. Look for transitions and rockslides alone bluffs, shorelines, and heads and tails of islands. Any ambush point may be holding a big striper!

Good luck!

Alex
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