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Title: Stripers
Post by: PHIL on February 19, 2009, 02:59:20 PM

Hey does anyone troll for stripers? I want to try it this year. I'm out of Manasquan. How far off the beach? What lures? What speed? Start in April, right? chrz

Title: Re: Stripers
Post by: Luna Sea 5 on February 19, 2009, 06:15:28 PM

Slow troll, umbrella rigs, stretch 25's and 30's, up and down the beach and over the Shrewsbury rocks.

Title: Re: Stripers
Post by: Pfishingruven on February 19, 2009, 07:11:02 PM

In addition to trolling, in the spring with the Bunker run, if you find bait you can snag bunker and liveline it out for stripers.  Jigging also works well.

 TT^

Title: Re: Stripers
Post by: Fishin Dude on February 19, 2009, 10:23:24 PM

Nothing like a live bunker, it's Striper Candy. But when the pods are scarce, trolling as described by Luna Sea 3 can put fish in the box.  t^ <'((((><

Title: Re: Stripers
Post by: kayak1 on February 20, 2009, 07:29:55 AM

I would hold off fishing the ocean until may when the bunker pods start to head North.....

This would be your best shot to hook into some nice bass and you can sometimes find the bass just by seeing the large bunker schools.....

I fish from my kayak off the beach.... So you don't need to go out of your way..... Head out the inlet and just start looking for your bunker pods..... live bunker is the key

You don't need to always be trolling to get some big bass action.....Good Fishing  t^

Title: Re: Stripers
Post by: blynch on February 20, 2009, 05:02:21 PM

Quote from: Luna Sea 3 on February 19, 2009, 06:15:28 PM

Slow troll, umbrella rigs, stretch 25's and 30's, up and down the beach and over the Shrewsbury rocks.

exactly!!!

BTW i'm out of squan inlet as well...

Title: Re: Stripers
Post by: Fishin Dude on February 20, 2009, 08:55:54 PM

Manasquan Inlet most of the time for me too!  TT^  <'((((><