Striped Bass Fishing Tip

I know that everyone likes to fish and go on fishing trips, whether you do it for fun or for the sport of fishing that is entirely up to you. I myself love to go fishing with my father. It has been something that we have done for years just for the fun of it. However, there are times that we may get a little competitive. That is why I would like to tell you a little bit about striped bass fishing as to offer anything I can in regard to giving you at least one striped bass fishing tip that you may not have known but can help you.

Striped Bass Fishing Tip #1

Striped bass are members of the temperate bass family, which includes white perch and white bass species. Striped bass breed in freshwater and spend their lives in saltwater. However, they like to be in a quiet environment so that they are not disturbed. The four major bodies of water that you can find striped bass in are:

1) Chesapeake Bay
2) Massachusetts Bay
3) Hudson River
4) Delaware River

If you are planning on going on a trip for striped bass, take this striped bass fishing tip with you; there are some things that you should carry with you when you go, and we're not talking tampons or toothbrushes. You should carry a fishing rod that is at least twelve to eighteen feet in length according to the circumstances of your striped bass fishing trip.

Your rod should also have at least two hundred to three hundred feet of fishing line. You want to make sure that your rod and reel can support the fish that you catch, you don't want to be drug into the water. The best place to go striped bass fishing is in the quietest place you can find at full neap tide.

Stripped bass can be caught by a number of baits and this striped bass fishing tip should help you to decipher which type of bait to bring with you on your trip:

1) clams
2) eels
3) anchovies
4) bloodworms
5) night crawlers
6) chicken livers
7) sand worms

Seasonal Striped Bass Fishing Tip

In the winter striped bass keep their haunts and do not go into deep water. However, in the spring they run up rivers to freshwater and spawn until late fall, when they begin to seek shelter.