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At the onset of your fishing day you need to stagger your distances and weights as you need to find where in the water column the rockfish are feeding and adjust your trolling depths appropriately. Trolling for Stripers Along a Shoreline.
BONUS TIPS WHILE TROLLING.
How to troll for rockfish. Troll Perpendicular to the Current Mayer encourages anglers to look at this part of trolling from a biological standpoint. Fish usually swim with the current or against it he explains so theyre facing in one of those two directions. The idea is to troll your lures past the fish in such a way that the fish sees the lure right.
Umbrella Rigs are the 2nd method of trolling that can be very effective when trolling for Rockfish. With these rigs I generally keep them in the deeper water with about 20-30 ounces of weight. These are generally only on about 60-80 feet of line.
The final section of trolling is the use of Planner boards. At the onset of your fishing day you need to stagger your distances and weights as you need to find where in the water column the rockfish are feeding and adjust your trolling depths appropriately. Be careful not to put your heaviest lures to the far outside position on your planer boards because this increases the likelihood of a tangle when the bait is struck.
This video was shot in April on a fishing trip with Bass Akwards Fishing Charters. By signing up yo. Captain Mark Galasso walks us through setting up for Spring Rockfish Striper Trolling on the Chesapeake Bay - He and Joe show us how to set the planer boar.
Fishing for Striped bass aka. Rockfish in the Virginia Chesapeake bay and Lower Potomac River at the tail end of the season. Trolling for stripers is a grea.
One of the most popular trolling methods is the tube and worm. Other techniques that consistently catch big bass on the troll include bunker spoons jigs live eels rigged dead eels swimming plugs umbrella rigs and live mackerel and porgies to. BONUS TIPS WHILE TROLLING.
When youre trolling change the action of your rig once in a while. You can simply pull the rod tip up or to the side and let the line slack for a second or two. It may not seem much but this change in action can entice a bite.
Troll Along With the Currents. Want to know the secret that will keep your lure at the depth you desire. The most straightforward strategy is to troll along with the currents.
In contrast if you consider trolling in high tide it will give rise to a water ski effect. The Mojo Rig is actually quite simple. Just set up to troll a lure like a large Swim Shad.
However add a 3-way swivel about 15 feet ahead of the lure then add about a 4 ft leader and attach the Mojo lure. By itself the Swim Shad will not go deep but with the heavy Mojo lure added it will go deep. You can catch bass on both the Swim Shad and.
When trolling for salmon with downriggers it is common to catch rockfish on hoochies and spoons. Swim jigs and bucktail jigs are good artificial baits to catch rockfish. Swim jigs and bucktail jigs are good artificial baits to catch rockfish.
There are several types of lures that work well for Potomac Rockfish. The lures and jigs listed below are ones that have specifically worked for me and I think that anyone you talk to who fishes for Potomac Rockfish will tell you to use the same tackle. Most people use Tandem rigs Umbrella rigs and Parachutes.
Typical for Spring Rockfish Trolling. 4-8oz head with a 9 shad Light bait. 3-5oz head with a 6 shad.
Why use a Tandem Rig. When trolling your bait will be set in two different parts of the water column which will double your chances of hooking fish as they travel to and from spawning. How to Troll for Fall Chesapeake Bay Rockfish and Bluefish.
We hit the Bay with Lenny Rudow from Fishtalk Magazine to troll for Rockfish and Bluefish. By Lyndsie Pratt. Deciding to hire a local captain is a great way to experience trolling for rockfish.
Not only will they have the boat loaded and ready for your excursion you get to sit back and enjoy the benefits of fishing without any of the worry. Most Chesapeake Bay charter companies offer private tours so your group will have the entire boat to yourself. How To Troll for Fall Chesapeake Bay Rockfish and Bluefish - YouTube.
6 Line Trolling Set Up - Single Lure Way Back In the illustration of the boat spread to the right we have an example of a classic Spring trophy season trolling spread for Rockfish Striped Bass on the Chesapeake Bay. This is a 6 rod spread without planers or outriggers. We run the lines as follows.
Umbrella rigs on the 2 outside lines. Whats the number-one difference between trolling for stripers during the summer months and trolling at other times of the year. To me its the size of the bait.
During the spring 12-inch lures are the norm but for summer trolling we go down to six and sometimes even just four inch baits. Deploy the lines by casting them out as far as possible then letting out another 20 or 30 yards of line. The biggest mistake many people make is trolling these light lures which remain very close to the surface too close to the boat.
Set boat speed around three mph when it gets really cold out back it off to 25 mph or so. Trolling for Stripers Along a Shoreline. Trolling Along a Shoreline.
Today I am fishing in the heat of the summerStripers breaking on schools of baitfish have subsided as the bulk of the schools have migrated and the remaining fish in the area are resident fish.