Fishing Frenzy

There are several key differences amongst trolling for striped bass after dark versus trolling for striped bass during the day. Remember that what is listed here are simply generalities-there tend to be many exceptions towards the "rules." Nevertheless being able to get a grasp on how stripers usually act once the sun goes down can help you big time when it comes to boating more big bass. Trolling for striped bass, especially trolling the tube and worm for striped bass after dark often produces better than trolling for striped bass during the day.

In most cases, I've discovered that bass stay nearer to the ocean's surface in the evening. In darkness I have found myself trolling 3 colors in spots whereby I troll 6 colors in the daytime. Even when the striped bass aren't feeding, they appear to stick nearer to the ocean's surface when it gets dark. Marking striped bass hanging at 10-20 ft under the ocean's surface is much more common during the night than noticing bass at 25-40 ft-at least within the places I commonly find myself fishing.

I've observed that the bulk of the striper population inside a certain region proceeds inside the identical general direction throughout the span of the night. During the past year it wasn't unconventional for us to discover several schools of bass in 25 ft of water prior to the sun set. As it got darker, each one of these schools of striped bass slowly trudged just offshore. By 11PM the majority of the striped bass in the area could be uncovered holding in 60-70 ft . of water. These stripers would spend the remainder of the evening residing in deep water in a somewhat passive condition, and then gradually trudge again in the direction of the beach when the sun rose. Often times it was only possible to entice bites from the bass when they were in transit to and from the deeper water.

Certainly this pattern of actions can change rapidly and become very different. Under certain weather conditions the development can be played in reverse. One example is this past autumn, when the wind blew hard towards the shore, the stripers would push up snug towards the beachfront in just ten ft of water as the night evolved-as contrasted to going out to deep water. Then the next evening, if the breeze altered, the stripers would return back to their past behaviors. The bass seemed to decide on a pattern of behavior based on wind direction.

The way stripers behave within the locations you fish could differ significantly than the ways that bass behave where I fish. The essential idea to know is that it is often probable to pre-plan a pattern of striper habits in your area that will help you find and remain with large schools of bass as the night progresses. Fishing after dark is not for everyone, however if you are up to fishing once the sun sets, trolling for striped bass in the dark can help you catch more and bigger striped bass.