Keys to Understanding how Striped Bass Typically Behave
Saturday, March 3, 2012
By Bert Williams
Striped bass behavior continues to be a particularly bewildering topic for me personally, and for most serious anglers. Just when you feel you might have them understood, stripers do something unexpected, and then leave you totally confused.
I'm certain that many different variables influence changes in bass behavior. Understanding these kinds of elements is well beyond the breadth of this article, and is likely best off left to marine biologists. The main thing for us striped bass buffs is to be able to realize when a change in bass behavior has happened, and the ways to ideally adapt our strategies so we are able to carry on finding and landing big stripers.
Often times a sunrise or sunset will cause a change in striped bass behavior. From what I've seen, striped bass will regularly relocate deeper or shallower the moment the sky begins to darken or starts to get bright. Bass will often transition from relaxing to an active state following a sunrise or sunset. What this implies for anglers is that whatever stripers you've discovered (or not found) may significantly shift their habits following these 2 celestial occurrences. In order to keep on landing (or commence hooking) striped bass, then adjust your search method and fishing approach as necessary.
Striped bass will often transition from schooling behavior to shoaling, and return to schooling again during the span of a day or evening. If you discover a massive, football field size school of stripers, and then all of a sudden lose track of the stripers, a change in behaviour may have taken place. Individual bass from the huge school may now be shoaling in the vicinity. When the sun sets or rises once more, there is a good chance that the striped bass will assemble back into schooling formation.
Tidal changes also play a role in identifying striper behavior, nonetheless for yours truly, it's a bit more tough to illustrate exactly how. The important thing to don't forget is that a tidal change can cause the bite, or turn it off. Tide changes can also cause fish to leave a once fish-filled area, and into what was once desolate zone.
How all these variables affect striped bass behavior will probably continue to be a mystery for years to come. Regardless of the many question marks, acquiring a knowledge that particular occurrences will trigger a change in striped bass behavior, will surely help you find, and catch more striped bass.
I'm certain that many different variables influence changes in bass behavior. Understanding these kinds of elements is well beyond the breadth of this article, and is likely best off left to marine biologists. The main thing for us striped bass buffs is to be able to realize when a change in bass behavior has happened, and the ways to ideally adapt our strategies so we are able to carry on finding and landing big stripers.
Often times a sunrise or sunset will cause a change in striped bass behavior. From what I've seen, striped bass will regularly relocate deeper or shallower the moment the sky begins to darken or starts to get bright. Bass will often transition from relaxing to an active state following a sunrise or sunset. What this implies for anglers is that whatever stripers you've discovered (or not found) may significantly shift their habits following these 2 celestial occurrences. In order to keep on landing (or commence hooking) striped bass, then adjust your search method and fishing approach as necessary.
Striped bass will often transition from schooling behavior to shoaling, and return to schooling again during the span of a day or evening. If you discover a massive, football field size school of stripers, and then all of a sudden lose track of the stripers, a change in behaviour may have taken place. Individual bass from the huge school may now be shoaling in the vicinity. When the sun sets or rises once more, there is a good chance that the striped bass will assemble back into schooling formation.
Tidal changes also play a role in identifying striper behavior, nonetheless for yours truly, it's a bit more tough to illustrate exactly how. The important thing to don't forget is that a tidal change can cause the bite, or turn it off. Tide changes can also cause fish to leave a once fish-filled area, and into what was once desolate zone.
How all these variables affect striped bass behavior will probably continue to be a mystery for years to come. Regardless of the many question marks, acquiring a knowledge that particular occurrences will trigger a change in striped bass behavior, will surely help you find, and catch more striped bass.
About the Author:
Captain Ryan Collins fishes for striped bass and Bluefin tuna off Cape Cod, MA. Visit his blog, myfishingcapecod.com for insider tips. Click onstriped bass fishing.
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