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Finding Monster Stripers Using the 15 Minute Rule
How to catch striped bass. by applying the fifteen minute rule.
Perhaps I am marking striped bass that are suspended in deep water, or possibly they are feeding down a length of beachfront. In any event, when striped bass are distributed over a substantial area, the 15 Minute Rule has proven itself as an effective tool for building a successful trolling pattern.
In any event, when striped bass are disseminated all over a substantial area, the 15 Minute Rule has proven itself as an useful tool for establishing a good trolling pattern.
The rule is an essential component of an overarching strategy for finding and sticking with the striped bass biomass.
In this way I troll along the depth at which I marked that 1st striped bass. In other words, I am hoping that there are many more bass cruising through the stretch of water in front of me. I'm in a way placing a bet that the one bass I marked on the sonar, is but one of hundreds of striped bass in the direct vicinity.
I will then troll for 15 minutes, retaining a close eye on the fish finder the whole time. If after 15 minutes I haven't lured a bite, captured a striped bass, or seen any more bass on the sonar, I resume my search parallel to the beach front along the same depth until I commence noticing striped bass again. The key is to not get hung up spending hours of your time trolling through life-less water.
If I do hook a striped bass in the course of the first fifteen minutes, tempt a hit, or mark more striped bass on the sonar, then my fifteen min. time is reset to zero. During the past, a standard situation I've come across is discovering an expanse of water, up to a one mile in total, that has had striped bass along the whole stretch while the areas to the east, west, north and south of this stretch of water oftentimes contain no life at all.
Let's say I have already been landing bass frequently on the troll for the last 1/2 hr. For the duration of the previous 30 minutes I've trolled a somewhat straight line eastward through a half mile expanse of ocean. It has now been fifteen minutes since I have caught a striped bass, enticed a bite, and marked a single thing on my fish finder-suggesting that I've reached the last part of the striped bass-filled expanse of ocean.
The next step will be to reel the lines in, and cruise westward, back to where I started marking, and reeling in striped bass. I would keep a close eye on my sonar while driving, noticing any bass marks that may arise.
If I mark striped bass on my westerly journey to where I originally began observing striped bass then excellent, the striped bass are still hanging along the exact same stretch of water. This is the best situation, especially for folks just learning how to catch striped bass.
If I mark striped bass on my westward journey to where I originally began marking bass then fantastic, the fish are still hanging along the identical expanse of water. Odds are I would repeat the exact same trolling pattern as the initial pass. This is the ideal situation, particularly for fishermen just learning how to catch striped bass.
I would then move into shallower or deeper water and commence a new striped bass search pattern.
It's indisputable that having the ability to find striped bass with regularity is the very first phase to figuring out how to catch striped bass.
Perhaps I am marking striped bass that are suspended in deep water, or possibly they are feeding down a length of beachfront. In any event, when striped bass are distributed over a substantial area, the 15 Minute Rule has proven itself as an effective tool for building a successful trolling pattern.
In any event, when striped bass are disseminated all over a substantial area, the 15 Minute Rule has proven itself as an useful tool for establishing a good trolling pattern.
The rule is an essential component of an overarching strategy for finding and sticking with the striped bass biomass.
In this way I troll along the depth at which I marked that 1st striped bass. In other words, I am hoping that there are many more bass cruising through the stretch of water in front of me. I'm in a way placing a bet that the one bass I marked on the sonar, is but one of hundreds of striped bass in the direct vicinity.
I will then troll for 15 minutes, retaining a close eye on the fish finder the whole time. If after 15 minutes I haven't lured a bite, captured a striped bass, or seen any more bass on the sonar, I resume my search parallel to the beach front along the same depth until I commence noticing striped bass again. The key is to not get hung up spending hours of your time trolling through life-less water.
If I do hook a striped bass in the course of the first fifteen minutes, tempt a hit, or mark more striped bass on the sonar, then my fifteen min. time is reset to zero. During the past, a standard situation I've come across is discovering an expanse of water, up to a one mile in total, that has had striped bass along the whole stretch while the areas to the east, west, north and south of this stretch of water oftentimes contain no life at all.
Let's say I have already been landing bass frequently on the troll for the last 1/2 hr. For the duration of the previous 30 minutes I've trolled a somewhat straight line eastward through a half mile expanse of ocean. It has now been fifteen minutes since I have caught a striped bass, enticed a bite, and marked a single thing on my fish finder-suggesting that I've reached the last part of the striped bass-filled expanse of ocean.
The next step will be to reel the lines in, and cruise westward, back to where I started marking, and reeling in striped bass. I would keep a close eye on my sonar while driving, noticing any bass marks that may arise.
If I mark striped bass on my westerly journey to where I originally began observing striped bass then excellent, the striped bass are still hanging along the exact same stretch of water. This is the best situation, especially for folks just learning how to catch striped bass.
If I mark striped bass on my westward journey to where I originally began marking bass then fantastic, the fish are still hanging along the identical expanse of water. Odds are I would repeat the exact same trolling pattern as the initial pass. This is the ideal situation, particularly for fishermen just learning how to catch striped bass.
I would then move into shallower or deeper water and commence a new striped bass search pattern.
It's indisputable that having the ability to find striped bass with regularity is the very first phase to figuring out how to catch 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 about how to catch striped bass and giant bluefin tuna.
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