I use the fifteen min. rule usually when striped bass are shoaling, or distributed amongst a large expanse of water. Possibly I am observing striped bass which are suspended in deep water, or possibly the striped bass are hunting along a lengthy length of beachfront. Either way, when fish are spread out over a big area, the 15 Minute Rule has established itself as an useful technique for producing a productive trolling pattern.
Upon marking just 1 striped bass I will immediately put lines in the water. I will commence trolling in a particular direction, nearly always parallel to the beach front. That way I troll down the depth that I marked that 1st striped bass.
I will next troll for fifteen min's, keeping a close eye on the fish finder the whole time. If after 15 minutes I have not lured a bite, hooked a striper, or marked more bass on the sonar, I continue my search parallel to the shore along the same depth contour until I commence noticing stripers again.
If I do capture a striped bass in the course of the first fifteen min's, attract a strike, or mark more striped bass on the fish finder, then my fifteen minute countdown is reset to zero. In the past, a normal scenario I've stumbled upon is finding an expanse of water, around a 1 mile in total, that's contained striped bass along the complete length. The water to the east, west, north and south of this stretch of water frequently contain no striped bass at all.
The 15 min. rule can help me to distinguish the productive stretch of water in the following way.
Let's say I've already been hooking bass consistently on the troll for the past half hour. Throughout the last 30 minutes I have trolled a relatively straight line eastward through a 1/2 mile expanse of water. It's now been 15 minutes since I have enticed a bass, enticed a bite, and marked anything on my sonar-implying that I have arrived at the end of the striped bass-filled expanse of water.
The following action is going to be to reel the lines in, and cruise west, back to where I began marking, and reeling in fish. I'd maintain a close eye on my sonar while cruising, remembering any bass marks that may show up.
If I mark bass on my westward cruise to where I first started marking striped bass then fantastic, the stripers are still swimming along the exact same expanse of water. This is the perfect situation, specifically for folks just learning how to catch striped bass.
Surely there will be those moments when I don't mark striped bass during the trek westward. And on cruising over a mile west of the first spot where I primarily started seeing stripers, I will still fail to find any stripers on the sonar. In circumstances like this I'd preclude that the biomass of striped bass has swum either shallower or deeper. I'd then move into shallower or deeper water and begin a new search.
Beyond doubt, knowing how to locate striped bass with consistency is the very first phase to understanding how to catch striped bass.
Upon marking just 1 striped bass I will immediately put lines in the water. I will commence trolling in a particular direction, nearly always parallel to the beach front. That way I troll down the depth that I marked that 1st striped bass.
I will next troll for fifteen min's, keeping a close eye on the fish finder the whole time. If after 15 minutes I have not lured a bite, hooked a striper, or marked more bass on the sonar, I continue my search parallel to the shore along the same depth contour until I commence noticing stripers again.
If I do capture a striped bass in the course of the first fifteen min's, attract a strike, or mark more striped bass on the fish finder, then my fifteen minute countdown is reset to zero. In the past, a normal scenario I've stumbled upon is finding an expanse of water, around a 1 mile in total, that's contained striped bass along the complete length. The water to the east, west, north and south of this stretch of water frequently contain no striped bass at all.
The 15 min. rule can help me to distinguish the productive stretch of water in the following way.
Let's say I've already been hooking bass consistently on the troll for the past half hour. Throughout the last 30 minutes I have trolled a relatively straight line eastward through a 1/2 mile expanse of water. It's now been 15 minutes since I have enticed a bass, enticed a bite, and marked anything on my sonar-implying that I have arrived at the end of the striped bass-filled expanse of water.
The following action is going to be to reel the lines in, and cruise west, back to where I began marking, and reeling in fish. I'd maintain a close eye on my sonar while cruising, remembering any bass marks that may show up.
If I mark bass on my westward cruise to where I first started marking striped bass then fantastic, the stripers are still swimming along the exact same expanse of water. This is the perfect situation, specifically for folks just learning how to catch striped bass.
Surely there will be those moments when I don't mark striped bass during the trek westward. And on cruising over a mile west of the first spot where I primarily started seeing stripers, I will still fail to find any stripers on the sonar. In circumstances like this I'd preclude that the biomass of striped bass has swum either shallower or deeper. I'd then move into shallower or deeper water and begin a new search.
Beyond doubt, knowing how to locate striped bass with consistency is the very first phase to understanding 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 onCape Cod Canal fishing.
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