Locating quality striped bass during spring on Cape Cod differs from locating big bass during the heat of the summer. Estuaries and the beachfront usually produce more big fish in May and June than during the summer months. At the outset of the season, finding big striped bass in 25 feet of water is often more common than finding big stripers in 60 feet.
Probably the most fun way to fish mackerel is to use light tackle. I'll pick light tackle spinning setups when we locate fish in areas with little or no current. Simply pitch the mack into the water and allow the bait to do the work. Watching a mack get chased on the surface by a thirty pound striped bass is a sight not soon forgotten.
Sometimes during the spring, stripers will hold tight to the bottom in areas with current. Harbor channels, estuaries and creeks are all spots in which bass will hold. In these situations, fishing macks by making use of a three-way rig makes the most sense.
When drifting with the current, it is very important to use a weight heavy enough to maintain the line nearly vertical. Conventional rods and reels perform this task much better than spinning setups. When a striped bass hits, fight the urge to immediately set the hook. Instead, drop the rod tip, wait for the line to become tight and then set the hook.
Early in the spring, the first schoolie bass start swimming into Buzzards Bay and Nantucket and Vineyard Sound. Right behind these smaller stripers are the large stripers that many of us dream about during the offseason.
One of the most effective and adrenaline pumping methods to catch these big fish on Cape Cod will be live-lining macks. For the fishermen it is a chance to watch predation in action. Impressive surface feeds ensue when bass are focused on mackerel.
As always there will be big stripers caught by anglers utilizing the spring mackerel run. Unfortunately, the large schools of mackerel will be harder to find once late June rolls around.
I hope you are able to take full advantage of this fishery on Cape Cod, and take part in on some of the exciting spring time fishing this productive peninsula has to offer.
Probably the most fun way to fish mackerel is to use light tackle. I'll pick light tackle spinning setups when we locate fish in areas with little or no current. Simply pitch the mack into the water and allow the bait to do the work. Watching a mack get chased on the surface by a thirty pound striped bass is a sight not soon forgotten.
Sometimes during the spring, stripers will hold tight to the bottom in areas with current. Harbor channels, estuaries and creeks are all spots in which bass will hold. In these situations, fishing macks by making use of a three-way rig makes the most sense.
When drifting with the current, it is very important to use a weight heavy enough to maintain the line nearly vertical. Conventional rods and reels perform this task much better than spinning setups. When a striped bass hits, fight the urge to immediately set the hook. Instead, drop the rod tip, wait for the line to become tight and then set the hook.
Early in the spring, the first schoolie bass start swimming into Buzzards Bay and Nantucket and Vineyard Sound. Right behind these smaller stripers are the large stripers that many of us dream about during the offseason.
One of the most effective and adrenaline pumping methods to catch these big fish on Cape Cod will be live-lining macks. For the fishermen it is a chance to watch predation in action. Impressive surface feeds ensue when bass are focused on mackerel.
As always there will be big stripers caught by anglers utilizing the spring mackerel run. Unfortunately, the large schools of mackerel will be harder to find once late June rolls around.
I hope you are able to take full advantage of this fishery on Cape Cod, and take part in on some of the exciting spring time fishing this productive peninsula has to offer.
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