How to catch striped bass utilizing the 15 min. rule.
I use the fifteen minute rule most often when bass are shoaling, or distributed within a significant expanse of water. It's possible I am noticing bass which might be hanging in deep water, or perhaps the stripers are on the feed along a long stretch of beach front. Either way, when stripers are distributed over a significant area, the fifteen Minute Rule has demonstrated itself as an efficient application for establishing a successful trolling pattern.
After marking even just a single bass I will next put lines in the water. I'll begin trolling in a selected course, nearly always parallel to the seashore. By doing this I troll along the depth where I marked that 1st striped bass.
I'll then simply troll for 15 min's, retaining a close eye on the fish finder the whole time. If after fifteen minutes I have not lured a bite, captured a fish, or seen any more stripers on the fish finder, I resume my search parallel to the beachfront along the same depth until finally I begin seeing stripers once again.
If I do hook a bass in the course of the first fifteen min's, attract a bite, or mark additional stripers on the sonar, then my fifteen min. countdown is reset to zero. Previously, a typical scenario I have come across is discovering a stretch of water, up to a one mile in length, which has held bass down the entire length. The areas to the east, west, north and south of this stretch of water frequently consist of no striped bass at all.
The 15 minute rule helps me to recognize the productive expanse of ocean in the following way.
Let's say I've already been finding and catching fish regularly on the troll for the previous half hour. During the previous half hour I've trolled a relatively straight course east through a 1/2 mile stretch of ocean. It has now been fifteen minutes since I have landed a bass, lured a bite, and marked anything on my fish finder-indicating that I've arrived at the last part of the fishy expanse of water.
The subsequent step will be to reel the lines in, and cruise westward, returning to where I commenced marking, and landing stripers. I'd retain a close eye on my sonar while cruising, remembering any striped bass marks that may show up.
If I mark bass on my westerly trek to where I first began marking stripers then terrific, the fish are still holding along the very same expanse of water. This is the best scenario, specifically for folks just learning how to catch striped bass.
Without doubt there will be those times when I do not mark bass during the journey westward. And upon driving over a mile west of the original location where I primarily began observing striped bass, I'll still fail to observe any fish on the sonar. In situations like this I would presume that the schools of stripers has moved either shallower or deeper. I'd then transition into shallower or deeper water and commence a new search.
Unquestionably, the ability to uncover stripers with reliability is the very first stage to understanding how to catch striped bass.
I use the fifteen minute rule most often when bass are shoaling, or distributed within a significant expanse of water. It's possible I am noticing bass which might be hanging in deep water, or perhaps the stripers are on the feed along a long stretch of beach front. Either way, when stripers are distributed over a significant area, the fifteen Minute Rule has demonstrated itself as an efficient application for establishing a successful trolling pattern.
After marking even just a single bass I will next put lines in the water. I'll begin trolling in a selected course, nearly always parallel to the seashore. By doing this I troll along the depth where I marked that 1st striped bass.
I'll then simply troll for 15 min's, retaining a close eye on the fish finder the whole time. If after fifteen minutes I have not lured a bite, captured a fish, or seen any more stripers on the fish finder, I resume my search parallel to the beachfront along the same depth until finally I begin seeing stripers once again.
If I do hook a bass in the course of the first fifteen min's, attract a bite, or mark additional stripers on the sonar, then my fifteen min. countdown is reset to zero. Previously, a typical scenario I have come across is discovering a stretch of water, up to a one mile in length, which has held bass down the entire length. The areas to the east, west, north and south of this stretch of water frequently consist of no striped bass at all.
The 15 minute rule helps me to recognize the productive expanse of ocean in the following way.
Let's say I've already been finding and catching fish regularly on the troll for the previous half hour. During the previous half hour I've trolled a relatively straight course east through a 1/2 mile stretch of ocean. It has now been fifteen minutes since I have landed a bass, lured a bite, and marked anything on my fish finder-indicating that I've arrived at the last part of the fishy expanse of water.
The subsequent step will be to reel the lines in, and cruise westward, returning to where I commenced marking, and landing stripers. I'd retain a close eye on my sonar while cruising, remembering any striped bass marks that may show up.
If I mark bass on my westerly trek to where I first began marking stripers then terrific, the fish are still holding along the very same expanse of water. This is the best scenario, specifically for folks just learning how to catch striped bass.
Without doubt there will be those times when I do not mark bass during the journey westward. And upon driving over a mile west of the original location where I primarily began observing striped bass, I'll still fail to observe any fish on the sonar. In situations like this I would presume that the schools of stripers has moved either shallower or deeper. I'd then transition into shallower or deeper water and commence a new search.
Unquestionably, the ability to uncover stripers with reliability is the very first stage 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 secrets onhow to catch striped bass.
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