I employ the fifteen min. rule frequently when bass are shoaling, or disseminated within a big expanse of water. Perhaps I'm noticing striped bass which might be suspended in deep water, or perhaps they are on the feed alongside a extensive expanse of beach front. Either way, when stripers are spread out within a significant area, the fifteen min. Rule has established itself as an useful strategy for establishing a good trolling pattern.
After marking even just 1 striped bass I will then put lines in the water. I'll commence trolling in a chosen direction, virtually always parallel to the shore. By doing this I troll along the depth that I marked that original bass.
I'll then troll for fifteen minutes, retaining a close eye on the sonar the entire time. If after fifteen minutes I haven't lured a bite, captured a striper, or seen any more stripers on the fish finder, I resume my search parallel to the seashore along the same depth till I start seeing stripers once more.
If I do capture a striped bass during the first 15 minutes, entice a hit, or mark more stripers on the fish finder, then my 15 min. time is reset. Recently, an average circumstance I have encountered is locating an expanse of water, approximately a one mile in length, that has held bass along the complete length. The areas to the east, west, north and south of this stretch of ocean oftentimes consist of no life at all.
The fifteen minute rule helps me to differentiate the fish-filled expanse of ocean in the following manner.
Let's say I've recently been catching bass consistently on the troll for the previous 1/2 hr. Throughout the past half hour I've trolled a fairly straight direction east through a half mile expanse of ocean. It's now been 15 min's since I have enticed a striped bass, enticed a bite, and marked anything at all on my fish finder-implying that I have come to the conclusion of the fishy stretch of water.
The following action would be to reel the lines in, and cruise westward, returning to where I started marking, and catching fish. I would maintain a close eye on my sonar while driving, noticing any bass marks that may arise.
If I mark striped bass on my westerly trek back to where I first began noticing striped bass then terrific, the fish are still swimming along the identical expanse of water. This is the perfect scenario, particularly for fishermen just learning how to catch striped bass.
Without doubt there will be those times when I do not mark stripers during the trek westward. And on cruising over a mile west of the initial area where I primarily commenced marking stripers, I'll still fail to mark any life on the sonar. In circumstances like this I'd preclude that the biomass of stripers has moved either shallower or deeper. I'd then motor into shallower or deeper water and start a new search pattern.
Without a doubt, the ability to uncover stripers with reliability is the first phase to understanding how to catch striped bass.
After marking even just 1 striped bass I will then put lines in the water. I'll commence trolling in a chosen direction, virtually always parallel to the shore. By doing this I troll along the depth that I marked that original bass.
I'll then troll for fifteen minutes, retaining a close eye on the sonar the entire time. If after fifteen minutes I haven't lured a bite, captured a striper, or seen any more stripers on the fish finder, I resume my search parallel to the seashore along the same depth till I start seeing stripers once more.
If I do capture a striped bass during the first 15 minutes, entice a hit, or mark more stripers on the fish finder, then my 15 min. time is reset. Recently, an average circumstance I have encountered is locating an expanse of water, approximately a one mile in length, that has held bass along the complete length. The areas to the east, west, north and south of this stretch of ocean oftentimes consist of no life at all.
The fifteen minute rule helps me to differentiate the fish-filled expanse of ocean in the following manner.
Let's say I've recently been catching bass consistently on the troll for the previous 1/2 hr. Throughout the past half hour I've trolled a fairly straight direction east through a half mile expanse of ocean. It's now been 15 min's since I have enticed a striped bass, enticed a bite, and marked anything at all on my fish finder-implying that I have come to the conclusion of the fishy stretch of water.
The following action would be to reel the lines in, and cruise westward, returning to where I started marking, and catching fish. I would maintain a close eye on my sonar while driving, noticing any bass marks that may arise.
If I mark striped bass on my westerly trek back to where I first began noticing striped bass then terrific, the fish are still swimming along the identical expanse of water. This is the perfect scenario, particularly for fishermen just learning how to catch striped bass.
Without doubt there will be those times when I do not mark stripers during the trek westward. And on cruising over a mile west of the initial area where I primarily commenced marking stripers, I'll still fail to mark any life on the sonar. In circumstances like this I'd preclude that the biomass of stripers has moved either shallower or deeper. I'd then motor into shallower or deeper water and start a new search pattern.
Without a doubt, the ability to uncover stripers with reliability is the 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. Click onmyfishingcapecod.
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