25 degrees, 12 degrees dark you are a madman.:HappyWave: Its over johnny. I'm hanging it up till March 1.
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25 degrees, 12 degrees dark you are a madman.:HappyWave: Its over johnny. I'm hanging it up till March 1.
^^^as did 99% of the veteranshttp://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...know%20why.gif but the Googans like DS push on.
^^^Same here, I'm going to wait to Mid March to start up again. Might Fish Bait in My old Spot that is known to give up a few Cows every Year. Will have to fish Bait which I haven't done in 10 years at least.
Bass stop hitting lures when thewater drops below 40-42. The Stripers Metobolism slows down so much that there might be days between feeding, when below 40. I read that Bass could tolerate water temp between 32 and 92 Deg. and optimum Temp is between 55 and 70 Were the stripers grows the fastest. Below 40 is a waste of time for catching one, but I could understand getting out anyway to enjoy the Surf. it all good.:thumbsup:
I want to thank you for the knowledge you are sharing here. It is obvious to me you guys really know the stripers. This gets confusing to me some times because other people are saying the stripers are still here. Over and over they keep saying this and still no one is catching.
When you guys catch you seem to do pretty well so you must be dialed in to when they are here and when they are not. The one thing I would like to ask you with all due respect is how do you get to know so much? I am not asking you to reveal your secrets, but if you could share a little about how you know when and when not to fish that would be appreciated. Some of the other internet posts I am reading are so confusing and seem to have no substance. I mean no one talks about water temps to the extent that you are talking about them on here. So I would tend to believe what you are saying. Thanks for the help. Also for the informative posts. Have learned so much just from these winter fishing posts alone.
lostatsea you have to know who to listen to and who is full of crap. Betty and Nicks site was saying on Jan 24 there were still bass being caught north of Manasquan. Another tackle shop swears bass are still being caught on clams and metal and teasers. I don't know where these bass are being caught.
This has been a plug bite this winter. Hardly any fish for me on metal. I have been fishing from seaside to sea bright for the fall and winter. My last bass was around feb 2d and that was a runt. Caught on a plug. It was sunny that day and I was fishing at 4:30pm right before sundown. The water temp was exactly 42. that is the minimum I have caught striped bass at. I know because I took the temperature when i got there. Before that my last bass was on Jan 21. There was someone else saying the water temperature was 45 degrees. It hasn't been that temp since the end of December. Anyone can read from a book or an internet site. If you really want to know you have to be out there fishing. I fish about 200 days/nights a year so I know.
The facebook reports are total fabrication as well. Guys talking about the striped bass being suspended, and sleeping. I tell you what you facebook idiots you find me a 13lb bass in the ocean right now from the jetties and I will give you $5000. Most larger bass right now will come from the power plants or are more than 3 miles offshore. Nothing but small runts left in the ocean. I think finchaser and dark mentioned it the big bass can't take the cold. Any body saying anything else really doesn't know what they are talking about. vpass by the way, nice breakdown of when the bass will and will not hit. I agree.
:clapping: Internet fishing, gotta love it! Right from the safety of your cozy chair you can throw down with the best, all you need is a computer and google! I have learned from the guys here to keep a log. Finchaser talks about it all the time. Now if I was only part of his cell phone chain I would be a sharpie! Vpass great observations.
John and Tommy from those 2 shops are both nuts if there were fish around trust me I'd be out there . John believes his want to be INTERNET hero's and Tommy is going out of business and trying to sell stuff. The 3 shops I repair and build rods for haven't heard a report of fish from the surf from there regulars since 1/24/13. Every morning I have coffee and or breakfast with some of the top guy's from the Shark River Surf Anglers, Asbury Park Fishing Club ,Berkley Striper Fishing club and Spring Lake Live Liners fishing club and all is quiet. Every Saturday this time of year about 20 of us meet for breakfast and not one of us has heard a peep from any one or any of the shop we hang at. Oops forgot Al Ristori he joins us most weekday mornings and he has had nothing reported to him either
As far as log books that is one of the most important things to become a consistent catcher of bass with out a phone call or blitz. I had kept a paper hand written one until 1997. I purchased an electronic program for the computer in 1997.
Since then I can tell you every bass,bluefish,weakfish and tuna that i've caught where when on what etc.etc.etc..
I also log when the bass leave making it a waste of time to fish for them and except for last year when they really didn't it's been in December .There are 3 other years in January.
My meaning of a waste of time to catch is when you target the 12 to 16'' fish that are left putting added stress on them and sending them into shock in the frigid air to prove to people on the internet you can catch a fish.
^^^Very informative finchaser and you other guys thanks so much for sharing that.
thanks
I guess the fat lady finally sung on the stripers you guys were catching.:moon: Well it was a great run while it lasted. Still officially jealous that you had decent fish that late in the year. Or should I say early in the year. January fish. Congrats to all especially finchaser and dark you wracked up some impressive numbers
They sure did wish I could have caught 1/4 of that but Sandy messed us up in NJ. I had one or 2 good nights at sandy hook before the storms hit and that was it other than a few fish. Hope all of us have better luck in the spring. If not follow ds and fc !:HappyWave:
As of Dec 1 the reports will be (gradually) switching over to this thread....thanks.
Trip down memory lane...back to 2011...:fishing:
Ouch!
Yep, I don't fish a lot lately, you who know me know why.....:2flip: :moon: :kiss:
Let's go back to those 2 Winters.....when the fish were here...and "committing suicide"...as you tough guys like to say.....:kooky: :ROFLMAO
1. It was a night bite for the bigger fish....
2. Scores of fishermen were fishing the 2 hours before dark, catching smaller fish..and then went home. A handful of us were part of the 2nd shift, every night.......starting at 12, and ending up at 4am.
3. I was missing sleep at least 5 nights a week to find those fish...... severely sabotaging business and personal relationships to be in on that bite.
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...f-surf-fishing
4. Every night the bite was different....at times I would have to climb on and off up to 8 jetties to find them.
5. The best and biggest fish were centered around the tips of the jetties...there was a lot of areas where the fish just weren't.....
6. Eventually a lot of people heard about it....Rich Swisstack even came out one night.....I think he got a fish close to 30#...the largest fish were few and far between.....
7. Despite the "chatter" about how great that bite was....very few were out there...
There were the same guys you would see every night....Nick from Luna Lures...Sergio, and a few who will remain anonymous......You had to work your *** off if you wanted a big fish......
8. There were nights when it was brutally cold...I logged catching fish with air temps as low as 17 degrees, when it was so cold if my hands were out of the gloves for a few minutes it was painful.....had to wear layers and layers of protection on those cold nights....Let's not forget the cold Winter W/NW winds common at that time of year...
9. Hopping from rock to rock with a moving tide ain't that easy....I got wet or fell in more than once....:bucktooth:
10. If it was so easy.....how come only a handful of us were out there??.....:huh:
Eff you tough guys!....:laugh: :kiss:
Yup........
Easy fish?....:burn:
Arm Chair fisherman?....:kicknuts:
You basstids! :beatin:If it's so easy.....Come fishing with me on the jetties one night.....:2flip: :moon:
Oh...I just remembered..:whoo:.....there are very few NJ beach jetties that hold big fish anymore....:( :HappyWave:
Well this may not come true but after reading some of those catches have to hope for at least a few stray bass this winter with all the warmer weather and bait. I went down to long branch today. No fish but it was cool to check out the ocean, make a few casts, and see a xmas tree on the beach. Tight lines and good luck gents.
snowflake stripers. After reading this I hope y'all don't come running up to boston harbor. It's cold out and some of youse might get frostbite and drown.:plastered::ROFLMAO
http://www.onthewater.com/snowflake-stripers/
No need to come to MA! This guy was fishing somewhere in jersey.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz-aUWLdvTE
That must have been down south near atlantic city. Don't remember them being that close in monmouth county at that time. Thanks for the share it was awesome!
I believe that was just north of the seaside pier as seen in background. We had them in Normandy beach