How Do You Fish A Spoon Stripper?

How do you fish slab spoons?

Hold your rod high at the end of the cast and reel very fast as the slab spoon lure hits the water. As the slab spoon skips on the surface, fish will strike the lure. Don’t set the hook until you feel the fish. If a fish misses your slab spoon, stop and let the lure sink 2-3 feet!

What is the best bait for striper fishing?

Choose the right bait.
Live bait such as herring, menhaden, mackerel, eels, squid, clams, anchovies, bloodworms, shad, nightcrawlers and sandworms all make great bait for striped bass fishing. You can find these baits at just about any local fishing bait and tackle shop.

Do you bait a spoon lure?

Once you cast the spoon, your natural instinct will be to reel it in. Instead, let the bait drop down into the water. Once you think the spoon has sunk to the depth of the target fish, reel it back in.

What are slabs bait?

The Slab Spoon is a go-to lure for Anglers and Fishing Guides for Freshwater Striper in Texas. The Striper Slab has been around for a very long time and they flat out catch fish! The Slab is a very versatile lure and can be fished year-round from California to New York!

Do spoons work for striped bass?

And while spoons get fished various ways, the most consistently effective approach, and what is most commonly dubbed slabbing, is to drop the spoon to the bottom or to just below a school of suspended stripers and burn back to the surface. No jerks.

Is white bass a striper?

The simplest way to distinguish White and Striped Bass is by their body shape. However, that’s not the only difference between them.Striped Bass have strong, clear horizontal stripes that reach all the way to the tail. White Bass have much more faint stripes, and only one of them normally reaches the tail.

What is the best time to go striper fishing?

The best time of day to catch striped bass is early morning from dawn until about 2 hours after sunrise and late afternoon from 2 hours before sunset until dusk. Fishing for striped bass can be even better in the hours before a major cold front or rain event arrives.

What hooks to use for stripers?

The size of the circle hook you use for a striped bass rig depends on the size of the bait. For larger baits, like live menhaden (bunker or pogies), an 8/0 circle hook is ideal. For chunk baits and live eels or spot, a smaller 6/0 circle hook will work. Smaller baits, like seaworms, can be rigged on 2/0 circle hooks.

What is a flutter spoon?

Flutter spoons are AWESOME Summer and Fall baits for targeting bass that are feeding on baitfish. The technique remains a mystery for most anglers but Tim has refined his methods for both rigging and fishing this unique style of spoon.

What’s a wiper fish?

The wiper is actually a cross between a striped bass and a white bass. This cross, sometimes referred to as the ‘original cross,’ was first produced in South Carolina in the mid-1960’s using eggs from the striped bass and sperm from a white bass.

Do striper fish have teeth?

Striped Bass, otherwise known as stripers, linesiders, or rockfish, are some of the most popular creatures anglers seek out.Striped bass have tiny rows of small inward-facing teeth located in their lips. These types of teeth don’t kill or maim prey like a shark’s might.

Do hybrid stripers reproduce?

Because hybrid striped bass cannot naturally reproduce, their numbers can be controlled by how many are stocked. Many anglers who fish Lake Fort Phantom Hill have a hard time distinguishing between hybrid striped bass and white bass.

What is a spinner lure?

A spinnerbait is any of a family of fishing lures that get their name from one or more metal blades shaped so as to spin like a propeller when the lure is in motion, creating varying degrees of flash and vibration that mimic small fish or other prey.