Ummh Hints - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Newboater · 05-19-2004, 07:07 PM

OK - Don't laugh or Flame Me.

Got a boat last summer and never fished off it. This year I got a license here in NH and want to try some fishing.

I usually go in the Portsmouth, NH area on the pes-kat-a-quah ( ha) in area of Great Bay and Little Bay plus the river itself. The tides are rough but I can handle them.

Any hints on using an 8 or 10 foot pole and what type of hooks and bait ? I can get Herring, Mackrel, Eel or sea worms.

Do I sink the line or troll it?

To tell you the truth, I don't care what I catch, just got the urge to fish.

BTW - I'm 62 and haven't fished since my teens

Definetly a newbie

Thanks

Sarge

Scotch Bonnet · 05-19-2004, 07:28 PM

Get a light saltwater combo(7 ft) and spool it up with braid. Buy some Sluggos and small poppers and work the shallow, protected areas for schoolies. Low stress and lots of fun. The deep water, big fish techniques can be frustrating for a beginner and may turn you off to saltwater boat fishing. Start small and work your way up (if you want to).

Good luck!

JohnR · 05-19-2004, 07:53 PM

What he said...

Add to that some chrome creek shubs, mambo minnows, small swimmers - lot of stuff from 1/2 oz to 1.5 ounce. Fish around structure like pilings, rock piles at the end of streams, water outflows

and that sort of thing. Best time is first light and sunset....

Nebe · 05-19-2004, 07:53 PM

a wise fisherman once told me this......"chum and they will come"

that being said, if you have a bunch of bait, grind it up and anchor in a tide rip and start chumming.... if theres fish around, you'll catch em..

ThrowingTimber · 05-20-2004, 12:48 AM

This time of year you can anchor up and let herring chunks out behind your boat on floats a good distance but something still manageable. Let them drift behind the boat. Every once in awhile toss a couple of chunks behind the boat and let them float back. It will be like rining the dinner bell. Once the floats go out to the distance you are comfortable with start working them back towards the boat, very slowy, alternate rods if you are using two. You dont really want them both at the boat at once always want one out behind the boat.

If you keep one real far back and one mid way you will get a good idea of where they are hitting. When they show up you can work swimming plugs in your chum slick

or keep going with the herring

Hope this helps or makes sense. If it doesnt make sense pm me and I'll try to explain in a differnt way. Its late and I'm sleepy.

Tight lines!

RIROCKHOUND · 05-20-2004, 07:34 AM

I would bite the bullet and hire a guide or charter a light tackle guy from your area; learn soem tips, techniques and spots in one shot....

hooked · 05-20-2004, 09:16 AM

You might want to visit Suds n' Soda Sports in Greenland for some local info on what's biting. They could probably set you up with an affordable light action combo and some tackle to start with.

If your boat is capable of handling the open water, head out to the K2R can and jig up a bunch of macs. They should be around within a month. Hit it on a good day and you'll have action for hours and will be set on bait for the season. Keep a couple alive and head over towards Newcastle or Gerrish and live line them on circle hooks near the rocks.