Bait: Menhaden

[Hooked4ever]

Through my research I keep coming across the use of Menhaden as bait for stripers. I was wondering what everyone thought of it because I was thinking of trying it next week when I'm back at the Jersey shore points.

[striprman]

Works for me

[scoobe]

If you've never tried bunker for bass... then you ain't fishin

[afterhours]

where you find pogies, you usually find the big girls! stripers LOVE menhaden. as far as bait goes it may be second to only eels.

[NIB]

Bass hate bunker they mostly just Tail slap em.an there are no fish in NJ they know we kill em all stay home its way to crowded allready.I hate 4 th benies comin to my shore.

[Hooked4ever]

NIB: What bait are you using?

Every one I've talked to in my wanderings have told me that clams are the bait of choice of choice, but that has resulted in 0 fish for me. I'm looking for anything that might break that streak. When the beaches get crowded with the once a year fishermen i usually pack in the striper equipment and save it for later on when they're all home (but it doesn't matter since I don't catch anything on squid, clams,small baitfish, or plugs anyway) and head over to a tog hole with light tackle.

[afterhours]

h4, sounds like he's using" stay the hell away from me" bait. yup, and bass hate bunker! i personaly know of many 30's, 40's, and one 50+ that loved them.