best baits for stripe bass

[basswrestler]

Just starting to get my gear ready for 2008 stripe bass season. Whats your line up for tackle, IE rods reels and lures????

[Nebe]

oh man... your going to get a lot of answers.

its all about how much you fish and your budget.

I like lamiglass gsb 121 M and L rods, the L having 4 inches cut off the tip

I like a vs-200 for a reel

I like Cortland master braid- 60 lb test

Seaguar 40 lb leader material.

Plugs.. soft plastics I am biased because I make my own

hard plastics- super strike darters are my #1 go to in currents

yozuri mag minnows are good in calm water and cast a mile.

[plankton]

I've got setups from 6# to 65#, all for stripers, just depends on where I'm fishing. For lures I can use anything from a 2" shad or a 1/2 oz. tin all the way up to 6oz jigs and shads or 10" wooden plugs, plus live eels, dead eels, pogies in either state, whole or chunked, etc. It might be easier to ask what not to use for stripers. I would suggest thinking about where you are going to fish and asking some more specific questions about gear for certain situations, I think then you'll find that you get a lot of useful information you can use.

[EarnedStripes44]

depends on circumstances, the swim, boat or shore, time of year, etc. Got to be a little more specific. All the above.

[trigga]

Nebe - im getting the 1201 L.. just wondering why you like 4" off the tip? i was taking 6" off the butt.

[Rockport24]

basswrester, your first post, WELCOME

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by trigga

Nebe - im getting the 1201 L.. just wondering why you like 4" off the tip? i was taking 6" off the butt.

well trigga if you take 6 inches off the butt, your lure rating will stay the same and the rod will have a slower action. If you take 4 inches off the tip you'll have a faster blank that can throw heavier plugs.

its like having a 1201-M that weighs half as much

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by Nebe

well trigga if you take 6 inches off the butt, your lure rating will stay the same and the rod will have a slower action. If you take 4 inches off the tip you'll have a faster blank that can throw heavier plugs.

its like having a 1201-M that weighs half as much

If you didn't skip the gym you could just use the M

Basswrestler.
use the search feature here. Lots and lots of good info to be had in the archives and annuls of this forum!

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

If you didn't skip the gym you could just use the M

lets thumb wrestle some time

[Gunpowder]

best bait IMO: live eels...... best dead bait IMO: fresh pogies and eels if you preserved them right