I don't need no friggin wire - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

sokinwet · 07-08-2005, 10:24 AM

I was weaned on wire back in the 60's by my dad and have put 1,000's of fish in the boat with wire and a "smiling bill no alibi" jig & pork over the years. It is probably one of the most effective controlled depth, strong current methods of lure presentation. You can try Bob S's aka got stripers (hey Bob rmember the old MA BASS Fed. days?) vertical jigging, or yo yoing like the RI guys but wire will produce when other methods won't. Sissy fishing?..try 300 ft. of wire jigging all day; for novices?...ever try undoing a backlash of wire; sporting?...I'm with Ron on this..the hit of a big fish will rip your arms off. Too each his own but my guess is that those who don't like wire haven't given it as chance!

Homerun - You need a quality rod w/ carboly or silicone nitrate guides-I like an aftco roller tip ; the preferred reel is a Penn 113 but I like the Jigmaster; mark your wire in 50 ft. sections with dacron secured with albright knots or try spro swivels or buy the premarked wire and hit the rips.

BigFish · 07-08-2005, 10:27 AM

Glad you wire line guys enjoy it...as I said...I don't care for it so more wire for you!

choggieman · 07-08-2005, 10:32 AM

To tell the truth I usually do not like to pull wire or snap jigs, but it is highly effective means to put bass in the boat. I have a friend who does it religiosly and is into fish regularly. To each his own.
Sbass1, if you could give some hints- I will love ya forever!

BigFish · 07-08-2005, 10:34 AM

Choggieman...of that I have no doubt....like you say...to each his own.

choggieman · 07-08-2005, 10:38 AM

I will also agree with Sbass and Bigfish in saying that I'd rather catch bass another way, but you have to do what you have to do from time to time and wire racks em up.

Raider Ronnie · 07-08-2005, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by BigFish

Glad you wire line guys enjoy it...as I said...I don't care for it so more wire for you!

Show me the smiles!!!

sokinwet · 07-08-2005, 10:28 AM

PS - Last yr. every morning I would see a lot of guys running right by me to the inner harbor to chase schoolies with 20 other boats. I just kept on jigging and putting fisn in the box!

BigFish · 07-08-2005, 10:32 AM

What ever Ron...you know Ron I am not in a competition with others so I really don't care how many fish "they" catch in 6 months time.....and if they do well I am happy for them. I like the kind of fishing I like and thats that! No high tech fish finding thingamajigs, wire line, electra-mates and all that crap....give me the good old fashioned method of working the shoreline and trying to find them just mano-a-fisho! Getting them to hit artificials (especially ones you made) is all the game I want Ron.....you like what you like and I like what I like. I respect that but obviosly you don't and you need to stoop to making cracks at those who dis-agree with you!

Oh well....happy wire line jigging y'all!