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Old 03-05-2007, 06:48 PM   #1
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Temp. ??? I have noticed stripers to be better fighters in highly oxigenated water ... A crashing surf with lots of foam . fight like bastge

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Old 03-05-2007, 07:04 PM   #2
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... A crashing surf with lots of foam . fight like bastge
sounds good....54*.....
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Old 03-05-2007, 07:28 PM   #3
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50-55 highly oxygenated
ideal trout temps too
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Old 03-05-2007, 07:52 PM   #4
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60-65 would be optimal IMHO.
However, I have caught them in 80+ deg. water. 92 deg. surface temp and fishing 10 feet down. This is freshwater fishing in Tennessee. They were up that high for the bait. (Gizzard and Threadfin Shad) At that time of year you are not able to release them due to stress and the warm water ( Although the bite is so wild at that time of the year we could easily fill the boat). So, we get a limit (2 fish) and quit fishing and go have breakfast

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Old 03-06-2007, 12:59 AM   #5
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I would tend to say the cooler temps. 50-55. Because when it comes to water temps they are mostly displayed in surface temps or if your fishing off a boat, just below the surface. Anyone who does any diving or even just snorkeling know if you go down 15 -20 ft the water is an awlful lot cooler and nicer, for a bit, in the heat of summer.

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Old 03-06-2007, 06:07 AM   #6
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Old 03-06-2007, 12:28 PM   #7
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In my experience, the hardest fighting fish are those who have just arrived in spring after the migration north. In days of old on a windswept Island shore south of Chatham, we anxiiously awaited the first big fish of the year.

We started our pilgrimage there in small tin boats on Memorial Day and we always referred to those bass as "freight trains" as they took hard in the first wave and ran like run away trains.

The water temps would be 50 to 55 degrees. Cooler oxygenated water of the outer beaches surf brought out the best ( and still does) in Striped Bass and having the added factor of just completed swimming 900 miles plus/minus, they were bad ass bass with nasty attitudes.

Do not wish for an early arrival. Early arrival means the cycle is skewed. Colder springs mean the mung lays off for a longer period of time. Two years ago the mung showed in late June with a warm spring heralding it's arrival. Mung is inevitable but cold springs shorten it's stay by keeping it at bay until late July and seeing it off by just after Labor Day.

Why even try.........
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