Uncovering quality stripers during spring when Fishing Cape Cod differs from locating large striped bass in the heat of the summer. Estuaries and the beachfront generally produce more big bass in May and June than during the summer months. At the outset of the season, finding big striped bass in 25 feet of water is often more common than locating big striped bass in 60 feet.
Probably the most fun way to fish mackerel is by using light tackle. I usually opt for light tackle spinning setups when we uncover fish in areas with little or no current. Simply pitch the mack into the water and allow the bait to do the rest. Watching a tinker get pursued on the surface by a thirty pound cow is a sight not soon forgotten.
Often during the spring, striped bass will hold tight to the bottom in areas with current. Harbor channels, estuaries and creeks are all places in which bass will hold. In these situations, fishing macks by way of a three-way rig makes the most sense.
Probably the most fun way to fish mackerel is by using light tackle. I usually opt for light tackle spinning setups when we uncover fish in areas with little or no current. Simply pitch the mack into the water and allow the bait to do the rest. Watching a tinker get pursued on the surface by a thirty pound cow is a sight not soon forgotten.
Often during the spring, striped bass will hold tight to the bottom in areas with current. Harbor channels, estuaries and creeks are all places in which bass will hold. In these situations, fishing macks by way of a three-way rig makes the most sense.
When drifting with the current, it is important to use a weight heavy enough to maintain the line nearly vertical. Conventional setups perform this job more efficiently than spinning setups. When a striped bass hits, fight the urge to immediately set the hook. Instead, lower the rod tip, wait for the line to become tight and then rear back.
Early on in the spring the first schoolie bass start filtering into Buzzards Bay and Nantucket and Vineyard Sound. Close behind these smaller striped bass are the cow stripers that many of us dream about all winter.
One of the most effective and adrenaline pumping methods to catch these big bass on Cape Cod will be live-lining macks. For the angler it is an opportunity to watch predation in action. Outstanding surface action ensues when bass are honed in on mackerel.
As always there will be cow stripers caught by fishermen utilizing the spring mackerel run. Unfortunately, the big schools of mackerel will be harder to uncover once late June rolls around. I hope you are able to enjoy this Cape Cod fishery, and take part in on some of the best spring time fishing this beautiful peninsula has to offer.
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