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Striped Bass

Striped Bass are noted as anadromous fish, meaning they live mostly in the sea and offshore waters, yet they will migrate into inland into freshwater rivers to spawn. The striped bass is the largest member of the sea bass family, often called "temperate" or "true" bass to distinguish it from species such as largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass which are actually members of the sunfish family.

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Latest Striped Bass Tips

Choosing a Rod (Video Included)

Bennett Marine: There is more to choosing a rod than what looks best. Rod action and type come first. Here's how to choose a rod for fishing situations.

Catching Striped Bass Introduction (Video Included)

Bennett Marine: Striped bass, sometimes called stripers, is a migratory saltwater gamefish popular on the Atlantic coast. This tip demonstrates how to find and catch striped bass.

How to Catch Striped Bass - Cooking (Video Included)

Bennett Marine: Striped bass is a deliacy for fish fanciers. Here's how to prepare this tasty saltwater fish for the table.

How to Catch Striped Bass - Filleting (Video Included)

Bennett Marine: Striped bass have a blood line that needs to be trimmed prior to cooking. This video explains how to fillet a striped bass for the best taste possible.

How to Catch Striped Bass - Fishing (Video Included)

Bennett Marine: Striped bass is a popular saltwater species found along the Atlantic coast. Here's how to catch this popular game fish species.

How to Catch Striped Bass - Lures (Video Included)

Bennett Marine: Striped bass are attracted to lures that move quickly through the water column to trigger the predator instinct of this fish. Here's how to choose lures for striped bass.

Melton Hill Striper (Video Included)

Tennessee's Bill Dance Honey Holes: Bill Dance offers professional of tips when hunting for Striper on Melton Hill Lake.

Ft. Loudon Striper (Video Included)

Tennessee's Bill Dance Honey Holes: Bill Dance offers professional tips when fishing for striper on Ft. Loudon Lake.

Surfacing for Stripers

Learn when shad fry generally start surfacing on your favorite lakes. Concurrently, the hatch will spark a feeding frenzy by the striped bass.

Baits for Big Summer Stripers

Catch large shad, 12- to 18-inches long, put them in the livewell, and use them to catch stripers. To take big stripers, use big shad.

Oddball Baits (Video Included)

Tennessee's Wild Side - Reel Tips: This expert's selection of "go-to" baits includes a Johnson Silver Minnow, a weedless spoon that when sashayed across the surface closely resembles a baitfish. Adding a trailer, in this case a Slug-Go soft jerkbait, can add to the strike appeal of the spoon rig.

Bait Rigs and Striped Bass

Of all the live bait rigs for striped bass, the three-way swivel rig is the simplest to set up. All that is needed is a three-way swivel that is attached directly to your main line, a sinker snap that is attached to the three-way swivel to hold your sinker, and a hook snelled on a length of leader line.