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  1. Hudson River
    high mortality. 1 of 7 Jason Arnold / jasonarnoldphoto.com Face the facts: Most days, a frisky live bait outperforms an artificial or dead bait, whether you're targeting snook in Charlotte Harbor, sailfish off the Keys...
  2. Delaware River
    So, this past weekend was crazy with the amount of bait we went through because of the bait stealers on the river. I was using the elastic stuff from the bait shop that looks like dental floss, but the clams still were disappearing left and right. I've heard something about women's pantyhose...
  3. New Jersey
    I will not Keep or eat any Striped Bass from this area, They say its been cleaned up, Its better now. The problem being that I am 70 and remember what has been loaded into this area. Just a few examples Of on the water front and near the water was or is Nation Lead ( Dutch Boy Paint Plant )...
  4. Boat repair issues & Shop Maintenance
    :GrayWingSmiley: I have a 87gal tank in my boat i keep it top off after i uae it i top it off and keep stabil in it is there any reason i cant keep haft full to lose some weight or is it better to keep it top off
  5. Tennessee Stripers and Wipers
    A few years ago I saw a fisherman use a small rubber band on his hook to keep his shad from getting sideways or getting off. I'v looked for these bands on the internet but haven't been able to locate a dealer. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
  6. Hudson River
    Does anyone have any suggestions on keeping Herring lively during the day. Any tricks or ideas would be great.
  7. Stripers 101 - The Beginners clinic.
    In my yard i have a small pond, prolly 6 feet deep or so, and i fish it all summer when i cant be out at the beach. I have often caught decent sized eels, (10-18inches), and was wondering if i could just keep my eels that way. if i bought a buncha eels live from the store could i just put them...
  8. Shorebound - Surf Beginners
    i just started trolling tube n worm and have been noticing that every pass i've been reeling up my line with seaweed on my tube hook. anyone know of any ways to prevent this??
  9. The Striper Forum
    Hello All, I have been having trouble keeping my bait on the hook when fishing in CC Bay. In some cases it is evident that my hook is getting picked clean by scavengers, and in others its a bit of a mystery. I'm using chunked mackerel and frozen sand eels on a bass rig (fish finder, barrel...
  10. Upper Hudson River Striper Club
    What is the best way to keep Herring alive on your boat? Live Well, Aireator, Wire basket over the side of the boat? I know they have Herring Tanks, that can be hooked up and pump fresh water in/out of the tank. I don`t have the power supply on my boat. So, I`m looking for the next best thing if...
  11. Rhode Island Fishing
    I was just wondering how you guys keep busy during this time of the year ? I am already looking for April to get here so we can start fishing again . I have been hanging at the local Dunkin Donuts in EG on a daily basis to connect up with the fishing crew ....... and I think everyone is...
  12. The Striper Forum
    Thought you guys/gals might be interested in an article I just read in my local paper. Seems a guy was caught with an undersized striped bass in the parking lot of his apartment. A couple of plain clothes offeicers were tipped off and made the arrest...
  13. The Striper Forum
    what is the best method for keeping eels alive. I am going on vacation for 4-5 days and dont want to buy eels every day. please be deatailed as you can.
  14. The Striper Forum
    what is the easiest way to keep eels alive for a short peroid (4-6 hrs)?
  15. The Wiper Room
    The forage base on my local lake is Alewives . I have a few questions : How big can these things get in a freshwater lake ? What is the best method to keep them ? It seems that whenever I catch them, they only last about two hours and the 2nd hour, they're pretty ratty looking . I've...
  16. Boat repair issues & Shop Maintenance
    I have a 20' Keywest w/a with a 150 merc outboard. For some reason it pulls quite a bit to the right and I'm not sure why. I adjusted the zinc fin to counter the pulling but I can't believe that that little fin has much to do with the pulling....of course the faster the speed the more it...
  17. The Striper Forum
    Eel Tank Experience Eels will change color if kept in a fish tank or light colored buckets and it takes a long time to turn back to black from green. I wonder whether it matters much to the fish. I read something about Tuna guys using clorox to whiten their eels. 2 reasons. One is to stand...
  18. The Striper Forum
    any advice? i need to try to keep them alive for a 6-8 hours.... I found some interesting articles, I know these are talking about Saltwater Skipjacks, but Im wondering if this will work: http://www.plasticnavy.com/bait-tube.htm http://www.floridasportsman.com/gear/G_9702_Bait/ but how long...
  19. The Striper Forum
    there was a question asked in the trolling section about keeping sea worms, rather than Hi-jacking the thread I figured I'd post it here.. Back in the day we used to dig our own worms at low tide, and fish the incoming either livelining worms(absolutely deadly when the worm migration is on)...
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