[Hueski]

Do you think if you were to put cut spot or perch on a hook, do you think they would bite?
I'm going there armed with bloods, but was just wondering if they would go for cutbait.

Sandy Point will be my place for this.

 

[bluefish1928]

I have landed striped bass on cut spot. Live perch can work if no spot are around. I almost always use lures on stripers.

 

[surfnsam]

Early season c&r stick to bloods

 

[Mastrbaitr]

Early season c&r stick to bloods

Don't forget the size 2/0 long shank hooks.

 

[TunaFish]

Don't forget the size 2/0 long shank hooks.

Do you really mean circle???

 

[HuskyMD]

Don't forget the size 2/0 long shank hooks.

nah, those are for, um, flounder. You mean kahle 4/0 hooks, right?!

 

[Hueski]

I'm saying when the season opens.
I don't fish c&r.

 

[TunaFish]

I'm saying when the season opens.
I don't fish c&r.

I think I read in the past that someone did catch a keeper with a piece of cut spot, so, why not? I assume you meant the trophy season where the min size is 28''.

I still use BW during that time of the year and a big ole circle hook because most of the stripers will be < 28'', so I want to make sure I don't kill any undersize ones.

 

[StriperSlayerG1]

Ive caught Striper on cut bluegill before with circle hooks. I dont see why not.

 

[ESRob]

I have absolutely caught rock, and lots of them, on cut spot.

 

[kurazy kracka]

striper doesn't even taste that great.

 

[Mastrbaitr]

Do you really mean circle???

Nope. While the circle hooks are thicker, they are to small for using blood worms imo. 2/0 long shank has the 1/2 inch gap so it's still in regs in Maryland for catch and release and the longer size fits more worm.. Problem is the thinner gauge of the hook itself is prone to being pulled for the unskilled. Too many just wanna lean back and crank in the fish using 60lb line on a 8k reel. Where's the fun and skill in that?

 

[kurazy kracka]

Have they announced the official 2016 regs yet?

 

[bluefish1928]

Nope. While the circle hooks are thicker, they are to small for using blood worms imo. 2/0 long shank has the 1/2 inch gap so it's still in regs in Maryland for catch and release and the longer size fits more worm.. Problem is the thinner gauge of the hook itself is prone to being pulled for the unskilled. Too many just wanna lean back and crank in the fish using 60lb line on a 8k reel. Where's the fun and skill in that?

Use a 3 or 4k spinning reel with 20# braid on a medium action rod and then it becomes fun! Ironically, my friend's short 6'6" rod hooks a 39 incher while the rest of us were using 8'+ rods.

The leading proposal is one 35" or over in the trophy season. I like one from last year.

 

[Mastrbaitr]

Use a 3 or 4k spinning reel with 20# braid on a medium action rod and then it becomes fun! Ironically, my friend's short 6'6" rod hooks a 39 incher while the rest of us were using 8'+ rods.

The leading proposal is one 35" or over in the trophy season. I like one from last year.

How about 4K conflict with 15 lb braid main topped off with a 50lb braid shock leader.

 

[andypat]

striper doesn't even taste that great.

x2

 

[surfnsam]

Use 5/0 or 6/0 circle hooks if bloods are small use 2. I've never gut hooked a large rock I did have a small rock inhale a 5/0 greedy little thing.

 

[CaliYellowtail]

fishfinder rig, 4/0 circle, 3ft flouro leader, whole bloodworm

 

[bluefish1928]

How about 4K conflict with 15 lb braid main topped off with a 50lb braid shock leader.

I probably won't do it this year because I have a friend who wants me to run his small boat trolling spread, but last year my set-up was like this:

20# braid on a 4k reel, 40# mono to 6/0 Gami Inline Octopus Circle hook on a fish finder rig. I will use either whole or half a bloodworm.

My friend ties a palomar on straight 50# braid to a pyramid sinker- magnum version of a freshwater drop-shot rig. As wacky as it looks, it still catches fish. Contradictory to what many people think, spring stripers will hit lures if you can cast far enough/if they get close enough to shore.

 

[fishhead]

striper doesn't even taste that great.

When you put them on the barbecue the same day they are caught, then it's very good. Otherwise I'd place them behind croaker, whiting, red drum, black drum, spot, cod, and mackerel, just to name a few!