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johnbbean

Alternate Set Up?

Right now in the Maryland Chesapeake is our Spring Rockfish (Striped Bass) Trophy season. Most boats that are out have at least a couple of anglers so you can see 10-25 lines in the water being trolled. I generally am a solitary angler. Does anyone do anything other than trolling? I love to fish but setting up tons of reels for just me and (potentially)being done, as in Fish On in 15 minutes seems like a lot of work. Looking for alternatives.

Posted May 2, 2022, 11:06 PM UTC

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Kkd•

Trolling for Stripers has to be the most boring method of "fishing" I've ever done. Only done it once on a charter boat for a buddy's bachelor party and I'd never willingly do it again.

Throw lures, spooks are a blast from a boat, or find and catch your own baitfish(bunker, mackerel) and live line them.

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lydrulez•

You don’t have to troll to catch stripers but it allows boats to cover a lot of water searching for fish. I know guys who use light tackle to pitch lures and jigs from kayaks or Jon boats. Live bait can work well too.

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Cool_Exchange541•

Anyone can catch fish if they’re trolling. It’s more fun to target them from land. Get a 9 foot surf rod, a 5-6000 sized spinning reel, some 20-30 pound braid and some plugs and you’ll be set. If you’re further inland targeting fish in rivers spawning, try larger swim baits in the 1-3 ounce range. It will take longer than if you were trolling from a boat, but you’ll have way more fun.

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