Have you ever heard this? I had not until a few years ago and now I can’t get it out of my head. As we come closer to striper season I am getting more excited to go through my baits of choice. Humpback and Baleen Whales eat krill (shrimp like critters) for just a couple of extreme examples. The notion is that just because there is a big fish does not directly correlate with the size of the lure. Sometimes and I would argue many times big fish love little baits.
One example of how you have to change from year to year is the size of the baits these guys are interested in biting. Years ago if you did not have at least an 8” bucktail on a 9 oz jig you were not going to land anything. Those days may return in the future and it may be this year but I don’t expect that to be true. So for the last few years I have run about 4” swim baits with great success so I will at least start off the year with those and change if I feel it necessary.
Match the hatch, that quote is synonymous with professional fisherman meaning investigate what the fish are eating and as much as possible match your bait to what is in the stomach of the fish you are catching.
I hope to be adding a few short but hopefully informative post leading up to striper season. And if you see me misspelling striper please send me an email, not intentional just a lack of ability. My wife trys (intended sp) her best with me but to no avail.
