How to FIND Striped bass in open water!! How to troll with MOJO rigs. Mojos.

[@paul.aragon]

Thank you for practicing and showing catch-and-release practices. It's important that people see that sportfishing can be responsible and fun at the same time.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Paul Aragon Yes sir!!! Thanks brother! 👍

[@manuelmelchizedek4309]

No one keeps water cows for dinner 🤙great video.

[@manuelmelchizedek4309]

Catch and release method I understand. I say catch the Biggest for dinner. Yummy.

[@JERVIS346]

Thanks for the great videos, learning a lot from them. Kudos to you and your crew Mike 👍

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Thanks brother!! I really appreciate that!

[@mikepiazza3027]

Seems as though you are using mono. Any objections to braid? Also can a line counter be used with braid?

[@saelee33]

Nice catch. Those are some nice fish finder!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Thanks brother!!😁

[@jamesbroadbent4559]

Keep making the Videos, they are great !

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

James Broadbent THANKS BROTHER!!!

[@k9ccso1]

Good stuff...you think you could have stopped on those marks and vertical jigged them with 10" BKD?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Absolutely

[@gk621]

Mike it looks like you're loving that super Suzuki power

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

GEORGE K OH YEAH!! Finally got her broken in!

[@gk621]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Power for days

[@ksoutdoorsports]

Nice Stripers guys!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

KsOutdoorSports Thanks Brother!

[@frozencold3613]

Another great video. Thanks for sharing. I have two questions. I heard you comment near the end of the video that you let the line out slow. Why do you let the Mojos out slow rather than dropping straight down free spool? Also, how do you decide between using artificial lures versus bait? Thanks Mike.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

If you drop it down fast, you can only get 20 feet out. We usually end up with 40-60 feet out. Sometimes up to 100 depending on speed and depth. We want the MoJo hitting bottom in 20-30 feet of water at 2.8-5mph. The line counters really help getting back to the right depth fast.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

FrozenCold We usually start the season by trolling. The fish are flooding the bay and are very spread out. As they start to move shallower and stage near contours and structure we will switch to cut bait. When fish are less than 20 feet deep we will usually make the switch. We are switching right now.

[@willcox1209]

So glad the fish are moving north. Do you ever use the same method for deep water bass up in Gloucester? I've always wondered if those big baits would be effective up here.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

I haven’t used these exact rigs up there before, but they will definitely work. I will do a video on exactly how we use them in the next week or so. Great search-baits.

[@willcox1209]

@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Thanks very much. I look forward to hopefully seeing you guys in the harbor this summer!

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Will Cox Yes Sir!! If you see us, definitely pop by and say hi. 👍

[@merchantmarine28]

Good Old “RB3”

[@francisbilla1921]

What rod and reel are you using?

[@anthonyfoglio8749]

What type of line counter do you use????..thanks for great video

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Anthony Foglio They are old Shakespeare LCM1. They work well and last long. Thanks for the comment brother!!!

[@Davuncular]

Hi Mike, why do striped bass hold in open water rather than on structure like in this video?

[@webmoss]

Up in the Northeast, we have open water bass and structure bass. They’re built different and look different. Open water bass are skinnier with wide tails. Structure bass are have more girth for their length

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Stripers always relate to something. It could be water temp, structure, bottom contours, current, food, etc. although Stripers do ambush prey, they feed as a pack more often. In this video they were relating to baitfish in open water where they can feed as a pack.

[@webmoss]

My point is, a Boston Bass can be longer than a Block Island Bass. But a Boston Bass will weigh 2/3 the weight of the Block Island Bass. Block Island Bass hold structure while the Boston Bass will hunt in packs and generally have wider tails because they chase fast prey like Mackerels and Sea Herrings.

[@webmoss]

If you want to slay your PB then Block Island is the spot for you. Got plenty of 50 pounders there off the Ledge. I prefer to catch the Harbor bass in skinny water. They jump like Tarpons!

[@bvm7661]

What line counters you using?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

They are Shakespeare clip ons. I’ve had these for a long time and still going strong.

[@bvm7661]

I can't find any that look like yours. LCM-1 are the only ones I can find

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Mine have to be 15+ years old. Yep, They are LCM-1. 👍

[@enginelife8449]

If you dont mind me asking where is this?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

ENGINELIFE Raritan Bay

[@krisbrown5322]

hows the new rig testing ya.

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

She’s solid 👍😉

[@maineoutdoorsman677]

They got caught in his beard ,real gill net

[@ryanwhite887]

What body of water were you fishing in?

[@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS]

Raritan Bay

[@marshallbrooks8896]

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