STRIPED BASS with CHATTERBAIT & BLADED JIGS (Easy Limits in Weeds)

[@danwurzburger5840]

I’ve been fallowing you for years ! You and Warren and crew once signed my motorcycle vest I was wearing years ago at a seminar you were putting on ! Still have the vest ! 👍 I learned a lot from all your fun fishing shows wish it was still on ! Happy fishing buddy ! 🐟🐟fish on

[@AlanFong]

That is awesome! I'm still fishing with Warren all the time. Thanks for the input and for still watching us!

[@pablohidalgo7761]

Very good video thanks for all the information.

[@AlanFong]

welcome! thanks for watching my channel

[@TheLooie31]

Was just in the shop , thanks for taking the time to get me setup.

[@AlanFong]

No problem 👍

[@ryanf3977]

Thanks for the juice Allen. I appreciate all the knowledge you share from your years of experience and time on the water. I really enjoy all the content you put on the channel. You and Steve Cooper are the best weekly reports. I make adjustments to my setups and also try new things to gain more confidence based your suggestions. What really stood out for me in the video, is how weedless chatterbaits are. I usually throw lipless crank baits as my go to reaction bait. I’ve learned to deal with the weeds it does draw strikes powering through them. I’ll be throwing the chatterbait more often. Thanks again!

[@AlanFong]

Tips: learn were the bass food chain lives and study: like crawdads n learn where they live! If your casting 10 times and bring back weeds 6 times you cut your odds way down from catching fish. If I can get my bait in strike zone 10 time and bring it back 9 times clean I am gong to catch more fish!!!!!!!

[@gaw168888]

Hey Alan thx for helping me find the chatter bait. Thx Glenn

[@AlanFong]

no problem glad I can help

[@glengillia8990]

Aloha Alan, good action keep up the good work.

[@AlanFong]

Hey Glenn Merry Christmas N Happy New Year!

[@ajnthejuice593]

Good to see you two feeling better. Thanks.

[@AlanFong]

Thank you! Alaska covid hit me good but I'm feeling lots better

[@johnnyng3017]

thanks. glad to see you're feeling better..

[@AlanFong]

yes I'm feeling lots better now. thanks

[@nelsonlui5888]

Hi Alan, wonderful video. When you’re throwing the chatter bait, do you use braid and then a flouro leader or do you go straight flouro

[@dextersj9277]

Hey Alan! Are you finding action in the central, north, east or south? TIA

[@AlanFong]

I've been staying up north as the fish are still hanging around there

[@kthitphaneth71]

Enjoy watching your videos. Very informative 👍👍👍👍👍. I think I saw you guys out there at one time. I launch at Hog Back all the time. Hopefully I'll get to run into you out there one day.

[@AlanFong]

I'm always out there and if you see us stop by and say hi

[@boyce504]

Do you recommend chatter baits for the Fall season

[@dantecarpino7500]

Its amazing how fishing has changed for stripes with the development of innovative lures an fishermen tackle fish don't stand a chance!

[@AlanFong]

There are so many stripers in our system fisherman couldn't dent the population

[@jeddzizileuskas6799]

What rod and reel combo are you using? Thanks

[@AlanFong]

I'm using Powell 733 old rod which has a very light tip or my G Loomis IMX 3 power chatterbait rod and I use shimano chronarch 6:0 gear ratio reels. I've been using the shimano SLX XT 150 6:3 gear ratio n there working great

[@solomonsolomon5208]

Man thanks for the information…I would love to see you out there one of these days.

[@AlanFong]

I go 3-4 times a week and i'm in a 20 ft wht n blue ranger usually three people and camera pods in boat filming. Stop by and say hi

[@solomonsolomon5208]

@@AlanFong I will for sure when I see you. Thanks for everything

[@mastermouaable]

I been using this method this year and caught Striper twice in the same area less than 10 minutes apart expected my trailer is different. How heavy of line do you usually go?

[@AlanFong]

I'm using 50# braid with a two foot piece of 25# yozuri hybird leader tied together with an alberto knot and has never broke at the knot!

[@robertchalfant7233]

Great video

[@Rollin-With-Kirk]

nice fishing.. Still waiting for 5 minutes of bloopers... LOL

[@AlanFong]

I'm working on it

[@Triumphs1962]

Hi Alan was this just a recent trip or ? Where was your approximate location. Do you have the chatter baits at the store? Thanks again for a informative and fun video!

[@AlanFong]

This video was shot two weeks ago but I was down there this last Monday and crushed them

[@sirtone323]

Looks like liberty island area

[@johnnyng3017]

Last 2 trips around Franks we got some green ones but only one striper. Have you heard anything about stripers in this area? You guys have a great time and provide good info...Cool.

[@AlanFong]

Franks for stripers is best Nov thru Feb depending on the rain

[@timmadden8849]

Great info Alan you mention the water temperature at 57° The crawdads moving out into the grass, right now I think the water temperature above 72° and probably warmer in the shallows, can you explain that further? What’s the best temperature to fish the shower water with a crawdad pattern?

[@AlanFong]

Crawdads start getting active when water temp gets into the upper fifties and as it warms they are still in shallow weeds feeding. Stripers will go into a foot of water to eat crawdads. But when the water got over 75* last week the stripers left

[@CUSSTER100]

Great video....do u think there still I'm the Stockton area?

[@AlanFong]

I think most of the bigger fish have moved out of the area. I'm sure there are schoolies still lurking around

[@daynemendes5190]

Looks so fun what areas of the delta like liberty and what time of year it’s probably about over untill sep huh

[@AlanFong]

With the weather cooling down again I think the stripers will stick around a little longer. Normally it slows way down and the fish move back into the bay and ocean. Then in the fall they start returning again

[@daynemendes5190]

@@AlanFong thanks love the info , any good areas to check out

[@nelsonlui5888]

Hi Alan, what trailer and chatter baits are those. Also what general areas are you fishing? It it the west, central or east delta. When I look on the map, what should I be looking for? Do you ever try the z man weedless chatter and does that help on less grass?

[@AlanFong]

I use Z man jackhammer chatterbaits with a yamamoto zako trailor. I'm fishing from Rio Vista to Liberty and look for big flat shallow areas as I'm in 2-6 ft water catching lots stripers in the big weed flats on red chatterbaits

[@nelsonlui5888]

Thanks so much for the advice.

[@nelsonlui5888]

I’ve never been to liberty island. Looking at the maps, it’s a big flooded island. Do I need to worry about underwater obstructions when running? I’m familiar fishing at franks, big break and Sherman, but have never fished liberty. Will give it a try in 2 weeks. But want to be extra cautious when on plane in a new area. Should I stay to one side or the other when running?

[@AlanFong]

There is lots of things to hit out there especially when going up north. Tractor parts, road, rock piles, water valves, pipes n metal rods. Be careful out there.

[@seeifilose]

Do you find that the trailer makes a difference in getting the figure 8 action or does the trailer not make a difference?

[@AlanFong]

Yes the trailor helps as the Yamamoto works the best for getting the figure 8

[@boyce504]

Do you recommend a heavy/fast action or a Mid/fast action rod

[@AlanFong]

Med action rod for chatterbaits like a cranking rod

[@blongyang5547]

Great info

[@AlanFong]

thanks hope you can use it and catch more fish

[@dannyneihart1821]

Will those fish stay in those areas or will they move back down to the bay? Enjoyed the video!

[@AlanFong]

Most of the stripers are making there way back to the bay and ocean now

[@tjhoss6729]

🤗👏👍

[@michaelinraleigh]

These are lake Stripers?

[@AlanFong]

NO stripers in the delta

[@jameskramer5614]

How about American shad fishing from a boat or from shore on American River or Sacramento river

[@AlanFong]

Shad should be going good up in the upper American river

[@kokyouchau607]

Alan tried, but his boat burned down. was a sad day 😢. there's a video.