One for the Road

Mark, Don, and Randy came down from Allentown, PA to Baltimore's Inner Harbor to enjoy 2 days of fishing on the Susquehanna Flats with light spinning tackle.  They've fished in a large variety of locations for everything from the smallmouth bass to steelhead.  One trip was on the Hudson River in New York for striped bass and they were very excited about this trip on the Susquehanna Flats.

The Crew

Catching was tough during the day trips, but Randy saved the day by catching this nice striper on a 9" Shad, Lunker City Slug-Go fished on a 1 ounce jighead.

Water Temperature: 45.7 Degrees

Technique: 

Swimming the Lure

1^st Part of this Technique - Cast the lure, let it drop to the bottom; take the slack out of the line while moving the rod tip pointing at the lure and just above the water.  Lift the rod tip swiftly from 9 o’clock to 10 o’clock than back to 9 o’clock while taking the slack out of the line allowing the lure to hit the bottom again.  Do this 2 to 3 time.

2^nd Part of this Technique – With the rod tip pointing at the lure just above the water; keep all the slack out of the line while moving the rod tip horizontally from 12 o’clock to 10 o’clock (right hand casters) OR from 12 o’clock to 3 o’clock (left hand casters).  The lure is now swimming both horizontally and vertically back to the boat.  Jig the lure, very swiftly, each time the rod tip is at 10 o’clock OR 3 o’clock.  Do this back to the boat or a striper hits the lure.

Note: Using the wrist to create very swift horizontal and vertical jigging is a must to make this technique productive.

Equipment:

Reel:       Spinning, 2500 Series
Rod:        Spinning, 6' Long, 1 Piece, Rated-Medium Heavy, Tip-Fast, 1/4 to 1 Ounce Lures
Line:        Fiber 14# Test
Leader:    6'-20# Test Fluorocarbon

Fishing Tip:  Catching is going to very tough this week on the Susquehanna Flats.  Your best best would be to go in the late afternoon when the water and weather conditions allow you to do this safely.

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