04-14-2013, 04:39 PM
[#0000FF]I don't know much about "stripped" bass, but I used to live in Sacramento and caught lots of striped bass. Sorry. Couldn't resist.
Try checking out [url "http://www.yelp.com/biz/romeos-bait-and-tackle-shop-sacramento"]Romeo's Bait and Tackle[/url] (link). They usually carry sardines and all other kinds of the baits that work best locally. They can also show you some rigs.
They used to buy whole cases of whole frozen sardines from South America and sell them anywhere from one or two at a time to whole cases. I generally filleted them and either used a piece of the fillet or even a whole big fillet on a tandem hook rig for bigger fish. I often bought a bunch before a big overnight trip and filleted them out the day before...anointing them well with additional sardine oil. Keep them on ice. They hold up better than anchovies but will go soft if not kept cold.
The best way I found to fish them was with a "fish finder" rig...a sliding sinker above a swivel and then two to three feet of leader. Usually a good idea to find a hole below faster water and then plunk your bait downstream from where you are anchored or fishing from the bank. In some places the small cats will drive you nuts but you will know it when a big striper climbs on.
You can also visit the seafood sections of Asian markets. They have a lot of different varieties of salt water fish that work well for striper bait. A good one is small members of the mackerel family. They are oily and smelly and stripers love them. Ditto for cats...and even sturgeon.
Stripers are also great on lures...anything from big white plastics to diving crankbaits. But know the depth and the bottom where you are fishing because it can get costly if you donate too many lures.
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Try checking out [url "http://www.yelp.com/biz/romeos-bait-and-tackle-shop-sacramento"]Romeo's Bait and Tackle[/url] (link). They usually carry sardines and all other kinds of the baits that work best locally. They can also show you some rigs.
They used to buy whole cases of whole frozen sardines from South America and sell them anywhere from one or two at a time to whole cases. I generally filleted them and either used a piece of the fillet or even a whole big fillet on a tandem hook rig for bigger fish. I often bought a bunch before a big overnight trip and filleted them out the day before...anointing them well with additional sardine oil. Keep them on ice. They hold up better than anchovies but will go soft if not kept cold.
The best way I found to fish them was with a "fish finder" rig...a sliding sinker above a swivel and then two to three feet of leader. Usually a good idea to find a hole below faster water and then plunk your bait downstream from where you are anchored or fishing from the bank. In some places the small cats will drive you nuts but you will know it when a big striper climbs on.
You can also visit the seafood sections of Asian markets. They have a lot of different varieties of salt water fish that work well for striper bait. A good one is small members of the mackerel family. They are oily and smelly and stripers love them. Ditto for cats...and even sturgeon.
Stripers are also great on lures...anything from big white plastics to diving crankbaits. But know the depth and the bottom where you are fishing because it can get costly if you donate too many lures.
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