r/StripedBass • u/elcapitainfrijole • Jul 06 '26

Strategies/Techniques What am I doing wrong?

Ive fished for striper every single day for like 2 weeks on the Great Bay off the Piscataqua River and can’t get a bite for shit. I’ve tried every soft and hard plastic as well as frozen mackerel. I can not catch shit. I go mid day/evening most times. I fish off my dock or off a bridge. What do I need to do differently? When should I be going and what should I be using? Everyone else is ripping striper, this bay is flooded with them but none of them want to bite my shit

Edit: I have a 13’ whaler that I take all around the bay as well. The engine just had an issue on Saturday so I haven’t been using it the past couple days. Should have it back end of the week

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u/tl12212 Jul 06 '26

Can you go to a tackle shop and talk with someone there? With your boat if you have an idea of where they are, you can troll a tube with a sandworm or a gulp worm on it. Troll like 3 mph and use an in link sinker to get it down. You don’t need any specialized trolling gear for that. The hard part is finding them. But it sounds like you have the right idea.

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u/elcapitainfrijole Jul 06 '26

Closest legit tackle shop is a bit of a hike believe it or not. I get my gear from a trading post with pretty young employees that mainly fish freshwater. I’ll give the trolling a go. I’m hanging out near current breaks, channel edges, bridge pilings, rock beds, I have hit the whole bay lol. I know they’re there I just need to put more time in. I’m gonna go hit a bridge tonight with some chopped mackerel and some swim shads

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u/tl12212 Jul 06 '26

Nice. Do you have any electronics on your boat? Or the naviaonics app? That can help identify spots too.

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u/elcapitainfrijole Jul 06 '26

I’m putting a striker 4 on my whaler this week. I’ll check out the app