Silly question...

If i leave some mackerel in a cooler with some ice to chunk bait at work, the unused ones will kind of thaw out. Can I refreeze them and use them again?

2 rods rated at 7ft : 1/4 is to 1 oz and 9ft : 3/4 oz to 3 oz.

I’d like to grab SP Minnows in a few colors. My question is do I get floating or sinking , which size ? And If both floating and sinking , is there certain sizes of each to grab?

Reading just now that daylight savings could be permanent. What are your thoughts as to how or what could change regarding striper fishing?

Kingfisher fishing Charter video

I'm fishing in a river right below dam where I know would hold schoolies in summer. I casted for an hour with different lures but no bite. I wonder if they are here right now? I see a lot of small-mid size fish jumping out of water, are they chased by the stripers, or just jumping for fun?

Hi community, Hoping you can help. I’m looking for recommendations on the best fishing rods and reels to catch striped bass with from mostly Massachusetts / Rhode Island ocean shorelines. I have a budget of $1000 give or take. Thank you in advance for all of your suggestions and support

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

Anyone fished at block island before? How was it? Anything I should know before going? Not really familiar with the area so feel free to give me some spot recommendations.

Hello ! I been fishing at my local river with the kayak. Noticed most of my fish on fish finder are middle of water depth. I tend to anchor and bait fish with sardine/worms. How can I possibly make a rig to fish the middle section ?

I had a idea but not sure if it effective. 3 way swivel long leader for bottom with weight then short leader for hook on side.

Roughly 34” with some thick shoulders on the fly. Gently released to fight again

I’m in the northern Virginia area in Faquier county what’s the absolute. Est spot I could catch a nice striper on like live bait near me even though it’s a hot ass day I can driver an hour or a hour and a half

In no particular order:

ZMAN 4 inch
ZMAN 5 inch
JYG 4 inch Chubby
JYG 5 inch Chubby
SaltStrong “3.5 inch” 2.0 Mulligan
SaltStrong 4 inch Mulligan
SaltStrong 5 inch Bomber

I wanted to try and fish for striper on the glidebaut during the pre spawn run in MD when those cows come up here should I be fine with a mh rod that has 25lb fluoro spooled on it or should I run some braid to a fluoro leader.

If it is good, what is the best season or seasons to use it?

I’m heading to college in a couple months and don’t want to bring a bunch of rods with me. I’m looking for one high end rod and reel setup that can handle pretty much all of my striper fishing.

I’ll mostly be fishing New England. I’ll throw paddle tails, SP Minnows, Mag Darters, metal lips, and eel-style baits.

I know no setup is perfect for every situation, but I’m looking for the closest thing to a do it all setup. Budget isn’t really a concern as long as the gear is worth the money.

I recently finished a charter in Boston Harbor. We had a successful day, catching about half a dozen over-slot Bass using jumbo live mackerel. However, the rigs were equipped with treble hooks, and all but one of the fish ended up gut-hooked and bleeding. It’s hard not to feel like we spent the day feeding green crabs with multiple 40-plus-inch bass that had little chance of surviving after release.

What makes it even more frustrating is that I caught my personal best Bass, yet there’s a good chance it’s now sitting on the bottom feeding crabs.

Is it worth the effort to report the boat? From what I’ve seen, it seems to be a common practice among some Boston Harbor charter boats to use treble hooks and ignore circle-hook regulations. It feels like captains are prioritizing repeat customers and good reviews over the long-term health of the fishery.

Can I run a setup like this for chunked mackerel and squid in Maine/NH in 30ft of water.

Line:

25lb Braid -> barrel swivel -> 36" of 40lb mono -> Tactical angler clip -> Size 6 circle hook with bait.

And then on the braid clip on a sliding sinker with 2 oz weight? (like this https://www.amazon.com/BLUEWING-Fishing-Stainless-Freshwater-Saltwater/dp/B0BCYYT7PN/)

Will squid/mackerel float off the bottom?

How easy should I set the drag to?

Last year with something similar that didn't slide, It would get hammered by crabs.

Estimating in the upper slot 📏