September 7, 2013

I often catch myself imagining what fishing on Cape Cod was like “way back when.” I like to picture Cape Cod without the bridges and marinas, when it was still a wild place. Can you imagine what the fishing must have been like 1,000 years ago? It may be difficult for us “modern day” anglers

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Fishing the Cape without Electronics | how to find & catch fish
September 16, 2012

“We’re in business,” is what I recall saying to the crew upon seeing the biomass of striped bass on the sonar. “Pitch the baits!” I was fishing with Mike and Mark, two Missouri natives who were learning how to catch striped bass during a stay on Cape Cod.  They were yet to catch a striper

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How to Catch Striped Bass with Live Mackerel
July is Time for the Snakes
October 18, 2011

It’s important to remember to remove the lead from lead core prior to tying a knot.  This helps preserve the integrity of the knot. It’s only necessary to remove lead from the section of lead core you inted to tie the knot with.  In other words, removing a one foot section of lead from the lead

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How to Remove Lead from Lead Core, Prior to Tying a Knot
June 28, 2011

The tube and worm is one the strangest, yet most effective methods of catching striped bass in the waters surrounding Cape Cod.  Three foot long tubes routinely catch two foot long striped bass.  18 inch tubes often catch bass pushing well into the 40 pound range. Needless to say there is a lot of mystique surrounding this deadly

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Tube and Worm Advanced Techniques for Big Striped Bass
June 24, 2011

Often time’s anglers become puzzled as to what bait or lure to use in a certain scenario.  There exists today hundreds of different ways to catch a striped bass. Bass can be caught by fishing with mackerel, pogies, squid and herring.  Stripers are hooked by surface plugs, diving plugs, darters, shad bodies and jigs.  Linesiders

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Tube and Worm Trolling for Big Striped Bass