November 30 2020

Stormy-Day Dartspin Fishing for Striped Bass on Cape Cod

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Since it hit the market a couple years ago, the Dartspin has proven to be a popular and effective lure for striped bass.

The dart spin is an ultra-durable soft plastic lure. I am not sure what type of material the lure is made out of, but I have been told it can even withstand small bluefish.

I filmed this video on May 15th, 2019. The video originally appeared on the membership side of myfishingcapecod.com. Today, I finally decided to share this video on YouTube, so non-members could check it out.

Conditions on this day were cold and wet with a brisk 25mph breeze out of the east - which I think got the bass biting. Please click play below to watch now!?

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Video timestamps:

  • 00:00 - gear and tackle overview
  • 00:50 - information and tide and current
  • 02:00 - dart spin retrieve (underwater footage of dart spin in action)
  • 04:00 - second bass, plus information about how bass hold in current
  • 08:15 - another nice striper!
  • 10:40 - some tips for finding stripers using Google Earth
  • 12:30 - biggest bass of the trip!
  • 13:30 - closing tips and advice for finding stripers from shore

What do you think?

Let me know by commenting below.

  • I fished almost exclusively with DartSpins this last year. It was very effective. I did find color mattered. The Chartreuse and White seemed to do the best. This has become my prospecting plug at this point.. Always use it to find the fish – then switch off to other options to experiment. Never even knew of the lure until I saw it on MFCC.

    • Good to hear Steve! And thank you for sharing the color tip about white/chartreuse being the most effective. The Dartspin is definitely a great scouting lure. I hope all is well and tight lines! ?

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