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Fall Stripers: 9/16/11

The forecast predicted a steady 10 knot breeze out of the SSW for wednesday. So that morning two buddies and I decided to make the run to the Southwest ledge on Block Island to take advantage of the hot striper bite. People were having luck with eels (weighted and non weighted) as well as trolling plugs, jigs and umbrella rigs on wire. Armed with both me and couple fishing pals headed out on our 21' Parker cc.

Wooden Lures: Fall Striped Bass, Bluefish and Albies

9/12/11 Report- With the fall run upon us and schools of fish beginning to mingle its best to be prepared with a variety of plugs for whatever may pop up next to you. Here are 3 lures that are cornerstones of the plug bag for anyone casting or trolling this fall.

Striped Bass fishing on the Cape Cod Canal

Aqua Skinz and Gibbs Pro Staffer Walter Batuchi
Aqua Skinz and Gibbs Pro Staffer Walter Batuchi

Day Break Fishing Guides: Walter Batuchi reports 9/2/11 Over night the beaches around buzzards bay heading towards the canal produced fish 28 - 32 inches. After sunrise I moved towards the east end to check on the action, big bluefish were bending hooks on white polaris and danny deep divers. The next two days I would recommend that someone continue to play the ideal tides on the canal and focus on using white pencils, swimmers, or polaris as they have all been effective

"Wooden Striper Lures: Why are Gibbs Striper Lures the best?"

3 reasons why Gibbs lures are the best lures for striper fishing:

I) Gibbs lures is the oldest wooden manufacturer on the market beginning in 1945. The product has proven itself time and again with world record catches from surf as well as from boat. We have been the benchmark for lure making since our beginning. Many other manufacturers use terms "needlefish" "pencil popper" "polaris popper" and "darter" to describe the plugs. Make no mistake, Gibbs lures pioneered these brands and is the leader in the industry.

5/13/2011

Well the weather still sucks. Last Friday we were able to get out to the bay with that brief weather window. Splashed the boat in Edgewood and creeped around the upper Narragansett bay until we found some birds. Light tackle action was scattered although we managed to find some early season bass. Several hits on the 1 1/2 oz limen pencil popper, AKA "Green Death" but no hook sets. All five fish came on small 3 to 4 inch crank/jerk baits mimicing the small rain bait they're feeding on.

Spring 2011

Well the season is amongst us. On top of putting the fit and finish on the 21 Parker I'm planning a tautog trip on Monday 5/2 and two night trips in the Bay up near the providence river. Although all these early season stripers are more active in the day time and up until dusk, I believe a night time approach can be successful with the aid of some Gibbs Danny Deep Divers.

My favorite Gibbs lure has to be the Polaris Popper

The Polaris Popper is versatile, makes lots of noise and comes in a variety of sizes and colors. I never leave without making sure at least three of these fantastic lures accompany me. However, I've recently become very fond of our new Round Nose Danny as it landed me several fish in the 45 inch range in my last trip to Block Island. I fished the Bunker color as well as yellow in attempt to cover both the "dark" and "light" ends of the spectrum from early morning until noon. With solid cloud cover and a steady 10 to 15 kt Northwest wind the most productive time took place from 6am until 9am.

I live and die by the Gibbs and Danny plugs in hunting big stripers

They work best after dark and up to dawn. They will also work well in the daytime during the fall. I follow the basic rules of: " the lighter the conditions the lighter the plug - the darker the conditions, the darker the plug. For the 3-3/4 oz plugs, I generally use White Danny's, Yellow Danny's, Blue dannys, ALL Black Danny's and the specially made Brown plugs, which have been the best producer over the past few years.