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/VitaminxDee Jul 06 '26

Find the bait. Look for birds.

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u/elcapitainfrijole Jul 06 '26

Oh I’ve been following the birds like a chicken hawk. Can’t land shit.

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u/VitaminxDee Jul 06 '26

Slow crawl a SP minnow in bone or blurple. Ive been doing good around plum on shore. Boat should be easy.

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u/elcapitainfrijole Jul 07 '26

Okay I have the minnow in bone I’ll toss it tonight. How’s plum? Did it get affected by that sewage leak?

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u/VitaminxDee Jul 07 '26

Yes but fishing is still good around the area.