what are all the different live baits you can use for stripers AND can you put them all in the same live well?
i use herring exclusively and i think this maybe part of my problem…
any and all suggestions will be appreciated…
2001 23 ft outrage with twin 150 opti’s…
This is a well kept secret:sunglasses:
but during the early winter we use large shiners instead of herring. They are easy to keep alive and you can keep them in a live well with just an air pump running to keep them alive, heck we even take the off the hook and throw them back in the bait tank and use them agian the next time out and they are fine. It seems in the early winter the fish are feeding on smaller bait and you will sometimes get more hits on these. I will keep them in the tank with herring and will mix up, I will put out a 2-3 lines with each and see what the fish prefer and go from there.
I have also read that some guys use small bream for bait, again they are easy to keep alive but I have never had any luck with them.
1999 Sea Pro 210cc
Suzuki 225 EFI
I also wanted to add that the gizzard shad are great baits to when you can get them around Hartwell, sometimes The Bait Shop has them.
1999 Sea Pro 210cc
Suzuki 225 EFI
Some friends only use shiners. Amazingly there are times of the year thwy will out catch everyone. Of course, they are very selective in when they go…February and March
Go figure!
chris scout 202 john150
Where do you buy Shiners? Never seen them around Lake Murray. Sounds neat though…
poe400
05’ Pioneer 197 Sportfish