Striped bass stocks are in trouble and post release mortality from recreational anglers is relatively high. Best to avoid lifting fish by the gill plate, best to keep them in the water and avoid the photo shots. We’ve all done it, but these times require us to be more responsible stewards than we used to be.
@@catchingzzzsoutdoors1872 I plan on getting a Penn Carnage 2 11ft M/H M/F over the 12 ft H M/F for overall use. If I plan on fishing a range from fluke to porgy to scup would the M/H be better overall?
@@catchingzzzsoutdoors1872 thank you you guys proved does fishing reports wrong now if I don't see any fish I will blind cast for them in the canal with a jig .
Just park at the Bell Road access point near the train bridge, Cape Side. Look for eddys along the rocks where the current bowls. Lately there’s been a school or two here and there, but hopefully it’ll pick up with mackerel pushes coming from the bay.
Because the original jigster is nothing like the traditional jigging rods that everyone used at the canal for jigging and became more of an all around rod that you can throw pencils, swimmers, and paddle tail jigs with. That’s the reason ODM came out with the Extreme Jigster (which is much more popular in the 10’6 length) to cater to the guys who wanted something that was closer to a traditional canal jig stick...and that is information coming from Steve, the owner of ODM directly. For as long as I’ve fished the canal seriously (2009), rods like the Batson/ Rainshadow 1209, which was a 10’ super fast, extremely stiff blank that could throw a cinder block were the standard for dedicated jigging rods (Steve also said he’d never make a broom stick like that because it’s just not his style). Rods like the spine breaking 1209 were so popular back then, and a lot of OGs can’t get away from them because before paddle tails guys used bucktails, rat tails (like a sluggo) and diamond jigs/crippled herrings to fish the bottom of the canal. I always try to tell people when it comes to a jigging rod to think of it in terms of a ratio of - rod lift to jig movement. A 1209 was damn near 1:1 where you lift the rod 2 feet and the jig does the same and it’s ability to lift, and more importantly, HOLD those heavy leads back down was unmatched. It also came with 3 free visits to your local chiropractor. With the introduction of paddle tail jigs a lot of things changed. The tail of the jig acts like a parachute in the current and can be lifted with a much softer rod, especially when combined with these insanely high speed reels, or not even lifted at all (just swim while it sweeps but most people don’t realize just how much these reels that retrieve 46-55” per crank lift the jig off the bottom and need to slow their retrieve down a ton, especially once the jig is down tide from you). A 5-6 oz bucktail is going to be dropping to the bottom like a bank sinker and a rod like the original jigster would require much more angler input to lift that jig (again think ratio of rod lift : lure movement) than something like a 1209 due to its more moderate action....that’s why you see some of these guys who still do these big dramatic lifts of the rod, even with a paddle tail because it’s ingrained in them (but not necessary at all). That all being said, and having fished the Jigster in both lengths from the time it was a blue prototype (before the change to the purple) the 6” difference isn’t going to make or break anything on a factory rod in terms of how the rod performs. Now if you were to take an 11’ Jigster blank and cut 6” from the tip that’s a different story. Either way, in either length, it’s the best all around canal rod IMO, and even though I fish custom built Jigsters, ODM has some of the best quality factory rods ever made in terms of components used (Paco grip, Fuji Ergo reel seat, beautiful thread and epoxy work, very modern modified concept guide layouts with smaller guides, and excellent quality control). It’s the perfect rod for the guy who just wants to carry one rod as well because it’s more of a Jack of all trades, master of none. It has such a wide weight range it can throw, casting ability/distance that will hang with most dedicated plugging rods, and the ability to work moderately heavy jigs comfortably without beating the shit out of you....where it really shines is its fish fighting ability. Flip a coin, 10’6, 11’ it doesn’t matter and at the end of the day the difference is negligible and more the preference of the angler. This concludes my novel. Happy trails.
@@DanEvan Mr.Evan I thank to you here with your explanation. Can you please explain on how to use cripple herring to jigging in Canal? I had heard using cripple herring to jig at canal and had tried it myself but I never had luck. I mostly use 2-4 ounces cripple herring but I was told that it is a waste of money to jig at Canal using cripple herring compare to paddle tail.
@@vsonic86 I always have some kind of metal in the 2-4 oz range in my bag. They don’t take up any room, and when the fish are dialed in on small bait like peanut bunker, silversides, and other big packs of minnow like baits that are present, especially in the fall, I’ve caught some real quality fish on metals. And the best advice I ever got in regards to lure fishing is to always vary your retrieve, rod input, speed, depth etc until you find the look the fish want. So you don’t have to only jig a crippled herring. Cast them out and fish the entire water column. Throw in some big pauses and let it flutter down or some erratic twitches on the rod, or just a steady retrieve nice and slow. So many people that throw lures (myself included) get into habits of only fishing them one way, especially if that lure has its own natural action in the water. Example something like an SP minnow that has great built in swimming action on a straight retrieve. Do be afraid to twitch, pause, jerk, and really sell that this is something alive. If you see baitfish most of the time they’re not just constantly swimming unless they’re being pressured, so I think it’s very natural to incorporate the techniques mentioned above no matter what lure you’re using whether it’s a pencil popper or a crippled herring. And for the amount of space they take up in your bag, the fact that they’re damn near indestructible around the rocks, and they have the right profile and flash that match so many of these smaller, and often overlooked baitfish that are riding the tides in the canal, you should have no problem carrying one or two. I grew up 5 minutes away from the canal and have spent so much time there and seen everything from huge schools of halfbeaks flying out of the water in unison getting chased by stripers, whiting, pollock, tautog, black seabass, scup, hell I landed a 40 pound striper that had a full lobster claw hanging out of its throat lol....but when they’re on those smaller baits with the silver shine what could be better than a metal? Kastmaster, Shimano Colt Sniper, crippled herring, diamond jig with the tube teaser on the tail, doesn’t matter the brand so much as they have all produced for me. Is a paddle tail jig easier to control and fish the bottom? Yeah for sure they provide a ton of forgiveness, but that might be today and tomorrow they might want another look. That’s why Striped Bass are so fun to chase on lures, and also why you should always try to think about all the options when preparing your plug bag and have different pitches to throw. They’re not always going to be inhaling 9” magic swimmers or 8” pencils or even paddle tail jigs. I’ve had multiple nights jigging in the same spot where the simple change of going from a paddle tail to a straight rat tail or a bucktail was all that was necessary to get a hookup. A ton of vibration isn’t always what they’re looking for and a little more subtle presentation can make all the difference.
Striped bass stocks are in trouble and post release mortality from recreational anglers is relatively high. Best to avoid lifting fish by the gill plate, best to keep them in the water and avoid the photo shots. We’ve all done it, but these times require us to be more responsible stewards than we used to be.
Absolutely agree👍🏽
Yes 90 percent of people I see at the canal mishandle them,I just don't watch anymore
@@staytight6340 agreed. and more like 99%
you guys made my day, if i cant do it, i can at least watch it. BRAVO
Thank you for the support!! Good luck fishing!
I was there Saturday afternoon and night,Sunday too.Nothing but seals and mosquitos Sunday...one of these days....
Love the team work!
Thank you!
Really man. I absolutely love seeing that patience and team work!!!!
Nice catch buddy🎣👍🏼 Greetings from Germany✌🏻️
Thanks 👍
Amazing thank you
Great video guys, thanks for sharing!
I love the penn slammer III HS, I have the same reel, works great 👍🏻
Good stuff!
The dead fish shown at 4:45 and again at 7:43 looks well over the slot limit.
Doubled up! Sick ass job!
Wow man huge catch.good stuff as always.
Wut rod and real yoused for catching striper bass at the Kanal do u recommend?
Just braided line with a hook and lowes gloves.
good catch guys, see you on july 4
See you out there!
Well done guys.
Thank you! good luck fishing
Just there 6-20 of june it was kinda slow at the train bridge 40s were caught and I caught some giant
More videos plz I enjoyed it
Thanks for the Feedback!
I live on cape so this looks very familiar.
Same here I’m in Plymouth
Great vid!
Thanks for watching!
Good stuff. Good video. And screw those reports.
Make reports don't follow them..
I live in Connecticut The town of Norwich has a little harbor which is for the shetucket river The stripe bass come up it
U think they will still be there Sunday 🤣
Nice work guys. Try not to grab the fish by the gills. Get a lip griper.
Good advice👍🏽
This is one of my to do list !! Would love to pull out a 40+ inch fish !
Great to hear! Good luck fishing!
Did you ever have any issues fighting fish with the 6500 long cast spinfisher?
Nope 6500 is great size for the canal👍🏽 I would pair it with 40lb braid
I'm visiting from Cali this Oct 10th to the 17th.... how's the bite in October? Hopefully I hook into a hog! Cool video! 👍
The fall run has been great so far, best of luck
close to the rail road bridge my spot! were you guys on the main land side or cape cod side
Cape
Catching big hammer shark
Jozzz for you
What weight line and leader were you using? Also, have you considered doing charters?
We use 40 lb braid, with a 60lb. Mono leader. We have a video you can reference to make leaders
What day was this
Nice video guys , quick question , what boots did you guys have on ?
XTRATUF deck boots
Thanks
Omg a guy that fishes the cape cod chanal that I can understand
All I can ever catch down there are rocks unfortunately I spend a lot of time down there too
Rods names and all information about them please?
Special rod action to use 5oz sand eel lure thanks for the time
ODM Jigster 10'6 Extreme (lure rating 6-12 oz) and the tsumani airwave were used in this vid.
Thanks bro
I live about 40min away and worked on all 3 bridges on the canal. What month was this in?????
R u guys actually hitting bottom or jigging the middle column?
Get it to the bottom
I dont really listen to striped bass reports unless thee is a lot because not everybody reports the fish that they caught
What were the rods used in this vid. I’m looking to get one for the CCC. Thanks. Nice fish and vid
ODM Jigster 10'6 Extreme (lure rating 6-12 oz) and the tsumani airwave were used in this vid, also look into TFO for a good mid-range option
Catching Zzz's Outdoors thank you!!
6 to 12 😂😂
Looks like you guys are at the end of Freeman Street.
Don’t give out the spots man!
Do you prefer M/H or Heavy rods for striper
Our odm rods are heavy as we need more control of the fish (less overall bend), especially when fishing the canal
@@catchingzzzsoutdoors1872 I plan on getting a Penn Carnage 2 11ft M/H M/F over the 12 ft H M/F for overall use. If I plan on fishing a range from fluke to porgy to scup would the M/H be better overall?
what setup did you use?
04:44 Fish looks like it's borderline slot.
Awesome. What kind of bait you guys using for catching striper?!
Heavy jigs
🤣🤣🤣🤣piss clams
scinse you caught alot of sripers you should do a video of how to cook striper
Great idea, Stay tuned
@@catchingzzzsoutdoors1872 ok I've been watching your videos scinse the 1st savage sandell lure I'm islay 1st second or third view
Thank you for being a fan! We appreciate you
@@catchingzzzsoutdoors1872 thank you you guys proved does fishing reports wrong now if I don't see any fish I will blind cast for them in the canal with a jig .
what is the best tides to fish low or high plz ?
I prefer slack tide when the current isn’t strong
Catching Zzz's Outdoors ok thanks
sorry guys what did you use for the action cam you placed in the canal and hoe long it was ? I would like to do it too thanks
I’m from Boston and yet to fish the cape but I will be out there next month. Any gem you might be able to share?
Fish towards the bridge
what oz jig are using?
8” I believe they are 5 1/3 oz.
what lures you guys was using?
Savage eels
What lure are you ysing
Savage gear sandeels
I’m gunna pull him in by hand🤪
What surf plug bags are you using
Aquaskinz and canyon surf bags
What rod are you using
Odm jigster
What’s the name of the fishing place
What power and length is that tsunami airwave?
11ft medium
What month was this
Lure Savage Sandeel PINK 5oz color .lol
Address of the exact spot anyone have it??
Just park at the Bell Road access point near the train bridge, Cape Side. Look for eddys along the rocks where the current bowls. Lately there’s been a school or two here and there, but hopefully it’ll pick up with mackerel pushes coming from the bay.
Where is the blitz??
Schoolies are social distancing.
What pound line do y’all use?
40lb braid and then usually 60lb fluorocarbon for our leaders.
I got 5
Sorry meant to say 50 pound line
Why do you guys keep them they don’t even taste good
what month is a good time to fish the canal?
Typically between June-September, striped bass are running through the canal
Why is there a lot of people favor 11’ jiggster over 10’6”?
Generally extra length equals extra distance, however for the Canal we believe 10'6 is the best length no matter what the rod is.
Longer...casting advantage
Shorter ....fighting the fish advantage
Because the original jigster is nothing like the traditional jigging rods that everyone used at the canal for jigging and became more of an all around rod that you can throw pencils, swimmers, and paddle tail jigs with. That’s the reason ODM came out with the Extreme Jigster (which is much more popular in the 10’6 length) to cater to the guys who wanted something that was closer to a traditional canal jig stick...and that is information coming from Steve, the owner of ODM directly.
For as long as I’ve fished the canal seriously (2009), rods like the Batson/ Rainshadow 1209, which was a 10’ super fast, extremely stiff blank that could throw a cinder block were the standard for dedicated jigging rods (Steve also said he’d never make a broom stick like that because it’s just not his style). Rods like the spine breaking 1209 were so popular back then, and a lot of OGs can’t get away from them because before paddle tails guys used bucktails, rat tails (like a sluggo) and diamond jigs/crippled herrings to fish the bottom of the canal. I always try to tell people when it comes to a jigging rod to think of it in terms of a ratio of - rod lift to jig movement. A 1209 was damn near 1:1 where you lift the rod 2 feet and the jig does the same and it’s ability to lift, and more importantly, HOLD those heavy leads back down was unmatched. It also came with 3 free visits to your local chiropractor.
With the introduction of paddle tail jigs a lot of things changed. The tail of the jig acts like a parachute in the current and can be lifted with a much softer rod, especially when combined with these insanely high speed reels, or not even lifted at all (just swim while it sweeps but most people don’t realize just how much these reels that retrieve 46-55” per crank lift the jig off the bottom and need to slow their retrieve down a ton, especially once the jig is down tide from you).
A 5-6 oz bucktail is going to be dropping to the bottom like a bank sinker and a rod like the original jigster would require much more angler input to lift that jig (again think ratio of rod lift : lure movement) than something like a 1209 due to its more moderate action....that’s why you see some of these guys who still do these big dramatic lifts of the rod, even with a paddle tail because it’s ingrained in them (but not necessary at all). That all being said, and having fished the Jigster in both lengths from the time it was a blue prototype (before the change to the purple) the 6” difference isn’t going to make or break anything on a factory rod in terms of how the rod performs.
Now if you were to take an 11’ Jigster blank and cut 6” from the tip that’s a different story. Either way, in either length, it’s the best all around canal rod IMO, and even though I fish custom built Jigsters, ODM has some of the best quality factory rods ever made in terms of components used (Paco grip, Fuji Ergo reel seat, beautiful thread and epoxy work, very modern modified concept guide layouts with smaller guides, and excellent quality control). It’s the perfect rod for the guy who just wants to carry one rod as well because it’s more of a Jack of all trades, master of none. It has such a wide weight range it can throw, casting ability/distance that will hang with most dedicated plugging rods, and the ability to work moderately heavy jigs comfortably without beating the shit out of you....where it really shines is its fish fighting ability. Flip a coin, 10’6, 11’ it doesn’t matter and at the end of the day the difference is negligible and more the preference of the angler.
This concludes my novel. Happy trails.
@@DanEvan Mr.Evan I thank to you here with your explanation. Can you please explain on how to use cripple herring to jigging in Canal? I had heard using cripple herring to jig at canal and had tried it myself but I never had luck. I mostly use 2-4 ounces cripple herring but I was told that it is a waste of money to jig at Canal using cripple herring compare to paddle tail.
@@vsonic86 I always have some kind of metal in the 2-4 oz range in my bag. They don’t take up any room, and when the fish are dialed in on small bait like peanut bunker, silversides, and other big packs of minnow like baits that are present, especially in the fall, I’ve caught some real quality fish on metals. And the best advice I ever got in regards to lure fishing is to always vary your retrieve, rod input, speed, depth etc until you find the look the fish want. So you don’t have to only jig a crippled herring. Cast them out and fish the entire water column. Throw in some big pauses and let it flutter down or some erratic twitches on the rod, or just a steady retrieve nice and slow. So many people that throw lures (myself included) get into habits of only fishing them one way, especially if that lure has its own natural action in the water. Example something like an SP minnow that has great built in swimming action on a straight retrieve. Do be afraid to twitch, pause, jerk, and really sell that this is something alive. If you see baitfish most of the time they’re not just constantly swimming unless they’re being pressured, so I think it’s very natural to incorporate the techniques mentioned above no matter what lure you’re using whether it’s a pencil popper or a crippled herring. And for the amount of space they take up in your bag, the fact that they’re damn near indestructible around the rocks, and they have the right profile and flash that match so many of these smaller, and often overlooked baitfish that are riding the tides in the canal, you should have no problem carrying one or two. I grew up 5 minutes away from the canal and have spent so much time there and seen everything from huge schools of halfbeaks flying out of the water in unison getting chased by stripers, whiting, pollock, tautog, black seabass, scup, hell I landed a 40 pound striper that had a full lobster claw hanging out of its throat lol....but when they’re on those smaller baits with the silver shine what could be better than a metal? Kastmaster, Shimano Colt Sniper, crippled herring, diamond jig with the tube teaser on the tail, doesn’t matter the brand so much as they have all produced for me. Is a paddle tail jig easier to control and fish the bottom? Yeah for sure they provide a ton of forgiveness, but that might be today and tomorrow they might want another look. That’s why Striped Bass are so fun to chase on lures, and also why you should always try to think about all the options when preparing your plug bag and have different pitches to throw. They’re not always going to be inhaling 9” magic swimmers or 8” pencils or even paddle tail jigs. I’ve had multiple nights jigging in the same spot where the simple change of going from a paddle tail to a straight rat tail or a bucktail was all that was necessary to get a hookup. A ton of vibration isn’t always what they’re looking for and a little more subtle presentation can make all the difference.
😂
That’s mad annoying
Can you give me the address were you fishing?
ivan ferreira & Poliana oliveira 1 Cape Cod Canal Boulevard 😆
Look at the video,if you cant figure at least that part out you are....doomed!
Nice camera work guys
Great catch guys. I seriously want to go & fish there. Maybe some day?
What are you using for jig
Savage sandeels 5oz.