Thanks for these videos. I’m just starting to get into trolling. I have a small 17ft bay boat but trying to get out in the ocean when weather permits to troll. But going to troll the inlets too down around Cape May. Great job explaining it all.
Great vid, packed with info. In Md, used a pet spoon as the trailer. Lift gave the separation to avoid tangles. Retired Master and geezin' I have an enormous amount of respect for you and your principles.
Great video guys! I love your mind set on conservation, and for that you'll forever have a fan and follower! Fellow NJ fisherman here, I fish the s.Jersey beaches all the time but my home fishing grounds is the Delaware river just north of the Delaware Memorial bridge. Question: Do you think this trolling method would work for river fishing Stripers? I feel it would with adaptations to depth, topography and current. I catch big fish,40"+ in size, but i see bigger fish actually come up and hit the fish im fighting right at the back of my boat. I feel trolling big baits, at the bottom of the channel, and around shoals would entice the cows... YOur thoughts would be greatly appreciated!!
I'm honestly not sure Michael. I used to fish the river a lot when I was in school. Always used bloodworms. I'd imagine if there is big forage like herring they're chasing then it could work. But I have no first hand knowledge. This technique really works when the fish are keyed in on adult bunker. If they're on sand eels it can sometimes not be quite as effective.
Great videos and really enjoyed content. I am definitely gonna purchase some mojo gear to start.. I am just starting out with my first boat,( 22 wellcraft 200hp o/b Mercury) I was wondering about the type gear you use...ie poles, line lb etc. specifically for striped bass. I fish i the Delaware/Maryland area mostly.
Stephen. thanks so much for watching. In part one at the end I go over a few of the rods I use for striper trolling. Check that out. It's easier that way. Thanks again.
Great info! I’m just curious why the lead bait is large and the trailer is small. Its opposite of a traditional teaser setup which mimics a larger fish chasing a smaller baitfish
The way you want the rig running is to have that lead bait much lower in the water column and the trailing bait much further back and a bit higher up. If they were reversed I am sure they'd tangle.
Thanks for wathcing Gary. You want them just off the bottom. Drop down to bottom at trolling speed. Troll for about a minute or so....drop right back down to the bottom then put lever up to strike. That typically will get you near the bottom. Every now and then drop back and find bottom once more. It's ok to occasionally bounce bottom, but if you're just dragging constantly that's not the way to do it. ALso drop a lighter set up out the middle and that one will ride way higher in the water column.
thanks for watching. Those combos are Penn Fathom 40 NLD2 speed reels on Penn Carnage II jigging rods. Great allround combos. we use them for this and chunking/jigging tuna.
This 2 video package really hits on everything you need to win. I would only caution that the success can be a bad thing. Practice conservation. Make sure you're quick with your catches if you release. Have your cameras ready before had so you're not tripping over your fishing boner trying to take a shot. 2 questions, A- you don't reel in the other lines when hooked up? / also you keep trolling when hooked up? B- how do you measure the 3 mile point accurately?
Thanks for watching Vincent. We try to leave the other lines in when hooked up so we can get multiple bites. The 3 mile nautical line is usually demarcated on most chartplotters. Thanks so much for watching.
@@reaperfishingnj8623 This is good. I felt comfortable with how we do things, but I wanted to see how the pro's went about it. When we're out on the deep water runs, we take the lines in. I guess being inshore you don't really need to sweat the bass pealing too much line and crossing up your gear. Keep up the good work dudes!
So informative thanks! My question is on your small boat you ran 3 different weights. When you deploy them are you letting all of them hit the bottom and letting them back down? Wouldn’t that make them all fish at the same depth in the water column and just change the scope of the line?
The one down the middle is real light and will ride in the middle to top 1/3 of water column. The other two will mostly ride just off the bottom. Let them hit bottom. Troll a few more seconds then find bottom again.....lock it in strike and you're ready. Every now and then just find bottom.
I think 40-50 Pound braid is all you need (we use Power Pro). We are not a charter boat. We just fish a lot. My job affords me the opportunity to be on the water quite a bit.
May be old, but it's a great video. Would love to see how you set up your jigging and live bait setups both for stripers and for tuna.
thanks so much for watching. I'll try and go over all my rigs in future videos
Badass! I'm setting up a couple rigs for my pops, he's in brig too. Definitely doing the double mojo! 🤙
Thanks for these videos. I’m just starting to get into trolling. I have a small 17ft bay boat but trying to get out in the ocean when weather permits to troll. But going to troll the inlets too down around Cape May. Great job explaining it all.
Good luck!
Great vid, packed with info. In Md, used a pet spoon as the trailer. Lift gave the separation to avoid tangles. Retired Master and geezin' I have an enormous amount of respect for you and your principles.
Thanks so much for watching Bill.
Congrats on the release, it’s awesome to see the big girls go
Just stumbled on you and now binge watching Growing up on Long Island Sound on boats and boy, can I relate!.
That's awesome you found us Carl!!! Enjoy and thanks so much for watching
Thanks for the insight Chris. I finally got into the stripers thanks to your videos. Keep them coming
Glad to hear it!
All that dangling line made me want to check your prop on the small boat. Nice video. Thanks for sharing.
Nice meeting Zach at the Edison Show , great video guys
Thanks for watching Mark. We love your videos as well.....keep em coming.
Nice fish
Very informative, gonna try the mo-jo up here in cape cod Mass.
Thanks for watching !
Chris: we run 4 rods when we have a crew on the boat
Chesapeake charter captains: we run 25 rods to catch 3 fish
ha! That's great
You should do a challenge and winning gets to fish off the reaper!!
Great video guys! I love your mind set on conservation, and for that you'll forever have a fan and follower!
Fellow NJ fisherman here, I fish the s.Jersey beaches all the time but my home fishing grounds is the Delaware river just north of the Delaware Memorial bridge.
Question: Do you think this trolling method would work for river fishing Stripers? I feel it would with adaptations to depth, topography and current.
I catch big fish,40"+ in size, but i see bigger fish actually come up and hit the fish im fighting right at the back of my boat. I feel trolling big baits, at the bottom of the channel, and around shoals would entice the cows...
YOur thoughts would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks so much for watching.
I'm honestly not sure Michael. I used to fish the river a lot when I was in school. Always used bloodworms. I'd imagine if there is big forage like herring they're chasing then it could work. But I have no first hand knowledge. This technique really works when the fish are keyed in on adult bunker. If they're on sand eels it can sometimes not be quite as effective.
Great videos and really enjoyed content. I am definitely gonna purchase some mojo gear to start.. I am just starting out with my first boat,( 22 wellcraft 200hp o/b Mercury) I was wondering about the type gear you use...ie poles, line lb etc. specifically for striped bass. I fish i the Delaware/Maryland area mostly.
Stephen. thanks so much for watching. In part one at the end I go over a few of the rods I use for striper trolling. Check that out. It's easier that way. Thanks again.
Great info! I’m just curious why the lead bait is large and the trailer is small. Its opposite of a traditional teaser setup which mimics a larger fish chasing a smaller baitfish
The way you want the rig running is to have that lead bait much lower in the water column and the trailing bait much further back and a bit higher up. If they were reversed I am sure they'd tangle.
Reaper Fishing NJ cool! Thanks for the quick response!
Hey guy I just got my first boat. 24 Wellcraft walk around. I’m docked in Forked River. Where do you troll mostly? Bay, inlet or ocean.
Do you bounce the bottom jig off the bottom of the ocean or is there a depth you run?
Thanks for wathcing Gary. You want them just off the bottom. Drop down to bottom at trolling speed. Troll for about a minute or so....drop right back down to the bottom then put lever up to strike. That typically will get you near the bottom. Every now and then drop back and find bottom once more. It's ok to occasionally bounce bottom, but if you're just dragging constantly that's not the way to do it. ALso drop a lighter set up out the middle and that one will ride way higher in the water column.
Gread vid! What reel/rod combos are you guys using?
thanks for watching. Those combos are Penn Fathom 40 NLD2 speed reels on Penn Carnage II jigging rods. Great allround combos. we use them for this and chunking/jigging tuna.
Was that a May-Craft?
This 2 video package really hits on everything you need to win. I would only caution that the success can be a bad thing. Practice conservation. Make sure you're quick with your catches if you release. Have your cameras ready before had so you're not tripping over your fishing boner trying to take a shot.
2 questions,
A- you don't reel in the other lines when hooked up? / also you keep trolling when hooked up?
B- how do you measure the 3 mile point accurately?
Thanks for watching Vincent.
We try to leave the other lines in when hooked up so we can get multiple bites.
The 3 mile nautical line is usually demarcated on most chartplotters.
Thanks so much for watching.
@@reaperfishingnj8623 This is good. I felt comfortable with how we do things, but I wanted to see how the pro's went about it. When we're out on the deep water runs, we take the lines in. I guess being inshore you don't really need to sweat the bass pealing too much line and crossing up your gear. Keep up the good work dudes!
So informative thanks! My question is on your small boat you ran 3 different weights. When you deploy them are you letting all of them hit the bottom and letting them back down? Wouldn’t that make them all fish at the same depth in the water column and just change the scope of the line?
The one down the middle is real light and will ride in the middle to top 1/3 of water column. The other two will mostly ride just off the bottom. Let them hit bottom. Troll a few more seconds then find bottom again.....lock it in strike and you're ready. Every now and then just find bottom.
How far offshore were you fishing?
We were right at the 3 mile line well north of Atlantic City.
Do you prefer mono or braid and why?
Braid all the way. No stretch for better hookups. And you'll need much less to reach target depth with the braid since it is much thinner than mono.
Reaper Fishing NJ cool dude thanks. Any suggestions as to what pound test to use and do you do charter trips?
I think 40-50 Pound braid is all you need (we use Power Pro). We are not a charter boat. We just fish a lot. My job affords me the opportunity to be on the water quite a bit.
Reaper Fishing NJ cool no problem figured I asked, but thanks for the info highly appreciate it
What species fish at 0:19?
White marlin followed by black drum
@@reaperfishingnj8623 Thanks, didn't know drum were this far north.
@@recoilrob4765 Rob, next video coming out in a few days features Black Drum in DE Bay. Check it out and thanks so much for watching.
@@reaperfishingnj8623 Will do.
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