Sea Bass Fishing Tips

[Gerry Zagorski]

Good luck to everyone Seabass fishing for the season opener this Saturday. If you've not fished for them before they are VERY AGRESSIVE so not a lot of skill required so great for beginners and probably one of the tastiest fish in our local waters...

Depending on conditions, which are wind and current you'll either be drifting or anchored up.. Drifting as long as it's not too fast or against the current, is the preferred method since you cover more bottom. If you are drifting a traditional high low rig will works well, which is sinker at the bottom and two hooks spaced 12 inches above the sinker and between the high and low hooks with clams. If you want to spice it up you can substitute a metal AVA 14 or 27 for the sinker and they'll hit that too...

If you anchor probably best to to stick with a sinker because jigs tend to snag on the bottom if you're not moving..

In either case, be sure to constantly work the pole and jig it up and down with sweeping pole lifts and drops from the 8 oclock to the 11 oclock position. Unlike other fish, you want to keep the bait moving. These fish are like kinder garden kids so the more movement and flash the more attention you'll get and this helps trigger strikes.

Good luck and make us proud