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Anything that remotely resembles a baitfish — minnow imitations, spoons and crankbaits — will catch stripers when conditions are right. If you're using artificial lures and aren't catching fish, switch to a different lure or observe anglers fishing around you. Sometimes, just a minor change in lure style or presentation can greatly improve your catch rate. Later in the spring, as water temperatures rise into the upper 60s, stripers can sometimes be caught on topwater lures. Topwater action usually occurs for an hour or so just after daybreak and again an hour or so before dark. Whatever your choice of lures, as is the case with natural bait rigs, expect to lose some.
Parachutes along with bucktails are considered one of the most effective lures when trolling for stripers. They can be used with any number of soft plastic baits. The most popular being the Shad in just about any color. They can also be used with some of the popular pork tails, skirts and strips. They perform well surf and jetty casting due to their substantial weight. They work great when trolled by themselves or as part of a tandem rig and can be jigged when trolling to resemble a crippled baitfish.
Imitation eel lures are about the closest thing you can get to a Real Eel. Made of real pork, it's got the look, feel and action of a live eel. Troll or cast and jerk, and this lure darts through the water with unequaled realistic action.
Spinner baits are one of the most versatile type of baits that a angler can use when fishing for
bass. Spinner bait bodies usually come with a lead head, a hook and some body dressing. That dressing may be in the form of a skirt, a soft plastic body, or a solid-bodied spoon. The single bladed, short arm spinner bait is the usual choice of most anglers and it is the most versatile. It can be fished from top to bottom. Unless you intend to fish your spinner bait extremely shallow and slowly, use the single blade. It allows one to experiment with depth and speed, something which the tandem blade style does not do well.
Spoons are one of the most popular lures ever designed.They can be used for casting, jigging or trolling. Its got an unbeatable wobbling action that looks great at any speed. Nothin' works better. A great time-tested spoon for fresh or salt water.
Shad Soft Baits are made of modern materials that make it possible to have life-like swimming action and holographic swimming flash foil.