The Stripers Take Up Residence
By: Capt. Hap Farrell
For the last two weeks those of us fishing Cape Cod Bay have been able to count on one thing. That the striped bass could be found in one specific area. Every day you can set a course to a larger area northwest of the #1 can which is on the southwest corner of Billingsgate Shoals. Once in this area put out either single swimming plugs, hootchies, or the more productive system, the umbrella rig. It will not take long before you are hooked up. They aren't super big. Some of these fish are over 40 inches but most are from 30 to 34 inches in length. Real good bass fishing.
There is a lure combination known and a "combo". This is a hootchie followed by a swimming plug set up on one line. We, as charter captains use a slightly different system which works that much better. The best way to find this out is to book a trip on one of these boats and see how they set up their gear. One of the pictures is the three guys, Tom, Bob, and Will, that I had out on June 15th with three of the six fish we kept. The other is Will who landed two fish at once with one of these secret "combo" set ups.
