Fishing for Temperate Basses
Identification, habitat, techniques, and tackle—then find a captain who targets them.
Temperate basses are streamlined, silvery predators including striped bass, white bass and their hybrids. They typically have two distinct dorsal fins, a forked tail and a muscular body; striped bass
Temperate basses are found in a wide mix of water types: rivers, reservoirs, lakes, estuaries and nearshore coastal water. They occupy large river channels during spawning runs, open-water shoals and
Target temperate basses with a variety of methods: topwater plugs and poppers for surface schools at dawn/dusk or night, swimbaits and soft plastics for active chases, jigs and spoons for vertical or
For striped bass use medium-heavy to heavy rods 7-9 ft long with braided mainline in the 20-50 lb range and a 20-40 lb fluorocarbon or mono leader. For white bass and smaller temperate species choose
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Captains Who Target Temperate Basses
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