Cape Cod Canal BLITZ: JIGGING for STRIPED BASS 2020 (S1 Ep.6) 

Absolutely agree👍🏽

Yes 90 percent of people I see at the canal mishandle them,I just don't watch anymore

@@staytight6340 agreed. and more like 99%

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Good stuff!

Thanks 👍

Just braided line with a hook and lowes gloves.

Thank you!

Really man. I absolutely love seeing that patience and team work!!!!

Nope 6500 is great size for the canal👍🏽 I would pair it with 40lb braid

Thank you! good luck fishing

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We use 40 lb braid, with a 60lb. Mono leader. We have a video you can reference to make leaders

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Thanks for watching!

Great to hear! Good luck fishing!

Heavy jigs

🤣🤣🤣🤣piss clams

Make reports don't follow them..

The fall run has been great so far, best of luck

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Get it to the bottom

Savage eels

ODM Jigster 10'6 Extreme (lure rating 6-12 oz) and the tsumani airwave were used in this vid, also look into TFO for a good mid-range option

Catching Zzz's Outdoors thank you!!

6 to 12 😂😂

8” I believe they are 5 1/3 oz.

Our odm rods are heavy as we need more control of the fish (less overall bend), especially when fishing the canal

@@catchingzzzsoutdoors1872 I plan on getting a Penn Carnage 2 11ft M/H M/F over the 12 ft H M/F for overall use. If I plan on fishing a range from fluke to porgy to scup would the M/H be better overall?

Savage gear sandeels

ODM Jigster 10'6 Extreme (lure rating 6-12 oz) and the tsumani airwave were used in this vid.

Thanks bro

11ft medium

Savage sandeels 5oz.

I prefer slack tide when the current isn’t strong

Catching Zzz's Outdoors ok thanks

Good advice👍🏽

Same here I’m in Plymouth

Just park at the Bell Road access point near the train bridge, Cape Side. Look for eddys along the rocks where the current bowls. Lately there’s been a school or two here and there, but hopefully it’ll pick up with mackerel pushes coming from the bay.

Odm jigster

What’s the name of the fishing place

Fish towards the bridge

40lb braid and then usually 60lb fluorocarbon for our leaders.

I got 5

Sorry meant to say 50 pound line

Don’t give out the spots man!

Great idea, Stay tuned

@@catchingzzzsoutdoors1872 ok I've been watching your videos scinse the 1st savage sandell lure I'm islay 1st second or third view

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@@catchingzzzsoutdoors1872 thank you you guys proved does fishing reports wrong now if I don't see any fish I will blind cast for them in the canal with a jig .

Schoolies are social distancing.

Typically between June-September, striped bass are running through the canal

Generally extra length equals extra distance, however for the Canal we believe 10'6 is the best length no matter what the rod is.

Longer...casting advantage Shorter ....fighting the fish advantage

Because the original jigster is nothing like the traditional jigging rods that everyone used at the canal for jigging and became more of an all around rod that you can throw pencils, swimmers, and paddle tail jigs with. That’s the reason ODM came out with the Extreme Jigster (which is much more popular in the 10’6 length) to cater to the guys who wanted something that was closer to a traditional canal jig stick...and that is information coming from Steve, the owner of ODM directly. For as long as I’ve fished the canal seriously (2009), rods like the Batson/ Rainshadow 1209, which was a 10’ super fast, extremely stiff blank that could throw a cinder block were the standard for dedicated jigging rods (Steve also said he’d never make a broom stick like that because it’s just not his style). Rods like the spine breaking 1209 were so popular back then, and a lot of OGs can’t get away from them because before paddle tails guys used bucktails, rat tails (like a sluggo) and diamond jigs/crippled herrings to fish the bottom of the canal. I always try to tell people when it comes to a jigging rod to think of it in terms of a ratio of - rod lift to jig movement. A 1209 was damn near 1:1 where you lift the rod 2 feet and the jig does the same and it’s ability to lift, and more importantly, HOLD those heavy leads back down was unmatched. It also came with 3 free visits to your local chiropractor. With the introduction of paddle tail jigs a lot of things changed. The tail of the jig acts like a parachute in the current and can be lifted with a much softer rod, especially when combined with these insanely high speed reels, or not even lifted at all (just swim while it sweeps but most people don’t realize just how much these reels that retrieve 46-55” per crank lift the jig off the bottom and need to slow their retrieve down a ton, especially once the jig is down tide from you). A 5-6 oz bucktail is going to be dropping to the bottom like a bank sinker and a rod like the original jigster would require much more angler input to lift that jig (again think ratio of rod lift : lure movement) than something like a 1209 due to its more moderate action....that’s why you see some of these guys who still do these big dramatic lifts of the rod, even with a paddle tail because it’s ingrained in them (but not necessary at all). That all being said, and having fished the Jigster in both lengths from the time it was a blue prototype (before the change to the purple) the 6” difference isn’t going to make or break anything on a factory rod in terms of how the rod performs. Now if you were to take an 11’ Jigster blank and cut 6” from the tip that’s a different story. Either way, in either length, it’s the best all around canal rod IMO, and even though I fish custom built Jigsters, ODM has some of the best quality factory rods ever made in terms of components used (Paco grip, Fuji Ergo reel seat, beautiful thread and epoxy work, very modern modified concept guide layouts with smaller guides, and excellent quality control). It’s the perfect rod for the guy who just wants to carry one rod as well because it’s more of a Jack of all trades, master of none. It has such a wide weight range it can throw, casting ability/distance that will hang with most dedicated plugging rods, and the ability to work moderately heavy jigs comfortably without beating the shit out of you....where it really shines is its fish fighting ability. Flip a coin, 10’6, 11’ it doesn’t matter and at the end of the day the difference is negligible and more the preference of the angler. This concludes my novel. Happy trails.

@@DanEvan Mr.Evan I thank to you here with your explanation. Can you please explain on how to use cripple herring to jigging in Canal? I had heard using cripple herring to jig at canal and had tried it myself but I never had luck. I mostly use 2-4 ounces cripple herring but I was told that it is a waste of money to jig at Canal using cripple herring compare to paddle tail.

@@vsonic86 I always have some kind of metal in the 2-4 oz range in my bag. They don’t take up any room, and when the fish are dialed in on small bait like peanut bunker, silversides, and other big packs of minnow like baits that are present, especially in the fall, I’ve caught some real quality fish on metals. And the best advice I ever got in regards to lure fishing is to always vary your retrieve, rod input, speed, depth etc until you find the look the fish want. So you don’t have to only jig a crippled herring. Cast them out and fish the entire water column. Throw in some big pauses and let it flutter down or some erratic twitches on the rod, or just a steady retrieve nice and slow. So many people that throw lures (myself included) get into habits of only fishing them one way, especially if that lure has its own natural action in the water. Example something like an SP minnow that has great built in swimming action on a straight retrieve. Do be afraid to twitch, pause, jerk, and really sell that this is something alive. If you see baitfish most of the time they’re not just constantly swimming unless they’re being pressured, so I think it’s very natural to incorporate the techniques mentioned above no matter what lure you’re using whether it’s a pencil popper or a crippled herring. And for the amount of space they take up in your bag, the fact that they’re damn near indestructible around the rocks, and they have the right profile and flash that match so many of these smaller, and often overlooked baitfish that are riding the tides in the canal, you should have no problem carrying one or two. I grew up 5 minutes away from the canal and have spent so much time there and seen everything from huge schools of halfbeaks flying out of the water in unison getting chased by stripers, whiting, pollock, tautog, black seabass, scup, hell I landed a 40 pound striper that had a full lobster claw hanging out of its throat lol....but when they’re on those smaller baits with the silver shine what could be better than a metal? Kastmaster, Shimano Colt Sniper, crippled herring, diamond jig with the tube teaser on the tail, doesn’t matter the brand so much as they have all produced for me. Is a paddle tail jig easier to control and fish the bottom? Yeah for sure they provide a ton of forgiveness, but that might be today and tomorrow they might want another look. That’s why Striped Bass are so fun to chase on lures, and also why you should always try to think about all the options when preparing your plug bag and have different pitches to throw. They’re not always going to be inhaling 9” magic swimmers or 8” pencils or even paddle tail jigs. I’ve had multiple nights jigging in the same spot where the simple change of going from a paddle tail to a straight rat tail or a bucktail was all that was necessary to get a hookup. A ton of vibration isn’t always what they’re looking for and a little more subtle presentation can make all the difference.

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Look at the video,if you cant figure at least that part out you are....doomed! Nice camera work guys