How To Use Circle Hooks/Tie Bait Chunking Rigs To Catch Big Striped Bass 

LOVE your philosophy of using heavy enough gear.. viewers here are going to come to your conclusion on their own anyway from painful experience, might as well save them the pain! Also -- Kudos for the Improved Clinch! The simplest and most underrated knot! Strong as hell!

Back in 1987 I was chunking at night between Narrow River and Point Judith Light.I was using a 11ft lamaglass coventional rod and a Simano Triton reel during a big blow ...I was catching some nice bass and some blues around 11pm I had a big bass crush the pogie head and went right in the rocks ...I finally landed her weighed 52 lbs my line was 40lb big game and a 50lb big leader it was so frayed it was almost cut right through...I still have that rig its been retired for a while ...don't use big meat sticks anymore...great to see you doing the night thing..

Thanks for the tips! Just subscribe. From Staten Island New York

Yes! Used info from your last year video and got a couple schoolies. Working on the bigger ones at night this week around Newport.

Well said Jonny, I haven’t chunked bait in a while but when I use to with my Pops that’s how I use to rig my rods, an bein prepared is key while your out there, can’t wait to check them striper that you talk of in the next videos...🤙🏼🤙🏼

very nice tips.. well done man.. keep grinding

Thanks for the video. Looking to start chunking. Very helpful!

I have a go list for shore and boat. My leader is 10’ of 80# Trilene, boat is Big Game. I fish at night and feel that the visibility is a non issue. Traditional Big Game is plenty resistant to abrasion. I’ve been fishing with J hooks for nearly 50 years and finding it difficult to retrain my muscle memory. I remember my dad showing me how to set the hook on a bass live-lining herring. I’ve been trying for the last few years and my set ratio is improving. Great videos.

awesome video. just subbed! im new to saltwater fishing and have been learning everyday and this video helped me out. next is just finding the right time/ place to find striped bass out here in r.i

The palamer knot is actually super easy to tie just watch some videos on it and practice it's a super strong knot and is easy

2020 was a bummer for me with chunking, took notes and preparing for 2021 stripers spring over here in nyc!!

First lol love the channel brother

Snellers knot, uni knot, double uni knot, palomar knot, dropper loop, perfection loop and an albright special, gt knot are the best knots I've ever used. The fish'n fool knot is a variation of the uni knot and is also a strong knot. The bimini twist retains 100% of the lines breaking strength. The spider hitch is faster and easier to tie and retains about 85% of the lines breaking strength. I use a few more knots, but the ones I've listed are good strong knots. Each has a purpose.

Is your drag set very light? And then when u feel the weight of the fish, u quickly tighten the drag and reel?

Hey Johnny, I have been trying to decide what size circle hook for bunker head because I don’t have much luck usually because I have been using hooks that are too small

hey jonny i have a boat and i live in N. kingstown. ri i need help on how to catch strippers. im new at fishing in salt water.

Bob the Garbage Man chunking is the only way to fish. Love chunkin Macks over bunker personally up here in the Cape. You strictly living that bunker or bust chunk life? Or do you use macks too? Where you hooking the fish chunks? I actually use much bigger hooks in the 8/0-10/0 size. Recently been 10/0. I have been experimenting with hooking macks, and have started going under the back bone of the mack and out the other side. Bait stays on longer. I have definitely lost a few hook sets with not the ideal amount of barb sticking out. So I am wondering if there's any suggestions. I have stayed away from bunker only because it has been sent to the moon on some of my casts trying to get over sand bars.

If only you actually use real bait instead of glass as a demo