Striper on surface lures in Cape Cod Bay this afternoon

[ksong]

I fished striper on surface lures with Capt Jeff of the Honey Badger in Cape Cod Bay this afternoon and see lots of striper on surface.

[Cor]

Nice swirling fish around the boat, but not so keen to eat your lures.    Good to see.

[ksong]

Whether they are tuna or striped bass, it is frustrating they don't respond lures even they are boiling.
It usually happens when they feed small bait. 
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[STRIPER LOU]

Very cool ksong. We get that here all the time with schoolie bass! Small bait is not a problem at all. Just takes a small bucktail tied on a dropper about 2 ft in front of the plug. Works just about every time. Another method that works quite well is to remove the back hook of the popper and tie on a few feet of fluorocarbon with a small bucktail on the end.

Been pursuing these great creatures for over 50 yrs. Definitely don't know all the ticks but I've got a few up my sleeve.

Regard's,  ..  Lou

[Donnyboat]

Hi Kil, how many diffent luers did you use, cheers Don. thanks for showing.

[Newell Nut]

Looks like fun but gets a little annoying when they do not like what you are throwing.

[Cor]

Happens very often with Yellowtail, sometimes they boil in a mass of white water for 100's of meters around the boat and the only way you may catch one is by foul hooking them.

[ksong]

This is my daughter's first popping ever. She cast pretty good. When I suggested to reel in a little faster, she got a striper !
It is always fun and pleasure to fish with my daughter.
She used 9'6" Black Hole Cape Cod Striper rod and a pencil popper.