Do Stripers Settle in for the Night?

[LINESIDES]

They are a predator. That’s what drives them, like all fish. If they are hungry and food is available they will eat. If there is no food, they will move to the next feeding station, and so on. However when nature tells them they need to go north or south, they are gone. They also hang around just off shore where you can’t find them and make the move when the tide is right for feeding in the spot where they are waiting to feed. They have that little compass in there head like homing pigeons, that tells them at all time where they are located on the planet. I would say there are loaners and stragglers. However when they meet there own kind and size they join the pod. Another point of interest. I have not seen any other fish do this. And I don’t know if happens with all fish. Any way Bluefish gorge them selves, in there feeding frenzy. They eat, regurgitate, eat some more, and keep regurgitating as they slaughter. Loud noise and boat motors spook all fish. It is a cardinal sin to drive over the top of feeding fish.
I see it all the time!
Later, L
P.S. Incase some of you missed this, A striped bass tagged and released in the Saint John River, New Brunswick was recaptured 36 days later in Rhode Island, U.S.A., 805 km (503 mi) away! (22.4 km/day or 14 mi/day)

[Water Treater]

Linesider:

It's impossible to "drive" a boat. You can drive a car, you can drive a truck, you can drive a tractor, and I suppose you can drive someone crazy, but you cannot "drive" a boat, or an airplane (an airship), for that matter.

Does a hooked fish spooking neighboring fish? I think they do. I've seen it not only with striped bass and bluefish but also with pigs. Just go to a pork (pig) processing plant and listen. Pigs (hogs) waiting to be slaughtered are crying. The sound will stop you in your tracks. In fact, you'll need to wear earplugs to work there. Pigs are very intelligent (and clean) creatures, and so are striped bass. Believe me, they communicate among their species. If you catch a bass in a particular spot, move away for awhile and then come back.

Bill

[Slingah]

Originally Posted by Water Treater

If you catch a bass in a particular spot, move away for awhile and then come back.

yup.......I agree....unless there is an abundance of bait present

[Tagger]

experienced them dropping back in a rip in the ditch .. I believed they were dropping back and not staged at different distances. maybe they were .

[LINESIDES]

I think you have been treating the water with chemicals too long!
Are you a fish/animal emotion specialist? Do you know when to look for your fish in your neighborhood? Do you know which way the water is running in your neighborhood?

Originally Posted by Water Treater

Linesider:

It's impossible to "drive" a boat. You can drive a car, you can drive a truck, you can drive a tractor, and I suppose you can drive someone crazy, but you cannot "drive" a boat, or an airplane (an airship), for that matter.

Bill