Capt Brant Striper Tutorial 1-21-12

Brant Peacher · 01-21-2012, 01:30 PM

The target fish for the month of January has been Striped Bass. As some of you know, striped bass prefer a water temperature somewhere between 55 and 60 degrees, thus making them more plentiful along the northern, east coast of the United States. The thought of targeting Striped Bass in our humid climate, rarely crosses a Florida angler's mind. As a young kid, I was introduced to Striper fishing by my father, a Milton native, who grew up fishing the local rivers for Stripers or "Rock Bass" as they were called when he was a kid. Learning to target Striped Bass in florida can be difficult yet very rewarding. I think of it a little like deer hunting. If you put in the time to learn their patterns and finally bag that 25lber, it will bring you a feeling of great satisfaction. Still to this day, Stripers are one of my favorite fish to target in our area.

This morning, I had the priveledge of guiding yet another military group stationed in Pensacola. The goal today, was to educate them on the basics of Striper fishing using all artificial lures. The group was experienced and caught on very quick to my teachings. The tide was perfect this morning, however, I knew the warm weather would shut the bite off an hour or so after daylight. We met at the launch at 5:30 and were fishing by 5:45. We caught a 4lb fish on the very first cast and for an hour after that it was game on! We did not manage to catch a 20lber this morning, but, all of the fish we caught were nice. I did have a 15 plus pound fish smash my lure at the boat but didn't hook himself. O well! I really enjoyed fishing with experienced clients and great company. I hope to have taught them a thing or two about targeting Striped bass locally.

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jross31455 · 01-21-2012, 01:38 PM

Congrats Skipper. Looks like a good time. I hooked a 13 pounder in East River one time by pure accident and boy they were a good fight

jcoss15 · 01-21-2012, 02:16 PM

wow good day...

Chris V · 01-21-2012, 02:34 PM

Good job Capt!

dabutcher · 01-21-2012, 02:41 PM

Great job Brant and congrats to the anglers.

Captain DP · 01-21-2012, 09:39 PM

Great job Brant!

Lance Powers · 01-22-2012, 11:01 AM

Awesome job Capt. Brant!!!!

Kim · 01-22-2012, 02:10 PM

That's what I'd call some happy smiles and some good eating, great post!

Brad King · 01-22-2012, 03:37 PM

Great work Brant!!! You're gonna have to teach me how to catch those one day!

kanaka · 01-22-2012, 05:04 PM

01-21-2012, 01:30 PM	#1
Brant Peacher Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola Posts: 916	Capt Brant Striper Tutorial 1-21-12 The target fish for the month of January has been Striped Bass. As some of you know, striped bass prefer a water temperature somewhere between 55 and 60 degrees, thus making them more plentiful along the northern, east coast of the United States. The thought of targeting Striped Bass in our humid climate, rarely crosses a Florida angler's mind. As a young kid, I was introduced to Striper fishing by my father, a Milton native, who grew up fishing the local rivers for Stripers or "Rock Bass" as they were called when he was a kid. Learning to target Striped Bass in florida can be difficult yet very rewarding. I think of it a little like deer hunting. If you put in the time to learn their patterns and finally bag that 25lber, it will bring you a feeling of great satisfaction. Still to this day, Stripers are one of my favorite fish to target in our area. This morning, I had the priveledge of guiding yet another military group stationed in Pensacola. The goal today, was to educate them on the basics of Striper fishing using all artificial lures. The group was experienced and caught on very quick to my teachings. The tide was perfect this morning, however, I knew the warm weather would shut the bite off an hour or so after daylight. We met at the launch at 5:30 and were fishing by 5:45. We caught a 4lb fish on the very first cast and for an hour after that it was game on! We did not manage to catch a 20lber this morning, but, all of the fish we caught were nice. I did have a 15 plus pound fish smash my lure at the boat but didn't hook himself. O well! I really enjoyed fishing with experienced clients and great company. I hope to have taught them a thing or two about targeting Striped bass locally. Capt Brant www.captainbrant.com Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Brant Peacher; 01-21-2012 at 03:05 PM.

01-21-2012, 01:38 PM	#2
jross31455 First Shot Mingo Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Navarre Posts: 159	Congrats Skipper. Looks like a good time. I hooked a 13 pounder in East River one time by pure accident and boy they were a good fight __________________ "As the great late Colonel Sanders said, I am too drunk to taste this chicken."

01-21-2012, 02:34 PM	#4
Chris V Squid technician Blue Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: foley, Al Posts: 4,234	Good job Capt! __________________

01-21-2012, 09:39 PM	#6
Captain DP Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola Florida Posts: 417	stripers Great job Brant! __________________ Your Inshore and Nearshore Fishing Guide of choice for Perdido Key, Pensacola, and Navarre Fishing Charters. http://www.captaindpcharters.com http://www.pensacolafishingguide.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/Captai...e/131777595348 850-261-7953

01-22-2012, 11:01 AM	#7
Lance Powers Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 46	Awesome job Capt. Brant!!!! __________________ Captain Lance Powers Myle's Away Charters www.mylesawaycharters.com mylesawaycharters@yahoo.com

01-21-2012, 02:16 PM	#3
jcoss15 Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Crestview, Fl Posts: 195	wow good day...

01-21-2012, 02:41 PM	#5
dabutcher Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 228	Great job Brant and congrats to the anglers.

01-22-2012, 02:10 PM	#8
Kim Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,388	That's what I'd call some happy smiles and some good eating, great post!

01-22-2012, 03:37 PM	#9
Brad King Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gulf Breeze Posts: 2,959	Great work Brant!!! You're gonna have to teach me how to catch those one day! __________________ Capt. Brad King South Again Charters LLC www.southagain.com captbrad@southagain.com Inshore/Nearshore Charters

01-22-2012, 05:04 PM	#10
kanaka Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Crestview Posts: 579	__________________ Learning is a progressive discovery of your own ignorance.

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