Stripes/clamming

[Flygaff]

Do you think clamming on the knoll will be effective this time of year?

[NoLimit]

Most bass are caught outside trolling right now.
Between channels and down the beach have been hot

[Captain Rich]

The bass are feeding on sand eels and bunker/butter fish right now, that's why jigging and trolling are so effective. Would a bass turn his nose up at a clam ?? Probably not. When northeaster's come through and break up the clam beds the bass switch to clams, they are very opportunistic, whatever's available they will eat.

[Take a kid fishing]

Stick with the jigs. Keep an eye out for birds, they have been up all week and get your jigs to the bottom. Not sure I would spend the money on clams especially with all the dogs around during the day.

[jonoliv2fish]

stick with the jigs

[1captainron]

Do you think clamming on the knoll will be effective this time of year?
Very effective.........if Dogfish are on the menu!:D

[Flygaff]

OK thank you all. I have a couple of stretch 25s and two umbrella rigs. Do I need to weight the umbrellas? What speed should I troll at?

[NoLimit]

Depends on what line you have and what the weight of the rig is and the current. Braided line will need maybe 7 oz inline sinker and 150' of line at 2.5 knots

[italianfisherman]

Very effective.........if Dogfish are on the menu!:D
not true.... go with the bait, you will be surprise when the stripe one don't want jigs the baited jig will produce.. ( even if u get a few dogs, aleast you get your keeper #'s) jmop.