Striper Surf Fishing - Bomber Lures

[hazardousduke]

This video taught me a lot about the Bomber Long A. I kept dropping so many smaller fish with the the two 2/0 VMC 9626 hooks so I swapped them out with two 1/0 VMC 8527 6X hooks and I almost never dropped another fish. Thanks for another great video!

[gaudet]

If I had a lure like that bottom one, I'd retire it and hang it on the wall. Truly amazing. Thanks for another great video!

[matthewherzog]

I'm so impressed with anyone's ability to be on the beach, ready to fish at dawn. 

[Tomatoman]

It's amazing that so many people consider HBO more satisfying than that sky.
Thank you, HBO!

[MichaelP]

Thank you again - i just got a Bomber Magnum 16A for the holidays, and this helped address my question on whether or not removing the middle hook would affect the action. Appreciate the video!

[charlesmurray]

Funny that plug manufactures go to such great lengths to paint / laminate color & pattern details. I've had some success with Yo -Zuri, and other darters, in bone white or with just a touch of color up front, and of course eyes. Makes me think the extra detail is predominantly for marketing-wow! purposes.

[bdflavors]

"the little ones"  I'm so jealous.  I;ve been fishing the south jersey beaches for the past 5 years and only hooked one striper... John is the striper whisperer...!

[JohnSkinnerFishing]

Tyler - You could check out the Ocean Kayak Trident and the Hobies.

[sgtpavlov]

nice fishing, i have still never caught a decent sized striper yet. the only ones i ever caught were 12-14" on UL gear with 5 pound braid. it was really fun getting them on the light gear though

[ryanmurray]

Yup! Bought this lure today because I watched this video today. Started fishing at 1730hrs nothing nothing...it got to about 2030hrs low light and BANG!! Fish on. Like fucking magic

[stevenmacdonald]

bombers are great lures and maybe a tad underrated for casting distance. i usu. get them out there fairly well. i noticed all the small fish you have to weed thru to get to the better ones, same is true for me. theyre born so aggressive immediately they hit this thing when its bigger than they are! they usually dont get cute with bombers either. they absolutely nail it. I have wondered: dont you find yourself lip-hooking alot of these? i drop a few fish on them because of it...

[catherinecaruso]

John, the Lamiglas rod that you use was rated for 2 to 4 ounces as a 10 foot blank.  I assume that cutting a foot off off of the butt lowered the weight rating, perhaps making it more suitable for lures in the 3/4 ounce to 2 ounce range or so.  Am I correct?  What is the heaviest lure that you would cast with that rod now? By the way, thanks for sharing so much knowledge via Youtube videos. 

[citizenbirdtube]

Interesting that you prefer the Bomber A vs. the SP Pro in shallower conditions. My experience is the opposite; finding that the Bomber gets hung up more when it's shallow.

[risenflame]

Hey John, have you tried the bomber long shots? I picked one up in bunker, 7", and really like it. Caught nice 20# fish last weekend on it, after working the area with a SP for few minutes. The long shot it's bigger, louder, and can be worked much slower. I think the last point was key. Not as great in a big wind or current as SP, but good $10 plug overall.

[edc]

John Skinner Fishing Thanks for all your videos. Any reasons you continue to use treble hooks versus bigger single hooks for the bigger fish? Are VMCs your preferred replacements for trebles?

[madmullet]

AWESOME footage john . Could you do a landbased bluefish episode please

[brandonallen]

Hi John, it's Tyler. I thoroughly enjoy your videos. They are inspirational, educational l, and entertaining . I am an avid fisherman, I know that your videos are shot in NY, as I live on the coast of SC, tides, and shoreline are a bit different. Most of my adventure is freshwater, and I was looking for a nice fishing kayak. I have seen yours and it is a sit on, I'd say around 14 ft for saltwater, I was needing one that I could sit on, for my adventure in creeks and rivers here, any suggestions?

[johncopen]

hey John. Thanks for all your information. Dead calm. Oct 12, 0 wind. near midnight. Want to fish front. Near top of in. What would you fish. plug, front, inlet, ???? Thinking your suggested bomber at jetties near inlet on outside. Hoping fish setting up for out. or needle. Am I thinking right???? 

[OutofWORKoutdoors]

this is one of our good too lures too.

[seanobrien]

What rod & reel combo would you recommend for striper fishing from the surf in NJ for around the 200$ range? Also what are a few jigs, lures, and poppers that someone new to striper fishing should pick up? Thanks