11-01-2008, 08:51 AM
IMHO around San Francisco common bait for striper is anchovies and sardines. It should be fresh and tough. You could use also frozen bait, but in that case you should secure it by the string.
[url "http://www.delta.dfg.ca.gov/stripedbass/fishingtips.asp"]http://www.delta.dfg.ca.gov/stripedbass/fishingtips.asp[/url]
is recommending a wider list:
"...In the Delta, threadfin shad are probably now the most common bait. The shad are usually placed on the hook split and folded with the flesh side out. Sardines, anchovies, bloodworms, and pile worms are also popular baits in the Delta. Drift fishing with live bait - usually shiner perch or anchovies - is popular in the San Francisco Bay area. Sculpins (bullheads) and oriental gobies (mudsuckers) are frequently used in San Pablo and Suisun bays, either alive or dead...."
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[url "http://www.delta.dfg.ca.gov/stripedbass/fishingtips.asp"]http://www.delta.dfg.ca.gov/stripedbass/fishingtips.asp[/url]
is recommending a wider list:
"...In the Delta, threadfin shad are probably now the most common bait. The shad are usually placed on the hook split and folded with the flesh side out. Sardines, anchovies, bloodworms, and pile worms are also popular baits in the Delta. Drift fishing with live bait - usually shiner perch or anchovies - is popular in the San Francisco Bay area. Sculpins (bullheads) and oriental gobies (mudsuckers) are frequently used in San Pablo and Suisun bays, either alive or dead...."
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