The Right Reel for the Job.

Fishing in the last ten to fifteen years has evolved by leaps and bounds from where it once was with big reels and monofilament line that was the go to set up. Todays tackle with the adoption of braided lines has taken what we perceived as a necessary outfit and made them obsolete. Smaller reels have been redesigned bringing their features like gears, TwinDrag®, 2-speed mechanism, cranking power, decreased weight, and with braided line capacities, the ability to fight big...

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Three Essential Techniques for Northeast Fishing By Capt Justin Suarez

With the official ushering in of Spring it's time to get your gear and tackle ready and boats splashed. But what rigs or techniques will you use to guarantee a successful catch? Getting Jiggy with it   A jig head tipped with a soft plastic is a simple yet killer method to catch a wide variety of Northeast fish like Striped bass, Bluefish, Black Sea Bass , Codfish and even Fluke. The best way of rigging this bait is the following. Take a...

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Opening day Stripers: All about the temps! by Team Accurate’s Capt. Darren Dorris

        NJ anglers start counting the days on the calendar once February hits. We all can’t wait until that magical day of March first. Why? March first marks the opening day of Striped Bass season. Prior to the March one opener, all waters inland of the ocean are closed to Striper fishing. But on March first, it is game on! However, unlike opening of a stocked trout season, finding a Striper on opening day can be incredibly challenging. The adage of “In...

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Northeast, The Striped Bass Highway.

  It's cold, windy, the leaves are falling off the trees... and the striped bass are migrating by the millions!! Every year Fall and early winter mark a mass migration of these beautiful fish heading to their winter dwellings in Maryland and Virginia. The western Long Island sound fish enter the east river making their way to NY Harbor and then out to the ocean giving anglers weeks of not months of excellent fishing as these fish are on the constant feed...

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Holidays in the Northeast by Mike Prete

The Author with a nice Holiday Stripe Bass Happy Holidays everyone. It's that time of year in the Northeast when fishing has slowed to a crawl. The migrating saltwater fish are all but gone. For the freshwater fisherman there's skim ice on the lakes and ponds and the salt and brackish water temperatures are in the very low 40s and upper 30s. At this point in the year, it's time for a little break. It's time for gear and boat maintenance and...

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FISH LIKE A PREDATOR!! By Capt. Darren Dorris

        Fishing for me has been a balanced relationship of predator versus prey. I approach every fishing trip much like a jaguar stalks its antelope. That may seem extreme, but to be a successful fisherman I believe that much like the jaguar, it to be essential that anglers understand their prey. Besides fishing professionally as a charter captain, I am a teacher of Marine Science. I have spent my life researching, learning and understanding fish not only as a career,...

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Team Old School talking Mono or Braid for East Coast Inshore?

Braid or Mono? We chase Striped Bass all up and down the East Coast. WE go wherever THEY go. We fish deep, shallow, in salt and freshwater. We use many techniques while targeting these remarkable fish. One of the most common questions we hear is "what type of line is best?" Well there is no one perfect line for everything. Our Accurate reels were designed with braid in mind, but that doesn't mean you can't use mono with them. The...

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Accurate Pro Staff Mike Smedley talks about the importance of the right gear.

Every fall thousands of trophy Striped Bass venture South from New Englandseeking warmer water. These fish only stop when they find enormous quantities of forage. Up North clams and menhaden are on the menu, but when they pour into the Chesapeake Bay, its eels. We concentrate on the giant females that are smashing through schools of bait, inhaling anything that will fit down their throat. During this very small window, these cows let down their guard and strap on the...

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