Chesapeake Striped Bass Fishing with Shawn Kimbro
- By: Richard Natoli
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On tonight’s live stream, we’ll be talking all things Chesapeake Striped Bass Fishing with Shawn Kimbro!
Kimbro has written multiple books on striped bass fishing as well as other fishing tips and stories.
We’re so excited to bring him on the show.
Check it out below!!
Chesapeake Striped Bass Fishing [VIDEO]
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This episode features an awesome discussion on targeting striped bass in the Chesapeake area with Shawn Kimbro.
Kimbro has been fishing for striped bass for years and is a published author.
He places a heavy emphasis on ethical fishing practices keeping conservation in mind while also getting the most out of fishing.
For those down south, this is such an awesome opportunity to learn about a new fishery and you might even pick up on a tip you can apply to your local waters.
We hope you enjoy it!!
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Great stuff, keep the live streams coming.I’m catching them on the replay.
Thanks Tony! I have a lot of fun doing the live streams and learn a lot. We’ll keep em coming!
Shawn, Great video! I live in Maryland too. I’ve been to a number of your seminars at the Outdoor/Fishing shows in Maryland – I always learn a lot every time I hear you. You must be the inventor of the very successful method of “snap jigging”. Do you catch many redfish snap jigging? BTW – I don’t know if you remember me – I met you on the Metro five of so years ago.
So glad you were able to get Shawn on for a conversation. I have read 2 of his books and really appreciate his insight. The Chesapeake Bay is lucky to have someone like him as an advocate. Would pay to spend the afternoon fishing with him to help me get over the hump on fishing the bay. I have not really figured it out yet, but getting better. Rich – thank you for such a well researched and professional interview. Here I have been following you on the NJ SS region and watching your YT videos and you become this big time SS coach! Well done sir.
Thank you David! Shawn was certainly an outstanding guest and his work on sustaining the Chesapeake fishery should be appreciated by all. I’ll be continuing to put out video content, with most of it to come via Salt Strong in the future.
Great info in there Rich! Thanks for bringing these to us!
I love having these conversations with outstanding guests! This episode is an instant classic!
Shawn is the man, have all his books
Thanks for buying my books, Gary. And for tuning in!
100% agree. Great guy with a wealth of knowledge to share for sure!
I have crossed paths and fished beside Shawn numerous times over the years. He is a ridiculously good fisherman, has incredible enthusiasm and is true gentleman.
He is an outstanding fisherman and was a true pleasure to have on the livestream. He shared so much valuable information!
Great podcast guys! got a question for Shawn about braided line… he mentioned using 10# braid. Is that on baitcaster as well as spinning? Just wondering, I’ve heard that one should use only 20# and over for baitcasters due to backlash problems with the smaller diameter on lighter than 20# braid.
I have never had problems with lighter braid on bait casters. I get fewer backlashes with braid than with flouro or mono. A lot of fishing in deeper water in the Chesapeake involves vertical jigging so you are not casting so much as dropping the lure down. Although, there are plenty of times when you cast all day. Either way light line should not be a problem. I typically use 15 lb on casting reels and 10 lb on spinning reels, but plenty of guys use 10 on everything.
Thanks Gavin — I use a baitcaster 100% of the time when I’m jigging, going to spinning gear only when casting topwater or light spoons. I use 10-lb-test on both, the only exception is when fishing for bull reds or cobia, then I’ll move up to 20-. Thanks for watching!
Thanks so much Shawn! I’m always casting since I’m shore based… grew up bass fishing with baitcasters. But now getting to enjoy the benefits of spinning gear and light tackle. Thank you again for your input and thanks to you all for an excellent podcast!
Great podcast last night. There’s just not enough time to talk with Shawn. Just a wealth of knowledge.
Thank you for the feedback. I could have talked to Shawn for days. What a wealth of information and willingness to help others!
Thoroughly enjoyed the discussion. Both Rich and Ed are so knowledgeable that it makes talking about fishing really fun. Thanks for the comment!
Shawn is a local legend in Maryland! I would like to hear his opinion on how the Striped Bass (LTJ: Light Tackle Jigging) fishery has changed over the years. Plus his thoughts on the Susquehanna Flats fishery in early spring and how a few light tackle guys started catch and release LTJ fishing that become so popular that Maryland had to change the regulations.
Hi Rod — I think light tackle casting (I prefer the word casting to jigging) in the Chesapeake has come light years in the past decade. I believe that if anything, more anglers casting lures instead of bait fishing or trolling has improved the survivability of released fish. The Flats fishery was fantastic when we could do it in early Spring. I have some issues with those trolling big plugs with treble hooks above the bridge in Lapidum, but otherwise, I doubt it had much impact. Thanks for the comment!