bisoned

On many of my outings I fish Striper at dawn with live pogies, then switch to fluke later in the AM, depending on the tide.

Would it be worthwhile to cut the pogies I didn't use for Striper into strips for fluke, or is fluke belly better bait, or does it depend? I've also hooked some bluefish while fluking, would bluefish be a better bait than fluke bellies?

Bob & Mag

I like fluke belly the best. It has a strong smell. Bluefish is good, lots of oil.
Not so sure about the porgy. I don't think the fluke would pass on it though
it might not be as good and the other two baits listed.
Put a live bait, with the strips, when you can get them. Mummichog(kelly, mummy) or
snapper blue.

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fishcounterbob

Give it a go. I have used it and caught well. The fluke cut it easier than the tougher belly meat but with a tandem hook I find the fillets work great.

Andy

My favorite bait is Striper bellies ,it stays on the hook and does not mush out.
Fresh caught bluefish works great but onece it gets warm it turns to mush..
I have gone as far as using sea Robins cut into strips ,the main key is FRESH bait .My .02

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GP-TJ

I've used the pogy cut into strips along with mummy and squid (same day). I found the pogy did quite well.

Give it a shot.
GP

Scup

The problem I have with porgies (Scup) is the desirable size for going after Striped Bass is illegal to have in ones boat. With the salt water licensing coming to the Northeast next year, the DEP will now have far more people out there checking boats. Keeping small scup for live striped bass bait is going to become a higher risk factor than in the past. As far as the answer to your question, fluke belly strips work best, period! However, think of it as an attractor, especially when used in conjunction with live killies or a bucktail as the main meal.

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74Formula233

Scup,

They're talking about pogies, not porgies.....thats what we RI-ers call menhaden/bunker

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Scup

74,

I understood what he meant which is why I added the word scup to clarify things. The menhaden have not shown up in any great numbers in southeastern CT for many a year. They seem to dwell in the Thames River, and points east of Stonington, but other than making a cameo showing here and there they seem to have bypass my specific area. Therefore, many anglers in my area have tried live lining a small Porgy (Scup, not in the herring family) for striped bass with great success, the bass take them readily. I love using a nine inch porgy for striped bass which is legal size for a commercial fisherman to have in his boat (the bass, of course, is strictly catch and release for me). However, if one would have a sufficient ride to get himself out to decent striped bass grounds where routinely forty pound bass are caught, dropping down a live legal sized porgy would be a great way of taking them, assuming the monster blues are not around.

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fishcounterbob

When you liveline scup did you clip the fins so they could not swim upright?

bisoned

Funny... I was going to clarify and call them menhaden because I've seen many confuse Porgy with Pogie.