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Fishing: How To Fish: Advanced: Saltwater
Drifting: Earning the Stripes
Drifting three or four live baits at various depths accounts for the majority of striper releases when fish stack up near underwater structure such as banks and drop-offs. "It's not unusual to score double or triple hookups that way," says Santa Cruz. Free-lining livies does the trick when marlin feed close to the surface; however, squadrons of dive-bombing pelicans often force anglers to add sinkers to keep birds from stealing offerings intended for fish.
Time to Troll
When striped marlin become scattered - a common scenario in summer months - trolling represents the best method for stirring up action. But Cabo skippers may decide to pull plastics on any day, especially if windy conditions make drifting difficult or if anglers seek in-your-face excitement not delivered by the drift-and-wait approach.
Crews regularly deploy lures on 50- or 80-pound outfits, even when specifically targeting striped marlin, because a blue or black marlin could stop in for a snack at any time. In fact, some skippers don't really expect to catch many stripeys on artificials, relying instead on a modified bait-and-switch technique. The lures function as "loaded" teasers that handily raise striped marlin yet remain poised to hook any type of marlin that may strike them.
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