Re: 2013 Striper run?
We had a great spring run in Raritan Bay averaging 12-15 fish in the 15-20 pound class on our home made bunker spoons during April,May and June never having to hit the ocean. Best spring fish was a 37 pound female released to spawn.
The fall was a different story with a wild November run averaging 30-40 fish a trip on tube rigs between the channels. Switching to spoons often put the larger 20 plus pound fish on the deck this fall. Had our best fall day on the Reach with 5 fish over 30 pounds when the large bunker made a brief appearance and the spoons matched the hatch.
Fishing weekdays and being one of the first boats out on the bait made all the difference in the world this fall. Weekends were certainly a circus towards the end of the run. Seeing so many short fish this fall bodes well for 2014 and beyond assuming the NC netters don't demolish the biomass. A great year with many of my friends' kids catching bass fever with us this season.
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