2013 Striper run?

[Capt Sal]

It was great for some and terrible for others.The June ocean run of Chesapeak Bass was very disappointing to say the least.The spring run in Raritan Bay was the best in years.The bass started chewing in the bay in April and stayed thru June.Live lining in late May and June was just fine.Every year is different and a lot depends on the bunker population.We had a lot of bunker this year but not to many large spawner.That is why we did not have a great peanut bunker run.Although the hand sized bunker were perfect for live lining they were not spawners.
Many theories about why we had a bad ocean run.Did they migrate out past the 3 mile line?Was the water to cold?Did we have to much South wind?I thik it is all the above.The upcoming year will tell the tale.Our fall run was a sand ell bite.We had our moments on the bigger bass but again there were large schools of bass beyond the 3 mile line.The fish police were there and it is just not woth it to go beyond the line.Sure wish they would change that stupid law!Hoping for a banner year of striper fishing in 2014.How was your year for bass?