Cold & Windy But we Limited Out by Ed Valitutto

Posted on December 7, 2023 by VHFC

With the end of the 2024 season fast approaching, John Stuebing and Jerry Nichols joined me for a striper trip. Once we cleared the inlet and turned north, working birds were scattered close to shore out to about a mile off.
My first cast using a Tsunami Sandeel jig produced a 24+” that would have been tagged had it not jumped out of my hands and back into the sea. Jerry was using a large surface Spook and had stripers taking shots at it until one finally got hooked. John tried the Spook and he also had luck with it along with action on a flutter spoon. Seems the fish were hungry!
By 10:00 we had our 3 slots and 3 bonus tag fish. Between the cold temps and non-stop winds, we decided to call it a day.

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