Stripers on the Beach at Last by Ed V

Posted on December 1, 2015 by VHFC

Went striper fishing from the beach with my 9 year old grandson Nick on Saturday 29 November. Went to 6th street in Surf City to catch the 8:30 tide. Arrived at 7:00 to a decent crowd up and down the beach. Only one skate seen caught by the crowd. At 9:00, my pole had a strong knockdown, I set the hook and handed it to Nick. He had a blast getting the 40 inch 23 lb striper on to the beach. I baited up by 9:15 and within 5 minutes set the hook on a smaller 30 inch 11 lb striper – Nick also reeled that one in. We left and still had not seen anything else caught.

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