Joe Torre shows off a 40-plus inch striper he caught on a bucktail from the Cupsogue side of Moriches inlet at the end of September.Out of Mill Neck Creek in Bayville, Teddy Morfis caught and released this oversized striper on a live eel during the flood tide.A day before the close of the NY fluke season on October 8th, John Peros landed this 8-pound, 2-ounce surf-caught “mini doormat” from a South Shore shoreline.Six-year-old Nathan Trapasso shows off his first blowfish caught on the Wet and Windy alongside his grandfather on September 16th.Rick Zappala from the Striper Surf Club participated in the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby for the first time ever and ended up winning the all tackle shore bonito division with a 10.02-pounder. He encourages everyone to try the event at some point!Ross Goldman cradles a 50-plus inch striper from the Moriches surf for a quick picture before giving the big breeder a healthy release back into the Atlantic.Amanda Jensen worked a Lights Out Lures canal style pencil in red head/white for a healthy South Shore striper that weighed 21 pounds. Photo courtesy of Bill Schulken.Joe Wolf took a ride on Cole Dunton’s 27 Rambo and ended up working the bunker pods off Atlantic Beach area for this 40-plus inch catch and release striper that took a live bunker fished on a circle hook.
