Sand Fleas and Stripers: Key to the Summer Surf
Fishing light tackle for bottom species like blackfish, sea bass, fluke and porgies is no longer a fad and it’s time you get with the program.
Surf
Bait or Plug: Benefits of Artificials Over Natural Baits
Now is the time to hit the surf for a shot at that new “personal best” striped bass!
Surf Fishing: Put Some Snap Into Your Bucktailing
Adding the snap jigging technique to your bucktailing repertoire will add a whole new dimension to your surf game.
Surf Fishing: Six Surf Essentials
A sixer of must-haves, not including your tackle, to be kept in your surf ride.
Surf Fishing: Ground Assault on Flounder
Start your season off on a high note with a trip to the local pier for some fun with flounder!
Spring Stripers: Fishing From the Bottom Up
As stripers return to the oceanfront of Southern New England, soft plastics will catch them throughout the water column.
Surf Sense: Learning Curve Logic
No time on the water is ever wasted time and there’s always something new to see if you take the time to look.
Shoreline Stripers: First Shot Spring Spots & Tactics
NJ’s 2019 striper season officially reopens, with a half-dozen hotspots to get you started
Fishing an Outflow: The Overlooked Jig
No less productive today than in seasons past, the jig could be the perfect lure for fishing deep current.
Setting Up an Efficient Surf Belt
This vital piece of equipment provides an added measure of safety and efficiency to the surf game.
Lip Service: Making Plugs Work for You
Here’s how you can modify plastic-lipped swimming plugs to bring your success in the surf to another level.
How and Why: Changing Beaches
Some valuable insight into the dynamics that cause both subtle and dramatic changes to our Island’s shorelines.
Plug Building: The Fishmaster Flaptail
Resurrect this striper catching classic for some heart-stopping surface strikes this season.
The Magic of Tides
Tides are among a short list of key factors that directly affect fishing success.
Plug Building: The Hawg Hunter Pencil
Looking back at a Canal classic with appeal up and down the Striper Coast.
Surf Strategy: Walk It or Work It
Go light in the daytime summer surf, and prospect a little bit in advance of the fall run.