and it makes no difference if you’re fishing from a dock in a back-bay creek, along the ripping surf, or just off the beach in a boat—moving water prompts feeding. Striped bass behave ...

When it comes to fishing lures ... looking for something better than the metal lures and jigs of the era to fool huge striped bass in the waves. The Pikie was so potent that it became the model ...

A striped bass, possibly the first of the season caught from the surf, was landed in Beach Haven. Shad fishing is improving on the Delaware River, with a recent haul of 10 buck shad and 7 females.