Montauk, New York
Defined by it’s algae-covered glacial boulder-field coastline, Montauk, or The End, where Long Island juts into the Atlantic Ocean, attracts hordes of striper addicts clamoring for their striper fix. Swirling rip currents around the boulder fields magnetize plenty of forage and striper schools to the area, making it a solid attack point. Historically, Montauk has been a destination for serious striper fishermen to visit at least once in their career, so it’s affectionately known as The Mecca. This is a surf-caster’s paradise, as striper grounds are literally a cast away from anglers’ feet, though boats can come in close enough to hug the shore and fish the boulder structure as well.
Trip Planner
Hot Spots: Browns, Lighthouse Rocks, Turtle Cove, Shagwong.
Top Techniques: Surf-casting with needlefish 1, swimmers 2 and poppers 3; bucktailing.
Essentials: 1- to 4-ounce bucktails 4 tipped with pork rind, corkers, 11- to 12-foot surf rod, ZeeBaas 5 or Van Staal reel, waders, sure footing.
Who:
Capt. Paul Bruno / Elizabeth II
www.elizabethiicharters.com
Capt. Barry Kohlus / Venture
www.montauksportfishing.com
Nick Honachefsky
Striper Road Trip
Striped bass make their spring run up the East Coast, hitting spots like Chesapeake Bay, New Jersey, Montauk, Block Island and Cape Cod along the way. Varied techniques of bucktailing, livelining bunker and eels, surfcasting with plugs and poppers, trolling spoons and shad bar rigs, and jigging metal lures all lay claim to catching and hooking big striped bass.
PHOTO: Behemoth bass line Jersey's shores during the Spring Run.
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