Moronidae family in shape,
having a streamlined, silvery body marked with longitudinal dark stripes running from
behind the gills to the base of the tail.
Maximum size is 200 cm (6.6 ft) and
maximum scientifically recorded weight 57 kg (125 US pounds).
Striped bass are believed to live for up to 30 years.[1]
Striped bass are of significant value as sport fishing,
and have been introduced to many waterways outside their natural range.
A variety of angling methods are used, including trolling and surfcasting.
Striped bass will take a number of live and
fresh baits including bunker, clams, sandworms, bloodworms, and mackerel.
The largest striped bass ever caught
by angling was a 35.6 kg (78.5 lb) specimen taken in
Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 21, 1982.[11] In the fall ,
the striped bass are in the rivers feeding on smaller fish like herring.
You can see these herring jumping out of the water when being
attacked by Striped Bass and there is
occasonally seagulls diving down at the breaking herring.
This is a good chance for
fishermen to cast Rat-L-Traps and use Jigging Spoons.
When the fish are breaking live lining may not be the
best tactic because you have to pull up your baitfish and anchor,
place all of your baitfish in separate buckets,
and by the time you have finished all of this,
the breaking fish may be gone and you have reduced the life of your baitfish.
Live bait really cant be beat, but it is a lot of trouble,
and is confusing because you could
reel in your baitfish thinking you have a fish.
Spot fight very hard and sometimes you really don't know if you have a fish.
But eventually you will start to figure it out.
The striped bass (Morone saxatilis, also called rock or rockfish) is the
state fish of Maryland, Rhode Island, South Carolina,
and the state Saltwater (marine) fish of New York.