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.Nick Honachefsky
Netting bass for a quick release.Nick Honachefsky
A livewell full of live bunker will insure the hits keep on coming.Nick Honachefsky
All live bait should be used with circle hooks to prevent gut-hooked fish.Nick Honachefsky
Salt Water Sportsman Field Editor Al Ristori hoists a Barnegat Bay striper.Nick Honachefsky
Many rockhoppers in Montauk hit the night shift to cast needlefish plugs for quality stripers.Nick Honachefsky
A stout rod provides plenty of backbone to muscle in larger stripers.Nick Honachefsky
The telltale markings of “Ol’ Linesider”.Nick Honachefsky
Bass that are strained from the battle may need some time to recover before swimming away.Nick Honachefsky
Angler Austin Perilli used light tackle to score this Brooklyn-area bass.Nick Honachefsky
A bunker spoon’s perfect wobble has an action striper’s cannot resist.Nick Honachefsky
An early morning’s catch of limits during the spring run.Nick Honachefsky
