We ranked the all-time best lures for striped bass, including spoons, crankbaits, and jerkbaits. These are our tested favorites for fishing stripers in freshwater or saltwater.

Striped bass hooked in the New Jersey surf on a T-Hex metal—a variation of the classic diamond jig. Photo Courtesy of Matt Farrell. Metal lures are boring. Scan the pegboard at any saltwater tackle ...

Flip Putthoff/NWA Democrat-Gazette Bruce Darr isn’t a fishing guide, but he caught this dandy striped bass on a fly rod in ...

Outside magazine, Travel Guide 1997-1998 Light-Tackle Fishing NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA Fishing with fly rod or light conventional tackle on the rivers and billabongs and seacoast off Darwin ...

Striped bass share a number of similarities with largemouths, adding to their appeal. Much of the tackle and techniques used to catch them, particularly in the early season, share many ...

The surf fishing has picked up more steam, most likely due to last week's very warm air temperatures which flirted with the 90-degree mark. The bulk of the striped bass seem to be on Ocean County ...

Matt Slobidjian at Jim's Bait & Tackle there, said the bass are just starting to come into the surf where fishermen can get them. He they didn't have much of a run for the boats.

Let’s consider their worth as gamefish. Pound-for-pound, the initial run of an American shad is as exhilarating as any game fish I’ve caught on light tackle. Ditto for hickory.

Expectations during my first surfcasting trip of the season weren't high, and I didn't even bring an extra plug when I walked to the beach at Sea Girt. The last surf striper I had caught was ...

Northeast winds blowing a gale with gusts more than 30 miles an hour, rain going sideways and a rough surf. To some anglers those conditions add up to one thing: excellent striper weather. Pat ...