Originally Posted by MattW (Post 439456)

They taste great. The water is super salty up here, so the meat has a sweetness to it. You have to cut out the red meat, but size does't change the flavor like in large reds or trout. Nothing beats a Tautog as far as eating, but striper is pretty good.

Originally Posted by MattW (Post 439398)

The smaller ones (28-36") fight harder than a red. They like to make a lot of rolls and turns, not just the straight pull like a red. The larger, 20lb fish pull about the same as a red, but the larger they get the less they pull. As they reach 20 plus lbs, they go deep (50+ feet of water), so as you begin to reel them up, they roll on their side and it is like pulling up a log. Here is a picture of an 11lb fish I caught 2 weeks ago. Didn't get to fish last week because I was in Baton Rouge for my wife's law school graduation. I'm going to hit it hard this weekend if the weather holds. The Hewes doesn't cut it in the Atlantic too well. I'm looking for a big one this week. I lost a decent one from shore last night on a 5 " Sebile Bonga Jerk.

Originally Posted by "W" (Post 439330)

Were do u catch stripwr