When a striper attacks a Doc the fish seems more motivated by anger than hunger

It just might be the greatest all-purpose, all-species, all-tackle fishing lure.

When targeting schoolie or “slot-size” stripers, downsize your tackle and baits.

Bottle plugs are unique because they work in a variety of surf conditions, they thrive in inclement weather, and stripers cannot resist them.

Choosing the right bucktail size and style is the difference between hooking snags and hooking striped bass when fishing in the rocks.

Big schools of bunker (menhaden) have made a comeback and fuel big-bass bites from the Jersey Shore to Long Island and from Mass Bay to Maine.

Big structure, big bait, and big stripers await anglers at the Northeast's rocky shorelines.