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Striped Bass: Top Five Striper Fishing Videos

Stripers are what most anglers fondly call striped bass. This fish has a unique range specifically on the Eastern Coast of the U.S. Anglers converge on these fish as they migrate north. Famous fly fishermen like Lefty Kreh have built an entire reputation for their ability to guide
 others into big stripers. Striped bass have the ability to survive in both fresh and saltwater, which is what makes them a perfect combination with other freshwater species to make hybrid fish like "wipers". Bluefish bring top action for lucky anglers and are popular enough to be featured in many fine striped bass fishing videos published on YouTube. This collection of fishing videos features the best YouTube has to offer, so click in and enjoy the top five striped bass fishing videos.

5) "54 lb striper off NJ Coast"
published in 2008 by rpkita

This 58 sec. striped bass fishing video actually features two monster stripers caught by two different anglers. The first is released and the second kept for the table. Footage of landing the bigger of the two fish is capped with an official weigh-in at the dock.

4) "44 1/2 inch Striper"
published in 2006 by DieselPowered64

Not all stripers make it back to the water as the angler in this 2 min 46 sec. striped bass fishing video writes. One swoop of the net stops this big fish. The live bunker hooked in the fish's face can be seen clearly when the camera gets a close-up of the fish. This striped bass makes the angler's hands look small when he is proudly displayed for the camera.

3) "Fly Fishing: Striped Bass Explosion"
published in 2007 by fliesandfins

Sometimes the best part about a fishing trip is all of it, not just the fish. This very short striped bass fishing video gives you a great look at the excitement of a striper feeding frenzy. The angler in this video uses a fly rod to cast a fly into the middle of a school of feeding striped bass. An instant strike and the fish is on!

Capt. Matt Thomas
Written by Capt. Matt Thomas
Capt. Matt Thomas www.RipLips.com Fly Fishing the Colorado Rockies and the Florida Keys  -  Full profile
When striped bass prove few and far between, digging striped bass out of Massachusetts Bay requires depth, tubes-and-worms, eels, chunk mackerel, herring. The keeper bass there alright. But it takes is patience to find them.
To fish these striped bass fishing flats at their best, whether kayak fishing or otherwise, check the tide tables beforehand. Any other time it's a good plan to fish first the deeper channels, guzzles, and tidal streams.
Striped bass fishermen looking for keepers 28"-plus in waters close to structure deep and shallow, roiled with whitewater swell and subject to good current, do well to fish outer Boston Harbor's Great Brewster Island.
For larger striped bass 30" long and longer in schools large enough that commercial Cape Cod striped bass typically have little trouble meeting their 40-fish bag limit, one area worth fishing is the Pollock Rip
Fish this fastwater area with care, deliberation and purpose. The conditions that attract pelagics like striped bass also pose hazards to saltwater fishing and kayak fishing enthusiasts in small boats.
Monomoy Island National Wildlife Refuge, off Chatham, Massachusetts on Cape Cod is home to excellent birdwatching, striped bass fishing, and beach hiking.
During the spring and fall, striped bass and bluefish get trapped in the shallows on the flats. As the draining tide brings up from the river mouth wider sand bunkers, so begins a magic hour: dusk. Read on for fishing tips for Massachusetts North River.
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