The ocean is not a lake. It may look like one ... and then popping back to the surface between sets. Striped bass hooked in the New Jersey surf on a T-Hex metal—a variation of the classic diamond jig.

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The striped bass has been in decline for a long time due to overfishing. Last fall's fishing season seemed like an exception with anglers catching abundant bass, but those numbers have not been ...

and also managed an FLW win in 2003 on Alabama’s Wheeler Lake. He now fishes the Bass Pro Tour. David Dudley was kicked off of his high school baseball team for fishing a tournament instead of ...