Larger striped bass are becoming more common in Raritan Bay, as illustrated by the following report from The Tackle Box in Hazlet:
"Joe Masi from Keyport was out on NAZ out of Keyport with Anthony Nascimento and trolled up this 46 lb monster. Is that a ROCK FISH CANDY mojo rig? THE FISH WAS RELEASED AND SAFELY SWAM AWAY TO DROP HER EGGS!!!!!!Amazing"