After a tough day on Tuesday, striped bass turned on again today in the back of Raritan Bay. That lure seemed to be the key to attracting bites today -- and Berkman even used it to catch the first fluke of the season reported to me.
Grazioso did best by using his light freshwater bass tackle with a Shimano Curado DE6 reel. Grazioso noted that the mostly 24-to-28-inch bass, with some up to 35 inches, were covered with sea lice -- indicating they're fresh in from the ocean.
Presumably, that's in the ocean under gannets -- but there are also lots of bass in the back of Raritan Bay. Yet, when Grazioso moved to the Morgan flats that morning he saw bass swirling and they limited out by casting Tsunami shads.
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