Stripers Still Good

Fished with Peter and Ray Saturday morning. We headed out despite a strong cold wind. It was bumpy but the fish were there. We caught six or so stripers to 18 pounds on jigs. The fish are still here and it has been a great season. Pro Tip: Wave theory. Big waves need three things to form. All three are equally important.
1. The wind has to blow hard.
2. The wind has to blow for a long time.
3. The wind needs to blow over a large area of water. This is called fetch.
We had strong winds out of the west/northwest. In our area that means it will be calm along the beach and rougher as you progress farther offshore as the fetch increases. We were able to fish close to the beach in strong winds and relatively calm conditions because there was little fetch.