30 lb test braided fishing line - 300 Yards zero stretch ProSpec Chrome Braid 130 lb

The double-supported pinion gear and oversized machine-cut brass XL drive and pinion gears ensure increased durability and strength, even when battling trophy-sized fish

Crankbaits Medium diving crankbaits bounced around rocks in crawfish colors are magic in the spring and late fall

Though you can often imitate the profile of local forage species, stripers arguably dont hit poppers because they match-the-hatch. I often use topwater lures like poppers during small grass-shrimp or even cinder worm hatches, relying on stripers killer instincts to take over

Change lures whenever fish activity slows, weather shifts, or forage behavior changes