its definitely been a solid season so far, hoping for a crazy fall run

It's not just you it has been absolute crazy this year. Definitely been one for the record books for me.

The bite has been getting better and better each year since they implemented the regulations. I fish in Jersey mostly. Some New York, but it’s getting better everywhere.

Thanks Scott! Glad you're having a good year its been a solid season in RI too

I think they bones are gonna be showing up in numbers really soon, or at least I hope so

That’s awesome I’ve never seen a cinder worm hatch before

Thanks man, they came up just to laugh in my face lol, but definitely a cool sight to behold

thanks for watching!!

definitely were a little tricky on this trip. I'm thinking a small fly would have worked better

Yea pretty crazy to have that happen right next to my kayak. I have seen them ball up this tight on a few occasions. I think they do this when they feed on bay anchovies which are super tiny but I'm not 100% sure what they were feeding on

Hi I live close by to. It looks like Johnny has same kayak as me. I would suggest a sit on top kayak for salt water because you are dealing with waves etc...a sit inside kayak is mandatory paddling and also the chance you get water inside which is a real bummer. I have a 10.6 olde towne sportsman pdl which looks like his... which is a pedal kayak...very stable kayak *jonnies may be the big water or longer sportsman. Brooklyn kayaks makes them also

I agree sometimes it's just more fun to film the action than to throw a lure out. I hope the fall brings a lot of albies and bonito to crash the party

I'm pretty sure it was tiny bay anchovies but I'm not 100% sure

I am pretty sure they were swimming with their mouths open to eat a tiny bait called bay anchovies, just needed a smaller presentation to match the bait they were so keyed in on

@@Fish-RI mmmh I’ve been thinking about it becuse they do the same thing in freshwater, but when I get close, I never see any bait, and there’s very little splashing. When I cast a tiny bait at them, they still won’t eat it

that's not entirely true, as you're seeing here. what ghe's throwing is not a typical striper rig. he should be on topwater though. pencil or a spook. spooks are usually easiest to work from, a kayak and will elicit strikes in a school of fish like that.

@@Peter-zg3em what is not entirely true?

@@sethjohnson6539 you can't throw "just about anything" into a school of stripers on the surface and expect to hook up. this video is evidence of that. if there's an abundance of live bait you will need to entice fish into eating something that isn't alive which takes proper selection and the ability to cast and work the plug effectively. as you can see in this video he's NOT hooking up in what is literally the school of a lifetime, a rare occurrence of highly concentrated bass and not something even a daily fisherman like myself will see every year or even period of years. i'd bet a lot of money you'd have better chance to hook up on a topwater rig than an epoxy jig. i'd throw a spook at them first and i bet you money i'd hook up. again, this dude is evidence of what i'm telling you as he is casting into a hellish boil of bass and not hooking up. source: me. i catch more striped bass in the merrimack river from shore than any man alive. you should close that mouth and learn something.

Oh well then I stand corrected humbled

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Its the Old Town Bigwater PDL 132 its a great kayak

That’s all sandeels

flouro leader with a tactical clip tied on at the end

@@Fish-RI thanks man see ya out there.

yeah when they are running over each others back....

haha I think you're right

Cast on the outside edge of the school, reel as slow as you can than cut that speed in half .