Stripers in December -

[HydraSportsPT]

Went to the record books (therapy after a tough weekend at home) and found that with the exception of "Sandy" I find multiple Dec 15 - Dec 31 Striper trips. IBSP to SH. Open boats n PB from ALL site sponsors.

No way we can give up this early - I am all for a "exploratory" trip since we dont have any reference points here - I think Capt Sal was the last one to even mention the word striper in a post.

[SplitShot]

Time to hit The Gambler this weekend

[gamblerkeith]

Capt bob on the gambler is trying this weekend.He is always fishing for bass long past when everyone else gives up. There have been a lot of times some of the best fishing saw I was long after ( the fat lady sung ). Give bobby a shot he does not have a lot of quit in him!!!

[HydraSportsPT]

Keith, i will be giving it a go with you guys sat, do my best to get a few others to come.
As for Capt B B you sure got that right, fact is it was Gambler in Dec that got me hooked on the late Jig bite. One of my favorite trips of all times was taking a ride up to the rocks with you guys having a decent jig bite and on the way home snow was building on the beaches, rode home from pt pleasant in half foot snow

See u boys sat. Im sure well get enough to sail.

[tombanjo]

Went to the record books (therapy after a tough weekend at home) and found that with the exception of "Sandy" I find multiple Dec 15 - Dec 31 Striper trips. IBSP to SH. Open boats n PB from ALL site sponsors.

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There were also quite a few tuna hook ups for striper guys this time of year. they were getting one or two hook ups per boat. I remember looking over at my friend George who was working the off side and did a double take as he was on his knees plastered to the rail with a good sized brute that took off under the boat and soon broke off. Shame, I mean, what are the odds of slow jigging a tuna on a striper trip?

[slammer]

I'm gona go on the gambler saturday. I've caught bass into january with bob.

[HydraSportsPT]

I am in as well- Gambler - Sat 21st

so thats - slammer, split shot (I think), me and 1 other and I am working on another guy.

[HydraSportsPT]

There were also quite a few tuna hook ups for striper guys this time of year. they were getting one or two hook ups per boat. I remember looking over at my friend George who was working the off side and did a double take as he was on his knees plastered to the rail with a good sized brute that took off under the boat and soon broke off. Shame, I mean, what are the odds of slow jigging a tuna on a striper trip?

T - Yes that is always a possible out come - I was on the Golden Eagle in Dec 2011 when the guy who wore white bib n mated on the Renegade (cant remember his name) pulled in a pretty big YFT ona jig, he was targeting them and prepared, hour later it was on deck. I spent many an hour chasing them around striper bite - rare hook up but worth the effort - IMO. 1 more reason to spend my Dec on the Ocean!

[Jimmy in Point Beach]

Went to the record books (therapy after a tough weekend at home) and found that with the exception of "Sandy" I find multiple Dec 15 - Dec 31 Striper trips. IBSP to SH. Open boats n PB from ALL site sponsors.

No way we can give up this early - I am all for a "exploratory" trip since we dont have any reference points here - I think Capt Sal was the last one to even mention the word striper in a post.

Does your record book have weather data, water temps etc?

[HydraSportsPT]

Nope- I can assure you that it was cold as hell, It was windy as hell, and most trips we got the crap beat out of us......thats my weather recolection.

Water temps would have been a good one to record - since they were not done on my own boat (PB/Open Charters) I dont think we talked much about the water temps.

Jimmy - Was their a point you were trying to make...?

[Jimmy in Point Beach]

Not trying to make a point. It has been below normal temps quite a bit so far this year and there's been a lot of snow runoff. I was wondering if the water temps are lower now than during the dates you mentioned in years past. I'm 50/50 on getting on the Gambler this weekend too.

[HydraSportsPT]

Jimmy - i dont know, i can give the dates if some one has a good way to find what water temps were, i do not think we had any snow on the ground for any of the trips, just the one where it had snowed while we were out, and that was mu last trip that year. Hope to see you down their sat, i know if dont get enough guys we will not get a chance to find out what bite may lerk.

[snapperbluefish101]

This will solve your water temp problem, just make sure you switch the parameter to surface water temps. Don't worry, surface temps will tell you a lot about what the bottom temps are too. Date wise this site has stored data up to 7 years ago.

Tell me if you got something out of it.

Ben

http://hudson.dl.stevens-tech.edu/maritimeforecast/maincontrol.shtml

[HydraSportsPT]

This will solve your water temp problem, just make sure you switch the parameter to surface water temps. Don't worry, surface temps will tell you a lot about what the bottom temps are too. Date wise this site has stored data up to 7 years ago.

Tell me if you got something out of it.

Ben

http://hudson.dl.stevens-tech.edu/maritimeforecast/maincontrol.shtml

Snapperblues: nice site thank you.
2007 - 42
2008 - 46,45
2009 - 44
2010 - 39
2011 - 55,54
2013 - 45???