Raritan River, Big Hybrid Striper 8/13

[FASTEDDIE29]

After attending a F&G council meeting with Andy I decided to go to the Raritan River. Knowing the water was up from the rain I thought that there might be something worth catching. Got to the river around 245 and started casting medium sized Bombers. Wound up with 2 dink Smallies about 10 inches a piece. Out of the corner of my eye I keep seeing what appears to be fins coming out of the white water of the falls. I ignore the first few times it happens thinking to myself, I'm hallucinating!!! No way, no hallucination because it keeps happening and the fins are that of the STRIPED TYPE!!! So from there I start burning lures in the white water hoping to hook what I think I see. The same old stuff isn't getting me any hook-ups so I tie on a giant gold Rat-l-trap. Start casting it out retrieving the lure in the stop and go method, no takes. Slowed down the lure and started jigging it in the white water and then finally, BAM, FISH-ON!!! This fish is going up and down side to side taking me for a ride, drags rippin, I'm sweating. Finally after an intense battle I land a 7lb 11oz HYBRID STIPER from the Raritan River in moderately high, fast water. WOW, Ive heard stories about them in the river, and now I know they're true. Quite an eventful day I must say. First the big meeting with Andy and then to top it off, another beautiful specimen caught out of the one and only RARITAN RIVER!!! TIGHT LINES!!!