Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Annual striped bass run for me at the old stomping grounds. Is 2025 a good year for stripers? I'd say I saw some lows that were concerning. Far less bunker than the last 7 to 8 years and fish behaving quite differently. Avoiding the flats and being deep for a few days and also not using as much water as before. But with some search good bites were out there...but it didn't seem like there was as many fish as 2024 and years prior. The 7" extreme paddletail shad and 5.5" tough tugger worked best today.
▬▬Lures Used▬▬
7" EPS Paddletail shad (limited quantity left) - eliasvfishing.com
Rigged on 1.5 oz and 2 oz EPS jigheads - eliasvfishing.com
5.5" Tough Tugger (thermoplastic extra durable) - eliasvfishing.com
Rigged on 1 oz jighead (sold out) - eliasvfishing.com
6" Whiptail Shad.- eliasvfishing.com
Rigged on 3/8 oz weedless hook - amzn.to/42IgXEr
▬▬Setups Used▬▬
Custom Jigging World 7'2" Rod - tackleworld.com/products/jigging-world-night-ranger-72-custom-spinning-rods?_pos=2&_sid=d5a34b109&_ss=r&ref=1qf4xxkai8
Shimano Twinpower 3000 - amzn.to/4lIyLbv
20lb PowerPro V2 - amzn.to/4lO2cbV
30lb leader - amzn.to/44GpQ41
Power Handle for Twin Power - amzn.to/42RGOKt
Jigging World Night Ranger 7' MH - jiggingworld.com/collections/inshore-rods/products/jigging-world-night-ranger-rods?sca_ref=6045270.4HE0Au5ukQ
Penn Authority 2500 - pennfishing.com/products/authority-spinning-reel?srsltid=AfmBOop4pgek4KDa1bL-5livYZADwZQpypV9HB2E_SMmR67yxUa6AoY7
Spooled with 15lb Sufix - amzn.to/3YeLCrH
30lb leader - 30lb leader - amzn.to/44GpQ41
Fenwick HMG 7' MH -
Shimano Stradic 3000 - amzn.to/4cS3cYD
Power Handle For Stradic - amzn.to/42RGOKt
Spooled with 20lb Sufix 832 Advanced - amzn.to/42tWIvp
30lb leader - 30lb leader - amzn.to/44GpQ41
▬▬Bottom Sweeper Jigs▬▬
https://lddy.no/fo6r
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Slam Shady - bit.ly/EliasVFreeSlamShady
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Dunleavy Apparel - https://lddy.no/xder
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Annual striped bass run for me at the old stomping grounds. Is 2025 a good year for stripers? I'd say I saw some lows that were concerning. Far less bunker than the last 7 to 8 years and fish behaving quite differently. Avoiding the flats and being deep for a few days and also not using as much water as before. But with some search good bites were out there...but it didn't seem like there was as many fish as 2024 and years prior. The 7" extreme paddletail shad and 5.5" tough tugger worked best today.
▬▬Lures Used▬▬
7" EPS Paddletail shad (limited quantity left) - eliasvfishing.com
Rigged on 1.5 oz and 2 oz EPS jigheads - eliasvfishing.com
5.5" Tough Tugger (thermoplastic extra durable) - eliasvfishing.com
Rigged on 1 oz jighead (sold out) - eliasvfishing.com
6" Whiptail Shad.- eliasvfishing.com
Rigged on 3/8 oz weedless hook - amzn.to/42IgXEr
▬▬Setups Used▬▬
Custom Jigging World 7'2" Rod - tackleworld.com/products/jigging-world-night-ranger-72-custom-spinning-rods?_pos=2&_sid=d5a34b109&_ss=r&ref=1qf4xxkai8
Shimano Twinpower 3000 - amzn.to/4lIyLbv
20lb PowerPro V2 - amzn.to/4lO2cbV
30lb leader - amzn.to/44GpQ41
Power Handle for Twin Power - amzn.to/42RGOKt
Jigging World Night Ranger 7' MH - jiggingworld.com/collections/inshore-rods/products/jigging-world-night-ranger-rods?sca_ref=6045270.4HE0Au5ukQ
Penn Authority 2500 - pennfishing.com/products/authority-spinning-reel?srsltid=AfmBOop4pgek4KDa1bL-5livYZADwZQpypV9HB2E_SMmR67yxUa6AoY7
Spooled with 15lb Sufix - amzn.to/3YeLCrH
30lb leader - 30lb leader - amzn.to/44GpQ41
Fenwick HMG 7' MH -
Shimano Stradic 3000 - amzn.to/4cS3cYD
Power Handle For Stradic - amzn.to/42RGOKt
Spooled with 20lb Sufix 832 Advanced - amzn.to/42tWIvp
30lb leader - 30lb leader - amzn.to/44GpQ41
▬▬Bottom Sweeper Jigs▬▬
https://lddy.no/fo6r
▬▬Free Salt Strong Lure Offers (Shipping Charge Only)▬▬
Slam Shady - bit.ly/EliasVFreeSlamShady
▬▬Awesome Sun Shirts I Wear▬▬
Dunleavy Apparel - https://lddy.no/xder
Above are affiliate links - if you purchase ANYTHING through a link above, I get paid a commission.
▬▬Bonus Weekly Videos!▬▬
Extra weekly raw or tactical videos are posted on the paid Patreon platform - subscribe here:
patreon.com/eliasvfishing
