Early Spring Striped Bass Fishing With Bucktails

This is my first Striped Bass fishing session of the 2023 Spring season. I caught a pile of fish on this overcast afternoon using a John Skinner Bucktail & a chartreuse Otter Tail trailer. I'm fishing in the Raritan Bay.
Lures Used: 1 oz John Skinner Bucktail
Bucktail Trailer: Chartreuse Otter Tail (amzn.to/43gPitR)
Rod: Jigging World Onyx 8 ft (amzn.to/3MiBtF4)
Reel: Daiwa BQ MQ 4000 (amzn.to/3KBRsgr)
Line: 20lb Beyond Braid (amzn.to/3ZMWjQ9)
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[@garymccloskeyjr.6265]

There's not many places where you can have a bite like that from land. The Raritan is a magical place. Love fishing that bay!

[@CelestinoFuentes]

Nothing like getting in a zone and catching fish 🐟 that draws a crowd 😂! Way to show em how it's done 👍💪🤣

[@josephparisella806]

Great video. Keep them coming.

[@fishin4cards]

I’m from NJ I’m gonna have to try this spot! Looks money!

[@espositoarnold4508]

Great to see, waiting here on Long Island

[@Wissahickonwild]

Nice!

[@haileyburke9536]

great content

[@robertcfortune3783]

Great stuff bro

[@marklavilla4243]

Some nice catches there bud

[@bubbashorts5049]

Nice vid keep ‘em up I’ll be hitting raritan tomorrow

[@lucaslavilla3051]

Nice job bobby

[@anthonynoy3425]

Nice content Bobby.

[@luckyandblessedfishing]

Great video! Funny I grew up in NJ and didnt start fishing until down here in Maryland. Just subbed and looking forward to more Striper video!

[@newenglandreellife]

Nice content mate! Glad to see you guys catching them, waiting on them to make it hopefully in the next 20 days to MA.

[@Bobbybaitz]

Thank you for watching! Means a lot man!!

[@SaltwaterAngler]

fantastic! really enjoyed that. I wonder wether the fish with the lice was lethargic because of them? Thanks again tight lines from england.

[@jamesfrank-yr8oq]

last time i fished this spot i got kicked out with 10 other fisherman for trespassing and people still go to this spot crazy(very good spot tho caught 46 incher last week here

[@thomaslawrence3232]

Do you have to hit the bass at the turn of the tide or are they around all day?

[@Tog_Tastic]

What size is that BG MQ?

[@matt9822]

I hope south Jersey guys see what could have been if we didn't massacre all those spring cows in the Delaware bay. We had the biggest healthiest stock of bass on the east coast and we ruined it.

[@SuperBikerboy101]

The entire population is screwed along the east coast. I won’t be suprised if we see a ban on fishing striper

[@miked9112]

Speak for yourself, most of us hardcore Striper guys don’t keep any - I haven’t kept a Striper in over 10 years

[@user-bt7hf7ec7b]

Yeah my grandfather would tell me stories of fishing off mystic island and tuckerton in the 70s and 80s there was no such thing as catch and release, dudes keeping breeders left and right, did the same thing flounder now the south jersey fishery is just destroyed, I have a place in wildwood and nobody in WW or cape may consistently has good days on the water anymore

[@showmethefishing]

Is it state island or nj side?

[@armenavetisian9136]

NOW THIS IS A DREAM DAY!!! bro where is this spot!?? Im driving up to the Raritan for the first time to try to get catch some striper from the surf this weekend, not sure where's a good spot

[@Bobbybaitz]

They are all over the bay! Good luck my friend!

[@Peter-zg3em]

good shit brother. have fun be safe

[@noahbfromthe9136]

where is this spot?

[@sohanrambharose6231]

Hey man, awesome vid! What line are you using if you don’t mind me asking?

[@Bobbybaitz]

20lb Beyond Braid

[@BigDaddyFishingNJ]

Nice fishing next to you the other day Rob the platform. Please don't burn our spots good luck with the channel see you out there. Go to class RU make sure you finish!

[@Bobbybaitz]

You got it Bob!

[@Dmo528]

Nice video! What camera are you using?

[@Bobbybaitz]

GoPro Hero 11

[@carpcounty]

What beach is this

[@Mirza-gt9rr]

What rod/reel combo are you running here?

[@Bobbybaitz]

8 ft Jigging World Onyx & Daiwa BG MQ 4000

[@Mirza-gt9rr]

@@Bobbybaitz Thanks man! Great video.

[@zmattrz55]

What are you using as the trailer? Is that otter tail?

[@Bobbybaitz]

Yea

[@zmattrz55]

Are you a fan of John Skinner? He turned me on to throwing bucktails. I find people look at me sideways when I tell them I’m bucktailing for stripers. Definitely not as popular here in nj, but very common in Long Island and other places.

[@Bobbybaitz]

@@zmattrz55 Absolutely hes the GOAT!

[@jamesgaffney7480]

What size buck tail

[@Bobbybaitz]

1 oz

[@CesarRodriguez-io3th]

Where this place

[@robertphillips9014]

California delta check it out great time.

[@spinningilhadopico1131]

Where is this state ??

[@robertphillips9014]

California delta bass go there great time.

[@Vezzo55]

NJ / NY

[@TheBoroFishing]

it’s new jersey, on the east coast

[@grantd.5438]

Fun ~ but this video just screams spot burn to me....try and keep major structures out of the shots man. Tight lines.

[@Bobbybaitz]

This spot is already burnt to a crisp. You’ll pull up here most nights to 30+ guys. Hence, my lack of care. I probably shouldn’t have shown that much and I’ll keep that in mind. Thanks for watching.

[@alexbennett9052]

ya man great work on the bucktail - I’m with Grant on the spot burn. 30 guys is still .0001% of the fishing population in our lovely garden state. we don’t need to make that 30 into 2,200. Keep crushing though brother 🤝

[@Bobbybaitz]

@@alexbennett9052 Thank you for watching. I wasn’t expecting so much viewership at all from this. Ill be better in the future.

[@andrewhirtle3525]

@@Bobbybaitz don’t listen them fellas with this whole spot burning thing it’s silly

[@supremekarate1]

It’s not a spot burn when you post video a week after bite is over. That like saying if you mention Montauk that a spot burn, LOL!

[@imcryoqa]

Cops were there the other day.

[@JA-hy8nu]

What oz bucktail??

[@Bobbybaitz]

1 oz. I will move up to a 1.5/2oz if current is too fast and I cant maintain bottom.

[@JA-hy8nu]

@@Bobbybaitz Nice video man keep these Raritan videos comin!

[@maikp5505]

Damn that place looks very abandoned.

[@mikeyseko5709]

STOP BURNING SPOTS NUKKA, this dude , sheesh

[@Bobbybaitz]

Thanks for watching Mikey

[@Housecats_customs]

20 pounds or 20 inches pal? you north jersey guys have no idea how big a 20 pound bass is. Don’t burn spots.

[@Bobbybaitz]

Haha thanks for watching Marc