Some Level Heads Amid The Shouting Over Striped Bass - 27 East

Some Level Heads Amid The Shouting Over Striped Bass

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Montauk's big-fluke summer has continued into September. Anthony and Sharon Quaresimo show off their mother-son combo of 10 and 12 pounders decked on September 5 aboard the Miss Montauk. And another Miss Montauk customer decked a nearly 18 pounder this past weekend.

Montauk's big-fluke summer has continued into September. Anthony and Sharon Quaresimo show off their mother-son combo of 10 and 12 pounders decked on September 5 aboard the Miss Montauk. And another Miss Montauk customer decked a nearly 18 pounder this past weekend.

Dr. Keith and the crew of the Una Tuna picked up the trolling spread and dropped down some tilefish baits in the canyon recently and were rewarded with this 51 pounder.

Dr. Keith and the crew of the Una Tuna picked up the trolling spread and dropped down some tilefish baits in the canyon recently and were rewarded with this 51 pounder.

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In the Field

  • Publication: East Hampton Press
  • Published on: Sep 13, 2019
  • Columnist: Michael Wright
The debate over how striped bass regulations should be tailored to help the stock return has been a very interesting one, most of the time.There has been a lot of... more

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