We ranked the all-time best lures for striped bass, including spoons, crankbaits, and jerkbaits. These are our tested favorites for fishing stripers in freshwater or saltwater.

It is a classic stickbait lure from 1939, (updated from the 1920?s wood Zaragossa), and proven on everything from redfish to bass to stripers.

Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said some good black bass fishing takes place at night with big plastic worms or spinner baits in dark colors. Try top-water lures at first and last ...

Best striper fishing is from Rocky Branch park to Point 5. Look for surfacing stripers and catch those with top-water lures. The bite is best from first light to sunrise.

Available in the 110- to 115-millimeter lengths, these lures are still small enough to elicit hits from perch, but big enough to attract the attention of larger game such as striped bass or halibut.

Lines need to be in the water before sunrise. Stripers are scattered from Prairie Creek park to Beaver Dam. Shad or brood minnows are the best baits. Have a top-water lure ready for surfacing ...

Despite the influx of sand eels into the Sound that veteran anglers were calling the best in decades, no one at the table had anything to brag about. Everyone was tired of hearing the bait-casters ...

Striped bass fishing remains consistent, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Best fishing is at first light. Locate shad schools with electronics and stripers should be nearby. Fish with live shad ...

The idea in lure choice is to try to imitate the shiny-scaled shad on which the stripers gorge themselves.