You got about ten more weeks of winter. You could go flat-out stir crazy, with a bottle in one hand, and a pistol in the other, or, turn this time into something positive by increasing your striper-sense...
I suggest trying the latter..To that noble end, here are a couple of new offerings available at SRI....
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A Season On The Edge (http://surfcasting-rhodeisland.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=SRIOTS&Category_Code=BV) John Skinner's chronological account of a season sttiper fishing. If you've followed the work of Mr. Skinner, you know he's the real deal. John's a gifted writer and fisherman, there are not too many. There's already a lot of positive buzz about this book.
And
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My friend DJ Muller's book, A Surfcaster's Guide To The Striper Coast (http://surfcasting-rhodeisland.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=SRIOTS&Category_Code=BV)
DJ's a good fisherman - Back in my guiding days I took DJ out on a couple of trips when he was doing the field work for Surfcaster's Guide. With A Surfcaster's Guide To The Striper Coast, DJ has put together a very good how-to for the surf...

read the muller book and it was a great read. look forward to reading the other, thanks joe.

mike

John Skinner's book is an excellent read. I read it twice. Once for enjoyment. Then again for content.