Baby steps Shawn B......baby steps! Catch what you can, while you can and make each trip out a learning experience. There is not one trip out where I do not learn something valuable Shawn B. Don't press....(like I did).....enjoy yourself first and foremost. The larger fish will come with experience. Trust me if someone is for the most part, "new" to striper fishing and they land large....

....it is pure luck! Just my .02 cents. Happy fishing.
