running the dog this morning.....

[Striper_Haven_03]

Running the dog this morning at a secluded beach around 6:45am and seen 10-15 bass in the 40-45# (Im guessing....I know things look larger underwater but they were huge bass no question) range swimming on top in less than 3 feet of water, not feeding, just swimming slowly. I have never seen this behavior before, particularly with very large striper's. They were there for about 10 minutes then gone. Even my trusty dog Cappy was checking them out. Has anyone seen this before or have any idea what provokes this? Patrolling for forage? This was on a very sandy beach with no visible structure around. Strange. I had no rod and I was over 2 miles from were I parked. Was a very cool sight to see.