Here's the link to my article to get you started on plastics
http://www.ledgerunnerbaits.com/striper.htm
Flushers are spots where the natural formation of the ledge/rocks lends itself for more than a normal amount of water to funnel into a "bowl". The best shapes also allows for a tremendous amount of water to be held as the swell pushes in. Then when the swell retreats that large amount of water has to drain back out, which creates a great place for stripers. First those spots are always rich with oxygen. Then due to the strong current coming and going, the bait in that spot is likely to have a hard time maintaining station and they become easy targets in the confused water. Next time your at the coast, especially a day after some easterly winds and some swells have built up, just watch the sets for a while and the water at the edge. Look for areas with a lot of flow, a lot of white water and turbulence.
Current breaks are where rock, depth changes and the like change the speed of the current and sometimes event the direction it's heading. It's not unlike trout fishing if your familiar, bolders, ledges, holes and many other things affect how a current (tide or wind driven) runs. Like most of us, time on the water is the best education you can get, I wish I had the internet some 30 years ago.
Tight lines.
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