Pete G is right. Went out on a clients boat tuesday to BI, Jigging produced 5 blues of 14-15 lbs with some big stripers, but I didn't see many in upper bay this spring or last fall.
I miss them in a way, they always were there to avoid a skunking.
I was saying that last year...and I changed my tune later in the season...
They have been a little thin inshore it seems, though so far
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.