I've been getting the cold shoulder from the local stripers far too often lately with my Storm swimbait so I went out and got a Hopkins NO=EQL in 2oz size and a Kastmaster in 1.5 oz. I wanted to know which works best on river stripers from a pier up here in lower New England, or if there's a better one that I should get.

I'm not familiar with the Hopkins spoons but I'm very familiar with Kastmasters. A Kastmater is a great wobbling spoon. You might want to look at a Krocodile spoon too. This one is a thick spoon with a slender profile and has a wider side to side sway on the retrieve.

As miuch as I like my Storm swimbaits, I always find them to have a low strike ratio. I do much better with a Bomber Long A jerkbait.

Anybody know any good striper baits for Pa. in the fall? Gonna go the end of Sept. early Oct.

1st time trying for them.

Cut baits or lures?  Have you tried the good old bucktail?

Baits or lures?  A good old bucktail is a great starter.  Use it with cut bait for jigging and a curlytail for cast and retrieve.

Thanks bass 25 I'll give it a try

Thanks bass 25 I'll give it a try

Thanks bass 25 I'll give it a try

Thanks bass 25 I'll give it a try

Thanks bass 25 I'll give it a try

Thanks bass 25 I'll give it a try

Thanks bass 25 I'll give it a try

Thanks bass 25 I'll give it a try

Thanks bass 25 I'll give it a try

Thanks bass 25 I'll give it a try

I like the 1oz or 1.5oz Krocodile spoon for fishing from a pier.