July 14th was a night of large bass off of Montauk Point as the Happy Jack gave one more attempt at catching a large Striped Bass for the Striper Cup. After a slow afternoon tide with no fish to be had, the sun went down, the full moon came out, and the bite turned on. We ended up landing seven bass in total, most weighing in the 30lb range, as well as a few bluefish and even a dogfish. It was the type of night on the point you dream of, with perfect moonlit visibility and large stripers prowling the rocks. Bass are always fun to catch but this will be one of our last planned shots at them of the year, as we literally have bigger fish to fry. Offshore action here we come!
