During our closed season for Bass fishing of 15th May - 15th June I've Been getting a vicarious Bass fix by reading a few Striper fishing books on my wife's Kindle. I have to say the one I've enjoyed the most so far is "The Hunt for Big Stripers" by Zeno Hromin who also edits the The Surfcasters Journal a fabulous online magazine devoted to all aspects of Striper fishing. Expressions like "Surf is the straw that stirs the drink" and others are so apt for explaining some aspects of our Bass fishing here as well. That said I'm in no hurry to go and join the massed ranks of the "Surf rats" just yet, I still prefer the beauty and solitude of our Irish coastline even if the fish are a lot smaller...
