Looking for Lure Reccommendations for Stripers/Bluefish

[Colin2175]

Hello! I'm a beginner getting into Striper/Bluefish fishing, and I plan on using different types of lures. I will be fishing the Inlet (off a jetty), Beach, and Backbays in NJ. I've done some research on the different types of lures I should get, and I was wondering If I'm missing any or should replace any with different ones. Here are the plugs I plan on getting: Cotton Cordell 7" Pencil Popper, Tsunami Talkin' Popper 6", Cotton Cordell Red-Fin 7", Daiwa SP Minnow (Floating) 6", Yo-Zuri Mag Darter 5". I also have a few Bucktails I plan on using. As for metals, I plan on getting a Deadly Dick 4 1/2", Kastmaster 2 OZ, and a A17 & A27 Diamond Jig (which I already own). 

[ermghoti]

Sounds reasonable. I'd add some soft plastic for when there are no blues around.

[chocodove]

I’d add a Gibbs Danny (or other 6”+ metal lip) for when adult bunker are around, particularly for in the spring in NJ. 

Edited September 6 by chocodove

[Good2Go]

I'd add some wood into the equation, just so you get familiar with how they work. Beachmaster (BM), RM Smith, Gibbs, are reasonably priced and work well. Darter, pencil, spook, metal lip swimmers are readily available. If blues are around, I'd stay away from the pricier plugs like CCW, GRS unless you have unlimited funds. If the blue you have on doesn't steal it, the bastid that chases him to steal his meal will! 

[phishallways]

I’d focus on the bucktails.   Different weights and buoyancy’s as currents change . Learn to stay in the zone as the tide progresses/ ebbs (and moon phases). Don’t be afraid to change weights often. To me jetty fishing and newb almost equates to bucktails. There’s plenty more to learn, but thats a solid foundation for typical jetty fishing. Paddle tails would be next. Big white shad’s, sluggos . Maybe its me, but learning to fish something really well in the right situation is the best advice for beginners. And nothing is better than a bucktail. During ebb/slack i would go swimmers and the like.  If you were instead fishing a rip at a beach point we’d have a different conversation..

Edited September 6 by phishallways

[hydraman]

2 hours ago, Colin2175 said:

Hello! I'm a beginner getting into Striper/Bluefish fishing, and I plan on using different types of lures. I will be fishing the Inlet (off a jetty), Beach, and Backbays in NJ. I've done some research on the different types of lures I should get, and I was wondering If I'm missing any or should replace any with different ones. Here are the plugs I plan on getting: Cotton Cordell 7" Pencil Popper, Tsunami Talkin' Popper 6", Cotton Cordell Red-Fin 7", Daiwa SP Minnow (Floating) 6", Yo-Zuri Mag Darter 5". I also have a few Bucktails I plan on using. As for metals, I plan on getting a Deadly Dick 4 1/2", Kastmaster 2 OZ, and a A17 & A27 Diamond Jig (which I already own). 

You named a few lures that will get you started and will work in some of the places you’re looking to fish. If you have any questions the archives of sol can answers all of them. Years of fishing and strategy can be found on this site. Get out on the water and keep researching. I can remember getting started I had mentors but boy was it exiting. 

[phishallways]

29 mins ago, hydraman said:

You named a few lures that will get you started and will work in some of the places you’re looking to fish. If you have any questions the archives of sol can answers all of them. Years of fishing and strategy can be found on this site. Get out on the water and keep researching. I can remember getting started I had mentors but boy was it exiting. 

You brought up a good point hydra, i focused on  jetty fishing while Colin did mention back bay fishing as well. I focused on what became to me the seminole  striper learning experience for myself -the jetty. Yet i maintain learning one thing with excellence at a time makes a great striper fisherman just that.

[sytheteacher]

My goto lure for Stripers and Blues is a diamond jig, crocodile or castmaster in a one to four ounce weight range.. Some of them have their treble hook replaced with a siwash hook that I will sometimes add a grub to for Stripers.. 

Edited September 6 by sytheteacher
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[Sandbar1]

Don't overthink it to start. A selection of bucktails in the 1/2, 3/4, 1 and 1.5 oz range, a loaded Redfin, a couple of rigged sluggo's and a pencil popper are great starting points. 

Your main concern should be learning your waters and understanding how the tides fish in the locations your working. Once you have a little on the water knowledge a selection of needles, darters and metal lips will grow your rotation. 

[Surf bomber]

Hobkins/ tin … in case the wind blows on shore you will be able to get distance if needed

[EricL]

my starter kit recommends for my friends is usually

some jigheads with plastics, a mag darter or two, some metals.

thats all you really need to catch anything here in the NE.

 

all fits into a single small box.

[nchit]

Master the bucktail first

 

[Dan Tinman]

6 hours ago, nchit said:

Master the bucktail first

 

Read John Skinner's "Fishing the Bucktail".  When finished, try some of what you learned and then read it again.

[Sandbar1]

37 mins ago, Dan Tinman said:

Read John Skinner's "Fishing the Bucktail".  When finished, try some of what you learned and then read it again.

There's a lot to learn from that book and some of the older corresponding video's.

 

I took my largest fish of the season last year, a healthy bass in the upper 40# class on one of your forward balance bucks.

[VanStaalSteve]

Your line up looks good but definitely add some bucktails with trailers (Fat Cow strips) and No Live Bait Needed soft plastics on lead heads. Also, try a bone colored 4" Rebel Jumpin' minnow (change trebles). Many times, it will out fish the poppers. Lastly, 7 and 9" Slug-gos are very, very good. I would not go out striper fishing without carrying one of each size in white and or black. Good luck