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Tautog fishing is hit or miss on the wreck and reef sites, stripers take bucktails and minnow plugs off the beaches, and midshore migrating bluefin are caught on jigs and poppers.

For die-hard flounder fans, fishing with bucktails for trophy fluke is the new wave in both shallow- and deep-water environments.

Bucktail jigs tipped with synthetic trailers are some of the most versatile striped bass fishing lures for surfcasters and boat fishermen alike.