Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
Also called striper, rockfish, linesider
A highly prized anadromous fish with distinctive horizontal black stripes along its silver sides. Known for its fighting ability and excellent table fare.
Striped Bass at a glance
- Scientific name
- Morone saxatilis
- Typical size
- 24-48 inches
- IGFA world record
- 81 lbs 14 oz
- Water
- Saltwater
- Habitat
- Inshore
- Rarity in the Fishdex™
- Uncommon
Habitat
Coastal waters, estuaries, and rivers. Iconic northeast gamefish. Migratory along the Atlantic coast.
Catch one and it is yours
Log a striped bass through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your photo, your personal best, and the exact conditions on the day. The app also carries the slot and season rules for wherever you are standing.
How the Fishdex™ worksWhat to throw for striped bass
The lure classes that produce for striped bass, drawn from the same species map Cobia reasons about. Each one opens a full page on what it is, when it works and how to fish it.
Which one, in which color and which weight, depends on the water in front of you today. That part is the app.
Striped Bass questions people ask
Striped Bass is Morone saxatilis. Anglers also call it striper, rockfish, linesider.
A typical striped bass runs 24-48 inches. The IGFA all tackle world record stands at 81 lbs 14 oz. Cobia records the length and weight of every striped bass you log and keeps your personal best on its Fishdex entry.
Coastal waters, estuaries, and rivers. Iconic northeast gamefish. Migratory along the Atlantic coast. It is a salt water species, filed under inshore in the Fishdex.
The IGFA all tackle world record striped bass weighed 81 lbs 14 oz.
Soft swimbaits and paddletails, jigheads, grubs and curl-tails, topwater walkers and bucktails and hair jigs all produce. Which one, in which color and which weight, depends on the season, the water temperature and the tide on the day, which is the part Cobia works out against the lures you already own.
Yes. Log one through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your own photo, your personal best, and the conditions on the day you caught it. The app also carries the slot limits and season dates for wherever you are standing. It is free.
Tomorrow morning starts tonight
Set your home water, pick a drive radius, and wake up to a plan.
Android coming soon
iPhone, iOS 17 or later. Setup takes about a minute.