A family of 5, took to the water at 6am because mainly the heat in the day! Mornings early are the trick. I used live bait which is hard get with the hear! We ended up with all good sized stripers. The trick is to hang on as these fish as they fight hard! Its the hardest thing to do but mandatory. We had one huge fish break 25.pound test line never turning it ! Time book that trip, its Hot, littery !!