How to Use striper in a Sentence

striper

noun
  • Matthews slings live eels for brute stripers out of a kayak in New York harbor.
    T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 27 May 2020
  • Even in the hottest part of summer, stripers often feed on the surface at dawn.
    Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2023
  • To focus on larger stripers, live shad fished at 50-70 feet is the best bet.
    Frank Sargeant, al.com, 21 June 2019
  • Horseshoe Bend has still been the go to spot for stripers and perch, but fishing has been slow.
    Tyler Mahoney, kansascity, 17 Jan. 2018
  • Catching live shad as bait is a pain, of course, and so is keeping them alive long enough to present to a striper.
    Frank Sargeant, al, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Once the striper comes out of the oven, spoon the olive garnish onto the pieces and scatter fresh oregano or parsley on top.
    Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
  • Anglers are catching fair numbers of white bass with stripers and wipers mixed in on the west end.
    Tyler Mahoney, kansascity, 17 Jan. 2018
  • An expected boost in flows this week should draw in some shad, as well as more stripers.
    sacbee, 30 Apr. 2018
  • For longer casting to species such as bull redfish, jacks, big stripers, and small sharks, a 10- to 13-foot rod is a better choice.
    The Editors, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2019
  • At Lewis Smith, spotted bass and stripers have gone deep, with spots on the main lake points at 25 feet and more, where shaky heads and drop-shot rigs are the best bet.
    Frank Sargeant, AL.com, 9 June 2017
  • At Lewis Smith, striper fishing is very good around herring schools as well as along the channel edges in 60 feet and more.
    Frank Sargeant, al, 5 Nov. 2021
  • A few large stripers are still being caught, but most of the action is upstream toward Verona.
    Sacbee, sacbee.com, 30 May 2017
  • Apply topcoat to your nails and then draw lips using a striper brush and red polish.
    Carly Cardellino, Cosmopolitan, 4 Jan. 2018
  • For smaller stripers to 8 pounds or so, throw white bucktail jigs around dock lights after dark.
    Frank Sargeant, AL.com, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Most of these fish are 5 to 8 pounds—for larger stripers, drift big shad during daylight hours at 60 feet and more on the channel edges.
    Frank Sargeant, al, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Some big stripers are being caught upstream from Colusa on swimabits as well as nightcrawlers or cut bait.
    sacbee, 24 Oct. 2017
  • That’s when, without warning, the shark suddenly went after one of the stripers, its attack so swift and so close that the shark’s tail hit the boat’s stern.
    Kenneth Singletary, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2019
  • Large swimbaits are tricking trophy-size stripers out of Verona.
    Bee Staff, sacbee, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Laci caught a couple more stripers, including one over 57 pounds.
    Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The 3,266-acre spread south of Seymour, about a two-hour drive west of Fort Worth, is also known for its bass and hybrid striper fishing from a spring-fed lake.
    Gordon Dickson, star-telegram, 29 May 2018
  • Plenty of fishing is available for catfish, bass, striper and panfish in the lake’s many coves and inlets.
    Meghann Finn Sepulveda, azcentral, 9 May 2018
  • My favorite morning topwater spot for stripers is at the mouth of Crystal Springs.
    Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2023
  • But striper fishing still lacks a social media star for the social media age.
    BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Stripers have gone deep for the summer and can be caught at depths of 40 feet and more on live shad, or on 1-ounce Tsunami Swim Shad swimbaits dropped to fish spotted on sonar.
    Frank Sargeant, AL.com, 26 May 2017
  • No discussion of striper plugs would be complete without a nod to master plug builder Stan Gibbs.
    John Merwin, Field & Stream, 23 Oct. 2019
  • Cast your line off the jetty for blackfish, flounder, mackerel, and stripers.
    BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
  • The other striper was absolutely mauled by a great white shark that wasn't a dainty diner.
    Todd Masson, NOLA.com, 15 Aug. 2017
  • There is speculation that the female stripers are spawning up the river arm.
    By Roger George and Dave Hurley, sacbee.com, 9 May 2017
  • White bass and a few stripers are showing up below the Nickajack dam—swim jigs or Alabama Rigs get them.
    Frank Sargeant, al, 7 Feb. 2020
  • However, the Pencil Popper’s utility stretches far beyond the salty shores of the striper coast.
    Mark Modoski, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024

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