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Mr. bones and Merrillizer already gave great answers. I too , begen my fishing in fresh water for both trout and bass. the principals are the same.
Trout fisherman often call it "reading the water", but it's easier to do in the salt because of the tides. I recomend using the advantage of low tide to study the topography of these underwater haunts. Remember that Stripers, like many other game fish are often trying to find food, so that is where to begin. Next is shelter or cover where the bait and the stripers can hide , and the third is a current block so that they can lie in one spot , waiting for the food to come to them without needing to expend energy in the chase.
Of course there are many times that mother nature will prove me wrong on this and many times that a striper will be in the middle of a long beach with absoluterly no cover, but the above principals often apply when Striped bass are in the estuaries and rivers especialy durring the spring.
Welcme to the forum, Jim
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